Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-03

swan WY tANAA0t 0OOut thO oiEC
(Shown pair of blue overalls and
identified them as the ones purchased
by Anschlag. Also, shown another
pair and blue jumper which he
also identi6edl On Monday Anschlag
bought a couple of cigars. On Tues
day Anschlag drove up to the store,
having come back from Santa Ana
The horses We're pretty well warmed
up. A strange man accompanied An
schlag. Identified Antoine Decker.
The men remained in the store about
three or four minutes and Anschlae
bought one or two cigars, saying that
the ones he bought the day before
were not good Witness had seen
Anschlag in church on Sunday witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock. They were
introducing Anschlag to some of THEN
friends. Anschlag did not remain tC
the Sunday:school, although Mr.. and
Mrs. Hitchcock did.
EDWARD G. WARE
Testified that he lived at Garden
Grove and knew Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock. He had first seen Anschlag al
church on Sunday. Re had assisted
in the search for the bodies and had
seen the wagon, which was bio Ddy.
He was present when the last body
was taken out OF the grave. with
drawn
NJ. A. WARD
Testified that he lived half way be-
tween Santa Ana aud Garden Grove.
He knew Mr.. ard Mrs. Hitchc ,ck bur
not Anschlag. He had found a couple
of shovels about four rods from the
grave (shown and identified the shov-
els. They were hidden under some
bushes and he had found them on
Sunday. They Were together. The
dirt on them was still wet.
F. C. BRACKETT
Testified that he resided two and a
half miles west of Garden Grove. He
had known Anschlag since the 9th Of
January, on which date he con-
tracted for the purchase of the
Hitchcock place. Anschlag had
not perfected the purchase to his
knowledge nor had the deed been
made so far as he knew. The terms
OF the sale were $4,000, $25OO down,
balance iu one and two years at 10 per
cent. On Tuesday, January lOth,
witness went in company with Sun
derland and Anschlag to Mr.. Hitch.
cocks place and Anschlag bound the
bargain by paying $25 down. On
Wednesday Anschlag did not turn up
according to appointment and the next
Monday morning Anschlag said he
had backed out and did not want the
Hitchcock place. On Tuesday the
18th, after looking around, he decided
to take the Hitchcock place. He said
he wanted to go to the Hitchcock's
alone, and would like to settle the
with the agents himself.
He wanted to know what the commits
sion was, and witness had told him
$50. After reaching Santa Ana wit
ness had gone to Hitchcock's and had
told MIR. Hitchcock what had taken
place.
@. G. SUNDERMAN
Testified that he was the partner of
Mr.. Bracket and knew Anschlag.
Had seen him first on the Sth OF Jam
uary. He had received note for the
com mission. [Shown note, which he
identified, and which was translated
by Emil Harris and which was for
$50, payable thirty days from date. J
In note to witness Anschlag said /:
81 do not buy this farm ON account of
not having sufficient money on
hand" etc. This note was de-
livered to him on the morning
following the day on which the
bargain was first made. Witness had
last seen Anschlag on last Thursday
when he was under arrest at Mr..
house. On a previous
occasion he had identified Anschlag
at the postoffice when he drew $50 on
a postal order. On tuesday morning
witness had seen Auschlag and HI
had told HIM that MIR. Hitchcock had
% ne to Santa Ana with him. The
horses were covered with mud a. d
see med to have been driven pretty
hard.
". A. BECKETT.
Testified that he knew Fred Ansch.
lag and bad first seen him on the
9th of January. The next time he
saw him was on the 10Th when An
schlag rode to Garden Grove on horse
back. Anschlag then said that he
would not take the Hitchcock place
as it did not suit him. On the 18th
Anschlag was driven to Orange to
look at some places there. On Tues
before his arrest Anschlag went into
witnesses office. 1t was about 8
o'clock. Witness asked Anschlag if
Mr.. Hitchcock came in to Santa Ana,
and he said he had and that he was
in town. On Wednesday evening
witness had gone to see Anschlag at
Mr.. Hrtchcocks to see the deed, and
a-ked Anschlag to show it to him
Anschlag at first refused, but after
wards brought it cut and showed it 70
him. The deed was a conveyance of
twenty acres of land at Garden Grove,
signed by Mr.. Hitchcock. Witness
asked Anschlag f he had paid Hitch
cock for the place and he said he had,
fright here on the kitchen table, 1868
in gold, $500 in silver, and the bal
ance OF the $4,000 in greenbacks." :"
Anschlag designated the places at the
table where he stood and where MIR.
Hitchcock stood when the money was
paid. He said it was paid at 5 O'Clock
on Tue day morning. He said Mr..
and Mrs. Hitchcock wanted to 90
away early and he had taken
them to Santa Ana. After his
arrest Anschlag stated that they
had taken no baggage and he had left
them near the Taylor House at Santa
Ana. They got out of the wagon and
he drove several blocks and hitched
his horses and went for a walk around
town until 9 o'clock when he visited
witnesses office.
J.B. FULKERSON
Testified that he had seen
Anschlag in his office on Janua y
2lst, when he had taken the
acknowledgment of deed from Mr..
Hitchcock who had asked him to
write the deed. (Shown the deed
which he ideatified.) Witness gave