The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-01

cased In plaster of paris In order that
Ii would sink to the bottom of the river.
She returned that afternoon, and Thorn
had completed his bloody task. They
carried away two parcels that evening.
These were made up of the head and
upper portion of the trunk. Coming
over the ferryboat to this city Thorn
threw these overheard.
On the following day, June 27, they
drove to Woodside in a one-horse sur
rey and took away the other two bun
dies, and after washing away the blood
stains In the cottage they drove back
to the city again. Crossing the East
river. Thorn threw the parcel contain
ing the legs overheard, and when they
reached this city they drove to Ogden
woods. where they fung the last ghast-
ly bundle over a parapet into the
shrubbery. The details were sickening.
and when the woman had concluded
one OF the jurors, Magnus Larsen, was
taken suddenly ill., The trial was adj
journed for two days. 1t was finally
decided 70 begin a new trial. as Larsen
was too Ill with appendicitis TO continue
the case.
THE SECOND TRIAL.
On the morning of Monday. Novem-
ber p, the court house at Long Island
City was thronged with a curious crowd
of spectators, and everything was in
readiness for the second trial to begin,
when a message was received from
Justice Smith saying he was too Ill to
preside. Towards noon a messenger
arrived with the information that JUS
tice Samuel T. Maddox would try the
case, and at o'clock the learned Judge
arrived. The work of procuring a jury
was then begun, and during the after
noon seven men had been sworn in as
Jurors. Early the following day the
announced that the prosecution would
not put Mrs. Mack on the stand. as they
relied on the evidence of Gotha to es-
tablish the guilt of Thorn. The evil
dence produced at the abortive trial
was reproduced with this exception. and
Gotha, when he told the story OF
Thorn's confession to him, corroborated
i'm many ways the story which Mrs.
Mack told ~ days previously.
THORN ON THE STAND.
The defendants lawyers were COM
PEELED to change their line of defence
and decided to put Thorn on the stand
TO testify that Mrs. Mack did the kill
ing and that ne only helped to dispose
of the body. The peoples case closed
on the afternoon of Friday, November
26 and an adjournment was ordered
until Monday. November 90
Thorn's story in he witness chair
the prisoner never lost his coolness and
self-possession for moment.
He denied Gotha's story, and said
that on Friday June %. he went to the
woodside cottage to meet Mrs Mack.
She met him at the door and said:
II left Guldensuppe upstairs"
What is he doing here?" asked
Thorn, angrily.
"I shot him, and am now rid OF all
my troubles. but you must help me to
do away with the body"
Thorn said he went upstairs and
helped Mrs Mack TO drag the dead
body into the bathroom. They placed
Il in the tub. and Thorn held II while
Mrs. Mack did the cutting. Then he
described how they disposed OF the
bundles.
With the exception OF a few witnesses
as tn character. Thorn was the only
witness on his own behalf
VERDICT OF MURDER.
whenfhe case was given TO the jury
men they retired. and. after three
hours deliberation. during which seven
bailotr were taken. with eleven for con-
viction and one for acquittal, they
agreed on n verdict Of murder i'm the
first degree. This was or November 20.
and on December 2 Thorn was SEN
fenced to die by electricity IN sing Sing
during the week beginning January 10.
this wear. Lawyer Howe stayed the
death proceedings by appealing the
case. but the Court OF Appeals affirmed
the verdict OF the other court and fixed
the date OF execution for the week be-
ginning August I.
Early last January Mrs. Mack was
all owed TO plead guilty To marslaugh-
ter and was sentenced Go 10 years inn
prisonmcnt which she Is now serving In
Auburn prison.