The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-26
Cur :mer Trial Proceed
iIlgs and Testimony Of
'Ihe Many Witnesses.
Beginning January 19

States Attorney Green read the in
formation filed against VIM. Gum
mer, defendant, in the case Of the
State of North Dakota VS.: William
GUNNER, a copy Of which was pub
ished in the Times Record yesterday
afternoon. This included the reading
of the list Of witnesses for the state
which was attached. After complet-
ing the reading of this document Mr..
Green outlined the general plan OF
the case which the state will present
in their attempt to prove through wit
nesses the connection of the defend
ant with the death of Marie Wick in
Fargo on June 7th last, and establish
beyond doubt the fact that he was
guilty of the murder.
Mr.. Green began his address by
stating that the case would be opened
by the placing of witnesses on the
stand who would establish the iden-
tity of certain plans of the Prescott
Hotel which would be placed before
the court as exhibits for the state. He
pointed out the fact that the crime
with which GUNNER stands charged
was committed on Tuesday morning,
tho 7th day of June, 1921. The Pres
colt hotel is three and one half sto-
ry brick building situate on 7th street
South in Fargo, N. Oak. The first
floor is given over to the offices and
lobby of the hotel and the other floors
are used for guest rooms.
Marie Wick was young girl OF lo
years last spring. She was a pretty
girl, Of good form. She had lived her
life on the farm with her parents near
Grygla, Minn., until about year be-
fore her death. She had a common
school education and had been en-
ployed in a bank at Grygla. She left
the bank about year ago and went
to Warren, Mimi, where she entered
a business college. After finishing
her course she returned to her home
and took a position with the Grygla
Cooperative Store where she worked
until she left on her vacation trip.
Miss Wick had an aunt living at Pet
tibone and she decided to visit her.
She left Grygla accompanied by her
father, and went to Warren. While
there she obtained a $4,000 cashiers
check from the bank and returned to
Grvgla with her father where they
STAYED with an aunt over night. This
was Sunday night. On Monday morn
ing her father placed her on the train
for Warren where she would connect
with the Great Northern train for
Fargo. She made connection and ar
rived in Fargo that night about lO:oo
o'clock. She had written to Arnold
Rasmussen of Moorhead, who was an
old friend of the family, asking him
To meet her at the station as she had
never been in large city and was
nervous about arriving there with no
one to help her. Mr.. Rasmussen got
on the train at Moorhead and rode
over to Fargo with her, walking from
the Great Northern depot to the N.
=. depot where Miss Wick inquired as
70 the leaving of her train IN the
morning. They then went to the
Prescott hotel. Mrs. Lawrence, pro-
prietress of the hotel was at the desk
and she assigned her to room ~.
Miss Wick asked for a six o'clock call
hut Mrs. Lawrence told her that 6:3o
would give her plenty Of time to make
the train and the call was listed at
$50. At this time GUNNER came in
to the office from upstairs and Mrs.
Lawrence asked him to show Miss
Wick to her room. She was In the
room for Is minutes and returned to
the lobby where Mr.. Rasmussen had
been awaiting her return. They left
the hotel together and walked along
Front street to Broadway and up
Broadway to the Broadway Confec-
tionery store which they entered and
obtained some ice cream and played
the automatic piano, Miss Wick ap-
pearing quite interested in the piano,
never having seen one before. They
talked about the folks at home and
returned to the hotel, Miss Wick
changing her call to six o'clock and
going to her room. Mr.. Rasmussen
returned to Moorhead and met a
young lady, whom he was going with,
at the restaurant where she worked.
He was with her from 1925 until
1850 when he went to his room and
went to bed with his roommate. He
did not hear Of the tragedy until late
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Green then stated that 1--WE will