Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-20
WE'LL GUESS IT'S
ALL OFF WITH JOHN
Such Was lloch's Comment as the
Verdict Of Guilty Of Murder
Was Read 10 Him,
He WAS GREATLY AFFECTED,
Sooner Matter I, over the Better, lie
Says Not Afraid to Die, and De.
clarcd lie Ia No Blucbcafd,

Chicago, May No. Johann lloch, who
by his own confession ~ several times
n blgnmlsi aud who II charged by the
police with having married at leas, 40
women In the past 10 years, was found
gull,y of murder today ana the death
penalty was recommended by a jury IN
Judge Keietcn's court.
The crime for which lloch win b.
led to the galows was the murder OF
MS last known wife, Mrs Mario Wclc.
kor llooh lloch had been married to
lhls woman but u few days when she
became suddenly M ana died lie
mon lolmod an alliance with the Rip.
YER ol inc dead woman, and, securing
inc lntiorb money, He'd IRON Chicago.
ms woman, IN quest Of revenge, no.
llllou the police mat lluch had prom.
llhed the police that llOch had poi-
eonpd hei sister ana a search for liOch
was begun lic was found two weeks
lhler IN Now York and brought buck
To Chlcogo ana confronted by several
OF MS supposed Wives During the trial
oNlolt testimony was offered by the
STATE that Iioch had poisoned the wo.
man by administering arsenic,
Tod0ys verdict was one Of the quick.
eHl ON record In Cook county, the Jury
having reached n decision IN less than
hnli an hour Three ballots wore lukon,
me lliet ballot was unanimous as TO
liorhf Huilt ana then u ballot followed
us 10 the punishment 10 be inflicted,
This ballot showed 10 I'm favor Of Inc
death penalty and two for life implls.
onmonl a thlrd ballot resulted IN the
" iurymon voting for the death pen.
atty
well ! guess It's all OF with John"
pronnod lloch as the verdict was read
n court, ana II was plain he was great.
~ affected, lie had sat In STOPPING
position, but when the dreaded word
'dcnih' WAS reached he turned pale
stared hopclcssly NJ the Jurors and then
sank limp IN his chair,
Hochs attorneys VIII ask for a new
TRIAL although the condemned man, af.
ter reaching his cell declared he was
ready To die, ana would be better sat.
lslod II they did not make the of.
fort
~ wish they would hang mo tonight,
now that ! have been found guilty" de-.
clolcd lioch, II am not afraid to die,
ana the sooner II Ia over with the bet.
tor"
lIoch expressed great surprise at the
hndlng of the jury, and declared that
me Jurors did not take time to consider
the evidence,
"'rho evidence was all circums,nn.
tl0l, no said, land my life was guessed
away by the jury, which did not give
sufficient consideration 10 the tcstl.
mony offered, Had they done 80
might have stood be,tor chance But
there N no ueo In finding fOut now,
II IL all over with me, and | hope no
time VIII be los, In taking me TO the
Rullowg,
~ do not want my attorney 10 at.
tempt anything more for me, nv know
II VIII be ~ no use, Tho end cannot
come too soon to suit me. committed
no crime, If my wife had been shot by
me Instead of poisoned M was alleged,
II would have taken the Jury ut least
a day 10 have returned verdict; but
this was u case Of poisoning IN which
az least twice nv much time should havo
been taken for IT. consideration"
lloch denied positively that he had
murdered n number OF wives, as has
boon alleged, and displayed some bitter
mes In speaking OF the matter
such talk IL foolish" he said "Tho
l'VoIlN nhNN Ooon Npfphu tnht ] am n
modern Bluobenrd.' This is untrue,
All that can be said against me IL that
| committed bgamy As to tho talk
that | had nearly dozen wives, Il Is
nonsense, ns nrc the stories that made
away with them, There was no owl.
dcnoc That had another sweetheart
ana wanted 10 set rid OF the woman
am accused Of poisoning I spent
money 10 got her, but this part OF tho
evidence was ignored by the Jurors"
lloch said no preferred the death pen.
atty to lie imprisonment,
a prison guard who had heard flooh's
talk snId In nm attempt 10 cheer him
up
"Whcro there's life there's hope, you
Know"
lloCh smiled and replied
Not for mo, IT'S all over ana John
IN going 10 die"
lloch then commenced 10 whistle n
lively tune nv he was returning 10 his
cell,
lIoch " said 10 DO ponnIloes, and for
that ronron II W believed that no VIII
bo able to carry Ms case TO the supreme
court should he change him mind and
ask for n now trial and be refused,