The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-06-20
Trial Of Anderson
Murder Charge
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Mr.. Funk's coming home for his
evening meal, however had Wake
through the house to the east
door of the shed attached to the
north Of the kitchen with the
door towards the home of Ander-
son, the accused directly across
the lot. She told how the baby
she had brought in from the back
ward ran out again, and how I'M
mediate y after Mr.. Funk had stel
ped out this back door she heard
a loud report, like that OF an eA-
ploslon, and as she ran out again
to pick up the little two-year-old
child she saw MI. Funk take one
step and turn. She said that at
thu time there was no N else
in the hous except Mrs. Funk
who WAS at the sink washing the
hands Of her seven year old son
Kenneth. and that Immediately
after. the shot Mrs. Funk went
to the shed door, and with MI:
Funk facing his wife he grasped
her hand and said, 81 am shot.
Miss Fah!gren heard him say no
more, and as Mrs. Funk put her
arm about him he fe.l, lifeless.
There was a breathless silence
over the court room as Mrs. Funk
with steady step went down the
aisle. to the witness stand. Ores
sed in. deep mourning she took
the oath: without a tremor told
of the awful circumstances that
occurred at her. home that we
ming. Nothing was referred to
the time she confronted the ac-
cussed man, and it is thought she
will take the stand again. I'M
mediately after she had testified
she left the court room, accom-
pani.d by Miss Fahlgren, her
servant, ard Foss Funk brother
Of her murdered husband, and,
returned to her home. She was
not cos examined by Attorney
Bangs for the defense.
Seated in the court room where tho
accused, Anderson, appeared Mon
day morning with the deputy
sheriff was his father, mother,
and two S sisters Hilma and Florenc
and his brother Emil Anderson,
the cuonty treasurer. just before
the proceedings commenced An
derson' s wife, unaccompanid en-
tered the court room and took a
seat alongside of the Anderson
family, directly behind her &C.
cused hush nd. She seemed the
most concerned Of all, and at
times read the account Of the
case from the daily papers. The
accused was apparently not moved
by the testimony, and showed no
signs Of weakening.
The only time Mrs. Funk dis
played any noticeable emotion
was when on the stand she re-
called how her husband had walk
ed through the house and remark
ed to his wife regarding the
little child playing in the yard
thai "she loves to be out doors"
With th.t statement Mrs. Funk.
countenance winched somewhat
but she kept back the sobs,
though there were many over tn
crowded court room who all
broke into tears.
Joe Leach, the young steam
boat captain was next called, and
he testified as to how he was just
passing the Catholic church when
he heard the shot and also heard
Mrs. Funk call for help and how
he went to her home and with
Attorney Madden and Clerk Of
Court Hanson, carried the body
into the bedroom.
Dr., Sawyer was on the stand
for over two hours Monday, and
told how he had gone to the Funl
home, examined the body and
probed the bullet wound. Tom
Madden, about the same size Of
man as Funk, put on the coat
and vest the murdered man had
worn and showed to the jury.how
the bullet had passed through.the
body over the right nipple to
where it exited in the back about
an inch and half from spine. At
torney Bangs at some length led
the witness as to course Of bullet
wound and as to what kind of
bullet it was.
Former State Engineer Atkin-
son through charts and field
notes he had prepared the day be
fore the trial, started to outline
to the jury the position Of the
Fink an6 Anderson rosi1ancos