The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-12
THORN TRIAL POSTPONED.
A Sick Juror Stopped Proceedings Yes
terday.

terday.
Long Island City, N. Y, November II.
-Ihe Thorn trial has been postponed on
account of the illness of Magnus Larson,
juror. The trial was adjourned early
last evening until $50 this morning on
account of Larsons' sickness.
After Larson with the other jurors
arrived at the Garden City hotel last
night, it was discovered that MIR. Larson
was afflicted with appendicitis and his
condition was so serious his morningsst that
the physicians who are attending him
would not allow him to leave his bed.
This being the case, the sheriff aid not
bring up the other eleven jurors today,
and reported the facts to the district
attorney
With the consent of the lawyers on both
sides. Judge Smith adjourned the court
until 9.3C tomorrow.
II Juror Larson has not sufficiently re-
covered to attend to his duties in the jury
box tomorrow friday the people will
ask for an adjournment till Monday and
then If in the opinion of the physicians
cred the district attorney will ask that
the present jury be discharged and new
panel be drawn at once.
In theEpresence of his counsel, Joseph
Moss, Martin Thorn made statement
while on his way to his cell. His manner
was cool and clam. He said:
1.-THE sworn testimony of Mrs. Mack is
tissue of lies from beginning to end.
Her counsel made her go on the stand and
tell 1T to save herself from the consequen.
ces of the murder she committed When
| go on the stand / will tell the whole
truth without reservation. MY love for
that woman has ruined me, but after
what she has done, all the love l had for
her has gone. Now Twill tell what she
really is and what she did. She COM
mitted tho murder herself.
'This is what comes of trusting to a
woman, and l might have known what
to expect from her Etreatinent of other
men. l simply made fool of myself for
her sake.
~ am now paying the penalty. Nobody
knows better than she that she fired the
fatal shot and depended upon my infatu-
alton for her to clear her in case of arrest
merely helped her to cover up the
crime.
=" am sorry, very sorry, that there is a
stop to the trial, as | Was only too anx-
ious to go on the stand and tell the whole
story, refute both lies which she built up.
Il must wait and be as patient as |
can. l suppose, for the time when my
turn will come around"
Although this was visitors day at the
Queens Count jail not soul was ad :
mitted to see Mrs. Mack
1t was learned during the day that
Sheriff Don't had issued instructions to
his subordinates that no person should be
permitted to see the woman.
Mrs. Mack learned of the statement
made by Thorn's counsel this morning TO
the effect that Martin would go on the
stand aud try to fasten the entire guilt
on her shoulders. When she heard this
from one of the prisoner attendants, she
burst into tears. She rocked to and fro
in her chair and held q handkerchief to
her eyes for several minutes. AS soon as
she recovered herself somewhat, she fairly
Missed between sobs:
Thorn is a liar, and he is going to tell
whole pack OF lies. He knows well
that told the ruth yesterday, and If he
says different, | can prove him to be a
dirty liar.''
Thorn saw no person from the outside
today with the exception of his lawyers.
Drs. Strong, Lsnheart and Burnett,
later in the day held a consultation in
the case of Juror Larson. At its conolu-
sion they annouced that he only hope of
NStsA5SAi ASSopcky ANsy 40 t'A oRotNSASAA-
They said that Larson was indanger of
death from appendicitis and that they
had notified his wife. If Mrs. Larson
consents, an operation will be performed
at once. In Gaze the operation is sue
cess, it win not be possible for Larson to
be up before three weeks. This will prob
ably necessitato the impannelling ofsa
new jury. All the evidence already put
in by the prosecution will have to be gone
over again and Mrs. Mack will have to
undergo another ordeal. If she refuses to
go on the stand, the confession she made
yesterday cannot be used against Thorn.
The Rev. Robert Miles, pastor OF the
Ravenswood Presbyterian church, Long
Island City, who has been visiting Mrs.
Mack since she has been In jail there,
said today:
"Mrs. Mack did not confess because
she had been promised anything She
confessed to ease her conscience and be-
cause religion has finally touched her
heart. Mrs Nack's words on the witness
stand yesterday, for conscience, for God,
for the people and to be at peace gave
the real reason for her Ndivulgence of her
part in the awful crime
Mr.. Miles declares that 1T was evident
on Sunday last that Mrs. Mack was
anxious TO ease her mind and that he said
to her: II do not want you to confess
to me. That would be humiliating to
you. You can confess to your counsel
or to whatever official you WISH
An operation for appendicitis was per-
formed on Juror Larson late this after
noon with SO far as present appearances
go, favorable result. The attending
surgeons stata tonight that Larson will
probably be able to be out within two
weeks, but that he will not be tit to do
jury duty in SUCH an important case.
District Attorney Young ordered the
Thorn jury to appear tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. The jury will be then dis
charged and an order issued for new
trial.
SUICIDE IN LEWISTON.
Nova an I1ar II -Tha bo1u ~