The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-27

Youngs informed the court that the peo-
pie rested their case.
It was generally expected that Mrs.
Mack would 0e put on the stand TO reit-
crate her confession, and the lawyers
who had been assigned to look after
Thorns interests thought that she would
repeat her statement ot two weeks ago.
Later in the afternoon District At
torney Youngs said that he was not pre-
pared to cay whether Mrs. Mack, who
had made such a famous scene in the
first trial by her confession. would be
produced OF not. The case, as far as
the district attorneys opinion went, was
fully proved without the women's testi-
mony. Later on, however. one OF Mr.
You1gs' advisers said that in case tie
defense put Martin Thorn on the stand.
the prosecution would certainly produce
Mrs. Mack in rebutisi.
New York, Nov. 26-The iuryrnen ~ho
were selected last Monday and Tuesday
10 try Martin Thorn, who Is charged
WIKI the murder OF Guldensuppe, re-
sumei tneir places in Queens county
court room at Long Island City prorpt-
ly on time today and a few minutes
later the accused was brought into
court.
The first witness called was the bar
ber Keohne, whose, examination had
not been concluded when the court ed-
journee last Wednesday evening. In
reply to Mr. Howe's questions, this Wit
ness admitted that the stiletto which ne
had shown 10 Thorn had poisoned
point, and he seemed 10 be very un-
comfortable after making this admission
Then he said he only kept IL al an ar
namsnt, afterwards explaining tina. his
brother had made him present Of It
Edward Speck, a bartender. testified
to seeing Thorn in the saloon IN East
34tb street on Tuesday. June 2s. Thorn
was showing a watch to driver named
Fedderer. Thorn ha also exhibited some
money and said: '"rhis is what / got
out OF my carriage ride last Saturday
afternoon"
Carl Merlch, who keeps barber shop.
testified that Thorn told him about Nv
ing with Mrs. Mack and having row
with another boarder (Guldensuppe) at
whom he fired pistol bu, did not in
tend 10 hurt him. The row occurred In
Marh or April last.
This witness said that ne had sent
Thorn for a bottle of "shompoo MKT
ure'' on Wednesday. June %. 1t will oe
remembered that according TO Police
Captain O'Brien the accused man had
tod him that ne was in this barber
plae on Friday. June 25. the day OF the
murder, The witness did not see Thorn
on Friday. June 25. He had received
letter from Tnorn in which the prisoner
asked him 10 say that he was sent
for the bottle of shampoo mixture on
the 25th and had been in that place the
greater part OF that Friday. Witness
gave the letter to Captain O'Brien the
day after Thorn was arrested. MeT1ch
identified the letter when IL was hand
ed him by the prosecuting lawyers.
In answer to Mr.. Howe the witness
said he had known Thorn for a long
time and the prisoner always bore an
excellent reputation.
The principal witness of the afternoon
was John Gotha, the barber to wnom
Thorn is alleged to have made con-
fession soon after the murder. His story
on the stand agreed substantially with
the account printed at the time, and
orroborated that made (by Mrs. Mack.
Detective Dennis Sullivan identified a
piece of the surface from the Woodside
cottage which had bullet hole in X.
The witness also identified two bullets
found in the bath room and the room sd-
joining. These bullets were OF 80 caiibre
ana evidence was introduced 10 show
that they fitted the revolver found On
Martin Thorn when he was arrested.
AT $50 brief recess was taken. AMI
when the court recovered District At
torney Youngs announced that the prose-
cution rested Its case. The court then
adjourned till Monday, wnen the defense
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