The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-09
WOMAN ACCUSED
H0CH OF MURDER
Blgamist Left Chicago as Soon as
He Could Get Out.
STORY OF ONE OF DUPES
MRS. FISCHER-HOCH ON Wit
NESS STAND.
STORY OF ONE OF DUPES

Chicago, May S--A novel occurrence
In criminal procedure was witnessed
today at the trial Of the alleged blue
beard" Johann Hoch. The innovation
consisted in n wife" appearing as a
witness in a case involving her hus-
band, the woman being Mrs. Fischer
Hoch, the last survivor with whom the
multi-bigamist underwent the marriag
ceremony she was called to the Wit
ness stand by the prosecution Before
MS Fischcr-Hoch was called n num-
Der OF witnesses were examined.
Contained No Arsenic.
Frank Spreyue, the undertaken who
buried Mrs WaickeT-Hoch. testified that
tho cmbalmiuE fluid contained no
arsenic. SpreyDe's testimony Is corro-
bolated by the results of an analysis
of the fluid.
J. NJ Schleisser. employed as clerk
In a drug store at SD and HalsJcad
streets, testified that he had frequently
sold various prescriptions to her. He
identified numebr Of them In his
direct testimony SChleisSer declared
that nore OF them contained arsenic.
IN his Cross-ezalniuatiOn, however
he said that one Of the prescriptions did
contain small quantity of arsenic.
Wife on the Stand.
A sharp tilt between counsel pre-
coded jhe testimony Of Mrs. Fischer
Hoch. but Judge Kersten OverruIed OBJ
Jections of the defense After identi-
Tying bank book that she had used
and saying that Koch had asked her
70 withdraw her money from the bank
and turn the proceeds over TO him 10
pay eOr his house Mrs FisCher-Hoch
told of going TO her home with Hoch-
" hen fheV- nj n - house Fhpy
met at the door by Mrs SauerboTck.
who said Don't 20 i'm there. Mrs. Hoch.
Mrs SOhH is her" and she says that
Hoch murdered your sister"
What did you say asked the
prosecutor
Hoch Changed Color.
81 looked at Hoch and said What are
you changing color for If you have
not done anything wrong you should
NOT he afraid
Then what did Hoch say2'
why. HoCh said nothing but sat
down ON the bed I insisted upon his
coming into the other room where Mrs
Sohn was. but ne refused. so ] went
away Mrs SOhD said that Hoch was
a swiudler and had murdered my sister
] talked with her and then went into
the front room but Hoch had gone
and I did not see him until 1 saw him
at the police station"
Hoch Lost No Time.
Mrs Fischer occupied the witness chair
the entire afternoon She told IN detail
the fIirtatiouS carried ON by Hoch with
her while Mrs. Welckcr-fIoCh lay dy-
ing
7 should stick 20 him and I would be
lucky woman He promised 10 stick 20
me if I would stick To- him
What reply did you make asked
states attorney
81 reminded him that my sister was
not y,t buried and that her body was al
tIrat moment lying On the front parlor- and
that DO was no time for him TO talk TO
me In that manner He declared that the
dead was for the dead and the living for
the living. and that his talking TO me at
that time did not make any difference
Mrs. Fischer concluded her testimony
Tor the day by stating that she had seen
Huch giving her sister "a light colored
powder ia some water two days before
her death. Mrs Fischer viii be on the
stand again tomorrow