Evening journal., 1905-02-10
BIGAMIST HOGH
GOES To CHICAGO
Large Crowd Hooted and
Jeered Him at the Rail
road Station
ASKS FOR HIS FOURTEEN WIVES

Chicago, Fep. 10.--Johann Hoch, in
licted for bigamy, suspected Of muir
der, and man of many aliases, arrived
In Chicago. and for several hours was
interrogated by the police, with small
results.
A large crowd had gathered at the
station to see the famous prisoner, but,
contrary to general expectation, there
was none Of his alleged wives among
the number. Mrs. Emelie Fischer Hoch
declared that she would not 80 to the
station under any circumstances. and
she was not there. Mrs. Marie Goerk
Hoch asserted that she was willing
to help the police, but that was all. Il
will help prosecute him" she declared,
"but I'm not so crazy to see him"
Hoch had evidently expected a num-
Der OF his wives to meet him at the
station, and he was plainty disap-
pointed that they did not come.
"Where are these IA wives you talked
SO much absut?" he asked Of Officer
LOTUS.
Il don't see any of them" replied
the officer. as he looked through the
window out Of which Hoch had been
peering. There is nobody waving
handkerchiefs at us"
4 guess you have been joking me
about that part Of the business said
Hoch Anyway, there could not be IA
Of them, for never had that many.
There seems to be a lot Of women who
think that / am the only man In the
world who could marry them and get
away with some OF their Nancy. Any
how, not even anysof those women are
here"
AS he said this, Hoch chuckled glee-
fully, as though he thought II good
joke on the officer who had brought
him back from New York.
When Hoeh and LOTUS alighted from
the train, the six policemen who had
been sent to the station to meet them
were able to control the crowd with
difficulty. The people pushed and
showed in an excited manner as they
strove 10 get close enough to the pris-
oner to get look at him. When he
was recognized a number Of people
ieered and hooted him.
Hoch was taken at once 10 the Office
OF Police Inspector George Shippy. He
admitted at the outset that he had
married Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch, and
that the marriage was illegal. He
would admit nothing else
Five women who said they were
wives of Hoch called at the police sta
ton and were placed in a separate
room under a guard Of several police
men. One Of them, Mrs. Emelie Fischer
Hoch, saw Hoch for a minute and sa-
luted him with the exclamation: you
old hog, you got my $3.50, didn't your"
Hoch made no reply to this, out
smiled as though he regarded the af-
fair Of $3.50 rather as a joke than
otherwise.
Later the five women, one at a time,
we're admitted into the Office of the
inspector. and all of them identified
Hoch as the man to whom they were
married.
Mrs Ellen Hoppe at first declared
that she had been married to HOch,
but later said she was not so sure
about t.
Inspector Shippy asked: "Hoch. did
you marry this woman?"
mo" replied Hoch But maybe I
will If you don't hustle her out of here
pretty quick"
When Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch was
admitted into the room, Hoch for the
second time declared that he was
married TO her, but that the marriage
was illegal. He also confessed TO hav-
ing married Mrs. Emily Fischer Hoch
when she was shown into the room.
A physician who had attended Mrs
Walcker Hoch. the latest wife Of Hoch.
identified Hoch as the husband Of
Mrs. Walcker, and showed him a bill
for 500 for attendance on the woman
'Oh. yes" said Hoch. Il remember
something about that. Bring It around
in the morning I'll still be here" and
he laughted heartily