Evening journal., 1897-11-10
BEGUN IN EARNEST.
Many Witnesses Examined In
the Trial Of Martin Thorn.
LAWYER HOWE CAUSES A SHUDDER.
Objects 20 Photographs as Insufficient
Evidence and Claims the Human
Remains should BE Produced.
overruIed by the Court.

LONG ISLAND CITY. Nov. TO-
Punctuality seems to be the watchword
OF every one concerned In the trial OF
Martin Thorn. From Judge Smith down
TO the sheriff's deputies each one vies
with the other I'm being on time. When
a ten minute recess is granted by the
court. every one, even the newspaper
men and the messenger boys. is in
his place before the ten minute limit
has expired.
Martin Thorn, handcuffed to Captain
Methven and escorted by a constable,
was brought into court a few minutes
before District Attorney Youngs began
his address. Thorn was dressed as on
Monday with his face cleanly shaven
and his hair parted In the middle and
carefully brushed back from his fore
head. There was practically no change
in his appearance. and while the chief
prosecutor told the story of the crime
from the peoples standpoint the pris-
oner watched him closely. Lawyer
Howe greeted the accused man with
warm handshake and said Good morn
ing Martin
When the district attorney had fin
ished his opening address. both defense
lawyers, Howe and Moss. as well as
Emanuel Friend, who represents Mrs.
Nack's interest, all agreed that the dis
trict attorney had promised the court
and jury to prove n great many things
which before the case was concluded
ne would find TO be an impossible task.
Twenty witnesses were summoned for
examination. and the district attorney
took them one by one just as the find
ing Of the different portions of the body
opened up TO the public the fact that
terrible crime had been committed.
The first witnesses were the two boys
who, while swimming in the East river,
had found the upper portion Of the
severed trunk and then followed the
policemen who were called TO the scene
Of the finding and they in turn were
followed by witnesses who testified to
the bringing OF that part of the body
20 the morgue. The discovery OF the
lower part of the trunk from which
the legs We're severed half way between
the thighs and knees. was then taken
up, and every person who handled IL
until Il was deposited with the morgue
keeper was examined. and each one in
turn identified the paper. oilcloth and
cheesecloth in which the parts were
wrapped.
The rest OF the afternoon was taken
up nN the description OF lnohe VINO
found and inspected the bundle seen
floating at the Brooklyn navy yard,
and, as in the other two Instances, the
carrying ofthese limbs was traced from
the navy yard Cob dock TO the New
York morgue az Bellevue hospital. Then
the morgue keeper was put on the
stand and he testified TO the accuracy
OF several photographs, which he said
were true representations OF the por-
tions of the body which are now In
glass jars. preserved for Identification,
I'm the morgue.
Lawyer Howe made several objections
TO the photographs being admitted as
evidence as the parts were still in the
morgue keepers possession, and in
sisted that they should be produced in
court A shudder ran through many OF
his hearers when they heard this re-
quest. as they did not leSe the idea OF
having such exhibits prcduced In court
Judge Smith set their minds at rest
however. by overruling Mr.. Howe's OBJ.
tections.