The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-06-20

same day in question, the 14th
day Of April, 1913, Mr.. Anderson
had left the bank where he and
Mr.. Funk had been engaged in
their daily work together before.
Mr.. Funk, that in fact he. had left
a considerable time before in.
the afternoon, and had gone to
his home, doing there some work
which he had never done before.
We expect to show you that, he
went to his home and personally,
and with his own hands, removed
storm window from a room
which is known as his den or q
room which appeared to be the
one usually occupied personally
by himself; that he also at that
time removed two storm windows
from a bathroom adjoining this
den or room used personally by
Mr.. Anderson; that by this time
it was nearly supper time, and
Mr.. Anderson then went down
town, got his supper, and came
back to his house, af-er a short
visit to the bank where Mr.. Funk
Was still working; that at the time
Mr.. Funk came home Anderson
was in his house. The testimony
will disclose to you, 1 think, quite
conclusively that Mr.. Anderson
was the only person in his house
at this time, and at. the time
that Mr.. Funk came home. Mr..
Funk came home somewhere abou
6:30 or somewhere between 6:-
Is and $3.50, the time is not
definitely fixed, entered his resi-
dence by the front door, passed
through the house to the back;
that there was within his house
at that time his wife and the
servant girl, Miss Fahlgren; that
Mrs. Funk was at the west win
dow, or near the west part Of the
kitchen, and the servant girl,
Miss Fahlgren, was near a door
which led out into a shed; that
when going through the house at
the time he first came in, a lit
tie child Of MIR. Funk s ran in the
house and ran out again, going
out this kitchen door and onto
porch which connected with the
outdoors at the rear and north
east corner of Mr.. Funk's resi-
dence; that Mr.. Funk Immediate
" followed the child out. there TO:
the purpose, which I think, we
will establish to you Of getting
the child and bringing it in;
that very short interval Of time
elapsed before Mrs. Funk and
Miss Fahlgren heard loud noise
which they descrige as an explo-
sion. Mis- Fahlgren immediate
ly hastened out and found the
child upon a little porch which
rested just outside Of this shed,
a porch about three feet four in
ches one way and three feet ten
inches the other way.
Mr.. Funk was upon this porch
near the center Of this little porcl
and just in the act, of turning
about, after the sound Of this ex
plosion; that this servant girl
rushed by Mr.. Funk to pick up
the child, not knowing what had
happened, and the child, I believe
was crying at that time; and she,
stopped and picked up the little
girl who was upon the southeast
corner Of this porch, laying ac-.i
ross the corner Of the porch. I'm
mediately following Miss Fahlgren|
came Mrs. Funk, and as she came
out there Mr.. Funk was just turn
ing about, and as he turned he
out his hand and grasped
the hand Of his wife and said,
/ am shot, She put her arm
about him and attempted to hold
him up and steady him, and he
fell backward off the porach and
within a few moments died. Short
" after this citizens, who had
been attracted by the noise Of thi
explosion or shot, hastened to the
scene, and. one in particular was
there almost immed ediately after
ward, q lapse Of a very short
time, and when he arrived Mr..
Funk was lying upon the ground,
and 50 fare as this witness could
was at that time dead.
Two 81. three Other citizens having