Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-17
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preston upon you, our sole duty at
this time being simply to give You
a general and substantial statement
of the nature of the testimony which
the state expects to introduce, and
upon whloh testimony, when intro
duced, the state shall ask Jour judg-
|ment. "
The Burden Of Proof.
We expect to prove, gentlemen,
that Frank e. Funk for a number of
years last past, about ten or IL years,
| believe, was a resident Of the city
of Washburn; that he was engaged
In the banking business; that his posi-
tion was that of cashier of the First
National bank Of Washburn; that in
such business he became associated in
a certain way with this defendant,
Wolford Anderson, taking the defend.
ant in as a young man some six or
eight years ago, possibly more--that
Ills immaterial so far as the time is
concerned-and that within the past
year or so this defendant, Anderson,
became Il bOokkeeper in the bank;
that in the month Of April, 1913, the
relative positions of these two gentle.
men weln that Mr.. Funk was cashier
of this bank and Mr.. Anderson a book
keeper only; that these two men were
the only ones during the past year ell
gagged in the conduct and manage
ment of that bank; that they had sole
and complete charge of all the bust
mes sof the bank, and, a. a matter
of fact, were practically alone in the
conduct and operation OF that bust
ness; That the defendant, Anderson,
also lived in the city OF Washburn,
and that the places of residence of
the deceased, Mr.. Funk, and of the
defendant, Mr.. Anderson, were very
near together, in fact they were ad.
joining houses. a
What tho State Will Show.
Some of these facts, of course, are
well known to you as to all Of US,
and l am simply reciting them in the
order in which We expect to show
them, there being a distance Of prob
ably bout 60 feet between the two
houses. We then expect to show you,
gentlemen, that on the l+th day Of
April of this year that Mr.. Funk, the
deceased, was in the PROGRESSION of his
full bodily faculties; that he was not
afflicted with amy disease which
caused his death, but at the time he
left his work and his business that
evening to go home he vas in the
possession of all OF his bodily facul.
ties; that he got home shortly after 6
O'Clock on the evening of the 14th of
April of this year, and within a few
moments of that time he met his death
at the back door OF his residence.
" Movements Of Anderson.
We expect to show you that on this
same day in question, the l4th day OF
April 1913, Mr.. Anderson had left
the bank where he and Mr.. Funk had
been engaged in the daily work to-
Igather before MI. Funk: that, in fact,
he had left a considerable tine before
in the afternoon, and had gone to his
home, doing there some work which
he had never done before. We eX-
Ipect TO show that he went to his
house, and, personally, and with his
own hands, removed a storm window
from a room, which is known as his
den, or a. room which appeared to be
the one usually occupied personally
by himself; that he also at that time
removed two storm windows from a
bathroom adjoining this den or room
used personally by Mr.. Anderson; that
by this time it was nearly supper
time, and Mr.. Anderson then went
down town, got his supper, and came
back to the house, after a short VISIT
to the bank where Mr.. Funk was still
working: that at the time Mr.. Funk
came home Anderson was in his
house. 20 '
Accused Only Person About.
The testimony will disclose to you,
i think, quite conclusively that Mr..
Anderson was the only person i'm his
house at this time, and at the time
that Mr.. Funk came home. Mr.. Funk
came home somewhere about $3.50,
or somewhere between G:15 and $50
THE time is not definitely fixed-en-
tered. his residence by the front door,
passing through the house to the
back; that there was within mis- house
at that time his wife and the servant
girl, Miss Falgren; that Mrs. Funk
was at the west window, or near the
west part Of the kitchen, and the SER
want girl, Miss Faigren, was near a
door which led Unto a shed; that when
going through the house at the time
he first came in a little child of Mr..
,Funk's ran in the house and ran out
again, going out OF this kitchen door
and onto a porch which connected with
the outdoors at the rear and north
east corner of Mr.. Funk's residence;
that Mr.. Funk Immediately followed
the child out there for the purpose,
which, l think, we will establish to
YOU, of getting the child and bringing
It in; that a very short interval Of
time elapsed before Mrs. Funk and
Miss Falgren heard a loud noise,
which they describe IA sn explosion.
Picked Up the Child.
Miss Falgren Immediately fastened
out and found the child upon a little
porch which rested just outside of
this shed, a porch about three feet
four inches one way and three feet 10
inches the other way. Mr.. Funk a
upon this porch, near the center Of
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