The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-03
THORN SENTENCED.
The Week of January 10 Set
by the Court for His Death
-Howe's Big Bluff.

COURT HOUSE, LONG ISLAND CITY,
N. Y, Dec. 8, 1897.-Almost as many people
were in the Queens County Court Room
as on any day during the active days of
the Thorn trial. Sheriff Doht reserved
the northern gallery for people to whom
he had given cards of admission. The
southern gallery was thrown open and it
was filled in less than five minutes after
the doors leading to it were unlocked.
Among the earliest to arrive at the
judicial structure We're Lawyer William
They rode up. in trolley car together
and sat side by side. Counsellor Howe
was beaming with good nature and paid
the prosecutors car fare. After TINS
compliments and each said that the
other was .'one of the best fellows on
EARTH
Lawyer Joe Moss, Mr.. Howe's able
assistant came over from New York a
few minutes after nine o'clock and went
Immediately to Thorn's cell in the Jail
below the court room. When ne returned
Lawyer Moss said:-"All those stories
which have been printed about
Martin Thorn having broken down are
untrue. | have been talking to him for
a quarter of an hour and ne looks as
well as he did during the trial. He has
every confidence in Mr.. Howes ability to
secure another trial for him on appeal
and is more than hopeful that our eff
He has never said that he had lied and
that Mrs. Mack told the truth. How could
he? Any one who heard the statements
made on the stand during the first and
second trials of our client could easily see
that Thorn was not lying"
1.-THE woman killed Guldensuppe and we
will prove it conclusively when we APP
pear in a new trial which will undoubtedly
take place" was Mr.. Moss conclusion of
an apparently confident opinion.
Two of the jurors who convicted Thorn
Morse and Charles Schreiber, juror No. g.
were in court before ten o'clock. Juror
Magnus Larsen, through whose sickness
the first rial of Thorn ended so abruptly,
was also an interested spectator.
Mayor Patrick Jerome Gleason walked
into the court room from the side door
through which the Judge usually enters
and he was soon surrounded by crowd
of local politicians, who talked about the
big mans prospective candidacy for State
Senator, totally ignoring, for the time at
least the solemn scene which would soon
be enacted in the court room.
Judge Maddox entered Court at 1923
o'clock, and, after taking his seat on the
bench raped for order.
Thorn accompanied by Sheriff-elect
Baker and Captain Methven. entered the
room at 1890 o'clock. He looked as well
and as cool as ever, and when told to
stand up did SO briskly. He answered all
the questions put 10 nlm a1ter ne mad
AT 1852 o'clock Judge Maddox sentenced
Thorn to death by electricity at Sing Sing
prison, during the week beginning jan
uary 10, 1898.
Thorn listened to the ominous words
without moving a muscle and when the
Judge had finished he inclined his head
slightly forward as if bowling to the
Court. The prisoner, through his law
yers, then handed up an affidavit to the
Court applying for an appeal and stating
he was without funds to employ counsel.
In the paper he asked that Mr.. Howe
be assigned to look after his interests.
Judge Maddox took the affidavit and will
pass on it later.
Thorn was then led to the Jail below.
Sheriff Doht Immediately despatched a
messenger with the certificates of convic-
ton and sentence of death to the County
Clerks Office in. Jamaica, and as soon as
he gets back the necessary papers the
Sheriff will send Thorn to Sing Sing in
charge of Captain Methven and an assist
ant 1t lis very likely that the condemned
man will be removed this afternoon, but
If not he will certainly be sent away very
early tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Howe said that Thorn would not be
executed during the week beginning jan
uary 10 and that he would prevent this by
filing notice of appeal. which would act
as a stay of proceedings. Mr.. Howe said
he did not regard Thorn's case as hope
less by any means and that he proposed
to fight for a new trial and carry the case
to the highest court in the land If neces-
sary.