Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-21

tention of the state being that the
murderer endeavored to remove the
traces of blood from the nozzle with
these towels.
The end Of the nozzle, it is claimed,
fits a dent fouhd in the wall beside
the head Of the bed in which the
body of the murder victim lay, and
the theory of the state is that the
murderer accidentally struck the
wall there while beating his victim
over the head with his improvised
weapon.
Grucsome Exhibits.
Milligan also testified to observing
in the hall of the hotel the bent hat
pin which was placed in evidence
Thursday. This hat pin is believed to
have been used by the murderer to
turn the key with VIII oh Marie Wick
had locked her door, and SO gained
admittance to her room. Exhibits
which were put in evidence today
were the most gruesome which have
thus far appeared in the case. They
include the following articles:
Part of the frame, the mattress
and n sheets. pillows and blankets
OF the bed in which Marie Wick lay.
All of these are daubed or soaked
with blood. The pillow case found
stuffed into Marie. Wick's mouth and
n Sbandages with which It. was tied
there. These also are soaked with
blood. :. ~.
Pictures showed the unfortunate
girls body as it was discovered and
the blood bespattered walls OF the
room. These exhibits were identified
Y Fred. kraemer, sheriff .of. Cass
county. and the undertaken who pre-
pared Marie Wick's BODY TOR burial.
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Hagcn's Door Not Used.
H. J. Hagen. former president of
h Observation-Disclosures Bank of
Fargo, who on the night OF the crime
occupied room 81 located ,Itnext, to
that In which Marie Wick met her
death, will probably be one OF the
first witnesses put on the stand by
the state Saturday morn ng. The
testimony of Sheriff Kraemer, given
this morning. indicated that Hagen
could not have gone from his room
Into that Of Miss Wick on the night
OF the crime. Kraemer testified that
when he examined the door connect
ing the two rooms the next morning,
1t was locked, the keyhole stuffed up,
inc that the dust and cobwebs be-
tween the door and the frame indi-
Gated that 1t had not been opened for
some time past 49,
t.t - oAlSAA1lT W09s however sCfOGD4eX-
amined by w. H. Barnett, Gummer's
attorney, regarding the presence "a
HaEen's room Of d bible stained with
blood, and certain blood stains on
the door leading from Ha@en,s roo
into hat OF Miss Wick.
Remington Called.
r. =. Remington. Moorhead chem.
ut, was called to the stand followine
Mtlligan. iHis testimony was q briei
analysis Of the water found in thu
hasin and slop lar N Marie sWlck1
room showing that It contained IL
blood Il ~. Il 49,
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Prot. Nelson then testifed Ia til
lpresence of blood on. the hose nozIla
and described the tests leading to thi,
tconclusion. The remaining witnesses
of the afternoon session were the ter
guests at the hotel. already mentioned
They were:.2 John Tower and
tChrtstianson of Fargo, sLawrencl
Jacobson Of Brainerd, MINI; q
fDiechert Of cratgyi1ls, Min; w. II
Flauger and his son. Everett F1aIge,
of Heaton. N, ~: Charlse. Fischer 8
Moorhead, Mimi: George. IAlonde q,
Valley City; John J NeyArsaof Hebron
Lake.
None Of them w1kh the exception 8,
the two F~1auger'k. father and son
J could shed any Hight on the matter.