Evening star., 1898-06-24

han 10 o'clock. Funk frequently called at
the Brooks house and Mrs. Brown had
rallied at his boarding house. so Mrs. Buck
ley says. She would call just after supper
and they woulhgo out together for stroll.
Suspicious Actions.
Yesterday during the day Funk was In
the Brooks house, having been laid of the
Job at the school building. In the afternoon
ha-did little work about the premises and
assisted in the moving of stove Mrs.
Brown left the house about 3 o o'clock, which
was near the time Funk went away. She
went to the War Department to attend to
scme business. Before Mrs. Brown went
away. however, she made an engagement
to meet Funk near Washington Circle be-
tween and o'clock in the evening. This
engagement. she said. was made at thu sug-
gestion Of Funk. and when she reached the
place he was not there. She said he had
never disappointed her before. He also
made an engagement with Miss Maggie, at
the house of his sister. Mrs. Clark, on New
Hampshire avenue. which was to occur
about the same hour that the other ap-
pointment was to be kept. This engage
mant he made after Mrs Brown had left
the house for the War Department. Mel
ther woman knew of the engagement the
other had made. 1t was impossible for the
man to have kept both engagements, and
he did not keep either.
Funk ate suppe~ at Mrs. Buckley's board
ing house yesterday at the usual time. $50
o'clock, and Mrs Buckley thinks it was n
few minutes before o'clock, possibly f1f-
zen minutes. when he went out of the
house There was nothing unusual in MS
conduct when he left. nor did she give him
home at BEDTIME. She had heard of the
tragedy around the corner from her house,
and thought that Funk was probably there
assisting the family
May BE Clue.
Two pieces of lead pencil picked I'D In
the room may play an important part IN
the solution of the mystery They are
marked ''E. Faber, Penny Pencil" and
have a small rubber in one end.
They look like Robert Funk's pencils"
one Of the young women remarked when
they were found.
Subsequently the detectives called at
FUnk's room in Mrs. Buckley's house and
pCEcflS of the same make were found. A
thorough search of the room was made by
the detectives in the hope of finding some
written material which might be of as
sistanee in locating the fugitive. The only
things in the shape of letters found in the
rocn. were pieces of destroyed letter AMI
a note found in the pockets of one of his
coats hanging in the room. These bits of
paPer We're taken to headquarters. and an
effort will be made to put them together.
Mrs Buckley said that Funk had been re-
ceiving letters from his wife. He received
letter yesterday. He had told her that
child. but said he would not give one cent
To his wife What was in the letter re-
oeived yesterday she did not know.
The Weapon Used.
The ak with which the crime was COM
n itted was picked up on the floor near the
woman 1t has a broken handle, and upon
ii were blood stains, showing finger prints.
1t is likely that the husband was the
first one attacked. for he was wearing a
new pair of slippers. and there was not a
blood stain on the bottom of either of them
Had Mrs. Brooks beer first assaulted it IS
thought he would have struggled with her
Would-be assassin, and would in all prob
ability have walked in the blood on the
floor In making the autopsy this morning
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook found seven
cuts on the old mans head There was one
blow in the back of the head which the
doctor thinks was the first inflicted. This
knt cked him down, and then the six other
cuts. side by side. were inflicted. The blade
OF the AK, the doctor says, no doubt
used in all the cuts and the skull was lit
orally hacked to pieces.
Mrs. Brooks Injuries.
AT the Emergency Hospital Dr. Morhart
made careful examination of Mrs. Brooks
wounds, as well as of the condition of her
Clothing. He found five depressed frac-
lures of the skull and these he thought
were made with the blunt end of the ak
He found her clothing above the waist in
tact, while her skirts showed that they
had been tampered with during or after
struggle. Mrs. Brooks wore four skirts
and three OF them had been torn about the
band, both in front and back. and the false
pockets mentioned We're not found.
An operation was performed and portions
OF the patients skull were removed. The
doctors found that her skull was unusually
thick, and this had possibly saved her life.
This morning she was partly conscious She
wanted to get out of bed and insisted that
she had not been injured. An opiate was
administered
She was resting quietly at the Emergency
Hospital this afternoon at l o'clock Pre-
vicUsly she was delirious and raving, and
II was with the greatest difficulty the sur
geons finallJ succeeded in quieting her.
Her chance for life is very slim, her un-
easiness and raving having very dele
terious effect upon her.
Orders for Funk's Arrest.
This afternoon message was sent from
police headquarters to the several stations
requesting Funks arrest on a charge of
murder. He is described as being about
twenty -elgnt years Old, nVe feet eight
inches in height and weighing about $50
pounds. He has a light complexion, light
hair and smooth face. When he left
Mrs Buckley's boarding house he wore a
pair or checkered trousers and checkered
cCat TO match He wore brown derby
hat and new green tie
The police were told that a man with
c&rk complexion had been seen to jump tho
fence in the rea- of the house shortly after
the commission of the crime.
Funk Wishes for Money.
Funk. his landlady said. had frequently
spoken TO her about going away, and COM
plained that he was not wealthy. IF 1
could only get $500 or 81 ,O0O," he remarked
TO her, on recent occasion, II would go
to the Klondike."
The officers spent considerable time on
the case this morning. Many theories were
advanced by persons interested.
With the members of the family there
was but one theory. Their mother had
been brutally assaulted for the purpose CT
robbery Just how much money their
II other had they are unable to state but
they felt certain she had at least $500 and
she may have had twice this amount Peo-
pie in the neighborhood have ALWAYS been
under the impression that she had a large
sum of money. and that she carried II
around her waist. as already stated. These
false rockets 81 ba5