Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-30
Martin Thorn : WIN Soon Know His
Fate Now.
howe MAKES STRONG CLOSING PLEA
Attorney Directs His Remarks to
Arraignment Of Mrs. Mack.
JURY VISITS OODSIDE

NEW YORK. November 3O.-Judge Mad
dox gave the case of Martin Thorn into the
hands Of the jurors at 2:24 o'clock this af-
ternoon, ana they Immediately retired to
the jury room.
Martin Thorn walked into the court room
In Long Island City today looking none the
worse for his ordeal on the witness stand
yesterday.
Mr. Howe asked that the jurymen be per-
mitted to go to the Woodside cottage. II
want them to see" said he, how impossf-
bic 1t would be for. one person alone to
cut up the body as described in bath tub
OF the size Of the one in the Woodside cot
tage without marking the sides of the tub
The peoples lawyers demurred and the
court refused to. grant Mr. Howe's request.
A few minutes later Justice Maddox re-
considered his decision and allowed the
jury 10 &C to the cottage by special trolley
cars. The court admonished the officers
attending the jurors not to talk to them
IN reference to the case.
Jury Inspected Cottage.
The inspection OF the cottage occupied
but eight minutes of the jury's time No
one was PERMITTED upon the premises dur
ing the time the Jurors were in the cot
tage.
There is some discussion as to whether a
mistake was not made by the court in not
sending Thorn to Woodside with the jury.
At the time Mr.. Howe asked that the jury
be sent to Woodside to inspect the cottage
he said Thorn would waive his rights to go
along with the jury.
Lawyers say that the court OF appeals
has in a number of capital cases decided
that counsel has NJ right to waive any of
prisoners rights, and that the action OF
Mr. Howe may leave loophole for new
trial in case Thorn should be convicted.
When the party had returned to the court
house and Judge Maddox had resumed his
seat on the bench, Mr.. Howe began to sum
UP for the defense. He made mLch OF Mrs.
Nack,s alleged perfidy to the man she pro-
fessed to love, and commented upon the
fact that, having had Mrs. Mack on the
witness stand in the trial which was ter
minated by the illness of Il juror. the prose-
cution did not see fit to again take her evil
dence. -5t--t--
God forbid he said, that justice shall
ever be administered in this state or county
SO that a murderess may escape and this
man.. pointing TOT the prisoner, "be SUBJ
Jected to even a ten years imprisonment
Hat rrimmins Episode.
In speaking of the evidence in rebuttal
Mr.. Howe Slid: ai,'Gentlemen, you heard
witnesses say that Mrs Mack was seen in
her apartments on the afternoon of June
25 trimming a hate Trimming a hat, gen.
tlemen. JUST think of it! Trimming a hat
| on the evening of the day that she trimmt d
the dead bsdy of her lover, whom she
killed in the morning
Gotha was characterized by counsel as
Judas. ready to betray his master or his
friend for any paHry sum. Mr. Howe said
that the jury m,ist have seen tina il was
Impossible fore one person to do the Gu. ling
up of the Body as it was Accomplished
Mrs. Mack knowledge of anatomy acquir-
ed in her profession stood her in good
stead, when she,was cutting up the corpse
of her former lover q uldensuppe.
In conclusion. Mr.. Howe insisted that
Thorn should be acquitted of the charge
which the state has made against him. and
| he hoped the jury would not make any
compromise, as that would be horribi.
| mistake go
District Attorney Youngs followed with
his final address.