Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-11-13
Murder Trial OF Martin Thorn BEGUN
in Long Island City.
CASE ExClTES GREAT INTEREST.
Brief Story ofthe Crime-rhe Accused and
Mrs. Mack Alleged to Have Deceived
'he 'icti" =" Lonely Cottage and
There Murdered Him-Justice wIImot
NJ smiths Attitude Towards Talesmen

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NV YORK CITY CSpeciaD. The trial Of
Martin Thorn for the murder Of William
Gue!densuppe on June %. AT woodside. l..
l.. was begun ~ half-past nine O'Clock
Monday morning IN Long Island City.
supreme Court Justice wiimot VI. Smith
presided. and William 7. Youncs. District
Attorney Of Queens County. conducted the
prosecution. William T. Howe. Of New
York City. was the leading counsel for the
defense. A large part OF the space on the
hoor OF the courtroom and considerable
part OF that in the gallery were occuried
bv the reporters aud artists Of tha news
papers Of this and other cities. Two hum
drcd talesmeE filed most OF the -naee -
naming In the small courtroom and only
Few of the large number of persons whose
curiosity had been wheftad 20 \ keen olre
were aplt 90 gratifv their ewes aud ears .
Thorn was brought in az ten O'Clock. His
long confinement hai apparently not told
on him He looked I'm good health end TO
certain extent free from anxiety. Not
quite. however; every now and then he
would we, his lips nervOuSlv with his
tongue. For tho most part there was a
half smile on his face. and ne seemed 10 be
rather proud Of his prominence The story
OF the crime charged against him + in brief.
On the 25th of June. this year Il Is al
legged. his parAmour. Augusta Mack. lured
10 vacant cottage az WOOdstde Long Isl
and. William Gueldensuppe. her discarded
parNmour. There Thorn. in hldinR shot
Gueldensuppe. cut uD his hody In the bath
tub and threw a part of IL into the East
River and took another part TO Ogden
Woods, near this city. Mrs. Mack Is also
under Indictment for murder in the nrst
degree
The proceedings began with the calling
OF the roll OF the talesmen. upon the com
pletion OF which Justice smith Announced
through the clerk that excuses would only
pe nearu as the talesnen were seated In the
witness chair.
The ease began dramatically. The first
taiesman that came 60 the stand prOved 10
be new witness 10 strong facts against
the prisoner. This taie-nan was l.. O.
hlompviSt- H. l. a painter. and lives near
tue Wcotside cottage whore Ggoldensuppe
Is supposed to have been murdered.
On saturday, June %. BlOmqvist saw
standing before tho cottage the surrey thar
mayed SO important a part IN the story Of
tn" crime. More than this he saw at the
cottage Mrs Mack ami Martin Thorn ana
late In the evening ~ thar law he s,w he
hind the surrey q grews0ue bundle through
the torn end % which he saw flesh and
honeS- He Thought ID was fresh killed
pig. and spoke 80 10 q his assistant and TO
"'hHrS az the time. The prosecution would
never nave heard 90 IlomQvi~r hal II NOT
been for ~" accident % his being caliaI a.
Juror. He was excused As n Juror ard
sunm Onei a. "A witness
Attor THIS incident IL was an easy matter
70 select twelve gooi men and true il
being accomplished in less then EIGHT hours
rms celebrity IN choosing a jury Is without
precedent Ia the annals OF celc.s.atei
trials IN this state of recent years.
In the selection of the Thorn Jury less
than seventy out Of the panel of $50 talesmep
We're called for examination. and two or
tnree 81 those summoned failed 10 appear
Nl.lam l. Howe, Thcrn's counsel. and
District Attorney Younrs uset two ner-
emptory challenges ea-h.