The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-21
Rested Yesterday Without
Apparently Establishing
Motive For Murder.
JURY REVIEWS THE
SCENE OF KILLING
Prosecution Springs Surprise, When
Two Farmers Testify as to Remarks
Defendant is Alleged to Have Made
Anderson Denies the Statements.

MOTION FOR DISMISSAL.


MOTION FOR DISMISSAL. .
1t Is understood that Attorney 4
Tracy r. Bangs for the defense .
this morning moved that the case y
against WalfOrJl Anderson, cllarg- n
ed with Funk's murder. he dis =
missed OH the grounds that the =
state had failed to connect the y
defendant with the killing.
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Washburn, n. D., June 21.-With.
out apparently conclusively establish
ins a motive for the murder of Cash.
here. the state rested yesterday after
noon in the trial of Walford Ander
son. the young bank clerk who i.
charged with the murder.
Attorney Lawrence moved that TIL,
jury be permitted to view the prem
ises of the Funk and Anderson homes
To this request Attorney Bangs TO
the defense, readily consented, sayin:
that he had intended to ask for tn,
SANE, same thing; thu, In charge IA .e Of thre. C.
went to the yard between the tw,
houses and first took view of tn,
private den in the Anderson home
from where it is claimed the fata
shot was fired.
Where Bullet Was Found.
They then went into the shed wher,
the bullet struck in the wall over tn,
ice box. 1t was here, under the ic,
box the bullet was found. The jur,
then went into the Anderson hous
and examined the den, it having beef
arranged just as it was the night o
Funk's murder. Anderson's wife wa
home at the time and helped arrang
the room before the jury arrived. TIL,
jury went into Anderson's basemen
and made thorough examination o
the entire premises of the two homes
remaining there fully an hour.
The state sprang some surprise
when John Walcker, a farmer, tool
the stand and said that he had bee,
in the bank some days before tn
murder and said that when he wa
making a settlement with Funk, tn
cashier had said something to Ander
son and Anderson replied with an in
sulting remark.
Wrote Remark.
This statement Walcker wrot
plainly on a piece of paper and it wa
handed to the jury for examination
anu olleICd lOI ali 0AI1lUlI. Gar
Fahlgren, another farmer, said h.
had been at the bank the Saturda,
before the murder and cashed
check. He asked Anderson if Funl
was at dinner, to which Fahlgre1
said Anderson replied. stating, ives
the - ought to be shot" That /
the best I can say for the
Carl Settler. German. who talke,
somewhat broken, said that while h
was at the Funk house shortly afte
the murder, he had confronted Ander
son and asked him who killed Funk
and as he stood face to face Ander
son remarked. 'T couldn't have don
it, I shouldn't say this, I have thre
men working for me. Two Of then
were good men, but one of them wa
not. SO help me God. but l don't thin
one of them done it,
Anderson's Denial.
Anderson positively denied that h
ever made any such remark as wa
testified to by Fahlgren. and afte
court adjourned he sent for Fahlgrel
to come to the Jail to see him. bu
t'ahlgren refused to go. The testimon
brought out has excited considera bl
comment here and more sensatjona
developments than ever are expecte,
when the defense puts on its witnesse