Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23

''There would be no object in an
outsider ~concealing the fact that the
crime was committed with a. nozzle.
An outsider would leave the nozzle
in the room because that would tend
to indicate that someone inside the
hotel had committed the murder, but
"a person inside the hotel, having COM
mitted the crime with a nozzle, and
having returned it to It's place there
would be no weapon in the room or
as he would figure 1t about the hotel
at all, and the officera would natural
ly come to the conclusion that the
man who had committed the crime
had carried his weapon out with him.
And Of the persons inside the, ho-
tel the defendant Gunner. was the
only person who. would return that
nozzle to its place because. so far as
the other occupants of the hotelSwere
concerned Stt1ere was nothing about
that nozzle which would help Identify
any particular person. and the risk
which any other persOn3in that hotel
would runtby going down to the, front
end ct thatthall with that nozzle and
returning 1t to its place, knowing that
Gummer, was down stairs and likely
to be In any part of%the hotel at any
I me, was 50 grea. that no one. but
GUNNER, by returning the nozzle to
Its place not only concealed or tried
to conceal the fact that the crime
was. committed by some person inside
n hotel but he ran no chance be-
cause there was no one to discover
him. We must remember that every
thing In connection with the crime
shows that every act which was done
carefully and deliberately and was
done In such a way as to conceal the
fact that any crime was being com
mttted, because there was no unneces-
sary noise or disturbance created and
everything in the room showed DELHI
Grafton and care. And. this is espec-
tally Illustrated by the care which was
taken to conceal the fact that rape
had been. committed. We cannot as
reasonable men, conclude that a mar
who would take all the VI and exer-
else all the caution that was exer-
cised In this roo while the crime
was being committed would run the
unnecessary risk of putting that
nozzle back in itd place unless he vas
certain that the4s was no possibility
there was only Sne man who was
certain of that fact and he was the
defendant William GUNNER"
Farrell Deception Conclusive
Mr.. Green maintained that. II the
jul lAC PTOpOSlL1UH .r,lIldl
GUNNER had created the fictitious
character Of James Farrell, then there
is absolutely no question as to his
guilt, for the only purpose in Great
ing such character was to have some
n who had gone from that hotel
who might have committed the crime,
He maintained that Andy Brown, in
fact, is James Farrell and cited the
handwriting testimony, Gummer's
contradictory statements as to Brown
Browns actions, his lies and especial
ly coming into the Addison at $3.50
a. m. and telephoning. He recited
the fact that Brown had made many
varied statements as to his move.
ments that night, telling Green he
was in the hotel at IL or a few min
utes afterward telling Collins thai
he went from the pool hall at / p
m. to- the hotel; telling knight thai
he. left the hotel at 1880, coupling
all of these with the conversations
with Schulze and Hendrickson, ad.
vising GUNNER to not squawk" AND
the conversation between GUNNER
and Brown wherein they admonishe6
each other to stand pat" Browns
statement that Mrs. Thompson, pro
prietress Of the Addison, had called
, him at Z a. m, he cited, had beer
; denied by Mrs. Thompson, while hi
said that Charleson's testimony to the
effect that Brown had arrived at the
=, Addison at $3.50 a. m:,3 must be ,ac'
cepted in view OF Browns testimony
and his record for truth telling. Thu
prosecutor called attention to the fac;
/ that Brown vas using a fictltioui
name. his real name being, so Brown
says, Leslie Locke.
Review of Gummcr's Acts
! In tracing Gummer's actions on tn.
night Of the murder, Mr.. Green citeG
many points.
!. He said that when GUNNER called
' Miss Wick on the telephone at 11:2t
he did not call to find out about wha,
hour she wanted to get up in tn
morning, for the hour Of her call hat
J been fixed, and his statement tina
he had called her with reference tt
the hour was a mere subterfuge. Til!
, telephone conversation. said Mr.
Green. disclosed the desires of Gum
mer and established foundation FOL
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