Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-17
{By star Correspondent.)

(By Stan Correspondent
Valley City, N. D., Feb. 1.-THE
sickness tinx which has camped on
the trial of William GUNNER ever
since it began got on the job again
yesterday afternoon with the result
that another adjournment was neces-
sary. This time it was, one Of the
jurors r. r.. Kane, who was taken
down with a severe attack of chills
and fever which threatened to de-,I
velop into pneumonia. unless the juror
was kept in bed.
He is the second juror to. be taken
i'll. an early adjournment having been
taken by the court Wednesday on &C
count Of the indisposition Of Gust
Ohm another Pf the ~ men who are
trying GUNNER.
In addition to this J. w. ISwenson,
one of the defense attorneys, was III
"Wednesday afternoon. Charles Pol
lock- Who il. assisting In the sprosecu-
%tion, HIS been sicix III bed for the last
two dAys, and earlier 10 the trial it
WAa necessary to adjourn rf0r nearly
8 two weeks on account of the Allness OF
Htatesss Attorney William Green. !.
&. uMS@of tie causeaaof the illness Of
70 many Of the sspersona connected
~ IS SIS isa e Sc s. ess sss
AsThss lsSFa |af hss ii 8 aes
anti that ATTEMPTS to 4ventilate the
court room has lowered the tetnperA-
ture to q point where It Was easy for
those in the court room to become
chilled through.
in themidst of5the cross examination
of the defendant, William GUNNER,
by State s attorney Green, GUNNER
/: having completed his direct testimony
early in the session yesterday morn
ing.
Just what impression GUNNER has
made on the jury during the day and
half he has now been on the wit
ness stand Is of course difficult toSsay.
During the time he was. under direct
examination he showed few signs OF
nervousness, and during the greater
part OF the time he spoke firmly
though In a sort Of a montone which
seemed to be significant Of the inn
passive air he has preserved during
& the greater part Of the trial
ys Strain Is Telling
on two occasions he stumbled, how
ever, showing marked hesitation the
first time it ~-1s necessary for him to
pronounce t.ss name Eof Marie Wick;
and again when he was testifying as
to his conversation with his room
,
hotel on, the night of the murder
when he1was apparently about to say
.that he had told Brown the number
of the room occupied by Miss Wick.
During the cross examination by
Mr.. Green Thursday, however, the
signs OF nervousness on Gummers g
part became much more marked. He
bled on his replies which were several
times given with marked hesitation.
and were n1odified BY him in the
course of his later answers
Didn't Meet Train
His testimony on several points was
directly contradictory Of that which
has been given by Wltnessee for the
state as well as t9 admissions which
he Is alleged to have made just prior
toG and just after his arrest.
The most damaging statement
e which has been drawn from GUNNER
however on the{crosss examination is
his. admissaon regarding his failure +
the night OF the murder. This arriy-
ed in Fargo very. shortly after the
TIME that the first assault on Marie
+ Wick Is s:claimed by thu state to have
taken place. VI ttty T'ts 25 NO . z
4 4 Wlen GUNNER was first questioned
by the Fargo officers, he Ia said tc
have claifned that he met the train
tas usual altar he changed this story
and sayd that he did not meet the
4 train for he'sreason that one .Johr
O'Brien stopped at the Prescott hote
atsmidnight to purchase asstamp and
volunteered to mail = letter that
GummerS had to place on, the train
8 In question. 4 II. TX X 4. I J. & W 4,
! the witness stand In the present trial
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