Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-28

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Q stroke q paralysis and Mrs. Hitch
cock attended to her constderably. No
word We received from Hitchcock e
all day Tuesday aud the old Couple
became alarmed on learning that they
had not been ssen there sll day.
WHEN MISSED.
These relatives and the numerous
friends of the missing couple became
convinced on Wednesday that some
thing had happened to them, although
they hardly dared to breathe their
horrible suspicious. After thoroughly
investigating the matter they became
convinced that Anschlag must GER
tainly be responsible for, or know the
reason of, their disappearance, and a
warrant was sworn out for his arrest
placed in the hands Of Constable Fin
ley, of Garden Grove, for execution.
Anschlag and the German whom
he brought from Anaheim were then
living at the Hitchcock residence, and
before Constable Finley served the
warrant on Anschlag Mr.. Beckett
called on him and asked him what
had become OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock. Anschlag replied that he had
taken them to Santa Ana early on
Tuesday morning and let them out at
the Taylor house corner. He said
that they We're going away on the
morning. train, and that they started
to walk toward the depot, and he
turned around and drove back to town,
and that was the last he saw of them.
He also said that he had paid Mr..
Hitchcock the balance Of the amount
for the place at 5 O'Clock Tuesday
morning-$66S in gold, 50 in silver,
and the balance in greenbacks.
ARRESTED.
Warrants for the arrest of both
Anschlag and the German in his
employ were then served, and both
of them were placed under guard in
the kitchen of the house. Anschlag
appeared stolid and Indifferent
Wednesday night and gave no evil
dence OF having perpetrated the awful
crime of which he is accused.
Anschlag had the deed OF the prop
erty in his possession Iues.
day morning, which is said
to be one of the strongest
points against him. Mr.. Hitch
cock never carried a large sum
of money with him, and it was
thought that if Anschlag had paid
him the large sum of money that he
claimed to have done, Mr.. Hitchcock
would certainly have deposited it in
the bank. he did not do thus, nor
was he seen in town that day. The
latter story OF Anschlag's having
driven Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock to
town early Tuesday morning to
catch the train is thought
equally as improbable, for they
certainly would not have gone
without leaving word with their rela-
tives, especially as Mrs. Hitchcock IS
mother was confirmed invalid,
whom she had been attending.
There are no blood stains or signs OF
a struggle at the house and it is the
supposition that Anschlag murdered
Hitchcock somewhere on the premises
Monday night and afterward called
Mrs. Hitchcock from the house on some
pretext and completed the horrible
double tragedy. The object was, of
course, to secure the deed, which was
probably on Mr.. Hitchcock's person.
All the evidence was extremely Cir
cumstantial until 80 when 9. q.
Sunderman, who had been at Garden
Grove since Wednesday night, went
to Santa Ana and announced that
BLOOD IN THE WAGON
had been found. The wagon had
been used for hauling manure and
the party of friends OF the missing
ones who had been securing the
premises for a clew to the mystery
finally scraped off the chaff which
covered the bottom of the wagon and
were Mortified at finding two dark
blotches, each as large as a man g
two hands, being unmistakable marks
of blood. The wagon box was turned
over and it was seen that the blood
had been of sufficient quantity to soak
through and stain the cross-piece.
This damning evidence excited the
party to dangerous extent, and
when told in Santa Ana, threats
of lynching were even INDUCED in
Anschlag accounted for the blood
stains in the wagon by saying that he
had been hauling manure in the or.
chard and that he struck his nose on
the limb OF tree as he passed under
it, causing that organ to bleed pro.
fusely. He says he sat on the seat ol
the wagon and held his head over the
box, and that the blood from his nose
was what the searchers had found.
Mrs. Chaffee searched the house
and found all the clothing there ex-
cepting the everyday clothes of the
couple, and Mr.. Hitchcock would Ger.
tainly not have departed on a journey
with his overalls for wearing apparel,
and left his good clothing in the house
Even Mrs Hitchcock's hat was found
there. Mr.. Hitchcock owns consider
able property in Santa Ana and
is also interested at Long Beach
There was q mortgage OF $25O0 on the
pldCC dt OdINcu 0ION0, Jut tlltTt Mas
more than enough money due Mr.
Hitchcock from various sources to off.
set that amount.
THE BODIES FOUND.
Consequently a search was insti
tuted and one of tire search parties
discovered pile of straw among
some trees about two miles southeast
of Garden Grove and 800 or 400 yards
west of DR.. Heads residence. They
rode over to it and moved the straw
aside discovering fresh dirt under.
meath. An alarm was then given and
a crowd of about thirty-fve was soon
collected around the horribly sug.
gestive mound. Shovelers set tc
work removing the fresh earth and
when depth of about three feet was
reached, a shudder ran through the
assembled crowd as portion of a
body was disclosed to view.
An argument here ensued as to the
advisability of removing the body un-
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