The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-01-19
BREAKS DOWN in
TELLING ABOUT
DEATH OF GIRL
Miss Wick Pictured as Country
Girl, Sensible and of Fine
Character
FARMER JURY SWORN IN
Twelve Jurors Obtained Late
Yesterday and First Testi-
mony Taken Today

Valley City, Jan. 19.--Hans Wick,
father of Marie Wick, found dead in a
Fargo hotel on June Z, last, and for
whose death William GUNNER, hotel
clerk, is on trial in the Barnes district
cour.s, was the first witness called to-
day. So
Mr. Wick said that Marie was 18
years old last April and that she left
home at Grygla, Mimi, June 4, went
from there to Thief River Falls from
which place she left the morning of
June enroute to Pettibone, N. D., and
that was the last time he saw her
alive.
The father said his girl was not
given ito running with the boys" and
he broke down and cried on the wit
ness stand when questioned concern
ing TIC last time he saw her alive and
when lie saw her body when called to
Fargo.
Good Opinion OF Girl.
J. +. Johnson, cashier of the State
Bank OF Grygla, MINI, the second wit
ness, said that Miss Wick cashed her
personal check at the bank the day
she left Grygla and that he also gave
her cashiers check for a like
amount in exchange for check her
father had given her.. Mr.. Johnson
said that he had known Miss Wick
for sometime and that she was not
given to running around with fel-
lows"
MS. Elmer Hilliard, Of Lengby,
Mimi, testified that she met Miss Wick
on train between Crookston, Mimi,
and Fargo the day Miss Wick came to
Fargo and that nobody except. herself
talked to Miss Wick during the trip.
Mrs. Hi]liard said that Marie appealed
to here as. IAN awful good. sensible
girl"
Arnold Rasmussen, young man
from Grygla,, Mimi, residing in Moor
head, testified that he had received
letter from Miss Wick asking that
he meet her when she came to Fargo
and Rasmussen said he did meet her
on tne train in Moorhead riding to
Fargo with her. He had not cores
pondcl with Miss Wick, he said.
Surprised at Street Cars
AS they left the train in Fargo Miss
Wick and he walked downtown and he
said she commented on street cars,
Miss Wick being quoted as saying they
seemed 80 funny" she never before
having seen street car.
They went to the Prescott hotel
where Miss Wick registered and she
was shown to her room by GUNNER,
he said. Rasmussen said he waited
in the lobby for her, that she same
down Is minutes later and they went
out together to an ice cream parlor.
There Miss Wick was greatly amazed
at the fact that piano could be made
to play by dropping nickel in the
slot.
Rasmussen said that after leaving
Miss Wick he went to Moorhead, met
Miss Jennie Helgenseth,, spent some
time with her, andofetired for the
night. He knew nothing of Miss
Wick's death until the following even
ing when he went to the officials and
gave an account Of his own move
ments and turned over the letter Miss
Wick had written him.
Examine Hotel Plans
Miss Helgenseth and several other
witnesses cOrroborated Rasmussen's
accounts of his movements after leav-
ing Miss Wick.
Sometime was given to examination
of plans Of the hotel and Mrs. Anna
Lawrence, proprietress, on the stand
accounted for various guests showing
who occupied each room. She was
still on the stand when the afternoon
session was resumed.
Though the courtroom was cleared
at II p. m. when the court adjourned
it quickly filled and an hour and
half before the afternoon session
started nearly every seat was taken.
Jury Sworn In.
At 1855 yesterday afternoon after
short recess the jury to try William
GUNNER, charged with the murder of
Marie Wick, was sworn in Every man
on the jury is farmer. They are:
Chris Olson, Ypsilanti 25, married,
nc children; William Flach, Sanborn,
three children, girls 16 and 1S; Ernest
Ladbury, Dazey, "a, baby boy; Fred H.
Getchell, Valley City, 43, daughter 8;
+. r. Kane, Spiritwood, three young
children; Peter Runner, Wimbledon,
81, three girls, 4, II, and 16, also boys:
Louis A. Sunde, Valley City, single,
young man, four sisters 16 to 26 years
old; G. U. Ohm, Lucca, 55 four chill.
dren, girl Of II; Christ Minch, Dazey,
one son, 27; Theo Thilmony, Pills
bury, 16 children, 10 girls, Oldest girl
at home IS; Henry Helmer, Wimble-
don, about As, daughter 20.
The oath was administered to the
jurors by Clerk of Court Harry
Olsby.
States Attorney Green of Cass
county, started to read to the Jury the
information charging GUNNER with
the crime, To this information the
defendant has pleaded not guilty