The record-union., 1897-11-30
Trial Of Martin Thorn, Charged
With the Crime.
Closed Yesterday So Far as the Taking Of
Testimony is Concerned.
Believed That the Case Will Go to
the Jury To-day-Opinions Diff
fer as to the Verdict-Many
Look for a Conviction, but the
Greater Number Anticipate a
Disagreement.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29-The trial OF
Martin Thorn for the murder of Gull
densuppe was closed tonight, SO fal
Rs the taking of evidence was concern
ed Tomorrow morning the lawyers
for the defendant and the people viii
sum up, and it is understood Justice
Maddox will charge the jury early In
ahe afternoon.
Opinions, both lay and legal, differ
very materially as to the probable re-
suit. Many look for a conviction, bu,
q greater number anticipate a disagree
nnent. A few of Thorn's former en-
ployerS were called by the defense to-
day, and they all gave the accused BAR
Der an excellent character for the paSl
ten years.
Thorn himself was the only witness
for the defense. From the moment he
was led to the witness chair to the
time he left it some hours later, the
prisoner conducted himself in COO
and impressive manner. His state
nnents in reply to general questions
alis answers in direct and cross-exam-
snations were delivered in a moderate
tone of voice. which could be heard
distinctly by all in the court room. Al
dimes his voice would drop so that he
could not be heard a few feet away
out Mr.. Howe reminded the witness al
Ahese times that he should speak loud
ser, and those admonitions always hao
the desired effect.
Thorn, in his story of the murder, de-
aTberately accused Mrs. Mack of having
shot Guldensuppe, and declared thai
Mhen he CThorn) reached the Woodside
cottage, between IL and II o'clock or
FRIDAY, June 25th, the women met him
at the door, and told him that Gulden-
suppe was lying dead upstairs, and thai
she had shot and killed him. This, SAID
Thorn, was the first intination he hac
of the purpose for which Mrs. Mack had
rented the Woodside cottage. Up te
that moment he had understood she
was going to start a baby farm there
and that he was to live with her and
share the profits.
The prosecution called in rebutta'
three witnesses, who swore that they
had seen Mrs. Mack in her rooms ir
New York between 2:30 and O'Clock
on the afternoon of June 25th, and Mrs
Valley said that she had seen Mrs
Mack leave the cottage about twenty
minutes after she and the man with
the light suit had entered. The prose
cution did not put Mrs. Mack on the
stand, and the court ruled against Mr.
Howe's attempt to introduce the testi-
mony given by Mrs. Mack at the mis-
trial.
THORNS STORY.
NEW YORK, Nov. %. - Word was
passed around to the women who ap-
peared at the Queens County Court
house to-day to seek admission to the
Thorn trial that much Of the evidence
which the defense would Introduce
would not be fit for polite ears. The re-
.Sult was that only three women were
among the spectators when judge
Maddox reopened court for the trial o.
the alleged murderers Of Guldensuppe-
Before Mr.. Howe began his opening
address, John Gotha, the barber, was
recalled.
Mr.. Howe asked him IF he had ever
been an inmate Of an inebriate asylum
at Fort Hamilton The witness said
mo"
THAT is all want of you" said the
big lawyer, and Gotha left the room
Mr.. Howe requested the court to dis
miss the charge of murder in the frs
degree, and the court denied the re-
quest
Mr.. Howe then began his address
with a declaration of Thorn's inno-
cence, supplemented with a terrible ar
saignment of Mrs. Mack, who was de-
nounced as the real murderer Of Gui-
densuppe.
At the conclusion of the address Mr.
Howe asked that, before the case was
closed, the jurymen should be permit
ted to view the premises at Woodside
The District Attorney said he would
aiioe to think over the proposition before
anforming the court of his views.
The defense called several witnesses
20 testify to the prisoners good char
;<acter, and after a short recess Thorn
was put on the stand to testify in his
rown behalf.
beginning with the statement that ht
'csme TO America seventeen years ago
Pthe prisoner said his real name was
.5F'oTCeswslzy. and briefly related the
facts of his life up to the time he me-
Ldrs. Noack, eighteen months ago. Gul.
densuppe was boarding with Mrs. Mack
at the time.
'T rented furnished room from he,
sst 50 a week." said Thorn "I under.
stood Guldensuppe was her husband
She first made love to me. and 1 re-
ssturned her love. 1 was very fond o.
sher. and loved her up to the moment
sshe took the witness stand on my frs
.trial."
The prisoner told how he supplantet
Sfhe bath rubber in Mrs Nack's affec
lions, and described how he haC
with Guldensuppe in consequence las
February. Guldensuppe caught hold o
aim. Thorn held revolver, which
went off accidentally, and Guldensupp,
took his pistol from him and gave hin
a beating. The prisoner had to go to {
hospital.
Mrs. Mack met him afterwards very
often, and they went to places O
amusement. She said she was SORT,
that Guldensuppe had hurt him, bu
that he must not heed that
Mrs. Mack told me-" said Thorn