Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-16

not until he was asked that he stated
anything about hearing the discharge
Of the rifle and he then said that he
heard it but was in the basement at
the time. He stated after he was ar.
rested that he and the dead man had
never had any differences and that he
was Oh the best of terms with Funk.
Well Supplied With Firearms.
An examination of the window from
which the bullet apparently came
shows the scratches where it is sup.
posed the rifle was rested when the
shot was fired and there is a fine
white dust on the floor which indi.
Gates that the barrel of the gun was
cleaned Immediately following the
shot. Anderson had firearms of var.
ious sorts in the house, but all the
rest with the exception of the rifle
in question were covered with oil that
had been applied when they were put
away for the winter last fall. The
guns and revo'vers are now in the pos-
session of the sheriff and will be used
as evidence when the. case is brought
to trial in the district court.
Fired From Anderson House.
That the shot was fired from the
inside of the Anderson house there
can be no question, but the fact re-
mains that no one saw the act and it
will be hard to prove positively that
he was the man who held the rifle.
Anderson has denied that he is guilty
but further refuses to talk. He would
not see newspaper representatives
and any conversation he had with his
relatives referred only to the engaging
of legal advisors. He stated that he
had made arrangements to have
Tracy Bangs of GRIND Forks act in
his defense if the case was ever brot
to the district court.
Wanted Control Of Bank.
Anderson is a married man but it
is stated that his wife had left him.
1t is also generally. understood mat
he has 70 money except that which
he earned as a clerksin the bank, altho
it is known that his wife is wealthy.
The matter OF a motive for the crime
is puzzling the prosecution. The only
thing that has been worked out as yet
is that he IA a monomaniac on the
point of desiring to gain control of
some Of the stock in the bank in which
he was employed. Working on this
suppositiOn it is claimed that all the
attempts to scare Funk out of the
city were born in the brain of Ander-
son and carried, out by him. He is
thought to have been the man who
once threw q brick thru the window
of the bank and later hurled a missile
thru the window of the Funk resi-
dence and again painted a, skull and
cross bones on the window of the bank
with a warning to Funk to leave town
or suffer the consequences, it being
argued that if he was able to get Funk
to leave he would be able to secure
the stock by purchase.
Anderson Raised in Washburn.
Anderson is a Aocal boy, having been
born and raised on a farm near here
and educated in the schools of the
state. His brother is now county
treasurer. His trouble with his wife
originated from his expenditure of
money she had left in his charge and
has dated back for a number OF
months.
August Johnson In Charge.
Tuesday afternoon a coroner's Jury |
was empaneled consisting of Frank
Thompson, hardware dealer; George
Yackey, general merchant, and
Thomas Mccain. dealer in live stock.
The scene of the crime was visited
and the remains of the deceased ex.
amined and some testimony taken be-.
fore six O'Clock, when adjournment
was taken until 1880.
An examination was made of the
affairs of the bank and the cash count.
ed and there were no discrepancies
found in Anderson's accounts. August
r.. Johnson, one of the directors of
the bank was appointed temporary
and will continue the business.
The bank is one of the strongest in
the state and there vas no furry as
result of the killing of Funk and tho
subsequent arrest of Anderson.
aumors Were Numerous.
Of course there r all sorts Of ru.
nors floating about. the city as to the
motive of the murder and what An.
lerson expected to do in case he was
1ot discovered. One theory is that
le did not intend to kill Funk but
hat it was simply another of his
olans to make the, city of Washburn
30 uncomfortable for him that he
would dispose of all of his holdings
move 70 some other place. Again
t was stated by some that the be-
ieved Anderson had made up his
mind to set Fink out 10 the way, take
What cash there was in the bank and
for some place where he could
lot be brought back. There are also
'umors that be was tangled up in q
woman case. Attention was called
" many residents OF the city to the
act that Anderson has been spending
large amount of money and especial.
y in the purchase of automobiles, it
icing stated that he has purchased
of machines, used them for a
short time and then sold them at a
arge discount from the original cost.
n nom of the stories banded. about
" the people does there appear eny
Indication that the crime was commit
ed because Anderson needed money
IS it was quite, generally admitted
hat he had practically entire contr0
# his wife's fortune. Mrs. Anderson
lppears to have beena;highly reSDect-