The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-30
WIFE MURDERER.
John Rccch Confessed That He Killed His
wife.


John Rccch Confessed That He Killed His
wife.
Philadelphia, Pa. March ?a.--John Reoch.
the Estellville farmer, who was arrested al
HrSil.ton. Pa, on suspicion OF having
;nur is red his wifo At thcii home. was
hr0ugh, TO police headquarters in this city
today and is held there pending iuvestiga-
tinn Il has been learnsd that Mrs. Roech
was none other than Bessie Weaver, whose
Keeper afterwards her stepmother, gained
wide publicity n dozen years ago,
She was the daughter OF nr. Martin
Weaver. wealthy but eccentric resident
OF Germantown. tie died, leaving an es-
tate OF over s5ococ entirely to his second
Nyif Soon after HIS death Bessie mar
iiti William irft 81 Germantown. She
had previously Instituted proceedings TO
break her fathers Will. but recently com
promised on gn arrangement by which the
incame from the estate was divided be-
tween Vcss,c and her stepmothcr during
TIE remainder Of their lives In 1850 Heti
vtScufed a divorce on statutory grounds
and she soon afterwards married Henry
w buchanan of this city buchanan also
a. iR.ged divorce. Attorney c. w. Will
iarrs IF tho Philadelphia bar WIS estate
trustee. Cpon the occasion ~ Mrs Reech' s
last visit she told MIR, Williams that she
aaf made up her mind 20 leave her hus-
barl because he treated her badly. and he
nctce0 that two cf her front teeth were
" sS,ns
Ike 81. 10 was said today made con-
fessnn 90 THE police admitting hat he
ulrlcrsd his vile for the purpose OF en-
toylns tHe money left hy Dr. Weaver to
his daughter The authorities refuse TO re
veal the details o. the confession. II is
sail that Reech claims the couple were not
Ia vtuly married. although ceremony
was vouc through with b2fore a justice Of
thu peace IN Jersey City IN May. 1925. He
Is Sal to have confessed tina, he has n
vile ard daughter IN Catasaqua, Pa, but
whesh r s5.e ever obtained divorce Is not
kn W. {; is claimed that he and Eliza
GofA weaver corsrlred 90 let him become
thc beneficiary under tho win Of her
fai.see IN ease % her Death. AZ the first
s,ea Ia tle conspiracy Il is said the woman
tnRds a VIII leaving her inheritance to
Recch IL trust for thcir child. They had
not w. nsan able 10 obtain a child When
they enpoarci In Esteiiville she began to
maks appear they had e child IN this
cts AtcU, six weeks ago they are re-
ported 70 have come and to have adver-
,isei i5v an rfani about ten months old.
orc us obtained, which IS said 10 be the
sMeztttuate offspring OF Pennsylvania
worrau BY A New York business man.
Wuh -tc chiii th9y returned TO Estcllvihe.
TNs resolve to murder the woman IL IS
Sal1. eHirf'H heeeh NINA 'su,'NtHSs "'i
the manner IN which It was done Is not
known il occurred last Saturday week
II seems. However. that he stronglcd her
while she slept and hen carried her 20 the
grave whlca he had already prepared
Wsth an * ne chopped the branches Of a
tree O, hide tho spot. lie came here
Thu-s5ay night ana Friday went to Fox
chase and on Saturday 10 Somerton. where
10 Stepped n a hotel He had previously
faf, .-s e-ffl In phUa3oiphla in a "habS
fsrn,." OF Saturday night he read Of tn,
KscoYcrv II the body and began trembling
80 tha- the ueorlo OF the hotel spoke tC
him -C g. liz admitted to them he was
JOIN. Reich. lie was then turned over II
.he ,r1tcs