The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-12
TRIAL SOON OVER
Thorn Case Promises to Be Re-
markable for the Brevity
of Defense.
Attorney Howe Promises to Take
Up but a Day of the Time
Of the Court.
Serious Illness Of Juror Larsen
Causes all Interruption of
the Proceedings.

NEW YORK, Nov. l2.-Ihe trlal OF
Martin Thorn, which has been in prog.
ress the last three days in Queens
county court Of oyer and terminer at
Long Island City, may be discontinued
for an indefinite period owing to the
illness of Juror Mangus Larsen. When
court adjourned yesterday until $3.50 a.
m. the doctors who examined the juror
thought he was only suffering from q
slight stomach trouble and would be
able to attend court After Larsen,
with the other jurors, arrived at the
Garden City hotel, it was discovered
that Mr.. Larsen was afflicted with ap.
pendicitis and his condition is so serious
that physicians who are attending him
will not allow him to leave his bed.
This being the case, the sheriff did not
bring up the other eleven jurors, and
reported the facts to the district at.
torney.
Several hundred men and women as.
sembled in the court room expecting
to hear Martin Thorn refute the testi.
mony which Mrs. Mack gave SO dram
atically were thefore doomed to disap.
pointment.
Captain Motven brought Thorn into
the courtroom, the prisoner looking
none the worse for his ordeal of the
previous day. Judge Smith opened
court a few minutes later and District
Attorney Youngs informed him of the
serious condition of Juror Larsen, and
with the consent of lawyers on both
sides, Judge Smith adjourned the court
for the day.
After the adjournment of court Mr..
Youngs and Judge A. NJ. Waller, who
have charge of the case for the people,
had conference with Judge Smith.
They were closeted for nearly an hour
and after they separated Judge Weller
said the prosecution had adopted the
following programme:
If Juror Larsen be not sufficiently
recovered to attend to his duties in
the jury box in the morning, the peo-
pie will ask for an adjournment until
Monday, and then if, in the opinion of
the physicians, the juror will not have
sufficiently recovered, the district attor.
ney will ask that the present jury be
discharged and new panel be drawn,
from which new jury will be selected
Immediately and the trial will be
pushed through during the present
term.
Defense Will be Brief.
District Attorney William J. Youngs
and William F. Howe, counsel for Mar
tin Thorn, held q consultation in order
to ascertain when the Thorn trial
would be brought to an end.
'Since you have decided not to cross
examine our witnesses, who are put on
the stand for the purpose Of establish.
ing the fact that the body at the morgue
is that of William Guldensuppe, said
Mr.. Youngs, II should cay that we
might close the entire case before the
end of this week. How long will it
take you to put in your defense, Mr..
Howe?"
"Less than day." replied Mr.. Howe.
"That is all the time I want. But
don't want to finish the case this week.
think there will be time enough"
"Are you sure that it will not take
you more than one day to put in your
side of the case?" asked Mr.. Youngs in
| astonishment.
"That's ALL" replied Mr.. Howe. '.It