The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
MRS. MACK WAS IGNORED
PROSECUTION DID NOT ASK HER TO
TESTIFY AGAINST THORN.
Defense Surprised Because the State
Suddenly Rested Its Case-Tes-
timony of BARRIERS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Lawyers Howe
and Moss, who have diligently defended
Martin Thorn, met to-day with a serious
and unlocked for obstacle, when, after
brief adjournment, District Attorney
Youngs informed the court that the people
rested their case. 1t was generally expected
that Mrs. Mack would be put on the stand
to reiterate her confession and the lawyers
who had been assigned to look after Thorn s
interests thought that she would repeat her
statement of two weeks ago., Later in the
afternoon District Attorney Youngs said
that he was not prepared to say whether
Mrs. Mack, who had made such a famous
scene in the first trial by her confession
would be produced or not. The case, as far
as the district attorneys opinion went, was
fully proved without the woman's testi-
mony Later on, however, one of Mr.
You~gs's advisers said that in case the de-
Tense put Martin Thorn on the stand the
prosecution would certainly produce Mrs.
Mack in rebuttaI.
The first witness called to-day was the
barber Koehne, whose examination had not
been concluded when court adjourned last
Wednesday. In reply to Mr.. Howe's ques-
lions this witness admitted that the stileto
which he had shown to Thorn had a pois-
oned point and he seemed TO be very I'M
comfortable after having made this adms-
sion. Then he said he only kept it an
ornament, afterwards explaining that his
brother had made him present of it,
Edward Speck, bartender, testified to
seeing Thorn in the saloon in East Thirty
fourth street on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Thorn
was showing watch to driver named
Fedderer. Thorn had also exhibited some
money and said: This is what l got out
of my carriage ride last Saturday
Carl Merich, who Keeps a barber shop,
testified that Thorn told him about living
with Mrs. Mack and having had a row with
another boarder (Guldensuppe) at whom he
fired a pistol, but did not intend to hurt
him. This rev occurred in March or April
last This witness said that ne had sent to
Thorn for a bottle of shampoo mixture on
Wednesday, June 23. 1t will be remembered
that according to Police Captain o Brien,
the accused man had told him he was in
this BARRIERS place on Friday. June %, the
day of the murder. The witness did not see
Thorn on Friday, June 20. He had received
letter from Thorn in which the prisoner
asked him to say that he was sent for the
bottle of shampoo mixture on June 70 and
had been in the place together part of that
Friday. Witness gave the letter to Captain
Q Brien the day after Thorn was arrested.
Merich identified the letter when it was
handed to him by the prosecuting lawyer.
In answer to Mr.. Howe the witness said
he had known Thorn for a long time and
the prisoner always bore an excellent repu-
tation.
The principal witness of the afternoon was
John Gotha, the barber to whom Thorn is
alleged to have made a confession soon
after the murder His story on the stand
agreed substantially with the account
printed at the time and corroborated that
made by Mrs. Mack.
piece of the surface from the Woodside cot
tage which had a bullet hole in it. The
witness also identified two bullets found IN
the bathroom and that adjoining. These
bullets were of thirty-two calbre and evil
dence was introduced. to show that they
fitted the revolver found on Martin Thorn
when he was arrested.
At 3:90.a brief recess was taken and when
the court recenvened District Attorney
rested its case THE court then adjourned
till Monday, when the defense will begin
it's case