The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-02
THE THORN TRIAL CLOSED
LAWYERS WILL PRESENT THEIR
ARGUMENTS TODAY-OPINIONs
DIFFER AS TO RESULT.
Martin THORN TELLS HIS STORY
Says Mrs. Mack Committed the MUIR
der While He Was Away From
the HOuse-LuetEert'sS Second
Trial Opens in Chicago.

New York, Nov. 29.-Thc trial OF
Martin Thorn for the murder of vii.
liam Guldensuppe was closed tonight
SO far as the taking of evidence was
concerned. Tomorrow morning the law
ycrs for the defendant and the people
will sum up, and 1t is expected that
Justice Maddox will charge the Jury
early in the afternoon. Mr.. Howe will
begin his final appeal in Thorn's behalf
at $3.50, and he expects To conclu1" be-
fore noon.
District Attorney Ioungs will then
have his say for the prosecution, and
he expects to finish within two hours.
IL is not expected that the charge of
Justice Maddox will be very lengthy, SO
that by O'Clock in the afternoon the
ease may be with the jury. Opinions,
both law and legal, differ very material
ly as to the probable result. Many look
for conviction, but the greater mum
bcr anticipate a disagreement.
A few of Thorn's former employers
were called by the defense today, and
they all gave the accused barber an eX-
cellent character, dating back some ten
years. Thorn himself was The other
witness called for the defensu. From
the moment ne was led to the witness
stand until he left it some hours later
the prisoner conducted himself in
cool and impressive manner. His state
ments in reply to general questions and
his answer in the direct and cross-ex
aminations were delivered in Il modest
tone of voice which could not he heard
distinctly around the court room. At
times his voice would drop so that he
could not bc heard few feet out Mr..
Howe reminded the witness at those
times that ne should speak louder.
Thorn, in his story Of the murder, de-
libcrately accused Mrs. Mack of having
shot Guldensuppe and declared that
when he (Thorn) reached the Woodside
cottage between II and II o'clock on
Friday June -. the woman met him
ut the door and told him that Gulden-
suppe was lying dead upstairs, and that
she had shot and killed him. This. said
Thorn, was the first intimation he had
of the purpose for which Mrs. Mack
had rented the Woodside cottage. Up
to that moment he had understood she
was going to start baby farm there
and that he was TO live with her and
share the profits.
lie described how. after Mrs. Mack
had begged Of him to help her get rid
of the body, he accompanied her to the
room on the second floor. where he
found Guldensuppe lying on his side,
dead from Il bullet wound in the right
side of the head. Mrs. Mack told him
lHul STe Itu tuTTltu lllt ItNolNtl III
her hand, covered by II handkerchief,
and that as Guldcnsuppc was looking
into q closet she shot him in the side
of the head. Thorn then said he went
out and bought two pounds of plaster
of paris at Mrs. Nack's direction and
returned with it shortly afterwards.
This was about noon. When he got
back to where the body lay, Mrs Mack
was still there, and he helped her UNI
Iraps a Rntunpp thpm they
carried the body to the bath tub md
Mrs. Mack cut it into five pieces, She
first cut the head from the trunk with
the aid of q knife and saw. Then
she severed the trunk and hoasted of
her knowledge of anatomy while so
doing. Then she severed the legs, using
the knife and saw. The knife looked
like butchers knife. 1t was not u
stiletto or dirk knife Mrs. Mack, ac-
cording to witness. remained all that
day until 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, i
when she went out to get some fresh |
air MS II was very warm and sultry III |
the house. After ) o'clock she return |
ed. and she, carrying bundle contain
ing the murdered mans clothing and the |
pistol. saw and knife, and he. with the
head in a parcel under his arm. left the |
house and took trolley car to the |
Ninety-secOnd street ferry to New York !
From the rear of the boat he dropped |
the head into the East river, and when |
they reached New York she went to |
her rooms on Ninth avenue and burn |
ed the clothes i'll n cooking stove. The |
next day the rest of the body was made |
up into three parcels and disposed of |
IN the manner which Mrs. Mack stated |
at the last trial.
In rebuttal witnesses swore that they |
had seen Mrs. Mack in her room in New |