Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
WOUNDS IN Mr.. 6 Ks HEAD
An Iron Stock" Handle Exhibited
to the July
WAS STAINED WITH BLOOD

today nf Criminal Court No .. wherein is
being held the trial of Frank W. Funk.
accused IF the murder of William H.
Brooks The situation in court today re-
manned unchanged The attendance was
large and deep interest in the proceedings
was manifested by all, the defendant pay
ing particular attention 10 every word
spoken.
DIR. Carr testified that he attended Mrs
Brooks nj the Emergency Hospital the I'D
II June. 1895. and thereafter A NUMBER
II cuts were found the head of the wo-
man. there being six or seven in ALL one
piece of the skull was completely detached
and had To he removed.
Mrs. Brooks was called before the jury
and Dr. Carr Illustrated how the blows on
her head might have been inflicted with an
AK such rs the implement shown IN court
James \. Clark. a plumber. who Is FUNK
l,Tnther-in-Iaw next testified. He identi-
ned an fror stock" used 10 cut threat
On pipe which was shown in court as his
property II kept the stock in tool cheS-
which was accessible to anyone in the
house Funk at one time resided at the
hutIse of the witness. The latter Vas called
IN before the jury to fit as a handle 10
he stock piece of iron that was found
t the Brooks house some time AFTER the
murder
.,1our The time of the murder his wife was
Visiting i'm Baltimore During her absence
Sophie Brown. one of Mr.. Brooks daueh-
ClarkS. such as making up oeds ana the
poIIceman's story.
Policeman John Hart of the third pre-
7,..uct was examined He told OF the re
rloval Of Mrs. Brooks 10 the hospital, and
then referred to the iron stock hanoie
offered in evidence The handle was turned
over to the witness. so he testihed' by 30
~ hie Brown. the 18th of July, 1s9s' az
trusa 91+ o2d street There were blood and
hair on the handle
= Mrs Ellen NJ Buckley OF 40 street.
I'M. next witness testified that she first
met Funk the 10th of June. 1898, when ne
visited the house of the witness 10 engage
room and board. He lived there until the
I'D of the same month The afternoon OF
the latter day Funk sat down to supper at
.i-16 o'clock, and was apparently IN
hurry, De usually was at the taole ABOUT t
there only about ten minutes. He had very
little to say. which was contrary to MS
custom. Instead of sitting on rear porch
and reading a newspaper. as he mad been
accustomed to do Funk, the day in ques-
lion Immediately left the house. and that
was the last the witness saw OF him he
loft I'm his room some clothing. tools and
satchel. Funk had paid his board up to
In Saturday preceding the alleged crime
Intimate Friend of Family
The witness was an intimate friend of the
-=i9pooks family, and she testified that Funk
had told her of efforts on his part to in
-duce Mr.. Brooks to go to the Soldiers
Horne Hospital for treatment On one oc-
session the witness at the Brooks
Blouse while Funk was repairing door. and
she renia rzed at the time his great
strength
Funk also remarked to me-" said Mrs.
buckley. that he surprised that the
Brooks complained of being poor, when
Mrs. Brooks had much money Why
hs said Mrs. Brooks has 81 6O1 hid around
Ter waist II had $1,000 l would go to
-tHe hlOndike -
Clothing Identified.
Mrs Buckley identified a suit of clothes.
hat and necktie shown in court as hav-
Ing been worn by Funk the 23d OF June.
INgS
on examination the witness said
that Sophie Brown visited her house every
evening while Funk there. She replied
IN the negative when asked II she had testi-
fed at the coroner's inquest that improper
relations existed between Funk and Sophie
Brown o. 1t developed during the cross-ex-
animation that the witness had refused to
give information relative to the to
counsel for the defense. saying that what
she had 10 say was for the benefit of the
-nited States attorney. 1t was also said
that Sophie Brown has not spoken to the
witness since the testimony of the latter
al the coroner's inquest
Mrs. Browns Testimony.
Sophie Brown, one of the daughters of
Mr.. and.NGrs. Brooks. took the stand at the
l.
said she was introduced to Funk about one
month prior TO the homicide. She met him
first at the home Of his sister, Mrs Clark
At the request Of Funk and his sister, the
witness took Funk TO Mrs. Buckley's in or
der that ne might engage board there. as
Mrs Clark was going to Baltimore for a
visit.
The witness saw Funk at the Brooks
house the morning of the Monday preced-
ing the killing. The following day he again
q Kitchen
door. He borrowed some books each time
He called Wednesday also and repaired
door.
The day OF the homicide. Thursday. Funk
called the house in the morning, de-
parted about lunch time and returned about
. O'Clock in the afternoon. The witness
had go TO the War Department on bust
r-ss. When she left Funk was conversing
With her father. The witness met Funk
about 4 o'clock a the park at DIST street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue when she
returning from the War Department He
called to her and she sat with him till
quarter 20 . O'Clock. Funk then started to
get his supper. He told the witness he
was In hard luck. and II he had any money
he would leave the city. He further said
he had been waiting In the park for u let
ter carrier and he expected letter.
Visits Funk's Sister.
Continuing. Mrs. Brown testified that
after leaving Funk she returned home
thence proceeded to the house of friend
Mrs Suit. and next to the residence of
Funks sister, Mrs. Clark. She was with
Mrs Clark when notified that her father
vas dead and her mother was dying She
thereup"n hasteped home. finding the DO
Ice In charge Of affairs there
The witness saw a bloody apron picked
up in the house II belonged to her mother
What did You know regarding your
mothers money? inquired the United
States sttorney.
knew nothing about It." replied Mrs.
Brown did not know what money she
had, or where she kept it,
Dh you ever say anything to Fink
about your mothers money! the witness
then asked.
Once Funk asked me IL nv mother boa
money. Was the reply. II told him Oh
had. lie then wanted to know II she kant
kept II in the house" ~ siie
Continuing her testimony, Mrs Rrow,
said that while preparing to move from, tba
house 9i4 22d street. about two weeks 90
the murder. she opened an old mediatna
chest and found the iron stock hands,