Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-04

whiskey, for which Shopper paid a
dollar After consuming most of the
"booze" and an evening lunch, Shep-
per strolled into the 500 hotel, width.
er he had been directed by "fellow
on the corner" At the 500 he asked
bellhop where he could find girl
and he was given the desired infor1ila.
ton He first visited the woman in
Sc, after leaving $40 of his money in
possession Of the clerk. While in Sc
he stopped Bellboy Roxmyer and ask.
ed him to take a receipt to the office
and get his (Sheppers) money. The
bellboy declined, and upon the won.
ans advice Shopper went himself to
the office, received his $40 in four
ten-dollar bills, and later again went
upstairs" this time to room 80. He
testified that he paid the occupant of
this room S12, whereupon she excused
herself, and left the room. A moment
later Shopper stuck his head out Of
the door to get a glimpse of some
disturbance. A man grabbed him"
and showed him over on the bed"
When Shopper next took note of
things, $2S, which he had had in his
coat pocket, was gone. Shopper was
not a guest of the hotel and he did
not register at any time. The two
women were registered guests.
Clerk Saw Shopper Choked.
Fred Wilhelm, night clerk of the
500, told OF Shopper coming in at 9
o'clock and taking out five ten-dollar
bills, four of which he left with Will
helm. Later Shopper came back and
got his money. The third time Viii.
helm saw Shopper was through the
open door of room so. Shopper, Will
helm stated, was seated on a chair,
coatless and shoeless; Stone, Will
helm testified, had Shopper by the
neck, ana Al Primeaux was standing
in front Of Shopper, talking to him"
Wilhelm broke up the party. stone
preceded him from the room, and
Primeaux followed. Shopper came
after he had clothed himself. Will
helm went on to an upper floor, and
when he returned he found fight in
progress in the hall, with six or eight
men more or less involved He has
tened to the Office and turned in a
call for the police. AIartineson, HUI
Der and Special Officer Rigg respond
ed and made the arrests. The women
in so and IS had come in during the
day and registered. They had previ.
0usly been guests of the hotel, re-
naming two or three days a week
earlier.
Sure He Had Less Money.
Grace Combs on the stand acknowl- |
edged that Shopper had ''intruded' in |
her room some time around midnight. |
He had been "intruding' generally, |
according to her testimony. She spurn. I
ed his money, but did change ten.
dollar bill for him, giving him two
fives. The fives, she said, made too
large bulge in her stocking. She
had some beer in her room, but it was
not purchased in the hotel. but fur
nished by chance friend" whom
she met in the corridor. Grace saw
everything Shopper had in his pocket
book, and it contained just six five
dollar bills and one dollar in silver. |
she was confident he did not have
b2S in the denominations he describ-
ed. She had met Stone in the Office.
Violet Somebody, who was the last
witness on the stand, had also seen
Stone. The women stated they had
come here from Canada;
hat they had frequently visited Bis.
narck, and that they made their home
n Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Hearing Continued. /
Because one of the important wit.
lesses, described as man in a red
sweater, was very much under the
influence, the hearing was adjourned
by Judge Dolan until 10 o'clock this
when, it is hoped, he will