The herald., 1897-11-12
JUROR LARSEN
Cannot Serve on the Thorn
Jury
HIS vERMIFoRM APPENDIX
SENDS HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR
REPAIRS
The Defense in the 0uldensuppe Muir.
der Case Outlines Its Intended
Course Of Action
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE trial Of
Martin Thorn was not resumed today on
account of the dangerous illness of Juror
Magnus Larsen, who is suffering from
appendicitis. Three physicians held n
consultation this afternoon over his Ill.
ness and at its conclusion they an
nounced that the only hope of Larsen's
recovery lay in an operation. They said
that Larsen was In danger of death
and that they had notified his wife. II
Mrs. Larsen consents an operation Will
| be performed at once. In case the oper-
alton is a success it will not be possible
| for Juror Larsen to be up before three
weeks. This will possibly necessitate
the impaneling of new jury.
All the evidence already put in by the
prosecution will have to be gone over
again, and Mrs. Mack will have to under
go another ordeal If she refuses to go
on the stand the confession she made
yesterday cannot be used against Thorn
Captain Methven brought Thorn into
the courtroom, the prisoner looking
none the worse for his ordeal of yester-
day.
| Judge Smith entered few minutes
later, and District Attorney Youngs in
| formed him of the serious condition OF
Juror Larsen, and, with the consent OF
the lawyers on both sides, Judge Smith
adjourned court until $3.50 tomorrow.
"Will Thorn testify that Mrs. Mack
took away the head, or will he state that
it was himself who threw it into the riv-
err" Mr.. Howe was asked.
The big lawyer hesitated for a mo-
ment and then replied: wait till we
put Thorn on the stand tomorrow. He
will tell about it,"
District Attorney Youngs and Judge
Weller, who have charge of the case for
the people, had a conference today with
Judge Wilmot Smith. After they sep
arated Judge Weller said the prosecution
had adopted the following program:
IF Juror Larsen is not recovered by
tomorrow, the people will ask for an ad-
journment until Monday, and then, If in
the opinion of the physicians, the juror
will not have sufficiently recovered, the
District Attorney will ask that the pres
ent Jury be discharged and new panel
be drawn, from which a new jury will be
selected Immediately, and the trial will
be pushed through during the present
term
LINE OF THE DEFENSE
| NEW YORK, Nov. 11-District Attor-
ney William ]. Young and William f.
Howe, counsel for Martin Thorn, held a
consultation last night, in order to ascer-
tain when the Thorn trial would be
brought to an end.
"Since you have decided not to cross
examine our witnesses who were put on
the stand for the purpose of establish
ing the fact that the body at the morgue
is that of Mr.. Guldensuppe," said Mr..
Young, "I should say that we might close
the entire case before the end of this
week. How long will it take you to put
in your defense, Mr.. Hover"
"In less than a day." replied Mr.. Howe.
"But 1 don't want to finish the case this
week. 1 think that will not be time
enough"
"Are you sure that it will not take you
more than one day to put lin your side
of the case?" asked Young, in astonish-
ment.
That's ALL" replied Mr. Howe. ut
may take you a week to examine all the
witnesses for the prosecution, but 1t will
| take me less than one day to convince
the jury that Thorn is innocent. Why,
the testimony of Mrs. Mack has more
than strengthened our case. We admit
that the body at the morgue is that of
William Guldensuppe. We admit that
Guldensuppe was killed, but we shall
prove to this court and jury that it was
Mrs. Mack who killed him."
"Bosh! bosh!" said Mr.. Young. Thorn
will be convicted"
mot at ALL" replied Mr.. Howe. Mrs.
Mack admitted on the witness stand that
she lured Guldensuppe to Woodside,
that she bought the oil cloth before the
man was dead, and we have found the
pistol with which she did the killing"
"How is that?" asked Mr.. Young.
| "Why," said Mr.. Howe, "she killed him
with Guldensuppe's own pistol. 1t was
the pistol the detectives found at her
house, the same pistol she identified in
court. Just watch US. The jury is with
us, and l can assure you that Martin
Thorn will be acquitted"
MUST BEGIN AGAIN
NEW YORK. Nov. 11.-Late this af-
ternoon an operation was successfully
performed upon the sick juror, and it is
expected he will be able to leave his bed
| in two weeks.
| District Attorney Youngs this evening
notified the other jurors to be present
in court tomorrow and receive their dis.
charge. He will then ask the court to
call new jury.
All the evidence for the prosecution,
whose case was nearly completed, will
have to be introduced again, and Mrs.
Mack will be required to go on the stand
and tel her horrible story anew.