Grand Forks herald., 1922-02-15

sat in q rocking chair behind the
desk. He did not, hear Hagen open
the hotel door as he entered.
DO you recall any part of the con-
versation between yourself and
Brown" asked Mr.. Barnett. s
II do" replied the witness
@. Now want you to tell this jury
your version of that conversation as
you recall it..
A. Why Brown made the remark
to me as to how business was or he
said is there anything doing around
there and I told him who checked in.
think mentioned these women and
their children and two or three men
and told him there was. as re-
membered, a swell girl or q good
looking girl that checked in room.
AZ the time I stated it to Brown I
told him there was a swell looking
girl had checked in, but am not GER
tain as to whether or not Brown ask
cd me, that is as to what kind of q
girl 1 thought she was. Maybe he diA
and maybe he didn't. don't remem-
Der distinctly. I remember, different
times when the authorities here
and put them up to me in saying
E'Did Brown state this or that" that
| IN different remarks and to almost
all the answers 1 said if Brown said
that 1t was true but I didn't remem-
DER, and considerable of these argu-
ments they have here is my words
that stated that Brown put this
question to me which was lot which
we argued over and they are not
which took place in our conversation
/ that evening.
H. DO you remeber stating to Mr.
Brown the room this girl occupied? ?
A. | don't remember it. I don't
think did
Gunner Called Police.
Mr.: Barnett then turned to the
morning of June Z when crime was
discovered. GUNNER said that it was
he who called the police to the hotel
and that he was at the sheriffs office
nearly every day from June until
June IA, when he was arrested. He
averaged about six hours day there,
ne said. He was also doing his work
at the hotel, GUNNER said. Two Of
llcers came to his room after mid
nlght, the night after the murder,
GUNNER said, and took him to the
ponce station and took his finger
prints. GUNNER said that he made
no objection to the officers taking
ehese finger prints. although he real
lzeo ruIly the reason they were being
taken. At this point the court ad-
Journed FOR the noon recess
l. Didn't Remember Key,
Continuing his direct examination
a1ter the noon recess, GUNNER said
ne did not remember what key he had
used to open Mary Wick's room on
the morning Of the discovery of the
CRIME. GUNNER then described his
conversation with the police officers
who were investigating the affair on
the same morning and how he as
sisted In their investigation. He said
ne had no recollection of telling one
of the officers it was case of suicide.
Didn't Change Clothes.
The defendant said that all of the
t!me;he was with the officers he wore
the same clothes he had worn on the
night of the crime except that he
might have removed brown sweater
which he sometimes wore at night
At all times GUNNER said he an
sWered the questions of the police to
the best of his knowledge, with the
texplanation Of three statements which
he later corrected.
Statements Corrected.
nent that he had met N. P. train No.
early on the morning of June z. He
corrected this of his own accord,
GUNNER said. The second was the
statement that Marie Wick had called
him by telephone. This was corrected
by GUNNER on June IA, before he
had been charged with making a
statement which GUNNER admitted
he corrected was his original story
that on the morning Of June he had
not entered Marie Wicks room be-
fore he called Fred Lawrence. AS a
matter of fact, GUNNER said, he went
after Marie Wick had failed to
answer the telephone that morning.
This correction. he elaine ed. was also
made of his own free will.
Called on Phone at A. NJ.
GUNNER said that he called Marie
Wick's room by phone at 6 a. m. in
accordance with her instructions the
night before. After calling twice, he
knocked at the door. Still receiving
no answer. he went back to the office,
called again and finally went to Marie
key and went in. He only went a
step or two inside the door when he
saw the body and walked out, locking
the door after him.
II was frightened from seeing what
I had SEEN" said GUNNER II thought
over the phone. I didn't want to be
alone when the body was found"
| Talk With Lawrence
GUNNER then told of his converse
ton with Fred Lawrence which was
practically in accord with the story
which Lawrence had already told.
| did you know you had right to
| refuse to answer the questions the
officers put to you?" asked Mr.. Bar
nett.
mo. I thought I had to answer
them." replied GUNNER.
| Discusses 'sFarrell.''
"Can you give description Of
James Farrell?" asked Mr.. Barnett.
HE was a man about 5 feet 8
inches tall, and in my estimation
about Is years of age. He wore
dark suit. rather shabby. It might
have had some light streaks in it, He
appeared to me like a laboring man
who had been knocking around" re-
piled GUNNER. The defendant said
he had never made any statement
that Brown had been with him most
of the night, although he had said
Brown was there part of the night.
He had never fixed the length of
Browns stay he said.
Add 3-GUMMER
There were a number of questions
regarding various doors being locked
and unlocked. GUNNER said that
since June IA last he had been con-
fined in the Cass county Jail. He told
Of the various cells he had occupied
there.
AFTER being arrested. did you have
any conversation with Andy Brown
until you were brought to Barnes
county?" asked Mr.. Barnett.
with one exception, have not"
said GUNNER.
Q. Have you written him any let