The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-23

such a remark. He said he intended
telling Funk of the remark Anderson
had made but he never saw Funk
again except nee and then he was in
a crowd in front of H~augeberg's store.
Fahlgren said he never told anyone
of this remark till after it had work
ed on his conscience, and once after
Funk had been buried he repeated it
to DR.. Sawyer, and then after he had
returned to his home on the farm he
sent for States Attorney Maennel, to
come to his farm to see him.
Fahlgren gave his testimony in no
uncertain terms, and repeated the re-
marks he said Anderson made, both in
| direct and cross examination, and said
that the remarks Anderson had made
In his hearing during the winter had
led him to believe that Anderson a
an i'll feeling for Funk. Fahigren said
| when he was in the IAN the last time
and he had 10 chance to continue his
talk with Anderson because the tele-z
phone n he left the bank and went
across the street to get his dinner.
Anderson denied fatty the testimany
Fahlgren offered yesterday. Ander-
son denies that he eve made such re-
marks. and that there ever had been
any trouble between him and Funk.
Andeson sent for Fahlgren to come to
the Jail to see him last evening, but
Fahlgren did not go.
Carl Sattler, a witness whom the
prosecution did not discover till
Thursday night then gave some posi-
tive testimony. Sattler is a German,
and because of his broken English has
| difficulty in expressing himself, but he
remained unshaken during the rigid
cross examination by Attorney Bangs.
Sattler said he had just finished his
supper when his son informed him OF
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lFunk's house. He was deeply affect
ed by Funk's mysterious death, and
paid but little attention to those about
him as he entered the Funk home
through the. back shed. He started to
go through the house to get a view OF
Funk's body, but thinking maybe he
was not wanted he turned back IN as
The came OUT in the yard again he con-
lfronted Anderson. They both glared
at one another and when within three
or four feet from one another Sattler
said that Anderson made remarks as
follows:
"I shouldn't done it'll should not say
this. / had three men working here.
Two were good men. one wasn't SO
good, but Il don't think one OF them did
it,
sattler said he heard Anderson say
Something about going back to the
1 pdLlh, dP SNSMt41~rS&
mixed Up.
From sattler's testimony it was evil
dent that he had been deeply impressed
with what had happened. and he was
unable to remember who had been
around him as he was at the scene OF
the murder, but he was positive That
he and Anderson were staring at one
another as Anderson talked to him.
ole Stefferud told of how he and Gus
| vrYz IiI..,x Ia 10 a hnnnH fntfon down 8tnEthes
bank the night of Funk's murder n
had been placed in charge by some OF
the directors. They had been instruct
ed to let no one In except j. Z. Nc.
Culloch and August Johnson, both OF
WHOM were directors. Stefferld said
they went inside and locked the doors.
Shortly afterwards Anderson an 70
the bank, He had a key and unlocked
the front door. He was told that no.
lone, including himself, was permitted.
TO enter the bank. ~whereupon Ander-3
son remarked, s'all right and left
Again in thirty miutes Anderson re-
turned to- the bank and asked for his
isafety deposit box. Johnson n Nc
Cullocf were there then and Anderson
was told that It would be al right ror
him to have the box while he was IN
the bank. but 1t was finally decided to-
let him have it, and with Deputy
ISIerim Joe Olson, Anderson left the
bank. taking the box with him. b
permission Anderson was given to
lake the box is3 accounted FOR by one OF
The directors in the fact that that
time no one SUSPECTED Anderson or
connected him with the death Of Funk.
Hugh Westmiller fold of Anderson,
George Weber and himself alI eating
supper together at the Washburn no
Itel Oh the evening of the murder.
IWestn1ilIer said they had often eaten.
with Anderson, who had his meals All
the hotel after his wife went to Fargo,
and that as q rule Anderson was al
ways jolly. and Joined in the CONVEX
satior. But on this evening Westmil-
Her said that Anderson talked but very
little to them, that he ate his meal
quickly and left the hotel ahead Of the
Others. westmiller said Anderson 6
counted for his uueeraaetions that Y
ening by saying that he had had fam
lily trouble, and that It worried him.
The suit sof clothes that Funk wore
the evening he was killed was in court
again yesterday afternoon and togefl1-s
ler with the red f1arlnel rags and the
lshelis found La Anderaon,s den were