Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-04-17
When Confronted With Mrs.
Funk Claims He IS IN.
nOCeDt Of Crime
Positively Refuses To Dis
CuSS His PrediCdmeDt TIL
Counsel Arrives
BY Staff Correspondent.

WASHBURN, n d., April IT,
There were but few developments
Wednesday in the Funk murder case,
in which w. T. Anderson is charged
with killing Frank E. Funk. his EN-
plOyer and cashier of the First Ma
tional bank. Everyone appears to be
waiting for the preliminary hearing,
which will be held late this afternoon
or tomorrow morning, as soon as the
attorneys for the defense have had
an opportunity to work out their line
of procedure. Tracy Bangs Of Grand
Forks has been retained for the de.
Tense and the case of the state, in
the preliminary hearing at least, will
b" looked after by States Attorney
Manneul and his assistant r. C. Mad
den. There is only one Justice of the
peace residing in the village, so it is
very probable that the hearing will be
before Karl Klein, as there has been
70 talk OF taking change of venue
for the preliminary hearing County
treasurer Anderson, brother of the
accused man, was passenger for
Bismarck last night. but did not dis
close the obJectof his trip. but it was
generally understood that he went
there for the purpose OF meeting Ira
cy Bangs and outlining a defense.
Some are OF the opinion that plea
OF insanity will be set up, and state
tllat in their opinion it will be easy
10 prove that the young man was not
in his right mind. not only at tho
'inc OF the alleged murder, hut for
enc time previous to that. There
>rc numerous acts of the accused cit
ID tending to prove that he was at
east very erratic. He was impulsiye
Il many things and his actions have
been remarked for some time.
Sisters Arrive at Home.
TWO unmarried sisters of Ander-
son, one working as stenographer at
he school for the feeble minded at
1Iafton and the other employed in
he sane capacity in the reform
school at Mandan, have arrived home
0 be with their parents for the time
'eing. Anderson's parents have been
ema1nlng on their farm near the city
ma nave stated that they will SUD-
'ly the coney to conduct the case for
heir son If il is necessary. It has
$50 been stated that Anderson's wife
S going to come to his rescue with
money in case the affair is brought to
ne district court. ......
Outside Judge Called In. :.
1t is not probable that Judge Nues-
le, regular Judge for the Sixth dis
rlct, Will hear the case if it comes
p at the June term, as it is under
1000 he will call in Judge Nuchols
Or that term, the present Judge hay.
1g been recently elected to the bench
nd having had large practice while
private attorney, he has been mix
d upon one side or the other in most
the cases scheduled for that term.
ne case will undoubtedly be tried at
'ashbtrn, as there does not appear
be a desire for change of venue
Y either side.
Bank Accounts Checked Up.
Ihe books of the First National
ank have been carefully checked up
nd the affairs Of the bank found to
in first-class shape and no short.
se exlstln A. J. Case of the Mer-
lant' National bank Of St. Paul con-
ncted the examination and he was
SISTED by Banker Zimmerman OF
landau, Chas. Anderson of Wilton
nd President Robinson of the local
ank. The reserves of the bank were
'und in tirst-class shape. The fact
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