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

morning, stating that he had repeat
edly called Miss Wick and that she
did not answer and that he thought
something was wrong in 3O". They
went up to the door Of the room and
tried to get in but could not. They
then placed a small table against the
door and Lawrence looked over the
transom, seeing Miss Wick lying on
the bed with some rags soaked with
blood over her face. They called a
chambermaid wh6 opened the door
and they entered, finding that Miss
Wick had been brutally assaulted and
was apparently dead. They notified
the police officials and doctor who
came and examined the deceased, pro-
nouncing life extinct. About this
time Sheriff Kraemer and States At
torney Green arrived at the hotel and
minute examination of the room
and body was made. Miss Wick was
lying on the bed with about two
thirds Of pillow case stuffed IN her
mouth as a gag, this being bandaged
in place with strips torn from bed
linen. The gag and bandages were
soaked with blood. There were sew
eral cuts on the face and head, so
many in fact that the undertaken was
obliged to use $50 stitches in closing
them. There were thumb and finger
marks on her throat which indicated
that she had been choked. There were
several bloody finger marks on the
wall of the room made by Miss Wick
in her struggles. The right hand was
securely tied but the left hand was
very loosely tied and had evidently
been freed and re-tied later. There
was a dent in the plaster about four
and one half feet above the floor,
above the bed. The doctors exam
nation showed that she had been as
saulted and raped, the two acts being
apparently committed at two sepa-
rate times, and that life had been ex-
tinct from 4 to 6 hours. This was at
nine o'clock in the morning. Testi-
mony will also show that her belong
ings in two suit cases in the room was
undisturbed but that only few cents
in change we're found in her purse in
the room. The state will show by
evidence submitted just who were in
the hotel that night according to the
testimony offered and will account
for any single men who were guests
at the time by placing them on the
stand and having them explain their
movements during the night. Married
couples occupying rooms or others
who are easily accounted for will not
be called as the state has evidence
showing their alibi. The state will
show, through the testimony offered
by N. j. Hagan. that GUNNER Was
confused and decidedly nervous when
showing Mr.. Hagan to his room, num-
ber 81, at 1:15 a. m. The state feels
that Hagan was assigned to this room
to cast suspicion on him. All guests
registered at the hotel that night
have been accounted for with the ex-
ception Of one Jas. Farrell, of Will
mer, whom the register shows had
been assigned to room number 40. He
has disappeared. The authorities
were furnished with description of
this man by the accused but no trace
of any such person has been found.
The state will attempt to prove, by
expert witnesses, the connection of the
accused with the signature of Jas.
Farrell on the hotel register. The
state will show the motive for the
crime and the method of committing
it. They will show by two reliable
and competent witnesses that the two
acts of assault and rape were COM
mitted at two separate times, one at
about 1890 and the other shortly af-
ter 400 o'clock. They will show by
testimony that Gummer's various
statements, made at different times
on the same points. do not agree. They
will show that ne lied. They will
show his attitude Of mind on the night
in question through statements he
made to his friend, Andy Brown, when
discussing the occupant of room 80.
They will show by connecting these
circumstances that the crime was com
mitted by the accused and could not
have been committed by any other"
During States Attorney Green's ad-
dress to the jury the defendant kept
his eyes down and seemed to lose a
part of his nonchalant attitude. His
face flushed at times and he seemed
more nervous than he has been at any
time thus far. AS soon as Mr.. Green