Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-15
ANSCHLAG'S CASE.
Testimony for the Prose
cutiOn Finished.
DEFENDANTS SIDE TO-DAY,
The Confession Introduced in
Evidence Yesterday = Story
of the Crime.

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Evidence Yesterday = Story
of the Crime.
Yesterday morning the same crowd as
sembled in Judge Cheney's Court room to
hear the balance of the evidence In the
Anschlag murder case. As the days go by
the demonstration grows less and the prob
ability is that after everybody has seen An
schlag there will be no more than an ordi-
nary interest taken in the case.
Az the clock struck the hour of 10 Jailor
Russell was called to the stand and his ex-
animation continued. He testified that
Decker, who was arrested with Anschiag,
helped him elicit statements from Anschlag.
On cross-examination he said 1t took about
An hour to finish the conversation with An
schlas. He said Anschlag had only been
requested to be orderly as a prisoner, and
that the defendant asked witness frequent
~ for q German newspaper. Anschlag
manifested great deal Of pride in Jail. He
was always careful about his dress. Never
noted any defect in his memury. He is
inconsistent at times In his statements
Witness in conclusion told the District At
torney he cid not know much Of the defend
ants pride.
SIG. N. MORRIS,
A reporter, was called next, and testified
that he met and talked with Anschlag in
the county jail twice. Nobody was with
him In his cell at the time he talked to him.
Witness asked him where he got the $4,000
he claimed to have paid Hitchcock. He
said he got the money in wooden box he
found near San Luis Obispo. He told wit
meas that he got $95 from his sister in Ger
many. He broke down and cried, and wit
ness told him he had better tell all about it
and It would relieve his conscience, and
that they had found his bloody clothes and
hatchet, and other evidence against him.
Never offered Anschlag any inducement to
confess. When he ceased crying he dried
his eyes, and then witness asked him,
you hit Hischcock cssa in the head bead with
Hitchcocks." He then said: ooh, my God
What have done? What will be my fate?
He said he was asked by Hitchcock and his
wife to drive them to Santa Ana. They
When on the road he said he got the hatehet
out cf the wagon and hit Mr.. Hitch
cock on the head with it. He
then hit Mrs. Hitchcock on the jaw
aud side of the head. He then buried the
bodies and went to Santa Ana, where he got
Decker, his hired man, and returned to the
ranch. Witness asked him why he tied the
bodies with ropes He said they could be
easier handled that way, and that people
would believe, If the bodies were ever found.
that they had been killed in some distant
place and carried where found for burial. He
said he never had $4,000 in his life, and
that he killed the Hitchcocks for the deed to
the ranch. He wanted the property and
killed them to get it.. Anschlag, in his con-
fession, said Decker had had nothing to do
with 1t and knew nothing about the mur-
der.
B. RAAKE,
Another reporter, was next called. Witness
said A*schiag had made statements to him
in Tie, county Jail. Witness had told
he wanted-a correct account of the mur-
der. Witness said he had never frightened
~ II, defendant to make confession.
xnschlae tola fitness he had been in the
country but eighteen raon1ns and that he
was % years cid. he said his fathef anu
mother were dead, but that he had step
mother and brother at Manchester, England.
He said, after short stay in San Francisco
he went to Butte county and paid 500 on a
farm which he had to give up because of
lack of funds. He then went to San Luis
ODlspo and looked for farm. During
.sssand to examine the soil snd dug up a
Box with x77OO in it, in paper money. He
said when searched at the county jail there
were $42 on his person still. He agreed 10
give this money up. Anschlag then tSvx o
$50 bill out of his cravat and some bills out
of the seams of his pants.
Witness said he next asked Anschlag II he
committed the murder, and Anschlag said
he had not.
On Saturday afternoon, when he saw
Anschlag again, he refused to talk and
acted very Indifferent. Witness saw him
again at Judge Austin's Court, and again
afterwards at the county jail The witness
asked Anschlag what would become of him
and Anschlag said he had confessed, and
labored under the impression that he would
the Hitchcocks while the Devil had hold of
him. He described how he did it. He said
he was going to plead guilty. He said none
of his family had ever been insane, and
that he had never had brain fever or re-
ceived injury about his head or body.
EMIL HARRIS
testified that he had known the defendant
saw him in the county Jail. "I had quite
q long conversation with him in the pres
ence of two other gentlemen. | informed
him who was, an attache of the Sheriff's
Office, and learning that he had made writ
ten confession, expressed desire to have
him tell me a full account Of the affair. |
made no inducements or threats. / asked
the questions in German and translated
them to Mr. Meltzer, who wrote them down
in English. Here the written confession
it Afterward, Mr.. Meltzer read 1t to
Anschlsg. Interpreted it to him, at the
conclusion of which ! asked him If he
understood it, and II it was true. He re-
true.' He gave me history of himself from
his childhood days, his departure from the
old country and arrival in California He
stated that he went to Fresno, and one day,
while examining the soil in that section, he
found box containing $77OO. He then
went to Santa Ana, and after being driven
abous the country by real estate men
several times se was shown the
Hitchcock place, and he proceeded
to make. arrangements for the pur-
chase of the same, paying down $o5. "On
''Mr. Hitchcock went to Long Beach, re-
turning late In the evening. We had sup
per, after which we sat and talked for some
tune, when we all went to bed. We all
arose at 4:30 o'clock the next morning, and
horses to 60 to Santa Ana he had occasion
to use hatchet, after which he threw II
into the wagon. We finally got ready and
took our seats in the wagon: drove. When
thought came to my mind that by killing
them could get back the money that had
paid them, and the deed which was in
Mr.. Hitchcock's pocket. ! reached back
got the hatchet, and struck Mr.. Hitchcock
over the head. He fell back In the wagon
insenBible. Mrs. Hitchcock screamed wher
she saw what had done. l then struck her
but the first blow was not effectual, and
struck her three more times. then buried
them" The witness then stated how and
where he found the watches of the Hitch
cocks and other articles that Anschlag ha(
taken of from the victims after he ha(
killed them.
A recess was here taken until l 40 o lock
Afternoon Session.
Detective Emil Harris being recalled, tes
tdied: "Anschlag stated to me on the 26tl
that upon killing Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcocl