The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-26

when they got to the desk all the
rooms had been taken so they went
out on the street and looked around
and saw the Prescott Hotel sign. They
knew nothing Of the Prescott Hotel
but as it was the closest hotel sign
in sight they went there and arrived
in the hotel lobby about 10 O'Clock
in the evening. The witness stated
that the defendant, GUNNER, or some
one who resembled him, was behind
the desk when they came in and that
Mrs. Lawrence was also there. They
registered and were assigned to
room %. They sat in the lobby for
some time and saw a young man and
young girl come in, supposedly Ar
mold Rasmussen and Marie Wick. Miss
Wick went to the desk and was regis
tered by Mrs. Lawrence. The witness
did not notice whether the girl went
to her room or not but a few minutes
later he noticed that the young man
was still in the hotel lobby and was
| alone A few minutes after this he
noticed the young lady join the young
man and go out with him. He stated
that the girl came back to the hotel
| lobby about II o'clock and he saw her
! go to her room. At this time Mr..
! Flaugher and his son went to their
| room and the witness stated that the
| girl and the defendant, GUNNER, pre-
! coded them up the stairway. Gum
mer took the girl to her room ac-
! cording to the testimony of the wit
| ness and then showed the witness and
his son to their room which was No.
%, going in with them and switch
ing on the light, then showing them
| the location of the toilet room and
switching on the light there, after
| which the defendant went down stairs
The witness then took his son back to
their room and left him there, going
| down to the lobby for a smoke. 1t
was about 1880 p. NJ. when he re-
turned to his room and retired. lie
| arose at 6 O'Clock, dressed and went
down stairs arriving there abaut 6:lO
| and left the hotel about $3.50. The
| witness stated that the4e was Wo
| one in the hotel office at that time
| but GUNNER.
J Before taking the stand Mr.. Flau-
| cher asked that the questions be put
| to him quite loud as he was very hard
of hearing This fact explained the
fact that he heard no noises during
the night. After giving his testimony
the witness was excused without cross
examination.
The next witness called was the son
of Mr.. Flaugher, who stated that he
was 81 years old, was an ex-servlce
man and had served overseas. Mr.
Flaugher during his service in the
| United States army, was almost to-
tally blinded, but is still able to dis
tinguish objects and outlines family
He stated that he had been in the
Prescott Hotel on the night in ques-
| ton as testified by his father and
that he recalled going upstairs to
| their room and remembered that two
persons, man and lady, preceded
them up the stairs, but was unable
to distinguish their features. He re-
tired about II o'clock and went to
sleep almost Immediately and did not
awaken until approximately six o.
clock the next morning. He substan-
tiated his fathers testimony as to
their movements after leaving their
room that morning. The witness tes-
titled that his hearing. due to his af-
Fiction, was unusually acute. but that
he did not hear any noise during the
night. The witness was excused with
out cross examination.
! Charles Fisher Of Moorhead, Ninn.:
81 years of age, stated that he had
! lived at the Prescott Hotel and occu-
pied room Ga which is on the fourth
floor. He had been in the hotel since
March first, 1921. He stated that ne
had retired at 10 o'clock on the night
| in question and did not arise and was
not out of the room until O'Clock
the following morning. He stated
that he had heard no noises during
the night. He was excused with
cross examination.
George LaLonde stated that he was
at present living in New Rockford
was married, and had one child. He
had resided in Valley City from June
9th to September LIST last year. He
came to Fargo on June 9th from
Brainerd, Mimi, and registered at the
Prescott Hotel and was given room
49,, which is on the third floor. He
went to his room about $3.50 that eve
| and retire1 at 1O.45 and did not aWak.