The Bismarck tribune., 1921-07-02
GUNNER HELD TO ANSWER
IN DISTRICT COURT

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by the maid, May Mellass, was said
to be- that Of the murderer on his
second visit to the death chamber.
When he first went to room 30 for
the purpose of raping the young
woman he was heard by Mrs. Van
Worst. some time between 1890 and
O'Clock. The attorney brought out
how the experiments conducted by
one Of the officers in room 30 a couple
Of days afterward had been identi-
fled by Mrs. Van Worst as resembling
those she had heard on the night in
question.
The murderer must have been d
man from the inside of the hotel
either an employe or guest-the
states attorney avered. The free
dom with which he moved about
while doing his ,fendish work, utterly
excluded the. possibility of it having
been someone from the outside, it
was contended. The use of the fire
nozzle in beating the girl was inter-
preted further as indicative of the
work Of an inside person.
Murderer Familiar With House
THE man who committed this
crime knew where to get the nozzle
and we have no outsider taking the
unnecessary chance of standing in
the hall unscrewing the hose nozzle,
knowing he might. be surprised at any
time," said the states attorney. "The
murderer not only took the nozzle
from the hose, wiped it, practically
eliminating every trace of blood, but
returned the nozzle to its place and
placed the towels underneath the
covers.
IAN outsider would have no pos
sible object in doing this. In fact;
from his standpoint, he would leave
the nozzle In the room to make it ap-
pear an inside Job, The man inside
the house, however, by, putting it
back in place and eliminating all
traces OF its use would make 1t ap-
pear that the weapon with which
the crime was committed was taken
into the hotel by the murderer and
taken out again when he left"
The use Of the light in the room
which was evidenced by the bloody
bulb was again brought up in fur
ther confederation Of the theory tina.
no one except a man who was IA
miliar with the hotel and the actions
of the night clerk could have done
the deed. The night clerk, said the
states attorney, was the only man
who knew the location of rooms, etc,
in the hotel and was the only person
who could move about at will, without
having to fear being seen on the floor
as he had duties that brought him to
any place in the hotel.
g.. Girl Choked
In tracing the i. 4. !. of the crime
the states attL4-. eld that the
murderer had gone into room 30 and
had immediately pounced upon his
victim and clicked her. The night
clerk had. mads alliances to the girl
in the early part of the evening and
had been repulsed, and the man who
committed this murder knew that the
girl In the bed would not let any. man
lay his hands upon her without max
ing an outcry; therefore he wanted
to silence her." said Mr.. Green. The
A0NI IAot tAV u0u U0Cn CuVASu
into unconsciousness before she was
beaten was declared to be proven by
the condition, ,qf the pillowcase found
thrust into her throat. This had been
found to be clean and without blood
spots. After the girl was choked her
hands we're tied to the tbedposts and
she was raped.
While the murderer was about
his work the light in the room must
necessarily have been on, because of
the neat condition in which the knots
were found. 1t would have been inn,
possible to do the job as we'll in the
dark. His terrible work completed,
the man had left the room, leaving the
girl lying as she was.
AS to the second visit the states
attorneys theory was that the MUIR
derer had again come into the room,
and looking down upon the bed had
seen the accusing eyes of the agon
lied girl stare at him with rec0g-
milton. Then the murderer decided
that he must close those eyes for
good, for the sake of his own safety,
and going into the hall he had taken
the nozzle Of the fire hose. gone
back into the room and completed
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