Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-14


postal order. Anschlag was in the
city with the Hitchcock team, which
appeared as if driven pretty hard.
Anschlag said he had driven them
pretty fast over the muddy road.
| J. B. FULKERsoN
Testified that he was Notary Public
at Santa Ana, and he had known
deceased. He had seen Anschlag on
the 2lst of January. He was in the
office with Mr.. Hitchcock, who told
witness that he wanted him to draw a
deed from him to Anschlag. Identi-
fed the deed.) Witness handed the
deed to Mr.. Hitchcock who carried it
out with him. The description was
taken from an instrument which Mr..
Hitchcock gave witness. Witness did
not see Mr.. Hitchcock give the deed
to Anschlag.
| f. c. sMYTHE
! Testified that he was a Marshal at
Anaheim. Nc had first seen Anschlag
at Anaheim q few days before the
murder, on the street. The ext time
he had seen him was when Anschlag
was under arrest. Assisted in taking
him from Garden Grove TO Anaheim.
Searched him and found S42.75 in his
pocket. Anschlag knew he was
charged with having murdered the
Hitchcocks. The next day he said he
had taken them to Santa Ana on
Tuesday morning when they took the
train. Saw the deed taken away
from him. On Friday morning he
had told Anschlag the bodies had
been found and he said he did not
believe it for he had taken them to
Santa Ana and he expected them back
on Saturday.
Cross-examined--Anschlag slept
soundly during the night when he
was put in concealment to keep him
from the mob.
| S. C. GoRMLEY
Testified that he was near Garden
Grove, and had gone to where the
bodies had been found. The grave
was about two miles from Garden
Grove. On Thursday night after the
bodies had been found he saw nothing
on account OF rain. On Friday morn
ing he searched near pepper tree,
100 yards from the grave and found a
pair Of blue overalls and a jumper in
the tree ,and on the ground was piece
of German newspaper, under which
were portions Of burned letters. The
overalls were rolled up and showed in
to the crotch of a tree, under pile Of
broken limbs and leaves. Unidentified
the overalls and jumper; also identi-
fed the letters.) The letters were
found about four feet from the tree. In
the pocket of the overalls postal note
for 81 was found. identified the pos
tai note.) Witness went to the Hitch
cock house, and on the way compared
measurements of the horse feet with
tracks around the tree, The measure
ments agreed with the tracks, espec-
tally on one track which showed a
broken hoof. Witness examined Mr..
Hitchcock's wagon and found blood
in its bottom. The blood ran down
upon al cross piece undernt ath.
Witness also found blood in the road
way, which, from the wagon tracks,
appeared as if the wagon with the
bodies in it had stopped. identified a
diagram of the neighborhood.)
THos. DUNKEL
testified that he had seen on Tuesday,
the oath of January, early in the
morning, about 7 80 O'Clock, a team
of horses standing near the pepper
tree. He also saw one man get up in
the wagon and drive after him on the
road to Santa Ana. The team after
wards passed him on the way to
Santa Ana. One horse was black and
the other bay. There was little
straw in the bottom of the wagon.
NJ. swITzER
testified that he knew Mr.. Hitchcock,
but not Mrs. Hitchcock. First saw
Anschlag on Sunday, the 22d. On
Monday Anschlag had purchased a
pair of overalls and jumper. On
On Tuesday he had seen Anschlag
driving Mr.. Hitchcock's team. One
horse was bay and the other black.
On Wednesday witness went to the
Hitchcock house to help arrest
Anschlag, who was kept in the house.
On Thursday Anschlag took some
papers out of his pocketbook and
burned them in the stove. Anschlag
was told on what charge he was
arrested, but he said they would be
back Friday or Saturday.
MARSHAL INsLEY
testified that he had fist seen An
schlag about week before the MUIR
der. The next time was on the oath
between 9 and 10 o'clock on the street
at Santa Ana. On Thursday the 26th
between and 4 o'clock P. NJ, he had
seen Anschlag at the Hitchcock house.
Anschlag gave letter to Mr.. Beckett
who gave it to witness. Anschlag
asked witness to put on sc. postage
stamp. A few minutes afterwards he
heard that the bodies had been found
and went to the grave. He had the
bodies put in spring wagon and
taken to an undertakers. He saw
some tin cans, cid clothing and a
plank near the grave. Only one shoe
was on Mrs. Hitchcock, the other was
taken out of the grave, identified the
shoe). There was also some pieces OF
a keg near the grave. He had seen
blood on a cross bar belonging to the
wagon. On Friday he obtained pair
of overalls and a jumper belong
ing to Anschlag. He found them
rolled up in newspaper in the bed
room. There was a black satchel
containing $7.S3 wrapped up in the
bundle. In his valise there was a
white shirt with blood on it, hand
kerchief and a revolver. There were
several pocket-books and purses in
the valise and trunk. On Thursday
evening he found an axe and a hatch
ct which he thought were stained
with blood. These were stained with
blood. These were in the barn (iden-
titled the hatchet and axe). Witness
had taken charge of the baggage of
Anschlag, identified the clothes
found in the trunk). At Anaheim
Anschlag said he had left IS or So in