Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-12
ANDERSON MURDER
Case IS IN court
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talesmen from over Mclean county
will appear 1T is said that after the
roll of the jury is called a large mum.
Der will be excused and the task OF
drawing the twelve men for Ander'
sons trial will commence, and 1t IS
! predicted that it will not be till some
time next week that the judy will be
complete. 5 49,
Anderson's Home R%eopened.
Anderson's wife, who had gone to
Fargo a week before the crime was
committed, has returned to Washburn
and reopened the home, and Ander.
sons counsel, Tracy r. Bangs, and
his associate counsel Of Grand Forks,
have apartments at AndersOn's home,
and have the use OF AndersOn's auto
mobile.
State Has a Hard Case.
II is predicted that Anderson will
plead not guilty to the charge and
the defense is said to have laid a
strong foundation in opposing the
state In its attempt to establish ms
guilt. Associated with States Attor'
ney Maennel and Assistant States
Attorney Madden is Attorney Aubrey
Lawrence of Fargo and George L.
Jones of LaMOure. Attorney }. 4.
Nelson OF Washburn, former states
attorney of Mclean county, will as
sist Attorney Tracy r. Bangs of
of Grand Forks and his assoc
late with the defense. Judge Craw-
ford will PROBABLY preside during the
entire term of court, because of the
fact that Judge Nuessle was connected
with many of the cases as counsel,
and therefore would be disqualified.
Will Hold Court in Opera House.
Owing TO the lack OF facilities and
the small amount of room in the court
house the case will be tried in the
opera house, and every arrangem ent
possible has been made to provide for
the large attendance expected. While
practically no comment has been
made relative to the case, sentiment
seems to be somewhat divided, but as
the case approached trial considerable
sympathy seems to be expressed in
behalf OF the young defendant. A
chain of circumstances seemed to
have connected Anderson with the
mysterious death of Funk. So far as
has been learned there was no eye
witness TO the murder of Funk, but
that Funk was shot in cold blood there
is no question. The main question for
the trial of the case will be to estab-
lish a motive for the crime.
Anderson a Native Of County.
The accused was raised in this
county, held a responsible position
in the First National bank, and was
Cashier Funk's only assistant. The
homes of the two men stand side by
side in the north end of the city at the
bottom Of the hill south from the court
house and Jail. Funk had just come
home for his evening meal and had
stepped at the back door residence
to pick up his little. child, who had
fallen in The yard, and while he was
in a stopping position his body was
pierced with a rifle bullet that caused
instant death.
Anderson Among Sympathizers.
Citizens OF the town were prOstrat-
ed when they learned that Funk had
met such an untimely death, and a
large number of people gathered at
the home of the stricken mal immed-
lately after his murder. Among those
in the crowd was Anderson, who was
shortly afterward placed under arrest
by a deputy sheriff and confined in
the county Jail.
Whence Came the Bullet?
Circumstances led to the belief that
the bullet had been fired from a win
dow of Anderson's home, some so
feet dis tant from the Funk residence.
The window inquestion was the only
one from which the storm window
had been removed, and there were
those who claimed they could trace
marks Of the barrel Of the rifle as it
rested On the window sill.
Was at Home Alone.
Anderson was occupying his home
alone at the time. He had no chill
dren, aad his wife had left him a
week or SO before, and had gone. to
Fargo, where she has remained antil
a few days ago. After his arrest An
derson is said to have stated that he
was in the celler of his own home at
the time Funk was shot, and knew
nothing of the murder till he saw the
neighbors gathering at Funk's home.
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