Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-19
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stand by the state tnis afternoon ex-
cept that Mr.. Hess was asked con-
corning fire escapes which showed on
the plans of the Prescott Hotel which
he had prepared. This was regarded
to some extent as an indication OF the
line Of defense to be adopted by Gum
mer's counsel.
In quitting his case to the jury,
States Attorney Green confined him
self to the general facts which he eX-
pected to bring out in the net OF cir
cumstantial evidence which he will at
tempt to weave about GUNNER.
Outline to Jury.
These as he outlined them were in
brief as follows:
Marie was Is fears old and lived
with her parents on Il farm near
Grygla, Minn.. She had never been in
a town larger than Warren. MINI,
when last June she decided to go for
a%visit at theahonle of an aun living
near I'ettibone, N. d.. p
For this purpose she left Thief Riv-
er Falls, the nearest railroad point to
Grygla OF June s, and arrived at Far
go, where she was TO spend the night,
late in the evening OF June 6. She
had been advised to &C TO the Prescott
hotel by two women with whom she
became acquainted on the train. Out
side of these ONE she madosn no ac-
~quaintances on the train cnroute to
Fargo. u-.H ~
Last Seen of Girl.
On arriving at Fargo. she was met
by Arnold Rasmussen, a young man
who had formerly lived near Grygla.
He took her to the Prescott hotel
uyha~1.cha yuva e Chnu-o 10 TQnnv,, On thC
William GUNNER. now the defendant
in this case. A few minutes later the
girl returned to the lobby of the hotel
and she and Rasmussen, who had been
awaiting her, went to a nearby fruit
store for some ice a h two
then returned to the Prescott hotel.
Rasmussen left Marie in the lobby and
he girl went upstairs to her room.
That was the last time she was seen
alive except by her slayer.
Rasmussen's movements, according
10 the states attorney. are fully ac-
counted for from the time he left Ma
RE at the hotel. He will be called as
! a witness to describe them later in the
case. ng
Continuing his account Of the events
which he expects to prove by Witness
es, States Attorney Green said that q,
6:45 O'Clock on the morning of June
! HIcu ID lSilCe, SUI u the pfOpllC-
treSs of the Prescott hotel, was aWak-
ened by GUNNER. who told him that
there was something wrong with the
girl in room 80. as she had not an
swered his call at the hour she had
asked the night before to be awaken
ed.
Girl Is Found Dead.
GUNNER also said, according to the
states attorney, hat he had looked
over the transom lntc Marie's room
and lac seen her lying on the bed
with her head covered. Lawrence went
to the room. opened the, door, and on
the unfortunate girl dead. IIe at once
notified the police.
Sheriff Fred Kraemer of Cas-
ty and other officers made a thorough
examination of the room They found
that Marie's dead body was lying on
the bed. Her hands were tied to the
head of the bed, the right hand being
more securely fastened han the left.
There was blood on the left hand and
arm. sN.
A pillow case had been partly stuff
fed into the girls mouth and secured
there by other clothes wound around
the face and head. All of the clothes
were soaked with blood.
She Was Assaulted.
There was a cut on the right side@of
q fracture Of the skull, and other
smaller cuts OF other parts of her
head. There were also finger marks
on the throat. but below the neck
there were no marks on the body.
Medical examination, said the states
attorney. showed that the girl had
been killed from four to six hours be-
o r 9 q. m, on June 7th. 1t also
showed that she had been raped.
Testimony would be introduced.
said the states attorney, to show that
the proprietress of the hotel and her
son retired at 11:45 o'clock, leaving
GUNNER in charge Of the desk at the
hotel. j.
Hagen bad Next Room.
II. J. Hagen, former president OF
the Scandinavian American Bank Of
Fargo, arrived at the hotel at 1:15
q. m. after being unable to get a room
at another hotel nearby. He was given
room 81, next to that of Miss Wick.
and states that he went to bed almes.
Immediately. He was in bed when
aroused by the officers the next morn
ing, according to Mr.. Green. Two 9TH
er couples arrived ut the hotel after
2 O'clock in the morning. but further
evidence will be introduced to show
that the attack on Miss Wick was
made before 2 o'clock. according to
the states attorney.
No weapon was found in Marie
Wick's room. One of the officers In
vestigating the affair, however. dis
covered that he nozzle of the fire
hose in the hall outside. of the room
was loose OF the hose. Further inves-
tiEation showed that the nozzle had
! been bent out OF shape and traces of
blood and hair r alleged to have
been found, on it. The nozzle is also
said to fit into a dent or the wall i'm
mediately behind the bed in the room
Of the tragedy. which is supposed to
have been caused by one Of the blows
aimed by the girls assailant at his
victim.
Bent Hat Pin Found.
"A bent hat pin, believed to have
been used in gaining entrance to the
room, was also found in a water cool