The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-25
CROWDS Of NOMENIN COURT
GATHER N THRoyGs TO SEE Gull
DEysUPPE.s sLAYERs.
Ghastly hemains % the Victim Of
Thern and Mrs. ysek Exhibited to
the Jsry-The Defense VIII Try to
Prove the woman the Murderess.

NEW YORK.. Nov N-The trial OF Mar
TIN Thorn for the murder OF William Gnl-
densuppe. was continued today. The gal
lerics Of the court room were mostly ocsa-
Pied BY women. for whom the trial has an
extraordinary attraction fortnight ago
Mrs. Mack created a sensation ny going
on the stand ard accusing Thorn OF hay-
Ing killed her former lover. Guidensuppe.
Since that time the defense has changed
its base, and, as Mr.. Howe said in court
today the defendants lawyers viii now
endeavor 20 prove through Thorn as the
principal witness that Mrs. Mack herself
committed the crime.
The early part OF today's proceedings was
entirely taken up with evidence TO prove
the corpus deficit.
Coroner TEthill during his examination
stated that the cause OF death was stab
between the NTH and sixth ribs. which
penetrated the heart.
Later in the day the prosecuting aetor-
ney. through a fellow barber of Thorn.
connected him with the possession of a
stiletto. the blade Of which was over six
inches in length.
Some of the witnesses examined today
reside In woodside and they told OF the
visits OF q gaiiy dressed woman. who APP
peared in the vicinity of the cottage with
a man In hight clothes on the day Of the
alleged murder. June 25. They had also
seen man wearing dark blue clothes
about the house and on the day In question
he was seen by one witness TO go In and
out OF the house frequently. Three of them
identified Thorn as the man in dark clothes
and two of them identified photographs of
Guldensuppe as being representations of
the man who wore the light suit. None of
them. however, had seen any traces Of the
latter after he had entered the cottage on
that Friday morning.
A.
Mrs. Mack produced in order that she
might be identified by the witnesses. The
request brought about great deal of ar
gument, and finally Mr.. Howe was COM
PEELED to swear out writ compelling the
sheriff to produce her Mrs. Mack was
brought into court after the noon recess.
looking much paler than when she APP
peared two weeks ago in the same court.
The morbid curiosity of the majority Of
the spectators was gratified in the after
noon session by the production in court Of
a piece of bone of one of GuIdensuppe's
thighs TO which was attached some shreds
Of flesh. This ghastly exhibition was in a
glass Jar. DR.. OHanlon explained that
he cut this portion OF 10 show how minute
~ 1t fitted into the corresponding piece of
bone. which protruded from the stump of
the lower part of the trunk.
Police Capt. OBrien, formerly in charge
OF the New York detective bureau. was on
the stand for considerable portion of the
afternoon, and told great deal of what
Martin Thorn had said to him when the
prisoner was being put through what is
known as "the third degree" Thorn at
that time denied all knowledge of the kill
ing OF Guldensuppe Capt. OBrien also
said that when he was questioning Mrs.
Mack when she was arrested, four days
after the murder was alleged to have been
committed. she said: ''Guldensuppe did
not treat me right. love Thorn and
would die for him."
1t was at that time that Mr.. Howe said:
We say right now that We will show
Mrs. Mack committed the murder and
what she said to the captain will bear us
OUT The adjournment of court was until
Friday.