Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-10
THE THORN TRIAL.
Work Of Fixing Murder Of GuIdensuppe On
Thorn Has CONNIE need.

morn mas Commenced.
New York, Nov. 9.-The rain, today,
kept away most of the curious crowd
which was present at the beginning of
the Thorn trial. yesterday and. as a
majority of the talesmen, who were not
wanted had returned to their homes.
the hustle and excitement which pre-
vailed in the early part Of the opening
day was abated very considerably.
Lawyers Howe and Moses were also
on hand early and had short CONVEX
sation with Thorn in the prison.
Thorn was brought into court at 10
o'clock. AS soon as the names of the
jurors had been called District Attor-
ney Youngs presented the case of the
prosecution. He told the court and jury
that the people through him wished to-
show that a terrible crime of murder
had been committed in the village of
Woodside. L. L.. on Friday. June 25
last. and that the portions of the dis
membered body which had been picked
up within the following week belonged
to the body of one William Gulden-
suppe. who was alleged to have been
murdered in the Woodside cottage on
June % and that Martin Thorn. the
prisoner at the bar. was one of his
murderers.
The people, he said. would depend
very largely on circhmstantial evidence
He described the disappearance of Gull
densuppe, whose whereabouts. although
his photograph had been distributed
broadcast over the world, could not be
discovered Many persons who knew
Guldensuppe in life had identified the
portions Of the headless body which
had been found in places widely apart
in New York and Kings county.
The first witness called was John Nc
CURE. He was sworn by District At
torney Davidson. Mcclure said he
lived at 722 East 18th street, New York.
He and another youth were swimming
at the foot of East 1ith street. He
described the finding of the bundle by
his companion McKenna and how they
cut open the bundle and found the up
per portion of a body with a piece
about eight inches square cut off the
breast. Mcclure identified the piece of
oil skin produced in court and also a
photograph of the portion of the body.
James McKenna, the young lad who
swan for the bundle was then called.
He corroborated Mcclure in every de-
tail. He identified the oil skin and
photograph.
Police officer Jacob +. Moore of New
York, was the next witness. The officer
told how he was called to the foot of
East nth street on the afternoon of
June 26. and described the package
found by the two boys. He identified
the oil cloth and photograph of the
upper portion of the body.
Police officer John F. Winters of the
18th precinct corroborated the previous
witness as to the finding of the oil
CLOTH
Edgar Meyer. 19-years-old lad told
how. on Sunday, June q, while look
ing for berries with his father and
brother. near 176 street and Under
wood avenue. New York. he stumbled
over stone and saw bundle. The boy
said he called Policemen Buckner and
Farley. The bundle, when opened, was
found to contain part of the trunk of
human being. Herbert Meyer, r.
years-old. brother of the last witness.
gave similar testimony.
julius Meyer, the father of the two
dogs, was next examined. He told of
the finding of the bundle and identified
the red oil cloth and wrapping paper
which surrounded it. He also identi-
fled piece of cheese cloth which was
around the lower portion of a mans
trunk which was in the bundle. I
Police Officer Andrew Drummer of
the 34th precinct, New York, told of the
Meyer boys bringing him to the spot
where the bundle was found. One of
them held his horse while he descended
about ~ or Is feet below the cliff road
to where the body lay. He said he had
opened the bundle and described the
wrappings and contents.
Matthias Frederickson. chief boat
SWANS mate at the Brooklyn navy
yard, testified to the finding of the |
package in the water near the Cob
dock 1t was made up of two human
legs wrapped in white Oil cloth and
white duck
Detective Sergt. James f.. Downing |
of New York police headquarters, told
of the transfer of the legs and wrap
pings from Brooklyn to the New York
morgue ON the evening of June 80. He
identified the white oilcloth and white |
duck and also a photograph of the legs. !
He cut small pieces from the wrap
pings, June 80, and identified these
when they We're handed by the prose- !
cutors
Mr.. Howe tried to puzzle the witness
as to the identity of these small pieces
but the detective was positive and the |
big lawyer failed to weaken his evil
dence. The witness also identified |
piece of cord which he cut from large |
piece which was tied around the legs |
Isaac Newton. a New York morgua
keeper, was next examined as to the
arrival of several portions of tie body !
at the morgue. Mr. Rosalsky handa,i |
a photograph to the witness for iden- /
LITIGATION which brought Lawyer Howe |
to his feet. In response to the latter's |