The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-06-27
Jury View Premises.

Jury View Premises.
After having stated that the
prosecution rested Attorney Law
renee moved that the jury b.
permitted to view the premises
wherein the crime was committed
70 this Attorney Bangs for the
Defense readily consented, say;
ing that he had intended asking
for the same privilege. Accom-.
panied by three bailiffs and 8
deputy sheriff the jury went ia
the yard between the two houses
In a body the jury first viewed
the window in Anderson's pr.
vate den from where it is claim.
ed the fatal shot was fired,
Then the shed where the bullet
struck the wall over the ice box
was visited. The shed had been
rearranged in just the same con-
dition as on the night Funk wa
murdered, as was also the den in
the Anderson home. Attorneys
for both the state and defense
went to the two houses ahead of
the jury and saw to the arrange
ment Of the premises Of the two
houses. Mrs. Anderson was at
her home and assistedLwith the
Encouragement Of the privateNden
of her husband and helped re-
place the furniturejust as it had
been on the evening Of April
IA, the evening Of Funk's myster.
[ious death.
The jury spent over anshour alb
out the two houses and took
views from every direction, going
into the basement Of Anderson s
house out in the garage, in the
and back over the hill as
fafsth,e Congregational church.
After the jury had made a most
thorough examination they were
marched down town to their head
quarters to remain till court con-
'vened at nine o'clock Saturday.
There was no one about the two
houses as the jury made the ex-
animation. $$sssA ss 4
The prosecution attempted to
prove that Anderson maintained
i'll will towap2esF'unk through the
testimony oeaEsRr1,l Fahlgren~ and.
John WalckeEHboth farmers, who
had made a practice Of transact
ing business at the First National
Bank.
John Walcker is a farmer near
Turtle Lake. He said that he had
done business at the bank here
since 1902, and that:he.h had known
ten years, and Anderson
seven He had been III the bank
April 3rd, and with Funk was
making a settlement after an
auction sale. During the trans
Funk had said something
to Anderson the bank bookkeeper
and Wacker says that Anderson
replied to Funk by saying:
Kiss my 80 Waleker did not
repeat. this aloud ii court bill
it plainly on piece
per, and after Attorney Laiwg'rencs1
had offered It ss an exhibit ims
lie case, the slip 81 paper was
aaaasd to tile jury, and the msu
it swiftly from one to
he other. Attorney Bangs OBJ
to this testimony was
,verruled. Anderson looked ovel
he shoulders Of his attorneys as
hey held the slip Of paper. Then
le turned his head and grinned.
said that Anderson had
made the remark in q quick and
manner. He was not cross
'xamined.
Carl Fahlgren, q farmer who
ives at Conkling, ten miles from
Fashburn, said he did business
. the First National Bank. Had
ashed checks at the bank every
~ IN the fall and spring when
swas hauling grain and that he
snally went TO the bank at least
nee . week He went to the
ank on the Saturday before the
lnrder. Hessaid 90 Andersonswa
l4hing ! check for him that
lSy be asked AndersonMif Funk
~ up to dinner, to which !.
ahlgren said Anderson replied
saying. yes the son of ~
aght 70 beI shot, that ALL can [
lYSfor the sonsof b-----,
aaaAgren said Re had 10 opportu-l
e to continue The talk with AM
sison for Anderson immediately
llEISaged u ! conversation over |
q telephone. Fahlgren said thaIy
les ddring9th the winter hls hadlgI \
Anderson 81 similar