Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
THORN IS GUILTY.
CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE
FIRST DEGREE.
He ACKNOWLEDGES HIS CRIME.
Says Mrs. NacI's story Is Substan-
TALLY Correct I'm Every Detnil-It In
Thought the Woman Will Escape
Capital Punishment.

NEW YORK, November 30.-Martin
Thorn was to-day convicted Of murder
in the first degree, in killing William Gull
densuppe. his predecessor in the affections
of Mrs. Augusta Mack, at Woodside, l..
l., on June 25th.
At the request OF Thorn's counsel. the
passage OF the death sentence was defer
red until next Friday morning.
Thorn heard the jurymen polled on their
verdict. and listened to each of them
Sealing his fate with a nervously uttered
yes" He gazed at each one OF them'
and appeared to be more impressed with
the solemnity of the occasion than any
iuryman in the box. His face never
changed color during the trying ordeal
but with lips firmly compressed and Jaws
hard set. he faced the Judge, jury, ana
the courtroom full of spectators with
well-felgned stoicism.
About three weeks ago Thorn's hrst
trial on the charge of murder was beguh
in the Queens County Court at Long IS
land City, but owing to the illness OF
iurymar It had to be abandoned after
three days. A second trial opened a week
ago last Monday, and counting out three
davs. on which the court did not sit, the
trial has consumed only six days.
Mrs. Nack's testimony during the mis-
trial made it compulsory for Thorp's law
vers to change their line OF defence III
the second trial, and they immeuiaIely
adopted the only plausible defence tld'
could be conceived under such trying ci
cumstances. They made direct cha, se
against Mrs. Mack, and insisted that Hei
alleged confession was a falsehood, anu
that sbe herself was the instigatOr ana
perpetrator of the murder. morn Delns
ignorant of the killing until after Guldeh-
supne had been shot by Mrs Mack.
The woman was not produced during
tho second trial but Thorn went on the
stand and substantiated all the STAT
ments made by his lawyers as 10 the Hliu-
wife's guilt The story, If anything, W.
more dramatically told than that OF NIT;
Mack. but. as the verdict SHOWS IL uiu
not have the desired effect upon the jury
men.
LAWYER HOWES APPEAL.
Whom court opened this morning Law
ver Howe began a summing up III pe-
half of Thorn He made an earnest
thoughtful. and impressive appeal TO tle
iurv for his client, and IL was lhousnt
nv many that heard him that MS ehol'S
would leave a good impression on ,ns
Jurors. Mr.. Youngs Followed anu ~ ~
Tho attention of the jury throughout MS
e.'o.oh which lasted almost an hour.
Iudge Naddox's charge was carefully
,,renaTed and well delivered. 1t was
acknowledged by the lawyers for the
nrisoner to be extremely lucid, talr' ana
imnartial The jury remained IN de-
liberation three hours, when the! SEM
word TO the Judge that they were ready
TO render a verdict. ,,
The fact of their remaining out SO lois
gave hope to the defence, but as each VI
Tho Jurors took his seat in the box, MS
facial expression told very distinctly the
result Of the three-hours' conference.
Guilty of the charge preferred were
tho omlnous words which fell tIoni tne
Iins OF the foreman, and although the
verdic, was not an unexpected one II hlt
the defendants counsel very hard' as
thew had built up hope OF disagree
mont. or a verdict Of guilty in MINOR
degree. ..t,,
Thorn's lawyers moved for new trlal
on the ground that the verdict was no1
In accordance with the weight or the
a,,idorca but the motion was overruled.
Inst what will become Of Mrs. Mack
is not known by the Queens county au.
thorities. but II is generally thousht tnat
the people will accept plea from her
which will not call for capital punishment
THORN ACKNOWLEDGES GUILT.
When Martin Thorn had been led PACK
to his cell after the conviction, ne au-
mitted that the verdict was just ana lhdt
ne and not Mrs. Mack, killed Guldehsup-
no This acknowledgment OF gullt loon
Mace while Thorn's cell in the jan "dS
being PREPARED for him. o.
During the trial, Thorn has been uhuer
CHARGE of Police-Captain MetnVen' VI
FLUSHING. Captain Methven had him uIider
his watchful eye when the jail oflcldi9
searched the cell Thorn is to occupy loi
n dav or two. While this was being uone'
Thorn talked with the Police-Captalh' he
said: ...~,,o,
.T am glad II is over, and the Verdlc'
o,;,,en. am convicted. and l am con-
tantod II was I who killed Guldensuppe,
ord cut up his body. Every word that
Mrs Mack said upon the stand was SUP
stanriallv correct. When | was on the
etond I lied when telling the story as
ala hut I did ii TO clear myself. 1t Is no
,,se carving II any further l am gulty'
ond am convicted. 1t is what | expected
and what I suppose people think de-
serve, and perhaps | do
DENIAL. FROM THORN.
NEW YORK. November 3O.-The Herald |
will tomorrow print Martin Thorn's de-
nial of the report that he has confessed.