Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-18

ahead of her, but when she reache;
the spot where Funk had fallen hi
body mad been taken in the house.
She saw no one about ANDERSON
house. The view from her kitchen
window was about in line with tn,
city fire hall, and she. thOught pos
siOly Harry Johnson, city marshall
had shot some where In the %vicinit,
OF the O'Hara residence. She tolt
Mr.. Bangs that she was'Ln the sam'
room at the time her husband &C
cidentaly discharged a rifle and tina
It made "some noise" She was no
Experienced with firearms. Sh.
thought the eport she heard the
night OF Funks death was u rifle shot
but she could not account for the dul
sound. She thought 1T was very, very
loud. She was impressed with the
dull sound, and had discussed it with
others.
Attorney MAIDEN Testifies.
G.. Madden, assistant states attOr.
ney, testified to Mr.. Lawrence about
beng at Hansen's home, aAd that
when he heard Funk had been shot
he went to the home and helped carry
in the body. lie was under the I'm
preston that there a. something
wrong, and had stepped back to get
his hat. Hansen ran passed him Out
of the house. Madden al to Fuik's
ana found his boly lying across a
platform with the limbs on The ground.
lie helped carry the body N, and re.
NAMED In The hJus may III minutes.
lie said that a me shot was shOrt
and sharp, with a crack TO it, out lie
epOt he heard that laht had some.
thing OF Il boom 10 IL. " I'D
Sl.eitt's Wte Testifies.
Mrs. Ii. Simons. wife OF the sher-
ifr, testified that from an upstairs
window on the south side Of the jail
she believed there was a commOuon
at Funk's house. She had seen two
women come out of t'unk's house at
the back door and stOop over. Then
the two women cOme from across the
street, but she could not distinguish
either OF them. Later she saw them
go TO Funk's place, and then saw An
dersOn come out OF his house from an
east side entrance, and % toward his
garage, and then turn and go back.
She saw the men gather and pick up
Funk's body and carry it into the
house. She did not go down there
that night, though her attention was
directed to Funk's house.
tokn coh.t,y. rne<iononu
John Schulz told OF hearing the ex.
plosion just before he learned Of
Funk's death. lie said he was back
OF his own home. He could see the
Funk and Anderson houses from his
place. He said the report sounded
like an explosion In the %groul..l, and
it was awful lOur, and not like a shot
fired in the open air. 1t was sharp
and creeking, but had a heavy sound.
Funk's body had been carried In the
ihouse when he reached the scene Of
the shooting.
Adjournment Taken.
Court adjourned for the day till 8
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
deputy sheriff In charge Of the jury
said that his home was in the east
end O flown at the hime he heard the
shot. His house vas about GOO feet
from the Funk and Anderson houses,
but the doors OF his home were open,
and it sounded like an explosion or
a blast. 1t had a dull sound. He
thought it was about Is minutes after
the report before he heard Of Funk's
death.
The weather was warm all day, and
the court room was we'll filled with
people. A large portion of the aud
ence was Washburn' people. 1t may
take all this week to complete the
taking of testimony.
Wiashburn, N. d., June 1.-THE pro.
Ceedin9s when court opened this
morning were followed with interest,
as Attorney Lawrence for the prose-
, cution CONNIE nced weaving his net
work about Walfred T. Anderson, the
bank clerk, accused of the mysterious
murder April IA, this spring, of Cash
Tier Funk, his former employer and
business associate.
Though Anderson chatted cheerful.
lily this moraing while on his way from
the county Jail to the court room, &C.
companied by Deputy Sheriff VAIL,
with those he passed along the sticet
he watched %anxiously Engineer Atkin'
son as he continued explaining dis:
tances and the positions of the build
ings on the premises Of the Funk
and Anderson homes.
Identified Many Photographs.
Photographer DeGraff was placed
on the stand by the prosecution, and
to Attorney Lawrence he identified
about 20 photos he had taken sur
rounding the two homes. One of in
terest was a view taken from the open
window Of the den in Anderson's
home across the lot, over the shed
platform where Funk stood when he
was killed, and through the open shed
door to near a pile of papers on tor
of the refrigerator, where a bullet
Jacket was found. The accused man
followed with interest the jury as
they examined these photo views.
Joseph Leach Recalled.
Joseph Leach, the young steamboat
catain, was recalled to the stand THU
morning and testified that he was al
the corner Of the little Catholic
I; church next to the Funk home when
he heard a loud explosion. He said
the sound came from between the