Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-30
THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE TRAGEDY
ANSCHLAG,s VICTIMS.
Funeral of the Murdered Charles Hitch
cock and Wife at Santa Ana.

SANTA ANA, January 29th-Yesterdav
was the saddest day in the great Hitchcock
| murder case. Though no notice was given
of the funeral until the morning issue of the
dailies, and though but few people knew
of it until then, yet hundreds and hun
dreds of still frenzied people gathered in
| our streets at the break of day eager for a
word of news, and the livery stables were
pushed to furnish vehicles for those desir-
ing to attend the funeral, which took place
at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Gar
den Grove
The services commenced at 11:25 in the
morning. The floral decorations and dra-
peries were unique and beautiful, and they
betokened the solemnity of the occasion.
One of the main features of the arrange
ment of decorated drapery was two pillars.
eight feet high. At the bottom of each
were the words, Rest, Charlie" and
Rest, Loise, in neat floral designs The
services were very impressive.
RECOVERY OF HIDDEN PROPERTY.
lCopyTlgh, 1855, by ae California Associated Press
SANTA ANA, January 29th.-In the case
of the murderer Anschlag an important
discovery of corroborative evidence was
made about 8 o'clock this morning Ever
since the recovery of the bodies of Hitch
cock and wife general search has been
going on for the watches of the deceased,
which they are known to have had on the
evening OF the murder. Every bush,
thlcket, swamp, barn or outside hiding
place for miles around has been visited,
and the cellar, loft and odd corners of
Hltchcocks house were constantly over
hauled. a. J. Lucas, detective from Los
Angeles, has been spending the past three
days at the ranch in the vain endeayor to
secure the missing property
yesterday, after the iend's confession, he
having stated that the watches We're hidden
by him in the loft or garret of the Hitch
cock house, Mr.. Lucas again visited that
dark region and thoroughly searched the
rafters, but without avail. Last night Dis
trict Attorney Dupoy, Coroner Meredith,
o. a. Raacke of the Los Angeles Tribune,
Thomas &. Moseler, prominent detective
OF San Francisco, and Special Deputy Sher-
if and Detective Emil Harris, of Los An
geles, arrived here, and before daylight this
morning started for Garden Grove, arriving
there at A. NJ, and after making general
search of the out-buildings, repaired to a
dark garnet over the bedroom and at 8
o'clock were rewarded by finding the
watches carefully hidden between couple
of the rafters.
These gentlemen unanimously maintain
that the opinion of this community of the
killing is the correct one; that AnschIag
slew Hitchcock outside the house or barn
with the ak and then returned to the house
and informing Mrs. Hitchcock of some
mishap, induced that lady to come outside,
;omeet her death in similar manner.
The theory of their having been in the
wagon at all before dea h is absurd in the
extreme. His confessions so far, except as
to the hiding of the watches, have amounted
to nothing, only as corroborative evidence
against himself, and he still continues to
boldly lie about every point which has not
first been clearly nrOven