The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-25

gun to try the experimental shots n
that he did most of the shooting with
the exception of two shots fired in the
house, which he described having a
quick sharp report. He said he had
known Henry Wahl for twenty years,
and he largely corroborated testimony
offered by Wahl. He also told that
there would be some smoke left in the
breach Of the gun after the shell had
been extracted and also said there was
some odor in the room of his home
for thirty minutes after the shot was
fired. He identified slips of paper
though the cross examination caused
him to admit that he recognized the
distance from which each shot a
been fired by figures on top Of the
sheet. He said that he furnished the
gun for the experiments but that at
torneys for defense furnished the
shells. He also admitted the expert
ments of Sunday were conducted
under the direction of Attorney Net
cher. He said the coming of the party
to his place Sunday was a complete
surprise to him.
Emil Oberg was then sworn as a
witness for the defense and he told of
being a member of the experimental
shooting party Sunday and his testi-
mony was almost identical to that of
Carlson. He identified the sheets Of
fered as lattern shots, and said is
matter of the identification he had
marked his initials on them when
shots were fired Sunday.
Thomas Grothe, a carpenter, said he
had done some work at Anderson's
residence during the mouth Of March
this spring and that he had taken off
the storm sash from the den window
during the latter part of the month
and left 1t leaning against the house.
But there was no testimony offered
by Grothe as to whether or not the
window had been put back on later.
Witnesses for h state earlier in the
case had testified that Anderson had
told them that he took off this sash
himself the day of the murder. In
cross examination Grothe admitted
that he had been a member of a
camping party on Sunday and though
Harry Johnson, the city marshal and
a cousin of Anderson, was in the
party, he could not remember that
this case was discussed at n time
while the party lasted.
He did not deny though that as a
result. Of an argument two men had
left before the party broke up. At
torney Lawrence asked him If there
had not been a good deal of drinking
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Bangs objection to that piece of testi-
mony was sustained. Grothe said he
had told other people about the taking
off of the storm sash in March, and
that one of them was Harry Johnson,
Anderson's cousin.
Attorney Netcher was then placed
on the stand and told of the party in
interest of the defense going Sunday
to Carlson's place and conducting the
experimental shooting.
Perry WahI, deputy sheriff, who had
just returned from a long trip in the
country, was called to the stand, and
said that on the evening right after
the murder he had made examination
of Anderson's garage with Attorney
Madden though Ludwig Peterson
might nave been there also. Perry
said the door to the oil shed of the
garage had been left unlocked. He
also said that the opening leading to
the attic in the garage was large
enough to let a man pass through. The
evening of Funk's murder was warm
and quiet.
AT this juncture Attorney Bangs
said that while the defense was about
finished he did not like to rest his
case then, and lit was said that the
lewyers for the defense were making
a careful search for more witnesses
that might be called today to aid
Anderson's side of the case. There
was considerable speculation last
night as to whether or not Anderson
would take the stand today in his
own defense. When last seen his law
yers Were in doubt as to that. Ander-
son has been attentive during the day
to his wife, mother and sisters, and
maintained perfect composure through
ont lit is exfleptA9 that the defense