Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-17
ANSCHLAG'S SANITY.
Another Affidavit Asking
for a Delay
HIS PILFERING HABITS
Are Alleged to Have Caused His
Parents to Stnd Him
Away.
HIS PILFERING HABITS

There will be presented to Judge Cheney
to- day an affidavit by Frederick McGregor.
one of the attorneys for Frederick Anschlag,
asking for a continuance OF the trial now
under way. The affidavit, after setting
forth the facts as published in the HERALD
up to the occurrences on Wednesday, con-
tinues as follows: THAT on Wednesday the
18th day of February, 1888, Doctors II. H.
Maynard, II. G. Brainard, Otto NJ. Schultz
| and w. d. Greene, physicians of high char
acter, eminent ability and long experience
in their profession, we're examined on
behalf of defendant, and testified that they
had on the said 18th day of February, 1893,
before the opening of the cou t, made an
examination Of the defendant at the county
Jail for the purpose OF asceltaining defend
ants sanity or insanity. That they
had not sufficient time or op-
port9nity to arrive at correct
life OF said defendant and his antecedents,
was necessary. to arrive at a correct con-
clusion of the mental condition of defen-
dant. That it is frequently impossible to
come to any conclusion as to the sanity or
insanity of o person at the first or a few
examinations. That sometimes it takes
weeks to arrive at a correct opinion. That
insanity is frequently produced from exter-
nal injuries upon the head or skull. That
they had not come to any conclusion as to
whether the defendant was sane or insane
That the said H. G. Brainard made
an examination of the defendants head and
skull and discovered an indention on the
top Of his head about the size Of half
auaon nsa in mas aspth be that sonsenits shls o
caused by blow or fall that blow or
fall upon or about the head or skull fire.
inc omit md hot fy,lox n
velOp at once or in weeks, or sometimes in
years. That in order to determine
his sanity it is indispensably necessary to
know his past history and
frequently takes several examinations and
weeks before insanity is detected. That he
had doubt of defendants sanity, and so far
it arose from the crime and surrounding
sanity from fall or blow develops imme
diately or in few weeks or sometimes in
years afterwards. That in order to deter
mine the sanity of the defendant it is indis-
pensably ne ,essary to have a knowledge OF
the previous history and antecedents of the
def ndant.
That the said evidence and other evil
dence ia the case establish facts and cir
ant sanity. That all the witnesses or the
greater number Of them who hare testified
or who have been subpOenaed are,necessary
for the purpose OF testifying at the trial on
Friday. February 18th, 1888, when the
question of defendants sanity or in sanity
is to be determined by ajury. That us this
affiant is informed aud believes that Ida An
schlag mother of saidsdefendant, DR.. Schnei
der, Carl Fritz and Frav Mack residing in
KoenigsDerg East Prussia Germany and
Waldemar Ansch,ag residing at Mancht ster
England and Wilhelm and Augusta Jautzvn
residing at Krussim East Prussia Germany
and Maria Hildebrandt OF Koeiug gsberg are
are familiar with, the past, life of
6pfQn6Qnt fp
within about year of this date. That affi-
ant is informed and believes and so states
that said defendant received a fall from q
ladder distance of about twenty-five feet
about six years ago and received injuries
which affected his mind, and that defen-
dant has niece by the name of Bertha
Rickford, who was insaae. That afiiant is
informed ard believes that said defendant
stealing a watch in June, 1886, in Koenigs
berg, East Prussia Germany, for which
he was incarcerated in the German prison
for the period Of four months. That affiant
is inform ID and believes that the parents of
said defendant compelled defendant to
leave his home to prevent further disgrace
to the family and that the reasons
o Count seins o hs Offering ffRs was sabs rss se
affiant is informed and believes that the
witness Just above mentioned, will testify
to the facts just stated, and affiant is in
formed and believes said facts cannot be
proven Dy any oLueI WltnSsses IL tie otdte
or in the United States. That the family of
defendant residing in East Prussia, Ger
many, is well-to-do and of social rank, and
is of sufficient ability to have some or all OF
said witnesses present at tie trial of this
prosecution provided the same be p pSstpOned
for sufficient and reasonable period.
The affidavit concludes by stating chat ow
ing to the feeling against Anschlag, even il
the witnesses were here, he could not at the
present time have an impartial trial
The case will go on as an inquiry into his
sanity this morning at 10 O'Clock.