The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16

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time but said that it was customary
to turn this light off late in the eve
ming when there were not many peo-
pie around.
Substantiates Browns Testimony
He substantiated Browns testimo-
ny as to coming to the hotel and as
to their sitting on the settee. He did
not recall their conversation any more
than he had been reminded of it by
Browns testimony. He stated how
ever that in the admissions regard
ing the conversation which the stats
had read into the records were not
entirely according to his recollectlon
of the conversation. He said that the.
officers had told him that Brown had
said that GUNNER made certain state
ments during his conversation ans
GUNNER had told them that, while
he did not remember saying those
things, if Andy Brown said he had
said them, it must be SO.
When Barnett asked the defendant
how the questions were put to him al
the ii methe admissions by GUNNER
were made GUNNER said that they
did not ask him to state what hap
pened or what had been said, but r2tb
err had asked him if such and such
conversations had taken place, get
ting the admission in that way.
GUNNER Assisted Police
During the eight days following the
murder GUNNER spent at least SIX
hours day with the officers giving
them all the information he could and
assisting them in the investigation
Of the mystery. He was with them
every afternoon and often during the
evening or night. On the night OF
the seventh GUNNER was in his
room at the Addison flats when tive
policemen came and told him he waf
wanted at the police station.
He got up and dressed and wen'
with them to the station without ask
ing any questions. When they ar
rived at the police station the Off
GERS took his finger prints and Der
tillon measurements, and, although
GUNNER knew why they were taking
these measurements he made no Oh
lection, feeling that he was willing
that they should have his finger
prints.
GUNNER told about going into,
room 80 with Officer Pickering, the
morning after the murder and said
that Pickering made the statement
that it was suicide, then changed it
to murder and asked GUNNER what
he thought. GUNNER denied ever
having made the statement that IT,
looked like case Of suicide. When
asked if he had changed any article
Of clothing during the night he said
that he had not, and also said tina.
he had worn the same clothing all the
week following the murder that be
had worn the night Of the murder
He also said that he had worn the
same shirt and all other articles OF
clothing when being measured for
the police records that he had worn
on the night of the murder. He stat
ed that he did not know that his
rights as an American citizen woule
permit him to refuse to answer any
questions put to him by the States
Attorney and police officers, but
that he had answered all questions
to the best Of his knowledge and had
corrected his three statements vol
UNFAIRLY without the police having
had any knowledge of the fact that
they were misstatements. Question
ed as to his entering room 80 and
finding the body GUNNER stated that
he had called her on the phone at 6
o'clock and received no reply. He
called again at 6:10 and rang or 5
times after that. Receiving no re-
ply he then went upstairs and knock
ed on the door; went back to the Of
flee, swept out the lobby, called again
went up and knocked and receiving
no reply, opened the door with a pass
key and walked in 2 or 3 steps, re-
tanning his hold on the doorknob-
When he saw the condition in the
room he Immediately backed out,
closed and locked the door, and re-
turned to the office. He explained
this action by the fact that he was
scaed and did not want it to be known
that he had discovered the body while
alone, being afraid that it would theh
throw suspicion on him. Although
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