Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-16
GUNNER
DENIES ALL CHARGES
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He said he got some cotton for the
officials to wrap this globe up in.
There was a pause, here. while the
three members for the defense left
the court room for a consultation.
On their. return the questioning was.|
that as usual he turned off
the lights in the hotel hall early on
the morning of June Z.
AFTER Miss Wick returned to the
hotel late June 6 did you go to her
room before you went there early on
the morning of June n" asked Mr..
Barnett
No sir" replied GUNNER.
Denies Attacking Girl.
O.. Did you in any way assault
Miss Wick?
Q. Did you tie her hands or
assist to tic her hands?
A.. No sir.
O.. Did you know anything
! about the assault IN Miss Wick
before you found her body be-
tween 8 and 2 O'Clock the next
morning?,
A. No sir.
Says He Never. Used Hose Nozzle.
In the same way GUNNER denied,
beating the girl over the head with
the hose nozzle and all of the other
details Of the crime. The various
CHASTITY exhibits of the case were plac-
ed before him a. these questions were
asked but he showed no signs of
%flinching, making all Of his denials in
the same m%onotonous expressionless
vnlnElrrvhSoL o1,r -, ofors~ol hts ,ptfop.s
ance Wednesday.
y The accused also denied placing the
blood stained trousers found by Dep
uty Sheriff Milligan in the basement
of the Prescott hotel and which the
state contends he placed there to d.
vert suspicion from himself to the
owner of the trousers who also room
ed in the hotel. GUNNER said he had
never seen the trousers Until they
were shown him by Milligan. This
ended the direct examination. States
Attorney Green then opened his eros
examination. 50. a
81 Green Opens Cross Examination.
Mr.. Green's first questions were
concerning Gummer's acquaintance
with Andy Brown. GUNNER said they
were friends and rooned together in
Fargo. Turning to Gummer's work at
|sLAAS AAOSS0eS AlOSoA Il SoyAO-
'lished the fact that as a rule GUNNER
was practically in sole charge of the
hotel from midnight to z a. m. In
answer to the states attorneys ques-
tons Gunner declared that he did
not leave the Prescott hotel from the
time Marie Wick reached the hotel
until the discovery of the crime the
next day.
Admits Misstatement. s
GUNNER admitted he had made .
misstatement to the states attorney
regarding the whereabouts of, John ].
Myers, the owner of the trousers just
under discussion. He had told the Of
ficers that Myers was in-the lobby of
came in. AS this question was being
argued out, GUNNER allowed a smile
| to appear on his features.
Don't sit there and grin at me-"
barked@the states attorney. /.
Appears Confused.
GUNNER admitted that he had been
in the basement of the Prescott hotel
on the Sunday night following the
murder and had come up stairs and
told the other hotel clerk of hearing
water running. 4
Objections Sustained.
Green hen attempted to get into
the evidence the fact that GUNNER
had admitted he was afraid to go into
the dark part of the basement. After
warm argument objections by the
~counsel.for the defense to these ques'
tons were sustained by Judge Cooley
Hagen's Arrival. .
Green then took up the circum'
stances Of II. J. Hagen's arrival at thu
hotel. GUNNER said he could not find
the key to Room 81 in the key racl
and afterwards found it in the room
ExS looked for the key for an instan'
or m o in" the key rack before TAX
ing Hagen upstairs he said. Although
Fired Lawrence had testified that i
was the custom. to turnout the lightl
In the.hall Of the second floor, Gum,
merss6aids he was: in the habit of leav
ing At bufpingeA At first dummer testf
fled that. the keyeto Hagen's room wa.
said be was not certain as to whethe'
Bthes key was in the door or. on tha
aburead. The witness was positive
II however, that he had not tried to -un
I lock the door from the outside will
la key he had brought III with him
lin fact. he said, he was notl9surt
whether OF not he had taken e. Ike,
upstairs. - .s
"a Smith and wife. whoSwere reall,
an Unmarried couple. were next dis
cussed q. GUNNER said he had never
seen Smith before. He admitted ad,
vistng Smith the next morning IL
leaYe tf1e hotel before he -(Gummer1
went. on duty. &
Changes Statement.
Gunner changed the statement@hi
is alleged to have previously mad,
that Mr.. O,Brien came into the hote
the night Of the crime to buy%.a stamp
Ida idltoday that O.Brien did nd
come inTuntil the next night. ,Hes& Ia
mitted making the MEASUREMENT Il
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