New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-25
Spring Violets.
Colga'te's
Violet Water.
FIGHTING OVER EVIDENCE
YESTERDAYS SESSION OF THE THORN
TRIAL ENDS IN A LEGAL BATTLE

THE STATE TRIES TO PROVE THAT THE PRlS-
oNER MADE THRsATs-A WITNESS DECLARES
THAT SHE SAW MRS. MACK AND Gull
DENsUPPE ENTER THE COTTAGE TO
GETHER ON THE DAY OF THE MUIR
pHn-cApTAIN o'BRIEN HOLDS
RACK A CONFIRMATION
Although Mrs Mack was not called upon 70 give
evidence ves,erdoy I'm the trial OF Martin Thorh'
she was In court for the greater part OF the "i'.i
noon session Many witnesses ideniihed her as ',ie
woman who -ented the Woodside cottage ara WIN
was seen TO enter the house on the gay OIL 'he a.
legged murder with man other than morn me
presumption OF this evidence was that the inai.
seen with her was GudensUppe and That she hau
iured him to the cottage where ne met MS uea'i'
Rumors were rife in the morning ina, Mrs' -,acN
had broken down. il was SAID that she was III a
condition CT such extreme hysteria That IL "ouIu
ba impossible for her 10 so on he stand again ana
retey her story Of Guldensuppe's murder. "hen
Mrs Mack was nroduced in court n the afternoon
At was seen that the reports as 10 her heath were
without foundation Physically, her appearance
was about the same as when she was last III the
court II was remarked that Mrs. Mack studio2sly
tan, ber evos averted from Thorn Never once did
she allow her gaze to stray IN his direction. morn
nm the other hand, devoted considerable afternoon
a Mrs Mack and half rose from his chair when
.ha entered the court, in order apparently TO get
better look at her
srnorn,s demeanor throughout the day was I'M
1narged Nonchalantly, and as It seemed, almost
,,hont interest he sat with his arms folded listen
ing m the piecng together OF the evidence that is
likely 10 doom him to the electric chair.
The court was again crowded, the galleries es-
oo,olIy so Among the morbdly curious people
- dssr, themselves fortunate in getting admis-
s,on 10 these galleries were about score OF wom-
en- who listened unmoved 10 the repulsive evidence
given by the medical men. Thorn's sister was one
Of the number. The atmosphere OF the stuHy
courtroom was at times unbearable, and recesses
we're ordered several times by the Judge in order
20 ventllate the chamber.
Much of the testimony taken in the morning was
Che same as that heard in the first trial. The
work of the Identification OF the body was COM
pleted by the evidence OF three bath-rubbers who
had been fellow-empoyes Of Guldensuppe They
described the marks by which they recognized the
mutilated body. Coroner Tuthill and DR.. OHanlon
restated that the severed parts which they had
examined belonged to one body.
The first testimony which had not been given be-
fore was that OF Mrs Mary Hatton. who rented
the cottage at Woodside 10 the prisoners She
identified Thorn and. subsequently, Mrs. Mack, as
the man and woman who had rented the house
under the name Of Braun.
SAYS SHE SAW MRS. MACK AND GULDEN-
sUPPE.
Mrs Clara Nunheiner. whose house adjoins the
cottage deposed that on June 25 the day OF the
murder. she a man and woman get off a troll
ley-car opposite the cottage. photograph OF
Guldensuppe shown to the witness, and she
identified II that OF the man she had seen alight
from the car She identified Mrs. Mack the
woman with him. She testified further that. later
In the day. she saw another man at one OF the
cottage windows. That man che recognized in
court as Thorn.
The first witness called at the afternoon session
was Henry R. VALLEY. who lives near the Wood
side cottage. He deposed that he had seen Thorn
leave the cottage June Is. and also that the
same day he a quantity Of blood in ditch
opposite the cottage. A drain-pi from the house
emptied itself into this ditch he testified
Henry j. Borges. a grocer OF Woodside. said he
sold two pounds OF plaster Of paris TO a man on
June Is. but he could not remember whether Thorn
was the purchaser
Mary Pierce girl thirteen years old. who hap
pened to be In the store at the time, was how
ever, called. and swore that Thorn the person
who had bought the plaster.
CAPTAIN oBRIEN TEsTIFIEs
The next witness TO go upon the stand was Cap.
tain Stephen O'Brien formerly in charge OF the
New-York Detective Bureau. He told Of Thorn 8
arrest and the finding Of revolver in his pos
session. Captain oBrien related his conversations
with Thorn after the latter was charged with the
murder Of Guldensuppe. Thorns statements TO the
Captain were to the effect that he had spent the
greater part Of June % playing pnochle with a
friend who kept barber shop at Thirty fourths
and Eleventh-ave. Thorn. Captain O'Brien said.
admitted hiring the Woodside cottage. The witness
I hm that 10 M hSG not ths Been Ms
her d right and had been running about with other
iSysd her and he vented her 70 break with Gu
Out .ss %S
and how t he - case 20 gnr court was
need siS IN S SsTy
frankly here4a was Ss the w sns ae' STs
Mack. who killed Gudensuppe. We claim that
Il the prove
Snsa a1 np Mr. H9We Tsssr S the right to recall
eson2 as te What wa2 M1 a NaSR sa
stricken out. The Court refused to allow this
OBRIEN REFUSES TO TESTIFY FURTHER
Now, Captain O'Brien." said Mr. Howe 'hav.
you, to the best OF your knowledge. told the Court
AL that Martin Thorn told you?"
II cannot say that have" replied the Captain
What else there?'
He said things to me which gave him my wore
OF honor not to repeat promised not to tell. anc
ha. very noble very c hi ,dS Mr. oBrisn
sSs ~o S ssy ;ss net t .sS
reaching verdict in this case A~it might t''
Justice Maddox1Was this tod to you n YOU
capacity as police ofleer IN charge OF the De
BY MI Howt--You will be here on Friday so
can examine you further! Al shall.
THE LEGAL FIGHT BEGINS
The fret tussle thus far between the lawyers EN-
gagged In the case followed the calling OF Constan
tine Keeng, feowworkman at one time. o
Thorn BY this witness the prosecution sought t
prove premedtaton on the part OF Thorn. Tn
witness proceeding to testify 10 Thorn hayin
told him of fight he had had with man. and o
threats which the prisoner had made regarding tina
man, when Mr.. Howe suddenly asked. Did Thor
ever tell you the name of that mani? NO" re
piled the witness. ....t
That started the fight. ard fer an hour and hal
the lawyers including District Attorney Olcott.
New-York, labored. The. lawyers for the Stat
endeavored in score OF ways 70 introduce IN
Testimony OF the witness. Every step was Tough
by Mr. Howe and Mr. Moss pistrlct-Attorne
Youngs Quesrionng. but his assistant Judg
Weller, and Mr., Qloott were almost constantly o
their feet. go
ii was p sesry aeka. % ga, me ana again IN