The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-12
APPENDICITIS NAY SAVE HIM
One Jurors IlIntsS Nay NecesSltate a
New Trial for Thorn.
WILL HRS. mack GO ON STAND AGAIN?
II She Refuses, the Confession Made
wednesday Cannot be Used Again {"
rborn--An Operation on Juror
Larsen Necessary.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE trial OF
Martin Thorn for the murder Of William
Guldensuppe. which was begun last Mon
dav at Long Island City was suspended
to-day owing to the dangerous illness
M Juror Magnus Larsen. The jury VIII
he discharged tomorrow morning and
new trial ordered.
Juror Larsen was taken Ill yesterday
and court adjourned on that account,
Physicians called to attend MIN louno
that he was suffering from appendicltis.
At the opening Of court this morning, II
was announced that Larsen was unable
10 attend and an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning. Late TINS al
ternOon an operation was successfully
performed upon the sick juror, and II Is
said that he will be able 10 leave his bed
in two weeks.
District Attorney Youngs this evening
notified the other eleven jurors 10 DC
present in court tomorrow and receive
their discharge and he Will then ask the
court TO call a rev Jury%
WILL SHE TESTIFY.
All the evidence of the prosecution
which was nearly completed VIII nave
10 be gone over again and Mrs. Mack
will have to undergo another ordeal. II
she refuses 10 go on the stand, the con
fession she made yesterday cannot be
used against Thorn.
Mr. Howe and Mr.. Moss had brief talk
with th.ir client, Thorn, before he was
taken back 20 his cell. Later Mr.. Howe
outlined his proposed plan OF defence,
which he as been compelled TO adopt, ow-
ing to the confession of Mrs. Mack.
THORN TO GO on THE STAND.
Thorn will take the stand tomorrow"
said he. He will testify that the murder
was conceived and plotted and planned
bv Mrs. Mack We shall prove that she
wanted 10 get rid OF Guldensuppe In
order that Thorn might take his place.
Thorn will stae that when he got into
the cottage at WoOdside on June 18th he
found that Mrs. Mack had shot Gulden-
suppe, and that It was she who sald:
Il have killed him. In other words,
= corn is going 10 TELL the whole truth
about it-absolutely the whole truth,
said Mr.. Howe, with a dramatic gesture
"Wil Thorn testify that Mrs. Mack
took away the head. or will he state that
n was himself who threw the head into
the river?' Mr.. Howe was asked.
The big lawyer hesitated for moment
and then replied:
.'Wait til we have got Thorn on the
stand tomorrow: he will tell about It.
District Attorney Youngs and Judge A.
n Weller. who have charge Of the case
for the people. had a conference to-day
with Judge Wilmot n. Smith. Thev were
closeted for nearly an hour. and after they
separated Judge Weller said the prosecu-
non had adopted the following pro-
gramme:
THE PROGRAMME.
II Juror Larsen be not sufficiently re-
covered IN attend TO his duties I'm the
inrv box tomorrow F'riday). the people
will ask for an adjournment until Monday
and then r. in the opinion Of the phvsi-
clans the Juror will not have sufficiently
recovered. the District Attorney will ask
that the present Jury be discharged and a
new panel be drawn. from which new
iurv will be selected Immedately and the
trial will be pushed through during THE
present term.