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

ana correct c0n0lClon OF Cne room As
lie saw it but had to answer that they
presented the general appearance Of
The room.
Otto Nelson, another police officer
Of Fargo, arrived on the scene at sew
en-thirty. GUNNER and Lawrence
were back of the desk. He noticed
the key, which is produced in court,
in the key rack back Of the counter,
and mentioned the fact to GUNNER,
and was informed that this key did
not open room 80, and that the key
regularly used for the room could
not be found. He stated that he went
to room 81 with Lawrence and then
supported the previous testimony that
Hsgan was in bed when they arrived.
He stated that he did not know Ha-
gan but got his name while in the
room. He also stated that GUNNER
told him that he had been busy at the
desk until about 500 a. m. and that
his chum, Andy Brown, was with him
most of the time. Defense counsel in
cross-examination referred to the
previous testimony that Nelson had
given at the time of the Preliminary
hsaring in Fargo in which he stated
that he did NOT get Mr.. Hagan's
name before leaving the room and
was asked to explain the difference
in testimony. This he could not do.
It was also brought to his attention
that he had stated in the former
hearing that he did not look over Mr..
Hagan's belongings, while in the pres
ent testimony he stated that he had.
This he was also unable to explain.
Also in the preliminary hearing he
stated that he had no conversation
with GUNNER regarding his move
ments of the night before while he
stated yesterday that he had. The
witness explained this by saying that
GUNNER had made the statement Of
his movements to Mrs. Lawrence in
the presence of the witness.
Mr.. James South. Deputy sheriff of
Cass county stated that Pickering and
Nelson were in the Prescott on the
morning in question when he arrived.
He looked in room 80 and then looked
at the door a key which he got from
the chambermaid and stated that this
key was on a ring. He examined
room 81, saw Hagan in bed as prev
iously stated. He stated that 8 or 4
days later he found hatpin bent at
the end on table near the water clos
ct in the hall. Under cross examina-
ton the witness admitted that he had
received the key with which he had
locked the room 30 from Fred Law
renee who got it from the chamber
maid and also that this key was on
safety pin instead of ring. He
further stated that when he found
the hat-pin three or four days after
the tragedy was in the table in plain
sight. At this point recess was taken
until 1000 this morning.
Two sons of Morris GUNNER were
with their father in court this morn
ing. These were John and Goodman.
Mrs. GUNNER is in the city but was
not in the court room.
Locks on the courtroom doors were
installed during the evening so that
the doors would remain closed until
the authorities were ready to let the
spectators in.
When court convened this morning
spectators were allowed to fill the
court room under the judges orders,
who said that he would allow spec
tators to stand as long as they were
quiet. The doors we're kept locked
until $3.50 and jam of people in the
hall and stairway was such that they
nearly tore down the ratings on the
stairs.
Sheriff Fred Kraemer, Of Cass CO.
was the first witness on the stand in
the morning session and remained on
the stand under direct examination
and cross examination until 11:40.
He stated that he had oeen called to
the Prescott Hotel by the chief of po-
lice of Fargo and that he arrived
there shortly before o'clock on the
morning of June 18th, 1921. When he
arrived the chief Of police of Fargo
and Deputy Sheriff South were in
charge. He went Immediately to
room 80 which is located in the south
west corner of the second floor and is
a room about 10x12 feet in size. There
is door in the north wall opening in
to the hall and a window in the south
wall. There is a door in the east wall
opening into room 81. The room con-
tanned the usual dresser, washstand,