Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
That Was the Main Effort Of
the Prosecution on
"Wednesday
Accused Maintains Ills Usual
COInposufe During The
.. Proceedings.
Guns Awaken Aader5oD'S
Curiosity When Displayed
10 Court
(By GEORGE wEArHERHEAD.)

(By GeORGE WEATHEHHEAU.)
WAshburn. N d., June 19.-The
main effort of the state yesterday
in the trial of Walfred T. Anderson.
charged with the murder Of Banker
Funk this spring, was an attempt to
establish the whereabouts of Ander-
son on that evening when the mystel:
ius shooting occurred.
Anderson maintained his usual com
posure throughout the afternoon.
though he consulted more often with
his attorneys, and seemed to take y
deeper interest than ever In the pro.
ccedings.
Guns Brought Into Court.
Clerk of Court Hansen and bailiff
came In the room Oft the stage from
the back way of the opera house with
five guns of different makes. These
guns were placed behind the clerks
desk, and will be offered probably In
evidence later. Anderson seemed
curious when these guns were brought
in, and he Grained his neck to see
what was being done with the, fire
arms.
On his way to the trial yesterday
AFTERNOON his wife accompanied him
down the street to the opera house,
while he was coming from the county
Jail with the deputy sheriff. During
the afternoon recess he took a seat
beside his wife, and they were busily
engaged in conversation.
Mrs. Funk in Court.
Mrs. Funk was in the court room
again yesterday afternoon, and ocoup.
led front seat the entire afternoon.
She was dressed In deep black, and,
with her features firmly set, she fol-
lowed closely each witness rs the tes-
timony was being offered. At times
she seemed to nod in the affirmative
as some of the circumstances were
related. During the recess she was
engaged in conversation with lady
friends. who sat on each side of her
during the afternoon. Her brother-in-
law, FOss Funk, accompanied her to
the court room, and remained with
her throughout the afternoon. The
court room was well filled through
out the afternoon, and many Wash
burn women were present.
Auditor Stocker en- the Stand.
L. c. Stocker, the county auditor,
was the first to take the stand for the
session. He said he was
familiar with the Funk and Anderson
premises, and said he went to the
Funk place Immediately after he
heard of him being killed, reaching
there about GAO.
From the little Catholic church he
went to the Funk house, going the
back way, and found several people
in the back shed when he reached
there. Mr.. Callahan, the automobile
man, was there ahead OF him. and
he saw Callahan pick up the bullet
jacket from where 1T had been found
in the pile of papers on top of the
refrigerator.
Papers Were In Court.
This pile of papers was in court,
and Mr.. Stocker pointed out just
where the jacket had been found He
saw Callahan hand the jack to some
one after he picked 1t up. but he did
not remember who took it. He did
however, of Frank Thomp-
son trying to measure 1t while stlll
in the shed. Stocker staid in the shed
I'LL the officers locked the door lead
ng from the shed to the kitchen. He
said no one touched the pile Of pa
oers on top of the refrigerator, while
ne was in the shed, nor were the pa
'ers moved in any way.
Clerk Hanson Recalled.
H. c. Hanson, the clerk of court.
vas recalled, and said he was i'm the
she'd with Stocker and Callahan at the
lime the bullet was found, and said
le had been in the shed at least two
minutes before the jacket was found.
Hanson said when Callahan found the
Jacket he remarked, Look here, fel-
ows, here it is," and he picked it up.
Hanson took it to be the steel jacket.
He handled 1t afterwards. and also
Identified the exhibit offered in court
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