Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18

smiled and replied that he was. 1 knew
very well that was not true"
John T. Harris, "a local newspaper re-
porter. who. after the arrest of Funk. met
the latter and the detectives at Cincinnati
the 10th of last August and accompanied
the party to Washington, told of a CONVEX
sation he had with the defendant while
on the train. According to the witness,
Funk said that about . o'clock the after
noon of the sd of June. 1898 he met
Sophie Brown in Washington circle. He
told her that it was necessary for him to
leave the city. and she handed him two
so bills He took from her a roll of bills
containing $3.50. Immediately thereafter
Funk said he proceeded down town. pur-
chased some clothing. went to a hotel and
then to the 9th street depot. He procured
a one-thousand-mile ticket. took a train
and left the city. He went to Brighton
and lost most of his money betting on the
races. Next he journeyed to Altoona. Pa.
While there he felt that he was being
watched Then he went to Columbia Mo
Funk denied that he murdered Mr. Brooks
Next to testify was James F. McElhone,
also local newspaper reporter, who met
Funk at Cincinnati and conversed with him
on the train returning to this city. The
salient point of Mr.. McElhone's testimony
was that Funk said when he went to the
BROOKS home shortly after ) o'clock the
AFTERNOON of the 23d of June, 1898. he saw
sophie Brown Instead of acting in her
usual manner she appeared nervous. He
heard whining noise in the back room.
sophie Brown told him he had better look
out. and told him to meet her in Washing
ton circle. Sophie met him in the park and
said to him:
the army, and an officer was at our house
today L like you and L am willing to help
you.
Funk said to witness that he told Sophie
Brown he knew where the money came
from and asked her: What did the Niger
dO?'' She replied: ..Oh, he helped me to get
it She also said she had given the mig
ger s150' Funk said he then grabbed the
money and ran off.
Defendant Tells of a Murder.
Mr.. McElhone, after recess, made a
long statement, giving in detail the move
told to the witness by the defendant, from
the time he left Washington until he was
arrested at Columbia. Mo, last August.
James McFeely, a constable of Altoona,
Pa, was called as a witness. He told of
arresting Funk in Altoona In connection
with a difficulty that was based on board
bill While going from Jail to Altoona so
testified the witness, Funk told him of a
man in New York who had committed a
murder and for whose arrest a reward was
offered.
Where was the murder committed?" in
quired the witness.
Not thousand miles from Philadel-
phia." replied Funk.
Funk then went on to say that the de-
ceased was an old man, and that he had
been killed with an ak. The assailant did
not intend to kill him when he struck the
blows The object of the crime was rob-
berry. About $1,000 was secured. he said.
The woman with him in Altoona, Funk
said. was the daughter of the murdered
man. Funk proposed that he and the wit
ness go to New York later take the muir
derer into custody and divide the reward
He also told the witness that he had had
a notion to kill him.
Chief Clerk Kemp on the Stand
Chief Clerk ]. Arthur Kemp of the po-
lice department was next called to testify
regarding g. statement made to him by
Funk after the arrest OF the latter Mr.
Kemp was being examined when this report