The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-21

with that delicata instrument ne meas-
sIired the calibre of the Jacket. sGaLans
lit to- I'D that Of d .32 bullet. Ee aiso
testimony as to- the deilecLlons2
bullets. agreeing with Chapi1 Lnalls
would he no unusual thing for 81 pnalet
Eta ba dadected something over Two
feet la d distance Of fourteen IeeL.
His testimony as to the relative cnar-I
acter az the noise made by a rifle Hlred
without h within an enclosure was
to the effect that IL fired Wltnlh Inc
noise would be greater from tae e.
yerbratior. He was given an exkallst-
i've cross examination by ATTORNEY
Bangs as to his qualifications as Al
expert, hui In the main his .fesIinaony
went to prove the prosecutions con
Itention as to- the calibre OF the #puiist
and that from the direction ana Ins
character of the report the rife mlghL
have been fred from the room IN the
Mrs. T. FL Thompson was called. W
establish the fact that AYderEons Wire
Whom she had known well since the
| Andergons were married. a leIt
| WashbuTn for Fargo on the Wednes-
day before the shooting, and over q
strenuous objection OF Attorney Bangs.
she testified that Mrs. Anderson mad
come back to Washburil about a month
after the murder.
Ole Stefferud. who said he had been
a buttermaker for the three years he
had lived In Washbrun, testified that
he knew both Funk and Anderson anda
that he had done business with them
almost daily at the bank. When ne
reached the Funk home on the night
i Of the murder56he said there were
twelve or fifteen people then there. He
said he saw Anderson a. few minutes
after he got there at the back of his
house and at Assistance OF about four
u 4no,. Taa+& -. So xyS "A \, InYsSnr * n III with
| Mrs. Herb Hanson, and nut his head
down upon a fence post and start to
cry, saying SIS Funk dead?" Attorney
Bangs objected to questions seeming
to bring out the witness impression
OF Anderson's appearance and action.
Stefferud said Andersonss face was
flushed, that he had a staring look
in his eyes, and that his amer was
very eryous The witness was very
emphatic in his declarations as to- An
derson's unusual appearance.
did you ever see a look like that on
the face of any man." asked Attorney
Lawrence, for the prosecution.
II never did, responded the witness
before Attorney Bangs could spring to
his feet with an objection which he
made vigorously, but which was over
ruled by Judge Crawford.
Mr.. Bangs cross-eXaInination Of the
witness brought out the fact that An
4 OSi SO1 was III ally hCIVOuS n III. HIS
actions and speech, and that ha had
naturally full and rather staring eyes.
He questioned the witness particu-
larry as to the n in which An
derson was dressed, seeking evidently
to test his recollection. During this
Testimony Anderson's attention was
closely rfveted upon the witness n
he followed every statement made by
Stefferud with intense interest, fire.
quently whispering suggestions in the
ear of hisecounseI.
j. A. Hyland, for eleven years an
attorney at Washburn, gave testimony
similar to that of Stefferud. He knew
both Funk and Anderson and had seen
Anderson at the back of his residence
on the night of the murder. He said
Anderson was walking rather aimless-
IIy abou in the back yard when he
saw him, and that he appeared very
nervous, that Anderson's features
seemed to be drawn. his appearance
unnatural, and his color described ss
put the same question to him as to
whether or not he had ever seen such
an expression on the face of any man
and over the objection of the defend
ants attorney, he stated that he had
not.
Mrs. Funk was in the courtroom ur
to the afternoon accompanied by Ruth
McCulloch, and for a time during the
forenoon session read part OF The Far.
go Forum account of the case. She
was calmly composed, and listened in.
tently to all the testimony offered BY
the prosecution which is proceeding
methodically in Its ~endeaxors grad,
; ually to tighten the net about the &C;
! cused young bank clerk.
She and her companion sat upoI
one side of the courtroom while upol
the extreme opposite side sat Ander,
sons wife, his two sisters and hi
aged parents, all mute actors and acJ
! tresses in the sad drama OF life. I
may take all of next week for the de
Tense to offer it's testimony through
! its witnesses, so far unknown. 1t /
3 said Anderson may take the stand II
his own defense in which case sensa
: tional developments are anticipated.