The Washburn leader., 1913-06-13
Anderson Case Up
In District Court
ACCUSED IS CHARGED WITH
SHOOTING FUNK-PLEAD-
ED mot GUILTY"

/ not guilty. TO the cnarge OF
the murder of F. E. Funk when
he appeared in district court
yesterday morning. Following
his plea the jury box was filled
with the first twelve men as,
their names were drawn from the
box and the task of selecting
the jury for the trial was COM
menced.
Attorney Tracy r. Bangs, lead
ing counsel for Anderson, con-
Quoted the examination Of the
jurors for the defense, while At
torney Aubrey Lawrence acted
in the same capacity for the pro-
secution.
When the court took its noon
recess yesterday but four of the
men in the jury box had been
examined, and of those two
whom the defense had challenged
the court had overruled, but it
is expected the defense will ex-
ercise its right Of pre-emptory.
The first juror examined was
Percy Leroy of Underwood, and
from his own statements it ap-
peared that he had formed some
/ thing Of an opinion regarding
the mysterious murder of the
bank cashier from newspaper ac-
counts he had read in the Leader
and from discussing the case
with acquaintances.
Following his plea Anderson
took seat in the center of his
attorneys and consults them
frequently. He follows the pro-
ceedings closely, and though the
eyes Of the spectators in the
court room are constantly rivited
upon him, he apparently does
not seem disturbed over the fact
that he is being tried for the
awful charge OF numbering one
Of the most prominent citizens
Of his home town, and with whom
he had been employed in the
First National bank for long
term Of years. He was perfectly
calm and collected when he ap-
peared in court Wednesday morn
ing with Deputy Sheriff Joe o.
son to listen to the reading of
the information and has maintain
ed the same demeanor since the
trial has been in progress.
| When the case started yester-
day seated behind Anderson was
Emil Anderon, treasurer of Nc
Lean county, and Florence Ander.
j son, brother and sister of the
: accused, and whom he occa-
sionally recognizes with smile,
while her brother IL closely en-
gagged in following the proceed
Iings. Florence devotes her entire
attention to her brother, and SO
far has not permitted anything
to attract her otherwise.
j Owing to lack of room the case
is being tried in the opera house,
but when court opened Wednes-
day morning few people Of the
town were present outside Of the
court officials and the attorneys
| Though there was a much larg-
er attendance yesterday there
were but very few Washburn peo-
pie in the room. The larger
part of the attendance were the
one hundred jurors who had been
summoned for this term of court.
Owing to the fact that Judge
Nuessle had been counsel in many
Of the cases on the calendar he
!, was disqualified from presiding,
and Judge Crawford of Dickinson
who opened court and who will
try the Anderson case, will con-
duct the entire term.
| Mrs. Walfred Anderson who
left here and went to Fargo seve-
raj weeks before the murder Of
Funk occurred, has returned to
Washburn, and soon after she
reached here she went to the
county Jail to see her husband,
and it is said that whatever
differences they may have had
when she left have been recon-
ciled.
| Attached to the information
filed by States Attorney Maennel
were the names Of probably seven
1ty-five witnesses, practically all
from the city Of Washburn, and
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