Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

New York, Nov, S0.-The trial of
Martin Thorn for the murder of Gull
densuppe closed last night so far as
the taking of evidence is concerned.
Today the lawyers will sum up and
it is expected that Justice Maddox
will charge the jury in the afternoon.
Opinions, both lay ana legal, differ
very materially as to the probable re-
suit. Many look for conviction, but
the greater number anticipate a disa-
greement A few of Thorn's former
employees were called by the defense
yesterday and they all gave the ac-
| Cused barber an excellent character
dating back some ten years. Thorn
| himself was the only other witness
| called for the defense. From the
moment that he was leo to the wit
ness chair until he left it some hours
! later the prisoner conducted himself
in a cool and impressive manner.
His statements in reply to general
questions and his answers in the Ill
rect and DETERMINATIONS were de-
| livered in a moderate tone of voice
which could be heard distinctly by
all in the court room Thorn in his
cused Mrs. Mack of having shot
Guldensuppe and declared that when
he (Thorn) reached the Woodside
cottage between II and II o'clock
Friday, June 25, the woman met him
at the door and told him that Gulden-
suppe was lying dead upstairs and
she had shot and killed him This
said, Thorn, was the first intimatiOn
that he had of the purpose for which
Mrs Mack had :cnted The Woodsi'ie
cottage. Up to that moment he had
understood she was going to start a
baby farm there and he was to live
with her and share the profits. He
then described in detail how they got
rid of the body. Between them they
carried the body to the bath tub and
Mrs. Mack cut it in five pieces. AS
she cut up the body she boasted Of
her knowledge of anatomy. The
pieces of the body were then disposed
of as Mrs. Mack had stated at the last
trial In rebuttal three witnesses
swore that they had seen Mrs. Mack
in her rooms in New York between
2:30 and 4 o'clock on the afternoon
of June 25, and Mrs Valley said that
she had seen Mrs. Mack leave the cot
tage 20 minutes after she and mar
with light suit had entered. The
prosecution did not put Mrs. Mack
on the stand and the court ruled
| against Howe's attempt to introduce
the testimony given by Mrs. Mack al
the mistrial.
On cross examination Thorn ad
mitted that he had lied to Capt
O'Brien when he said that he wa:
playing cards at Thirty-fOurth street
and Eleventh avenue on the day o.
the killing He said that for the pur
pose of establishing an alibi. He saiC
it as much to save the woman as him
self At this point the Interpreter
came into court with a typewriter
copy of the translations of the two
letters which Mrs. Mack wrote tC
Thorn and the one written to her by
Thorn while in Queens county prison
These have been printed before. Mrs
Mack suggested that they get some
thing to end their lives with. Thorn
in his letter said that he had a pre-
scription which if it could be filled
would end his life He did not wish
her to die; he wanted to see her free
F'You were willing to die yourself
and save the woman asked the
prosecuting attorney.
Eyes SIR" said the prisoner, 81
! loved her and was willing to die fol
her.
The prosecution seemed taken by
surprise by Thorn's statement. In
this letter, which never reached
Mrs. Mack as it was captured by the
officers, Thorn said: eff there is NO
other way out Of it, l will see to it
that I shall only suffer and you will
| go free" When Thorn left the stand
the defense rested.