The Portland daily press., 1897-11-10
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crowd which were present at the begin
ming of the Thorn trial yesterday and
as majority of the talesmen were not
wanted, they returned to their homes and
the hustle and excitement, which pre-
vailed in the early part of the opening
day WAS abated consider ably today.
Thorn was brought into court at 10
O'Clock.
AS soon as the names Of the jurors had
been called District Attorney Youngs
presented the case of the prosecution:
He told the court and jury that the
people through him proposed TO snow
that terrible murder had been com
mitted in the village of Woodside, l.. l.,
portions of the dismem bered body which
had been picked up the following week,
belonged to the body of one Guldensuppe,
VINO was alleged to have been murdered
In the Woodside cottage on June 20, and
that Martin Thorn the prisoner at the
bar, was one of the murderers: The
state, he said would depend largely upon
clrcumstantial evidence.
he described the disappearance or VIII
liam Guldensuppe, whose whereabouts,
although his photographs have been scat
tered broadcast over the world, could not
be discovered. Many persons who had
known Guldensuppe in life had 1denti-
ned the portions of his headiess BODY,
which had been found IN places widely
apart in New York and Kings county.
The first witness called was John Nc
CURE. He was examined by Assistant
Attorney Davidso son. Mcclure said he lived
at 722 East 18th street, New YORK. be
and another youth wero swimming at
East 18th street. He described the finding
OF the bundle by his companion Moken-
ma, and how they had opened the bundle
and found the upper portions OF the
body with a piece about eight inches
square cut off the breast
Mcclure identified the piece OF oil skin
produced in court and also photograph
OF a portion of the body.
James McKenna, the young lad who
swan for the bundle was then called. He
corroborated Mcclure in every detail.
Hesidentifed the oilcloth and photograph
| APolice Officer George Moore OF New
York was the next witness.
The officer told how he was called to
the foot of East 11h street on the after
noon of July 20, and dt scribed the pack
age found by the two boys. He identi-
lied the oilcloth and photograph of the
upper portion Of the body.
Police Officer John B. Winters Of the
18th precinct oorroborated the previous
witness as to the finding of the bundle
and the Identification Of the photograph
and oi1cloth.
Edgar Meyer, an IS year old lad, told
how on Sunday, June ~. while looking
for berries with his father and brother
near 10th street and Second avenue,
New York, he stumbled over stone and
saw bundle. The boy said he called
Policeman Drummer and Farley The
bundle on being opened was found to
contain part of the trunk Of human
| being
Herbert Meyer, 70 years old, brother
OF the last witness gave similar testi-
mony.
Julius Meyer, the father of the two
boys, was next examined. He told Of
the finding Of the bundle and Unidentified
the oilcloth and wrapping paper which
surrounded 1t. He also identified a piece
of cheese cloth which was around the
lower portion of q human trunk inside
| of the bundle.
| Police Officer Andrew Drummer of the
34th precinct of New York, told Of the
Meyer boys bringing him to the spot
| where the bundle was found One of
| them held his horse while he went 100 OF
$50 feet below the cliff road where the
bundle was found. He described the
wrappings and contents.
OAiOS OlnOOI y dI1cy tOl0 VI GlC DTlu2.
ing of the bundle and contents in pa
troll wagon to the High Bridge police
station.
Matthias Frederickson chief boats
| wain's mate at the Brooklyn navy yard.
testified to the finding of the package In
the water near the Cobb dock It was
made up of two human legs wrapped in
white eilcioth and white duck.
Detective Sergeant James E. Downing
of New York police headquarters told Of
the transfer of the legs and wrappings
from Brooklyn to the Now York morgue
on the evening of June 80.
He identified the white oiloloth and
white duck and also photograph OF the
lers.
q He cut small pieces..from the wrappings
on June 80 and identified these when
they were handed by the prosecutor.
Mr.. Howe tried to puzzle the witness
as to the identity of these small pieces
but the detective was positive and the
big lawyer failed to weaken his evidence.
The witness also identified piece Of
cord which he out from a large piece
which was tied around the legs.
Isaac Newton New York morgHe keep
er was the next examined as to the arr.
val of several portions of the body. at the
morgue.
Mr.. Rosalsky handed photograph to
the witness for Identification which
brought Lawyer Howe to his feet.
In response to the latter's questions
witness stated that the portions of the
body he had put in "piokle" for further
use and Identification. Mr.. Howe there
upon promptly objected to the introduce
ton of the photographs in evidence, but
his objection was overruled by Judge |
Smith and Mr.. Howe noted an objection. |
The witness then testified that several |
Photographs shown were representations
Of the portions he had In his keeping
One of the photographs was handled BY
the defendants lawyers. Thorn craned
his neck to gee it and gazed at it eager |
ly. 1t showed the back and front view
OF the upper and lower portions of the
trunk Joined together.
The witness then proceeded to identify