Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-02
THE THORN TRIAL.
Women Remain Away from the
 Court Room.
THORN A WITNESS.
He Tells the Story of the Crime and the Disposal of the
 Body.

NEW YORK, N3v. % Word was
 passed around to the women who ap psRrsd at she- Queens county court
 house tCdey not to seek admission to bhe Thorn trial, shat much of the evi-
 dence that ths defense would introduce
 would be unfit for polite ears. The re
 suit was thsb only three women were
 among the spectators.
 MF. Howe requested the court to dis
 miss the charge of murder ID the fret degree and the court denied the request. | MT. Howe then began his address with | the declaration of ThoFn's innocence, supplemented with terrible arFsign- men5 of Mrs. Neok, who was denounced as the real murderer of Guldensuppe. The defense called several witness ss to | testify to the prisoners good character 1 and after short recess Thorn was put on shs stand to testify in his own behslt. Beginning with the statement that he came to America seventeen years ego the prisoner said his real name was F'oroesEsky and briefly related She facts of his life up to the time he met Mrs.
  suppe was boarding with Mrs. Mack at the time.
 q rented furnished room from her as S2 B week." said Thorn. 'I under stood Guldensuppe was her husband. | She ficss made love to me and returned l her love. I was very fond of her and | owed beR up to the moment she took l < AL.-
 The prisoner 3ld how he eupplsnted | the bath rubber in Mrs. Nack's sffsc- tions and described the row he had wish Galdeneuppe in consequence lsss February. Guildensuppe caught hold of him. Thorn held revolver, which wens of accidentally. Galdenauppe took the pistol from him and gave him beating. The prisoner vent to the hos pisgl.
 "Mre. Nsck told me.' id the prison ST, 'sha5 she wehed to leave GoldsH- suppe spd live in sons qnise plscs. We hired the Woodside cottage. paid SIo and get the key. ca the 24ah of July I gave the key to Ms. Mack os she said shs wanted to do some cleaning to the oottags. About II OF 12 o'clock Friday . June 25th, Mrs. Mack met ms at She door. She said, 'I have GUldensupre lp stairs" I asked her what he wss do- ing shere. She replied, "He is dead, I have shot him." She then requested me to help her dispose of the body. Hens up stairs snd helped her undress ,he body. We tken carried is to the path tub Pad I wsns out aud bought soma plas,-r ot Pe:-s. Whea I came pack sns began cutting up the body. Sbs GUS the head of with knife 8 When she Fesohed the back of the neck a he cut through that p1Fsion with 4 mali saw. Then she cut through the !: middle of the body end I G5ked her . gby she ous so. She replied, q know f rough not to cut through the bowels V Next she cus off ths legs, after which he went oub for s while as 1t was very t Eerm shere. On her return we enoased F he head ID plesssF of paris. We brought r, say the dead msn's clothes in bundle II nd I carried the head in another bun T, le. The saw, knife and revolver were b n a bundle with she clothes We took
 csF to the 92ad Street ferry, over -hioh we crossed to New York. = hreE the head overheard while the oat was crossing the river. Then We Ieut to Mrs. Nsck's house on Ninth l venue, where ws burned the clothes in \ cooking etove." rs During the time he was giving his " 5timony Thorn looked directly ss the q, lry He spoke clearly and distinctly 1 l., lis direct examination lasted three T! uart sis of an hour r
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