The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-16


Which is Captured.
In the local columns of the HERALD OF
the morning of the 18th of September under
the head of "Misteriously Missing there
appeared an article concerning. what was
then believed to be the sudden disappear
ance of Henry Hernschrodt, a German who
had been boarding with II. Hoch German
and a house painter, who professed to be
at loss TO know what had become of him
Hoch told a very fine story about the miss
ing man, which was to the effect that sew
eral days previous to his mentioning il,
Hernschrodt left his house, saying that he
was going TO walk down town, and that was
the last he had seen of him, and falling TO
return that night he grew uneasy about him
and had instituted search, as he
feared that he had been fsully dealt with,
He left his trunk and clothes at Hoch's
hsuse, on Collin street, ami among the lat
ter was found Il handbook which Indicated
that he had pretty fair bank account,
This is the story as Hoch told it, and DAYS
elapsed and nothing was heard from
Hernschrodt, though there was a Turk
ing suspicion in the minds of one
or two persons that Hochs story
was rather unsatisfactory Time wore
on, and some two or three weeks afterwards
Hernschrodt the missing man, put in an
appearance, coming from Warrant county,
where he had been picking cotton and went
back to the Windsor hotel as cook, where
he had formerly been employed in that
capacity. On going to Hoch's to look after
his trunk and clothes, on opening the
former he discovered, to his establishment,
81, 1856 in gold and currency was
missing. and on inspecting the
trunk he found that the bottom had
been taken out and so neatly replaced as to
almost defy detection. II had entrusted
his trunk and its contents to the keeping of
Hoch, who manifested the utmost surprise
when apprised of the fact that the money
was missing. Hernschrodt charged Hoch
with the theft of his money, but he stoutly
denied it, though he was arrested on
warrant sworn out by Hernschrodt
and lodged in Jail in default of bond in the
sum of 81 600 which he could not give. The
him, charging him with theft. In the mean
time Hernschrodt continued his avocation
as cook at the Windsor hotel and grieved
continuously over the loss of the hard
earnings he had been years in
accommodating and he aroused the sympa-
thies of Mr.. L. +. Bohny, who Interested
himself in the unfortunate mans behalf,
and he visited Hoch at the jail and en-
deavored to get him to. tell what he had
done with the money. At first Hoch
stoutly denied any knowledge of it and it
was not until he struck upon ruse
thatMr. Bohny met with anything
like success. Mr. Bohny acquainted
County Attorney Seay with his plans of
procedure and then went to work, Yester-
day morning he visited Hoch and told him
that if he would tell him where the money
was buried, or give him 81 900 oft he
would go on his bond and secure his release.
Hoch declined, and Mr.. Bohny offered to go
on his bond for $500, then for $500, and so
on down until he fell to 1900,
when Hoch said IN do that; YOU
see me and my family are bound to live
Mr.. Bohny then planned with Hoch that
when brought to the Sherifl's Office to make
bond that he was to get permission to guard
him while securing other signatures to the
bond and that while they were out Hoch
was to go with him and show him
where he had buried the money.
In the meantime the officers were ac-
1uainted with the programme and Deputy
Sheriff Miller was to shadow them and at
the proper time to take charge of Hoch and
get the money. Armed with bogus bond,
Mr.. Bohny and the unsuspecting Hoch
proceeded down Main as far as Market street
walked to A. Muellens carpenter shop,
which Hoch entered, followed by Mr.
Bohny, who had pocket pistol in case his
prisoner should attempt to run. He walked
through the shop into the small back yard,
and picking up stick, scratched away the
dirt in one corner, exposing few inches
below the surface two tin cans, which he
put into his pocket. He and Mr..
Bohny then went to his house on
Collin street, where he counted out to the
latter $500 in currency and handing him
an extra $40 bill he said; please buy me
ticket to st. Louis and | will leave ut
once" Mr.. Bohny pocketed the money and
placing the other can, which was filed with
gold and bundle of greenbacks, into his
pocket, they started back down town. 1t
was evidently Hoch's intentions
to hide the money before returning to the
sheriff's office, but they had gone but a
short distance when Deputy Sheriff Miller
put in an appearance and took charge of
him, and at the same time Mr.. Bohny
walked off in an opposite direction, indica-
ting to the officer by nod of the head that
Hoch had the other part ofthe money in his
office the officer told Hook that he wanted
the money he had on his person. At first
he denied having any, but the officer
began to search him and found the wad Of
currency which he said had been sent to
his wife, The officer felt the tin can in his
pocket when Hoch, hoping to throw him
off his guard, said that is nothing
but box of pepper for seasoning
my food" but the inquistive
officer pulled 1t out and upon opening it
found It full of gold. Hoch weakened now
and fell into a enair. He had nothing to
say, and when the officer told him he was
ready to lock him up again he followed
without word, though when near the jail
he said with much feeling in his broken
English; "Mr. Miller shoot me,
please; draw your pistol and kill
me-" He was taken on and
placed in his old quarters, and in a few
minutes he burst into tears weeping like a
child. The money recovered amounted al
together with what Mr.. Bohny and the Off
Ger got from him, to $l062,5e, leaving
$l32.5O still missing, which he no doubt
spent prior to his arrest. Hoch is about
sixty years old, gray.headed and has a
wife and two children, little girls,
stances. When Hernschodt was
told that his money had been found he
was wild with delight and naturally CRATE
full to Mr., Bohny and the officer for their
trouble. The money is in the h ands of the
Sheriff, and when ordered by the court will
be turned over to the owner.