The times., 1899-08-19

lspse and that had caused her 10 decide
to never again make such journey. She
said that az far as she was concerned she
would be glad TO aid the police in their ef-
forts 10 bring TO justice the slayer OF her
father, bat that as her mother absolutely
refused 10 let her leave She city she could
not go. Miss Brooks said that there were
other persons who knew Funk as well as
she did. and she could not understand why
some one else was not selected TO 50 TO
Columbis.
Interview With Miss Brooks.
Miss Brooks was seen last night by
Times reporter. and though she at first
absolutely refused TO have anything to say
concerning the capture of Funk or his
crime, she finally talked freely. Her CHIEF
desire was that the statements credited to
her Immediately after the murder and re-
Gently should be contradicted. Her great
est concern was because Of the stories
which were published 10 the effect that
she had admitted that Funk had an en-
gagement with her ard her sister. Mrs
Brown. On the evening of the murder. She
denied tnai she had an engagement vita
the man. and was sure that her sister did
not
Miss Brooks admitted that there had
been an understanding between herself and
Funk that she was TO go TO the house OF
his sister in New Hampshire Avenue and
that he would be there later in the even
ing She admitted, also. that a similar
understanding existed between Mrs. Brown
and Funk, but declared that the man had
not been seen by either OF them You
see,' said Miss Brooks, he wanted TO get
us out Of the house so that he could COM
nit the deed
When asl,ed how the engaeer,eats were
made. Miss Brooks replied: Funk saw
me and asked me when ] was going to be
out that evening. ! told him about the
time and he said he would like me 10 go
TO his sisters house and see if she had
returned to the city. He also said that
he might be there later. ] went TO his
sisters house, and seeing that she was at
home went 10 another house in the same
street. ! did not want 10 wait for Funk,
/ did not care for him and he did not
like me ! knew he was a married man y
BIN reference TO the engagement OF Mrs
Brown with Funk. Miss Brooks said: He
met my sister at the park at Twenty first
Street and the Avenue, as she was return
ing from the War Department. where she
had been on business. He asked her where
she was going, and when she replied. to
her home he requested that she go TO his
sisters house as soon after as possible,
and stated that he would come around lat
er You see, he wanted to get Us both
cut Of the house so as he could commit
the deed"
When asked for an opinion regarding the
statement said 10 have been made by Funk
that another man and a woman were re-
sponsible for the crime. Miss Brooks said
The man is crazy. He did it alone. / am
sure Of it
why are you sure of it?'' was asked.
and the reply was. 4 am not positive of
it bat ] feel that he did il alone. He did
not do il with an axe either. The deed
was committed with the plumbers stock,
which was found under the table. That
stock did not belong to my sisters husband.
Harry Brown. either. II belonged 10 James
Clarke. the husband of FunlI's sister
Miss Brooks attention was called 10 the
fact that there were several gashes in the
heads OF her father and mother which
could not have been made with q blunt
stock handle and that they were unquss-
tio1abiy made with an axe. She explained
the cuts in she heads by saying that they
were due 10 the fact that the old couple
fell on the axe. Miss Brooks was remin5ed
that there were several gashss. and that
both her father and mother could not have
fallen on the axe, bus she was positive that
the axe had not been used TO commit the
crime