The San Francisco call., 1897-11-10
stated, however. that Mr.. Friend was
closeted with Mrs. Mack for long time
this evening.
THE TRIAL OF THORN.
Now That Mrs. Mack Has Confessed,
HIS Conviction Is Made
Much Easier

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The trial of Mar
tin Thorn, for the alleged murder Of
William Gudensuppe, began in earnest
this morning. Yesterday the Jury was
secured ana at 10 o'clock this morning
District Attorney William ]. Youngs
began his address. Thorn, clean shaven
ana well groomed, sat with unmoved
c9untenance as the prosecuting attorney
ou'liheo MS case. When he had con-
ciudeo the taking of testimony began.
twenty witnesses were summoned for
examination to-day, and the District
Attorney took them one by one. lust as
the hndlng OF the different portions OF the
body opened up 10 the public tie fact that
terrible crime had been committed.
Inc hrst four witnesses were the boys
VINO, while swimming in the East River,
hau found the upper portion of the
severed trunk, and then followed the
polcemen who were called 10 the scene of
the hndlng, and they in turn were fol-
lowed by witnesses who testified to the
bringing OF that part OF the body 10 the
Morgue. The discovery OF the lower part
of the trunk, from which the legs were
severed half way between the thighs and
knees, was then taken up, and every per-
son who handled it until il was deposited
with the Morgue- keeper, was examined,
and each one in turn identified the paper,
ollcloth and cheesecIoth in which the part
was wrapped. The rest of the afternoon
was taken up with the descriptions of
those who found and inspected the bundle
floating at the Brooklyn Navy-yard, as In
he other two instances the carrying of
these bs was followed from the navy
road dock to the Morgue at Bellevue
Hospital. Then the Morgue-keeper was
put on the STAND.
At O'Clock all the witnesses who had
been brought TO court for examination
mad given theiT testimony, and as there
were no more available the prosecution
asked for an adjournment until to-mor-
row morning. the court granted this re-
quest and the trial will be resumed al
hali-past clock tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected that the greater part OF The test
mony tomorrow will be that of anatomi-
cal experts who will be prod by the
people to prove that the parts belonged 10
the same body, and also, if poss bic. TO
prove the cause OF death.
strict Attorney Youngs opened, out
lining the case made by the prosecution.
Goungs occupied thirty-five minutes in
his opening addre S. During the entire
time Thorn, the defendant kept his eyes
fixed steadily on the prosecutor, but his
lace did not betray the slightest mouOn.
Lawyer Howe requested the court to ex-
clude all the witnesses from the court
room with the except of the medical ex-
perts. The court SO ordered and the wit
nesses were conducted TO the jury-room.
The first witness called was John Nc
CURE, one OF the lads who, while bathing
in East River at the foot of Eleventh
street, found the upper poruon OF The body
said 10 be that of Guldensuppe.
Young MCGUIRE identified the piece OF
OF ciotn produced in court, also photo
graph OF The part of the bouy. These were
marked for Identification. He was not
cross-eXamIned.
James McKenna, who was McGuire's
mpanion, corroborated NJ McGuire in every
detail ana also identified the oIlcloth and
photograph. He was likewise permitted
10 leave the wItness-chaIr without being
cross-eXa mined.
Tie prosecution, through several wit
nesses who had found parts of the body
alleged 10 be Guldensuppe's, put in test-
mony leading up TO the corpus deficit
sought TO be proved.
Attorney Howe objected that until Gull
deDsuppe'S death Was proved and the tes-
timony as to the finding of parts of The
remains was incompetent and premature,
but his objection was Overru.ed, and sue
cessive witnesses testified as 10 the finding
OF parts of the body and then removal to
the New J ork Morgue.
l aac Newton, the Morcue-keeper, then
swore 10 their arrival there and ident ii ed
a photograph of the assem hled parts He
ad mit,ed 10 Lawyer Howe that he had
| "pickled" the parts for pre>ervation and
! future Identification, whereupon the de-
! Tense took an exception to tue Judges
ruling admitting the photographs as evil
| dence.
The witness then identified the wrap
pings on the bundles. His statement tha
/ The portions of the body fitted one an
other exactly called out an objection from
the defense, Mr. Howe stating that 1t
was his purpose to show that they were
mishts.
The witness then proceeded to describe
certain marks on the pieces of the body
pecuIiarities of the toes, scars and moles
After testsmony as to the photograph
| ing of the remains counsel for the prose
cution held a consultation and then in
formed the court that they were not pre-
pared to 60 any further to-day as all
their witnesses VINO had been summone ed
10 attend to-day had been examined.
Judge Smith adjourned court until $50
tomorrow morning.
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