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cat aid. sat by the bedside, held her band
and called her "sweetheart''
When Judge Kersten passed sentence
upon him Hoch was asked if he had any
thing to say. As if willing to sacrifice
his life merely to conform to the court's
idea of propriety, he replied: "Judge, if
you think I am guilty, ! am willing to lose
my life." And after his conviction in the
solitude of his cell, he was borne up by
his erotism. He spoke of .himself as a
third person of interest and importance
He said: "Johann will die like a- man.
If Johann had money he would show you
what he would do."
Hoch denied mading the confession
which was used as evidence in his trial;
but would not take the stand to disprove
it. His last utterance to a visitor was in
keeoins with his hypocracy toward the
judge and the wife he .robbed. He said
"Death is better than this confinement.
but I have given my word of honor to the
iailer I would not leave even if " I found
the doors open."
Hoch claimed to be a greatgrandson of
Marshal Nev. who went to St. Helena
with Napoleon, and the scion of a promi
nsnt family of Strassbours. He said his
father was a retired minister in Toulon,
iimorant of the fate of his son. Two of
Hoch's brothers are ministers. He said:
m nraarirrandfather. Marshal Ney,
one of the heroes of N ipoleon'sarmy; and
I, his descendant, shall die as a soldier.
I am going before my Maker, Jesus Christ
my Saviour. I believe in Ood, and I be
lieve I shall meet in the life beyond those
who were near and dear to me here.
How could I stand at the judgment seat
with a lie on my soul?" On the next day
ha denied having told this story.
Information that led to the arrest of
Hoch was given the police by Mrs. Emelia
Fischer, his last wife. She married him
Jan. 18, 1905, a few days after the
funeral her immediate pred accessor as
Mrs. Hoch. On Dec. 10 of 1904 Hoch
married Mrs. Maria Welker and took her
to his house, where she died on Jan. 12
after a short illness, and when Hoch was
alone with ner. Preceding her death he
obtained from all her money, as he had
done in his previous marriages.
Three days after her death he married
Mrs. Fisher, and the day following the
wedding he obtained from her $750 to
be used he said, in paying a mortgage on
the furniture and house. A day or two
later he disappeared.
The search for Hoch extended to New
York where he was arrested. Suspect
ing he would seek concealment in Ger-
many, his former home, the police kept
watch on outwardbound vessels.
.A complete list of Hoch's "speculations'
in matrimony would be d fflcult to com
pile. So far as can be leirnad, he w
born in Germany 40 years ago, studied
medicine, and in Vienna married Anna
Hoch in 1881. Two years later he em:
crated with her to America. Several
years later she died.
His next wife No. 2 he obtained In
Chicago in May, 1892. Her name is not
known, but it is known that he rentes a
flat under the name of C. A. Meyer.
That wife died three weeks after the
marriage.
The next month Hoch rented another
flat in the name of H. Irick, A month
later his wife (No. 3). name also unknown
died there, and Hoch, or "Irick" disap
peared.
In 1894 he lived for two months with
another wife (No. 4) when she died. In
June of the same year he married Mrs.
Julia Stelnbrecher (No. 6). Two months
later she became ill and died, leaving
Hoch property valued at $4000. Before
her death she accused Hoch in the pre
sence of a stepdaughter of poisoning her,
Her funeral was stopped by the coroner,
but was permitted to proceed when Hoch
produced a burial certificate.
After Mrs. Steinbrecher-Hoch s death
Hoch married Mrs. Mary Rankan (No. 6)
Mrs. Rankan was "too cute" for him, ac
cording to her story. After several un
successful efforts to get possession of her
savings he left her. In the same year he
married Miss Martha Hercfeldt (No. 71
gained possession of $1800 and deserted
her. Mrs. Hercfeldt-Hoch now lives in
Pasadena, Cal.
In 1896 Hoch was arrested under the
name of C. A. Calford and charged . by
Mrs. Janet Spencer (No. 8). with having
married and deserted her after taking her
money money. He was acquitted, but a
year later was arrested again under the
name of De Witt C. Cudney on complaint
of Callie Charlotte Andrews (No. 9.) The
woman said she had met "Cudney," mar
ried him, and was deserted two hours
after the ceremony, he taking $500 of
her money. ' The police then identified
him as the abductor of little Huldah
Stevans. and accused him of participating
diamond robbery, but he escaped
prosecution.
In 1896 Hoch appeared in Wheeling
W. Va,, and married woman (No. 1 0)
under the nam of Jacob Huss. This
woman died suddenly three month after
ward. . leaving "Huss" property worth
$2500. Immediately after the funeral
Hoch left Wheeling. Early in 1897 he
re-appeared in Chicago with a woman
supposed to be wife No. 1 1 and installed
her In a flat under the name of. Martin
Dotx. In June this wife died. Hoch was
arrested and tent to the Bridewell for
swindling Simon Strauss, a furniture
dealer who furnished the flat Ha went
to Cincinnati and ther married Clara
Bartall, widow of a saloonkeeper. Mrs.
BarUll-Hoch (No. 12) died within three
month of upposed nephritis, nocn
married Julia Does (No. 13) in Hamilton,
O.. in January, 1897? He' soon departed
with $600 obtained from Mrs. Doess-
Hoch and $400 realized on Mrs. Bartell s
effects. -
On April 29. 1898, he was arrested in
Chicago for having sold mortgaged furni
ture. He was sent to the house of- cor
rection, was released July 31, 1899, ana
immediately was re-arrested on a similar
charae and Sent to the same institution.
In 1900 Hoch changed the field pt his
operations to Milwaukee, and there mar
ried a sister (No. 14) of Mrs. J. H. 5ch
wartzmann. She died three weeks later,
leaving him $1200. The next year he
married Mrs. Mary Schultz (No. 15) In
Arjos, Ind. Together they came to Chic-
ago with Mrs. iicnuiiz s io year oiu
daughter. Nothing has been heard of
Mrs. Schultz-Hock or her daughter since.
Hoch made $2000 out of this venture..
Within a month Hoch proposed marriage
to Mr. Nathalie Peterson of Chicago.
Mrs. Peterson had almost succumbed to
the "fascinating man" when she was
warned that Hoch "ws not straight."
Hoch at that time sailed under the name
of Jacob Adolph.
In 1901 Hoch appeared in St Louis
under the name of Jacob Schultz and
posing as a millionaire. He married Mrs.
Marv Becker (No. 16) after a week's
acquaintance. In a few months she died
under circumstances that aroused sus
picions of the attending pnysiumik. i
December of the same year Mr. Eliza
beth Goerk(No. 17) "took in" a boarder
in answer to an advertisement in a Ger
man newspaper. The man called himself
Jacob Schmidt and after a few weeks,
courtship she married him. He attempt
ed to persuade her to turn her property
over to him, but without success:' He
disappeared within aweek. Mrs. Goerk
declares Schmidt and Hoch are the same.
Hoch went to Milwaukee again in 1903
and in January married Mrs. T. O'Connor
(No. 19). calling himself Edward Gerald
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James. He deserted her on Jan. 1, 1 904,
taking $200 of her savings.
Hoch reappeared in Chicago in January
of 1904 and married Mrs. Anna Hend-
riekson HNo. 20). He secured $1000
from her and then deserted her. The
following June in Milwaukee he married
Mr. Lena Hoch (No. 21), who died in
three weeks, leaving him $1600. In
October he married Mrs. Caroline Schae
fer (No. 22) in Philadelphia, deserting her
a week later, taking her savings, amount
ing to $1800.
Returning to Chicago in December 1904
Hoch married Mrs. Welker (No. 23).
She died on Jan. 11, 1905, leaving him
$260. Her body was exhumed and ex
amined for traces of poison. The analy
sis disclosed arsenic.
Jan. 16. 1905, Hoch married Mr
Emelia Fisher (No. 24) the sister of Mrs,
Welker Hoch. and disappeared with $750
of her money. Mrs. -Fishers complaint
first directed the attention of the police
to Hoch's record. .
The arch-bigamist was courting Mrs
August Praxmsrer in Naw York Jan. 21
when the woman saw his picture and an
account of his crimes in a newspaper,
She straightway wrote a letter informing
the Chicago police of Hoch's whereabouts
He was arrested and returned to Chicago
for trial.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
ba hanged but received a number
stavs of execution. Through the offorts
of two wealty women his case was taken
to the Supreme Court, which refused
reverse the decision of the lower court,
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