Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-07

EOn cross examination, however, he
admitted that thara were two ways
Via the roof fire. escape. ETC.. which
might a been used by a peNon
have made it unnecessary for him to
have gone through the office.
Miliigan then. testified that he had
frequently been on the pack stairs of
the hotel leading to the basement
during the, Investigation Of the crime.
Pants Are Exhibteed.
Were tou, there On Sunday. juno
u? asked Mr.: Green. Yes. answered
Milligan. .
9. Did you ind anything there7
q. Were YOU there again the fol-
lowing: Hondsy morning?
Q. Did you find anything then?
A.. Yes II found an, old pair Of
pants lying at the foot Of the stairs:s
Milligan Identified a pair oftroas-
ers, shown him by. the states attorney
as those found by him on the, stairs.
They were badly stained about the
knees with what looked as though It
might be blood.
It is understood. however. that the
contention Of the state will not be
that the garments we're worn by
GUNNER in the commission Of the
crime. but that they were placed
there by him in order to put the
prosecution on a wrong trail and have
no real connection, with the murder.
Tcti OF Noise.
Shortly before the court session clos.
ed for the day Milltgan told of noises
which he had made in room 80. that
were identified by Mrs. John Van
Vorst.S who had the adjoining room in
the Prescott Annex, as being similar
to those, which she said had aroused
her from sleep, shortly after. 1880
o'clock a.. m. on June Z. MilligaD
made these noises. no said. by shak-
ing the spring of Marie Wick's, bed,
striking his heels against the steam
pipe which ran close to. the bed, and
striking the frame of the bed once
with a piecs of iron.
The noises which aroused Mr.. Van
Worst are. claimed by the state to have
been caused by the first attack on
Marie Wick. which it is thus claimed
took place shortly after 1880 q. m.
June T.
In conclusion Milligan testified
that the door between room 80, &C
cupied by Marie Wick. and 20 st.
occupied by H. j. Hagen on the night
of the crime. had been examined the
day following, It vas both locked
and nailed shut, the wftneae said, and
apparently had not been opened for a
long time Previous. 49,,
Millgan also told Of seeing a stain
which might have been blood, in the
hotel Bible found in Fagan's. room
Were there many stains around the
walls, floors. etc. Of the hotel 2" asked
States Attorney Green. There were
replied the witness. What did they
look 4hke?" asked the states attorney.
Bed Bugs" replied the witness.
Milligan's Q examination had
Just begun when the court. adjourned
for the afternoon.
1t had been thought likely that the
question of the admiasibility Of GER
tain statements ,said to have been
made BY GUNNER before his arrest,
would be argued by the two attorneys
before Judge Cooley tonight in order
to a " time. On account. Of the con-
dition Of Mr., Barnett's throat it was
decided TO- postpone this. hoegever.
The greater part Of today vas TAX
en- up by the reading to the july the
essential parts Of the testimony al.
ready taken. This was. suggested by
MT. Barnett when the court reconven-
ed this. morning after a two weeks
adjournment in order that the recol-
lection Of the jurors might be re-
freshed after the long interval.It was 4
o'clock in the afternoon when the
3 8 new witness was placed on the