Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-11-12
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR
Thorn Murder Trial in New York
Postponed on Account of a
Jurors Illness.
SENSATIONAL ARRESTS FOR MURDER
A Rapist Lynched by An Infuriated
and Howling Mob in Albama-1m-
mense Crowd at West Vir-
ginia Hanging Bee.

New York. Nov. 12.-When the court
opened at Long Island City today, it was
represented to Judge Smith that Magus
Larsen, one of the jurors in the case of
Martin Thorn, accused of the murder of
William Guldensuppe, had been obliged
to submit to surgical operation for ap-
pendicitis, and, under the most favora-
ble conditions, would not be able to re-
some his seat in the jury box in less than
three weeks.
Mr.. Howe, counsel tor Thorn, suggested
the retention of the IL jurors who have sat
thus far and the impanellng of twelfth
juror, to whom the court proceedings
could be read from the court reporters
notes.
District Attorney Youngs asked time to
look up the authorities and Judge Smith
adjourned court until l O'Clock p. m.
After an hours consultation between
District Attorney Youngs and Mr.. Howe,
the former decided to have an entirely
new jury selected.
The jury was formally discharged, and
Judge Smith set the case for trial on
Monday, November 20.
d. LUUlb JUDtE rOhloO5'
st.. Louis, Nov. 12-Martin Ensley, of
Memphis, was brought up for trial today
before Judge Hirzel, at Clayton, on the
charge of assault with intent to kill
Charles D. Collins at Meramec Highlands,
one night last June. He is also charged
with stealing $4,000 from Collins.
Ensley is the son of the we'll known
Colonel Enoch Ensley, who WAS regarded
as one of the richest men in the south.
When the case was called Collins was
not on hand and Judge Hirzel was furious.
for Collins arrest.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER IN KANSAS.
Eureka, Kas., Nov. 12.-George Dobbs
and Mrs. Joseph New are under arrest,
charged with having murdered Mrs. News
husband. The crime was committed on
the night of October 81, at the home of
the murdered man, in Otter Greek town
ship. Suspicion was directed against
Dobbs, a widower with two children, soon
after the murder, and when he finally
went to live at Mrs. News house, the feel
ing against him became intense.
SENSATIONAL ALABAMA LYNoHINa.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. IA late re-
port from Eutaw says that the rapist,
Bud Beard, has been lynched at Carroll
ton.
Beard outraged the 7-year old daughter
of Farmer Crocker at Reform. A mob
has been after him for week and has fol-
lowed him from place to place.
Beard was finally captured and the
sheriff of Pickens county took him to
Carrolton for trial. Late yesterday after.
noon howIing mob had the court house
surrounded and prevented the sheriff
from carrying the prisoner back to jail.
The sheriff, assisted by several deputies,
guarded him in the court house. Mean
while Governor johnson was notified of
the situation. He ordered Colonel Foster,
of the Second regiment, to send troop
to the scene.
The company started for Carrollton
last night, but did not reach there this
morning until after the lynching had
occurred.
HANGING IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Fayetteville, w. Va, Nov. 12.-Albert
Voters was hanged here today in the
presence of over 10000 people. When
the death warrant was read he broke down,
bu. finally rallied and there were no un-
usual incidents on the scaffold. Albert
Voters was the last of the Lewis gang of
murderers and thieves and wes hanged
for the murder of Charles Gibson at Mont
gomery on April %, 1896.