The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
THORN AND MRS. MACK
May BE Freed. but ir So They Will he Rear
rested-A New Identification.

AAAy nc EEctos Dot u ~ tuty Will NO h4O0E~
rested-A New Identification.
Judge Newburger will hand down his decision
to-day on the demurrer interposed by tho law
ycrs for the defence in the case Of the killing Of
William Gieldsensuppe. 1t was said yesterday
that the Judge would probably sustain the
demurrer and dismiss tho indictments against
Mrs. Augusta Mack and Martin Thorn. THO al
legged murierers, as the preponderance OF evil
dence is to the effect that the crime was COM
mitted at Woodside, L. /. In that case, how
ever. Mrs. Mack and Thorn will DO Immediately
rearrested by Queens county officers and taken to
Long Island City. where they will be held for the
Queens county Grand Jury. District Attorney
Youngs will then ask Gov. Black 10 appoint AS
sistant District Attorneys Mitchell and Rosal-
Queens COUNTY. More than sixty witnesses have
S been canine up to date r. Re- M C,;xa. Mitchell shb
and oDonoh1e took Robert II. Renshaw an in.
q The citizens Water Supply Company Of Elm
water used In the house at .S4s second street,
Woodside. where the alleged crime is supposed
Judge Nswsn5Eer District Attorney olsot,s;
Of them has charge of the body of William Geld.
senspppei for whose murder Mrs; augusta Mex l
lam M +. HOWE Tso Gne a Gf the a%df isM isads'% for The w aa.
cnsed. took some men to sec the body last
Ss.Ser. on wbe an order tss District fr1% 4 I9ass Ss sS,
issued an order which has been honored by Sn-
perintenden Murphy. Coroner Tuthill holds
that the tody Is In his custody, and will be until
after the inquest. He has issued orders to gu.
allowed 10 see the body without a written order
from him. He said last night that hereafter tho
body would not be shown TO anybody unless no
was present and knew who they were and why
they wan ed to see II.
Superintendent Murphy is In a quandary. II
he ~dfsobeys an order Of the court be thinks no
will find himself h1uled up for contempt. He
isn't sure what will happen to him II he dis
obeys the District Attorney, and from the way
Coroner Tuthill talks no knows that 10 disre.
gard The order would get him into trouble
anyway.
Detective Bowie OF the Central OfHce took two
men up 10 see The body yesterday. II WAS shown
to them after Coroner Tuthill had telephoned
permission. Boyle and the two men with him
examined every portion Of The body. with great
care and held a long CONSULTATION after they bad
seen 4, They left the Bellevue Hospital grounds
BY side entranee; NOBODY was able TO find on
said last night that he didn't know who the two
men were. At the Detective Bureau II was said
thn, nothing was known about Boyle's work
during the day.
". +. Howe. attorney for Martin Thorn. re
celved a letter Yesterday from Edward s. Rims
Petersburg. Va, who says he thinks the 70
mains idsniineh rs those of William Gicldsen
ouppc are really those OF William Edwards, {
travelling photographer who WAS formerly en-
p,oyed by the comp ny, and who disappeared
about 2 month ago; Edwards is snid to hav'
June 90. Part OF Gieldsensnppe.s body wa
picked up on June ~. In spite OF this discre
here.