New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
RECH ADMITS HIS CRIME.
HIS wIrEs INTENDED FLIGHT LED HIM
TO MURDER.
THE coRoNER.s JURY RETURNS A VERDICT HOLD
ING HIM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE woMANs
DEATH-PIriFUL LETTER FROM THE
MANS Desc RrED WIFE


MANS pEsE RrED WIFE.
Mays Landing. March 81 (speciaD.-The cor
fesslon made by John Rech was made public to-day.
1t In the form Of a letter to his dead vifs's
attorney and the confession made to the Phi.s-
dephla authorities was corroboration Of what
he had already said to the lawyers.
This letter. which was placed in evidence at the
inquest. reads follows:
Mr.. Williams On Sunday morning. very early !
stairs. making a noise. went down and there was
Bessie. ready to go away. This made me so angry
aeld: our our child is at No. s. caiOahlli-si:, ior
two weeks. Take OF him. ]. RECH.
This letter addressed TO Carroll NJ. williams.
No 6OS Chestnut-st., Philadelphia. 1t bore date.
bat was post.narked west Philadelphia. Marcn r.
at $50 p. m., Station "" This station is In tho
suburbs near where Rech was captured. and from
the time the etter was mailed 1t must have been
written when he found that he was being tracked
by the detectives The letter was In the posses
sion to-day Of E. A. Masill Mrs. Weaver's attos-
ney. and was by him read TO the jury.
He also read to the jury an affidavit made by both
Bessie and John Rech before Robert McCurdy. .
notary public Of Philadelphia setting forth that
they married. and that they had child born
TO them September 5, 1885, THIS afidavit was
made on March g.
lHcS NORC>ERo i->QSboi'
The Coroner's inquest was convened at O'Clock.
The first witness Emil IIepf He told the story
Of his first knowledge of the womans disappearance.
which when he went to the house on Supda,
morning and found John eating his breakfast with
the baby. lamp still burning. Rech was ex-
cited. He told Hopf that his wife left while hs
was asleep upstairs. When Rech came back from
Philadelphia he told witness that Bessie was there
but he didn't know when she would come back.
Bessie said on Saturday that she was going to run
Benjamin Jones better known "spikey," was
the next and most important witness. He left the
was alone with the baby. lie said that ne went
home at and around no more that night.
and did not cut down the tree on Sunday at coch
he went down TO the Rech farm and asked where
1is tte walk He % feared the worst. and on Thursday
night after Rech left after long search, ne rcund
Friday morning he took AiischIer and found tn!
body. He sworc that he did not know VINO kiileo
and he nursed her all through her sickness from
the sunshot wound. as John would DO nothing Ios
Leon Mischler corroborated "spikey's' testimony
as finding the body Mrs Mischer testified
tha when she bought Reehs chickens on radrs-
day he nervous that he could not tie theru
She said that Bessie told her that Jonn cad said
that he could give ne poison or hoG. m her and put
committed suicide. After this, Besss daily feared
After being out a short time the jury returned .
verdict that the woman came to her death at the
n I'd or John Keen ner HUSBAND, from stTanSuis-
tion. Lawyer Magil made arrangements tor the
disposal OF the body. which VIII De buried on
Thursday morning in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Phlade-
pha. Rech will probably be n jail here by Friday.
DESERTED wIFE's PLEA.
The following letter. written by Rechs wife.
whom he deserted couple of years ago. dated
Catasauqua. PENN IN November. 1894, and found
n Rech's possession. made public by Prose-
cutor Perry this afternoon:
feel better since heard that you are well, but
sorry that your business is still slow | could have
told you in -dvance. Miss Bessie is fooling you 50
nicely, and you dumb. want TO be. She
VIII only stay while you have morey. When you
sick and poor, she will again disappear and 80
TO hospital and not bother herself about YOU.
she has lived. but you will not take any heed and
already far sunken in depravItythat you take
the little bread from your innocent children. Our lit
tie will soon be gone II you don't send more THIS
month. could have told you before. know you need
not lear anything from my side as long as you send
money you have promised. but IL you don't do thks,
you and bring you the right place. II YOU would
not have any schemes then you could send me your
right address
'She has again interfered in this. She will also
insist that you send no more money but as your
best friend on eartn tell you what Is right but az
not take the bread from your children or you shall
come longer in as Matthews. not because he stole,
but because he did not look out for Luce for her
living and she had to live ieprsved life for her
living and got sent up for ninety days.
1T Is pretty cod, no coal or money. Seven dollars
now due for TWO weeks rent. Send also s. so
can buy boal. No one knows from my side that
more. For that reason 10 everything quiet as you
can on account OF your children. Do not disgrace
have never bought or brought anything to play
with. My request and prayer is that you do not be
SO false and always send me your address and not not
(ssned) NJ REcH