The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-20
Hook MUST DIE !
ON THE GALLOWS
Jury Makes Short Shrift oil the
Vile Murderer
WANTS NO NEW TRIAL
SAYS HE WANTS NO TIME lost
IN KILLING HIM AND THAT II
he is READY BUT IN.
NocENT.

Chicago, May 19-Johann Hoch$
who by his own confession IS severa
times a bigamist. and who is charge
by the police with having married a
least forty women in the past fiftenr
years, was found guilty Of murder to
day and the death sentence recom
mended by the jury in Judge Kersten
court.
Hoeh's Crimes.
The crime for which Hoch WIN III
led to The gallows was the murdei III
his last known wife. Mrs. WelcseIiS T
Hoch Hoch had been married to this
woman but few days when she he
came suddenly III and died He theF
formed an alliance with the sister oS
the dead woman and securing the Tail
sers money. fled FROM Chicago This
woman, in quest OF revenge, notified
the police that Hoch had poisoned hai'
sister and search for Hoch was begun
He was found two weeks later iIi New
York and brought back to Chicago And
confronted BY several OF his supposed
wives. During the trial expert testf
| mcny was offered by the state that
Hoch had poisoned the woman BY ad
ninistering arsenic.
A Quick Verdict.
| Todays verdict was one of the
quickest on record in Cook county, thx
4 Jury having reached Its decision III
less than half an hour. Three balloti
were taken. The first ballot was ,lli
/. 4 animous as 10 Hoch's guilt and then
allot followed as To the punsshalemI
iso bc inflicted, 'Tile thlrd lallst ia
suited In the twelve iaFynsen v5siig
lor the death penalty
Well, guess It's all eff with q
aann groaned Hoch, as the verdi
vas read in court, but II was plain
Was greatly affected. He had VAT in
STOPPING position, but when the Irea
| Cd word death" was reached he tur|
ca pale, stared hopelessly at the juro
and then sank limp In his chair.
Wants to Die at Once.
| Hoch's attorneys will ask for a new
4 trial although the condemned man af
er reaching his cell declared he WAN
ready to die and would die better satisa
| aed II they did not make the effort
/, ! wish they would hang me ton ght
now that have been found guilty.
declared Hoeh. Il am not afraid to aid
and the sooner it is over with tho bed
ter
Says Jury Was "1asty"
Hoch expressed great surprise in thd3
finding Of the jury and declared tht
Jurors did not take time 10 considesI
] the evidence.
The evidence was all cifcumstantil
ial, he said, and my LIFE was guess
ed away by a Jury which did not gfys
sufficient consideration to the testi
mony. Had they done 50 might havt
+, stood better chance But there Ii
no use In finding fault now, it's al1
! over with me and hope no time viii
2 be lost in taking me to the gallows
; do not want my attorney to attemp@
\ anything more for me as know IN
! VIII be OF no use The end canned
come too soon to suit me, ! committed
] no crime. If my wife had been shot
by me instead OF poisoned. as was ai}
y Ileged, II would have taken the jury a6
! least day to have returned verdict
! but this was case of poisoning III
which at least twice ais much timeI
. should have been given for IT'S cons.dI
Grafton
Denies Numbering Wives.
Hoch denied positively that he had
murdered a number OF wives, as hasj
been alleged, and displayed some bitl
terness In speaking Of The matter.
Such talk Is foolish. he said. .sRcl
ports have been spread that am Y
modern Bluebeard This is untrucl
All that can be said againgt me Is that
committed biEamy AS to the talld
that | had nearly a dozen wives Ii is|
nonsense, as are tho stories that 4
, had made away with thom There was
no evidence that had another swcet1
heart and wanted to get rid OF the wo1
man am accused OF poisoning 4
spent money 70 get her but this part|
Of the evidence was Ignored hy the)
jurors Hoch sad he preferred tho
| death penalty 70 life imprifonmcnt.
A prison guard who had heard
Hoch's talk said in the attempt "a
cheer him up: Where there's llfe
there's hope. you know" "a
Hoch smiled and rcnlicd; Not f01|
me It's al over and Johann III goinx
I 10 die" Hoch then crmmcncsd ~
whistle lively air as he was return.
cd 70 his cell. N
. Hoch is said 60 be- penniless ani fof
that reason it Is not believed lsv WIN
be able TO carry his case iu tho MINI
, preme court. should hc change h1&
mind ana ask for 4 new trial ana
refused.
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