Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-14

der arrest, and l stood guard over
him. A warrant was read whun he
was arrested.
Cross-examined--Was introduced to
Anschlag in church the Sunday be-
| fore the murder. He spoke to me
next day. He was nervous, and l
didn't know but what he thought it
was wrong for me to take the horse.
l saw him Tuesday as / passed the
Hitchcock place. l asked him if Mr..
and Mrs. Hitchcock had returned. He
said "No." He was raking in the
garden with rake. saw the arrest
made. Decker and Anschlag were
arrested the same time. stayed up
all night and guarded the prisoners.
Anschlag went to bed at about 3
O'Clock and slept. A man was sta
tiored at the door of his room. They
were guarded all next day. l first
saw Decker at the ranch on Tuesday
at about noon.
ALBERT cHAFFEY
Testified: Last saw Hitchcock alive
Sunday afternoon, on his place. Did
not know Henry Anschlag. Saw him
before thb murder. First time I saw
him was with Mr.. Brackett. The two
were walking together in Hitchcock IS
orchard. That was three weeks before
the murder. l saw the bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. Hitchcock. After l saw
them went over to Hitchcock's place
did not go into the house. On Janu-
ary 22d l saw Anschlag at church with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock. l saw him
again on Monday. Had no conversa-
ton WITH him then. Saw him again
Tuesday at about noon. He was at
the barn, unloading some trunks from
a wagon. l saw him Wednesday
again. He was oiling Mr.. Hitch
cocks buggy. My man was with me,
and he talked in German to Anschlag.
t. F. TRAUT
Testified: Have lived on Albert
Chaffey's place since December 9th.
We live very close to the Hitchcock
place. l knew Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock we'll. l first saw Anschlag jan
uary oath in the afternoon. He was
carrying some trunks to the house.
| Hitchcock was not at home. made
Anschlag's acquaintance next day.
He passed me from Hitchcock IS place.
He had bundle under his arm. He
said first, GOOD morning." l asked
him if he was the man who had
bought the place. He said, eyes,"
and then we talked in German. He
said he had owned a twenty-eight
acre farm in Butte county. He said
he sold the place. He said he didn't
make much by the sale. He said he
was going to greatly improve the
Hitchcock place. He wanted a man
to prune his vines. / saw him the
same afternoon. Albert Chaffey want
ed me to 60 over and talk to him. l
went and saw him. l asked him where
Hitchcock and his wife were. He said
he had taken them to Anaheim the
morning before at Z 80 O'Clock. He
said he had paid them for the ranch,
$57S in gold, 81 in silver and the rest
in drafts and greenbacks. He said
Hitchcock did not tell him where he
was going. There was to be festi-
val that night in the house
of the Hitchcocks, and l asked
Anschlag if Mrs. Chaffey could not go
in and fix up the house for it. He
said, eyes, size cav, sir, but don't
want to be kept up late. Pm tired
and want to Sleep" Then, when
asked where Hitchcock and his wife
were, Anschlag said they had gone to
Los Angeles. That night Deputy
Sheriff Finley came over and together
we went to the place. ] told Az
schlag he was under arrest. He
asked what for. told him thought
it was because the Hitchcccks were
missing. He said call right" We
took him into the kitchen, and there
he told several contradictory stories.
He said that Hitchcock drove down TO
Santa Ana in a lumber wagon and
that Hitchcock and his wife rode in
the front seat, while he, Anschlag,
rode behind.
Cross-examined: Anschlag was as
cool as could be when arrested. He
is an educated German.
ED. G. WARE,
A resident of Garden Grove, knew
both the Hitchcocks. He was there
at Hitchcock's Wednesday night.
Examined the wagon and found blood
on the cross-bar. l took it off the
box of the wagon.
| Witness identified the cross-bar
shown him as the one he had found
on Hitchcock's wagon. The defense
asked no questions. Mr.. Depuy next
called W. A. Bissell.
Witness said he lived at Garden
Grove. Knew both Anschlag and the
Hitchcocks. Saw Anschlag Monday
evening. He bought pair OF overalls
and jumper, of blue denim, at my
store. saw him Tuesday. He drove
two horses attached to lumber
wagon, belonging to the Hitchcocks
The horses were wet with sweat and
covered with mud. Next day I saw
him again. Decker was in the wagon
with him. There was trunk and a
plow in the wagon. He came to the
store that night and got another pair
of overalls.
| Cross-examined: Witness said he
said he sold Anschlag articles much
the same as those exhibited. Here a
recess was taken until 80 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
Just before the reconvenipg oj
the court, Marshal Lindsey ex.
hibited in the Sheriff's office, photo
graphs OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock
before death and after death. Those
taken before, represented persons o.