The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-24
THORN ON TRIAL
Chapter Number Two of the
Famous Case Opens.
THE JURY SELECTED
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OPENS
r. CASE FOR PROSECUTION.
MRS. MACK IS NOT ON TRIAL
District Attorney Outlines What He Will Prove :
Taking Of Testimony Begins Witnesses
Identify Remains of Guldensuppe by
Peculiar Marks on the Body.

New York, Nov. 23.-The second trial
of Martin Thorn for the murder of WIN.
Guldensuppe, was fairly started this af-
ternoon in Queens county court. The
lawyers for the prosecution and defense
diligently endeavored to secure jury as
quickly as possible, and when an ad-
iournment was taken yesterday evening"
seven Jurors had been sworn. An addl-
tional nanel of 80 was made up yester-
day. and from these and the remainder
of the first special panel of talesmen, the
other five jurors were selected before
enc o'clock to-da-.
They are: Nicholas Blake, carpenter,
Freeport: Charles Schreiber, real estate
dealer, Valley Stream; George Il. Ellard,
oyster man. Great Neck: Valentine
Watts. farmer, Lynbrook; Elias Velser,
carpenter, Fort Washington.
AS soon as the jury was completed an
adjournment for luncheon was ordered
by the court, after which District Attor-
ney Young opened the case for the
prosecution. In a comprehensive man
uer he placed the entire case Of the
people against the accused barber before
the court and jury, and promised to
prove everything that was charged in the
Indictment. He spoke for thirty min
utes and as soon as he had finished the
taking of evidence was begun.
The remainder of the afternoon ses-
sion was taken up in the examination of
those who found the three bundles each
one containing portions of the severed
body and several police officers were
examined as to the manner in which the
different parts were brought to the New
York Morgue Some of the bath rub
bers who knew Guldensuppe in life and
worked alongside of him in the baths,
testified to the identity of the remains
which were found in four sections in
three bundles, and they were positive,
Judging from peculiar marks on the diff
ferent parts, that they belonged to the
body of the missing bath attendant. To-
morrow the coroner and his deputy will
be called to the stand, and it is quite
probable that Gotha, Clark and others
who say that Thorn made confessions
to them, may be examined. Mrs. Mack
may also be called. but when reporter
Of the Associated Press asked the Dis
trict Attorney whether there was any
significance in the fact that he had not
spoken of Mrs. Mack as a witness in
his opening address, and if she would
or would not be a witness during the
second trial. Mr.. 10ung feplleu:
II cannot answer those questions at
this stage"
The lawyers for the defense, how
ever, are quite positive that the wo-
man will be witness, and they are pre-
pared to make it very warm for her dur
ing her cross-examination.
That they will put Thorn on the stand
to refute Mrs. Nack's testimony and an
swer that it was she who committed the
murder, is now beyond all doubt Mr..
Howe's questions to the talesman, when
they were examined, showed conclusive
" the line Of defense he meant to adopt.
In addition to Thorn's testimony, it is
said on good authority, the deIense will
produce witnesses who will accuse Mrs.
Mack Of having committed serious Of
lenses, the nature of which will not be
disclosed by Thorn's counsel until it is
made public in evidence.