Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-01
PROSECUTOR
TELLS COURT
HIS THEORY
,eclares s That Someone In
side the Hotel Commit
ted Crime.
ROBBERY WAS
ONLY "A STALL
said Hotel Prowler Would
Not Commit Theft to
Cover Up Murder.
{Herald Special servtoe.)
William GUNNER is
held for trial without
bail, according to late
reports coming from
E, argo this afternoon

the. murder Of Miss Marie wick
ere re-enacted before a crowded
court room Of spectators this morning
i by William G.. Green. states attorney,
ln his arguments to the court.
The bloodSstained clothing was
spread upon the floor In front Of the
court, the pillowslip which was used
as thea gag Mas exhibited and the
states attorney lifted the noz1le in
/, 1S1+, stratiHs an what he believed was
iSS manner insSwhft the assailant
fsinsds blows uponSthe girls head after
ste AZ had been zen choked, sasged and
raped. { S.st5s s,t Ia. ( - +,
y h r Recognized AssaiIant.
In words hel pictured how she had
freed her left wrist and how the de-
fendant must have stood on the east
side Of the bed and let the blows fall
upon her, He then exhibited pic
!. ture to- the court, showing that her
head evidently had struck against the
west wall because of the bloody
mark on the wall paper. In his argu-
ments to the court, the states attor-
ney declared that the. state has suf-
ficiant reason to believe that after
Wick was choked, gagged and
raj ID, that she recovered part con-
sci. usness, recognized the rapist, who
t1en went out into the hall and OBJ
t Il ed the fire nozzle, returned to the
r,o n and beat her over the head with
tie instrument to prevent her from
eve telling Of the crime.
"one of these blows missed her
had and struck the second post in
t; head OF the; bed. causing a deep
il ientation,' said the states attorney
Struggled for hfe.
Seeing this man above her
{ striking at her caused her to strug.
gle with all her strength, thus loosen
ing hersleft hand. In her struggle
e; tened as her right hand was inside
lily on and partially of the bed
" eh her head and shoulders suspend.
e, between the bed and the wall. He
/, IL IN, continued to strike at her from
Z tt : east side OF the bed, striking
I downward. One blow of the nozzle
st. uck the wall. making the indenta.
u tton in the. wall. After she had beer
struck. her hair sagged against the
wall, making the bloody stain, and thu
large pool Of blood dripped from thu
head to the for. =
Robbery Stall.
The states attorney declared tina,
the primary motive Of the aasailan
vas rape, and that the robbery OF 81!
81 more dollars was either incidenta
OF: q stall to cover up the etrApe.
He declared that a hotel prowle,
going into a room for the purpose o
s getting money, able to get il
] without arousing the sleeper with thu
) purse Ia plain sight, would make FOL
the purse and not stop to choke tht
occupant OF the room. The attorne,
declared that the prowler's ide.
would be to keep as far away from
the bed - possible and get away witt
IA . money, and that hotel prowle
M es not usually commit robbery t
ls>}Syer UP 4 murder. e %:slg
81 stzeightened Girl out.
4The fact that the robbery wa
I badly, a STALL Is demonstrated b,
u IA fact that the assailant took tn
/ trcuble to straishten the girl ont OF
n u. bed, smoothed her night gowl
not having sufficient medica
indtcAtions that she had 3beel
II III ss ID. and by taking her money /
! -. I'D stbe made to- appear that sh,
BEEN murdered as part OF q rob
!. Nv." doclAxed 1 Attorney Green. II,
sa \ that the crime was committed b.
some one inside the hotel and not b.
s Any outsider who came In. y
n Attorney GrSen declared that Mis
SsSss Wick was 'ch0ked by her assailan
ss dlatsly upon his entrance; ia hel
sssS rNnSn,, Z, and WAS prevented from max
F8 4ns "A soiltcry by choking. The gag
L no 1ids had been inherited into hel
Hif nth after she had been choked.
M The fact, .'a a said the states attor
ne. that abe was choke before be
Ing gaggsd, = proved BY the fact tina
d a pillowslir was. used to gag her, ani
It was necessEfy 10 remoye this from
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