The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-09
ed by Assistant States Attorney c.
c.. Wattam.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

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what admissions or statements by
GUNNER were admissible to be pre-
scented in evidence. This argument
took place in the Judges chamber
before Judge Cooley. While court
had been recessed until 3:45 p. m. the
attorneys had not completed their
confidential argument and court did
not convene for some time after
wards. At 1855 Attorney Barnett
appeared at the door of the Judges
chamber and called the accused in to
take part in the confidential talk of
the attorneys before Judge Cooley.
Attorney Green on Stand
Court reconvened, following the re-
cess, at 4:15 with States Attorney
VIM. C. Green on the stand, being
questioned by Attorney Charles Pol
lock. Mr.. Green stated that he had
been a stenographer for the supreme
court for three years, and had been
court reporter for five years follow
ing, and since that time had been
assistant states attorney and states
attorney for Cass county. He told
of a meeting in the private office OF
Sheriff Kraemer in the Cass county
court house about 3 o'clock on the
afternoon of June 18th, 1921, at which
time the witness, Sheriff Kraemer
and E. M. Brandias, an operative for
the Burns Detective Agency, had
been present. They called GUNNER
into the office and Brandias ques-
toned the accused. This was before
GUNNER had been accused of the
crime or had been arrested. He said
that GUNNER had not been threaten
ed in any way during the question
ing and that no promises had been
made to MIN. That they merely told
him that his movements on the night
in question had not been explained
to their satisfaction and asked him
to go over them again. A question
interposed by Barnett elected the in
formation that GUNNER had not been
advised in any way to tell the truth
and nothing but the truth. The wit
ness described the movements OF
GUNNER after he met Northern Pa
cific train No. 8 at 10 p. m. Most OF
this testimony had been taken down
in shorthand by Mr.. Green at the time
of the examination in Kraemer's Of
flee. GUNNER had told Of registering
the various guests and taking them
to their rooms and his statement in
this respect was practically the same
as testimony offered by other wit
nesses. He had stated that he took
Marie Wick to her room going ahead
of her up the stairs. When she left
the hotel with her friend Rasmussen
he had noticed she was good looking
we'll built girl. He also stated that
when she returned the second time
she appeared bewildered in the lobby
but got her key and went to her
room alone. She called the office at
about Ills to see if her call had been
changed to o'clock. GUNNER stated
that he had no conversation with her
at that time. After Mrs. Van Worst
had left the lobby GUNNER had stated
that he was alone for about Is min
utes when his chum, Andy Brown,
came in, and visited with him for
awhile.
Gunner Tells of Jazz PARTIES
They talked about some calsomln-
ing which was to be done in the ho-
tel and which Brown planned on do
ing. After finishing the conversa-
ton about calsomining Brown asked
GUNNER if there were any "wild wo-
men" in the hotel, and GUNNER told
him of the girl in 80, saying that
there was swell looking Jane in 80.
The accused had described the girl as
appearing to him to be good, green
country girl. After some conversa-
ton as to Andy Browns affair with
a girl he was going with Brown got
up to leave but GUNNER asked him
to stick around as it was lonesome
sitting there alone. Attorney Green,
in his capacity as witness, detailed a
lengthy statement by Brown which
was not completed at the time ad-
journment was taken. This state
ment had to do with various affairs
GUNNER had had with different girls
or "Jazz Babies" who had stayed at
the hotel at various times and de-
tailed Gummers visit as described by
the accused to the various rooms &C.
cupied by these girls, giving instances
of his conversation and, as he ex-
pressed them "Jazz Partles with
the different "wild women" of his ac-