Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
PATTON PATIENT
SEEKS RELEASE
FORMER DEPUTY SCHRAEDER
WANTS LIBERTY
Says He Was RslIrosded to Asylum
for Political Reasons-offlolsIs
say He Is Dangerous
at Large

Alleging that he was "rallroaded" IN
the state insane asylum through the
efforts OF political enemies, Charles n.
Schraeder, former deputy sheriff of Los
Angeles county, will institute habeas
corpus proceedings in the superior court
of San Bernardino county in an en-
deavor to obtain his liberty.
Serious charges are brought by
Schraeder in letter received yesterday
by some Of his friends of the Tammany
club. The letter is a peculiar one and
while the envelope is addressed in the
ehalxy and erratic hand of the nervous
insane patient. the letter proper is
written in clean legible script.
Schraeder's friends in Los Angeles
declare that the handwriting of the let
ter Is not similar to other documents
written by the officer and politician be-
fore his departure for the asylum.
please recommend an attorney to
me so that can commence the habeas
corpus proceedings as soon as possible"
writes Schraeder from Patton asylum.
"I have been railroaded to this
asylum because while in Che Los An
geles county Jail on criminal charge
told one OF my jailers that I would not
support a certain officer who will run
for office at the next election. That Is
the reason 1 was sent here.
Calls It Sham Battle
"That fight at Chamberlain's brick
yard was a sham battle, arranged to
fix evidence against me, and l was
arrested without warrant and taken
TO the county hospital for no other
reason than that I had been working
for some of my Democratic friends at
the last election.
ttNbnu I pua in 10 n, 7 M. A,,a aoIo. 7
was told by officers that it was for my
own good to go to the asylum or L
might be sent to the penitentiary for
assault with a deadly weapon.
This is God forsaken place out
here and they won't allow my letters
10 get past the guards unless the of
ficers first read them and see if say
everything nice. I have slipped this
letter out to be mailed by friend, so
please notify my wife that 1 am about
to bring legal proceedings"
Many of Schraeder's friends have
made inquiries into the matter but all
are satisfied that the deputy sheriff
was not railroaded to the asylum.
Schraeder was first arrested several
months ago by Deputy Sheriff Bert
Franklin. According to the statements
OF that officer, If Schraeder's gun play
on Chamberlain was a sham battle il
nearly caused the death of the manager
of the Chamberlain brick yards in the
Pico Heights district.
Is Twice Arrested
When Schraeder was arrested he was
highly excited and swearing to get even
with his enemies. He was taken to ia
after his assault on Chamberlain and
his revolver, star and black jack taken
from him. Then he was released hlIt
he Immediately bought new outfit and
started after Chamberlain and fired at
him several times.
For second time he was arrested.
and the insanity charge was then filed
against him.
AT the trial he became so violent that
1t was necessary to put the muffs on
him, and even then he struggled to get
free, cursed Judge Wilbur and the court
officers and shouted and screamed.
The physicians diagnosed the case as