The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-02-09
ATTORNEY SAYS
ACCUSED YOUTH
WILL. 7 ESTlFY
Judge Barnett Defense Counsel
Opens Attack on State Hand.
writing Experts
HINTS THIRD DEGREE"
Attemps to Show by Cross-Ex-
animation that Coercion
was Used on GUNNER
HINTS ''THIRD DEGREE"

Valley City, Feb. 9-Handyritiog
experts bid fair to occupy the entire
afternoon in the William GUNNER
case. F.. L. Watkins, of Fargo. was
On the stand when court reconyened
this afternoon, testifying in support
OF his opinion that Andy Brown did
not write the name Farrell on the
Prescott hotel register. Another ex-
pert for the defense will follow him
10 the stand.
\ The d -fense in the case began pre-
sentation OF evidence this morning
with Watkins the, first witness called
Judge Barnett outlined the case for
the defense. The defense la,l grear
stress on the Farrell sirna+nr, w,'oh
ne state has maintained was signed
by Brown, Gummer's roommate. .a.-
EFT said he would call Brown and
Gunner to the stand to testify on
this point.
The defense undertook by cross ex-
animation this morning to obtain from
Sheriff Kraemer OF Cass county and
States Attorney William Green state
ments admitting that third degree
methods had been obtained in getting
statements from GUNNER. Judge
Cooley upheld objections to this line
of cross
VI Great Importance,
The question Of who signed the Far
rell name has become of great i'm
pcrtance because if Brown signed the
name as the state handwriting ex-.
perts have said they believed he did,
then the prosecution will have ac-
counted for the only unidentified
e"est in the hotel on the night of
the murder.
Prof. 6. N. Langum, of Bismarck,
was expected to- be defense hand
writing exrcrt witness.
Prosecution Rests
i The prosecution rested it's case at
4:3O yesterday afternoon. The last
witness was Roy Murphy, prisoner
in the Cass county jail, who testified
that the week before Christmas when
GUNNER met Andy Brown in the cor.
ridor he heard Brown say to Gum
mer: "Bill, you stand pat Murphy
testified Gunimer answered, 81 am"
X. B. Charlson testified that he saw
Brown come into the hotel building
through back door at $50 a. m. on
June Z, the night ,of the murder, and
appeared much excited. He said
Brown went to the telephone.
The testimony Of Murphy was re-
garded as among the most important
of the state. He is serving a six
months sentence in the Cass county
jail for impersonating an officer. Muir
ply did not, tell Of this conversation
he said he heard between Brown and
GUNNER until two weeks ago, it was
brought out.
Spectators Absent
When court convened yesterday
there were but few women in attend
ance, the previous proceedings evil
IDENTIFY soaring them out: Judge Cooley
that the proceedings would
not be given in the choicest language
and any ladies present could take ad-
vantage of that time to leave. A few
women left but there were still few
in the courtroom when testimony was
started. The ladies in the GUNNER
party were not in attendance yester-
day. Hans Wick arrived in the city
the night before and took his usual
place in the unused jury box this
Sheriff kracmer on Stand
Sheriff Kraemer was placed on the
stand and said that he was present a
part Of the time on the afternoon of
limo 11fh 1rybao ho DIo
by Green had been made, but was not
there when the meeting was finished.
He saw GUNNER at 6 o'clock that
evening when GUNNER had supper at
Sheriff kraemer's home. He had a
conversation with GUNNER after sup
per in the jailor's quarters in the Cass
county Jail at which time Mr.. Sydness
was present. The sheriff opened this
by telling GUNNER that
he did not believe the accused had
told them the truth as to his move
ments the night Marie Wick was mur-
dered' GUNNER replied that he had
not told the truth in all particulars.
GUNNER stated that when he had said.
that he met train No. 4 about O'Clock
that night he had lied as he did not
meet the train: He also said that he
had called up Marie Wick on the
phone about ll:3O that night instead
Of Marie Wick calling him as he had
previously stated. He said that he
had called her up to josh her and see
if she was at all sporty but that she
cut him short and hung up on him.
He also told the sheriff at this meet
ing that he was the first one in the
hotel, to the best Of his knowledge,
who knew that Marie Wick was dead
and stated that he had been in room
80 shortly after o'clock on the morn
ing of the seventh. He said that he
had phoned to the room at O'Clock
that morning but did not receive any
answer. After waiting few minutes
he again rang her phone and on re-
ceiving no answer went upstairs and
raped at her door but received no
reply. He then went downstairs,
swept out the Office, took the skeleton
keys which were hanging on a hook,
went back to the door of room 80,
raped and received no reply, un-
locked the door. went into tho room,