The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-26
THE GUNNER TRIAL
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Lawrence as to the occupants and
various guests on the night Of June
6. Mrs. Anna E. Lawrence was re-
turned to the stand to testify as to
the happenings in the hotel on the
evening of the tragedy. The witness
stated that when she was on duty Ar
mold Rasmussen and Marie Wick
came in. A guest Of the Hotel. Mr..
Flauger and his blind son were IN
the hotel lobby when they entered.
She stated that Marie Wick register
err at the desk and paid her one dollar
for her room for that night. At this
point States Attorney Green entered
a sheet of the hotel register as evel-
denoe and the witness identified this
sheet as being a register sheet OF the
Hotel Prescott on the night in ques-
ton and also identified the signature
of Marie Wick. She stated that she
personally gave the key to room ~
to Miss Wick. At this point States
Attorney Green entered a key attach
ed to a brass plate in evidence. MIS-.
Lawrence identified this key as be-
inx one of the keys in the hotel AZ
this time but stated that while the
key was attached to a brass plate
bearing the number 80. the key was
not used for that room. She DID no'
know whether the key would unlock
room 30 or not. She stated that az
ter Marie Wick had registered she
asked that she be called at 500 o.
X in the morning but Mrs. Law
nee told her that $50 would give
her plenty of time to catch her tra'"
and Miss Wick allowed her entry to
be changed to $3.50. Mr.. Green then
entered a call sheet as evidence ana
tho witness identified this sheet as a
call sheet used in the hotel ON the
NIGHT Of the murder and also 1denel-
fled the entry for $50 call as beng
her entry. The witness stated that
the defendant, GUNNER, entered tne
room from upstairs and she told MIN
to show Miss Wick to her room which
he did. Miss Wick remained In her
room about Is minutes and returned
to the hotel lobby and went out with
Arnold Rasmussen. At about ll:Oo
Miss Wick again entered the hotel
alone. She appeared confused in the
lobby and the witness told GUNNER
to show her to her room but MISS
Wick stated that she knew about her
room and could find it alone. Before
returning to her room she asked that
her call be changed to 600 o'clock.
The entry was changed by GUNNER IN
the presence Of the witness. Mrs
Lawrence stated that she went to
Howards Cafe shortly after this tor
a lunch returning to the hotel at 11:4O
GUNNER was at the desk and she ask
ed him if Fritz, meaning her son
Fred, had returned. GUNNER told
her that he had and that he had check
ed up Gummer's entries for the night.
Mrs. Lawrence then went to her room
on the second floor. Before entering
the room she looked down the hall
and saw that everything appeared to
be all right. There was light shin
ing through the transon Of one OF the
rooms. She did not know whether
her son Fred was in bed or not.
In cross examination the witness
stated that the light she had noticed
was coming from room 80 which was
occupied by Mr.. Rosenwahler, who
was a steady roomer in the Hotel. She
stated that there were two lights IN
the hall. One red light in the center
of the hall between room 30 and the
stairway and the other light was at
the end of the hail. Room 81 was not
occupied when she retired. She stat
ed that people had been registered
after she had left GUNNER in charge
at the desk and at that time there
we're three rooms vacant on the Sec
ond floor, one of which was the par
lor. The witness then identified the
signatures on the register Of parties
who had checked in in her presence
At this point Sheriff Kraemer was re-
turned to the stand and stated that the
defendant GUNNER had admitted to
him previously that he had registered
those whose names appeared after
Mrs. Lawrence retired.
Fred Lawrence, the son Of Mrs
Lawrence, was next called to the wit
ness stand and stated that his age
was 27, that he was single, was en-
gagged in the insurance business at the
time of the tragedy and was living at
the Prescott hotel, having room TO-
Mr.. Lawrence is now located at Will
mer, N. D., in the interests of the
War Finance Corporation. He stated