Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-29
OFFICER SAYS 4.
GUNNER j IN ! ! / OPENED
DOOR WITH Y Il The
REGULAR KEY
Clerk Told Him Miss Wick
u Must Have Committed
Suicide.
BLooD-sPoTTED
...: TROUSERS FOUND
Ownership Not Established
a: Chat1lbe bernaid Tells of
s... Hearing Noise.
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Fargo, N. D., ,Jun> 20 That
William GUNNER, night clerk of
the Preacott hotel who is held on
charge Of numbering Marie
Wick on the night of June Q, told
him that the murdered girl must
have committed suicide, was the
testimony this afternoon Of Bill
Pickering, 4 Fargo policeman.
10 introduce Trousers.
The asce expects to produce
this afternoon q patr Of trousers,
sgpotted with blood, which were
found in the basement of the
Prescott hotel five days after the 4
murder. The trousers were found
in a place which previously had
been thoroukhly searched by
the eauthorit3ce. An examination
e result of human blood. The own
ership Of the trousers has not
been established. ~
T, Opened Door.
In his testimony this afternoon
Pickering said he was called to the
Pre6cott hotel and that GUNNER told
him that there was a girl in room
No, 80 covered with blood" He went
upstairs with GUNNER, he said. Gum
nner. the policeman testified, opened
the door with key to which was at
dinArily Is given to guests In the hotAl.
The theory Of the state 10 that this
Wlx the key given to Miss Wick the
night she was murdered. Statements
1ivsn to the authorities after the mtir-
der and at the coroner's inquest were
tos the. effect that the door to room
Nqss1 was 9opfAed with : pass key.
4 n AAA 49, ~ n&naHR 80, y :
5sRssksrins @ m aid 1 s'tes.ified. that cum.
mer told him that the girl must have
committed suicide, because she was
in the room alone and the door was
9., Ohambermaad Called.
Miss May Melaas, a chambermatd at
the hotel. was called to the stand this
afternoon. She testified that she was
in the room under Miss Wick's and
that about 4 O'Clock on the morning
Of the murder she heard pounding in
the room above, as though someone
u,as striking the :bedstead with shoes
Shortly after that, she said, she heard
lUoIsteps going down the hallway
leading to the main office.
4 Fargo, N. D., June 2s.-The state
this morning. continped Its introduce
ton Of testimony from guests OF the
Prescott hotel on the night Of June
s in the preliminary examination Of
william GUNNER, accused of the
murder of Miss Marie Wick.
A. A. Starkson, the aged father Of
Mrs. Annie e. Lawrence, proprietress
Of the hotel, was one Of the witnesses
called. He testified that he got up at
5 q. IN. to get drink and then re-
m. He said he had heard footsteps
in, the hall after he had retired, but
thought nothing Of 1t, which. he said,
Is a usual occurrence in a hotel.
William GUNNER, the accused.
looked more vigorous today than yes
teraay. His cheeks were flushed, COM
pared with the pale appearance Of the
I Introduced the blood stained pillow
slip, the binders and her night gown.
States Attorney Green said today he
thought the hearing would end to-
morrow. sS
Van Horst Called.
John Van Horst, night man at the
Herbst department store, was called
BY the state early this morning. He
testtded his hours at the store are
from 10 p. m. to daylight. He told
Of going to the hotel about 10 p. m.
Mrs. Lawrence and the clerk behind
the desk. and from = casual glance
saR several persons standing in the
lobby. He returned to the store about
4i,sSp. M. and in going through the
lobby did not ohserve anyone In par
ticular.f He returned to. the Prescott
hotel about am. Tuesday and said
.'The clerk looked - II he had been
4 doxing."r testified Van Horst. -sv
He also testified to walking on the
roof Of the annex section Of the hotel