The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
IN DEFENCE
OF THORN.
Lawyer Howe Makes His
Opening Argument.
MRS. MACK DENOUNCED.
Prisoner Pictured as a Puppet in
Vile WOman's Hands
MRS. MACK DENOUNCED.
EVIDENCE OF GOOD CHARACTER

New York, Nov. 30. When court opened
in the Thorn trial in Long Island City
today, 80 or 10 women were present.
Sheriff Doht announced TO them that
part OF the evidence for the defense would
be OF a character unit for ladies to hear.
at which all but three of them left the
room.
Before NJ. Howe began his opening ad
dress for the defense John Gotha, the
barJer, was recalled.
Mr. Howe asked him IL he had ever
been an inmate OF the inelriate asylum
at Fort Hamilton. The witness said:
"No"
Mr. Howe repeated the question. pro-
nounc!ng each word with deliberation
Gotha thought moment and then re-
turned an emphatic mo"
"Ihat is all want from you. 'said the
big lawyer, and Gotha left tho room. Mr.
Howe requested the court To dismiss the
charge OF murder in the first degree
against Thorn and the court denied the
request.
Mr.. Howe then began his address, say
ing:
"Mny it please your honor and gentle
men of the jury:
"Martin Thorn is innocent of the muir
der of william Guldensuppe " The vet
eran criminal lawyer then launched forth
into a terrible arraigninent of Mrs. Mack
who he declared was the real murderer
who hired the cottage at Woodside for the
purpose of turning il into "a slaughter
mouse when Guidensuppe was TO be muir
dered.
During Mr.. howe's address Thorn fre-
qusutfy showed signs, the first Stree the
trial began, of emotion. Mrs. Mack +
life was vividly pictured by the speaker.
He told Of her having forsaken her LEGAL
husband, her subsequent living with
Guldensuppe and Thorn.
"She was n midwife - said hc "a name
which is only n convertible term, in many
instances, for inuruerous abortionist +"
In referring 60 the testimony OF Mrs.
Mack given at the previous trial, Mr..
Howe said she had proven herself pur.
jurer, murderess and adulteress.
. He referred to the fact that the saw
which the people had talked Of bad never
been produced, and said that when Martin
Thorn would go on the stand and un-
bosom himself the jury would learn that
"he was merely a prppet in the hands of
that vile woman.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howe's ad-
dress, which occupied 10 minutes, the de-
PENDANTS lawyer asked that before the
case was closed the jurymeD should be
side.
The district attorney said no would like
TO think over the matter before he could
inform the court of his views. as to the
necessity of having the jury go there.
Before calling Thorn TO the sJand, the
defense called some witnesses To testify.to
the prisoners previous good character.
Samue Ipp, barber, said the prisoner
had worked for him four years and that
he was the best man he ever haG. The
witness said he might have told Detective
Price that Thorn was very goou for the
first two years, but that after that he
was not SO good.
Ehrick Schlaiwitz, a barber, at III
Franklin street. Greenpoint, said that
Thorn worked for him for sbout n year
some six years ago. He was always a
good. steady workman.
Adam Schmidt OF 203 West Thirtieth
street testified that Thorn worked for
him about nine years ago He did not
knew him rs Martin Thorn, but as Mar
tin hornewsky.