The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-04

New YORK, JAN 30.-Johann Hoch, want
ed in Chicago on charges of murder and big
amy, having had thirty wives, and who Is
suspected of having been the ianitor employed
by H. II. Holiness the notorious murderer,
who was hanged in Philadelphia, Pa, in
1896, was arrested tonight by the police of the
West Forty-seventh street precinct. He Is
said to have admitted his identity.
HoCH's ADVENTURES.
The Chicago police, as the result of a care
| full investigation covering many weeks, believe
| they have learned the entire career of Hoch,
| and it is:
ls54-Johaun Hoch was bern Jacob
! Schmidt in Herrweiier Germany, near Bin
| gen on the Rhine.
Is73-Appeared in Vienna and began the
| study of drugs and medicines.
1Ssl-Married his first wife, Anna Hoch,
| in Vienna.
1888 Emigraled to the United States. with
| his first wife, lived in New York for several
years. where she died.
1892 May Appeared in Chicago, hav-
| ing married again. and rented fiat at 295l
| Kelley street under name of c. A. Mayer;
| three weeks later his wife died.
| 1882 June ~ Rented flat at ASH Franklin
street. under name OF II. Trick: month laIer
a third wife died there.
| ls94-Ren,ed fiat at zoos North Western
avenue; under a name not known to the police,
| after having married again; two months later
this wife died.
lsq4-( June Married Mrs. Julia Stein.
brecher. 333 West Belmont avenue. Two
months later she fell suddenly i'll aud died in
| August, leaving Hoch property valued At
| $1,000. Before her death she accused Hoch
| of poisoning her. Hoch disappeared.
! iSg5-Arrested under the name Of c. A.
/ Calford aud chxrged BY Mrs. Janet Spencer.
| 1861 Wabash avenue. with having eloped with
| and married her in 1926 She charged Hoch
| with deserving her two months after the mar.
| riagp and taking with him several hundred
/ dollars belonging 10 her.
| ISg7-Arrested under name Of De Witt c.
| Cudney. on complaint of CaIbe Charlotte
/ Andrews, who said she hnd met him at the
| Wellington Hotel, bad married him and been
/ deserted two hours after the ceremony, he
| taking $500 belonging to her.
! 1871, Later Appeared IN Wheeling. ".
4 Va, and married = woman under tue tame
Of Jacob Huss. She died very suddenly three
months afterwari leaving Hooh properly
worth worth $500.
lS9S-Reappesred in Chicago, having mar.
/ ried again, and furnished Hat 1866 IVES,
I Fifteenth place, snder the name Of Martin
/ Do,z. Three months lager his w,ie died,
| lS9q-Appearei in Mil~aukee aud marTieG
I a sister Of Mn J. II. Schwag zuaun. She
died three weeks later, leaving H0ch $500
l9OO-Appeared in Argos, Ind. and mar
RED Mrs. Mary Schultz They returned 20
/ Chicago, together With toe womau's h,teeu
| year Old daughter Nothing has been beard
OF the daughter or this wife s;ucc Hoch
gained possession Of 5000 belonging 10 her.
leOl-Apprared iu 81. Louis and posing
As q millionaire, married M. Mary Becker
under the name of Jacob Schultz 4 Tea
months later she died under circumstances
that aroused the suspicious Of the attending
physician. ReAppeared IN Chicago as Jscob
Schmil. married Mrs Marie Goerk, Nth
shoal be lived until March. i902, when be
disappeared.
-Reappe4red IN MilwauSee ~ EdEArd
Gerard james aud married Mrs I, q Cenuor,
whom be deserted ia a few weeks, lzkigE her
purse containing 5000.
Ie0t-Reappe,r IN Chicago IN Jangafy
aud married Ms. Anna Hendricks 1912
Uuion avenue. lie deserted her after seeur-
ing Sl0eG from her.
/ Loot April TO October l--i~o wives IN
Baltimore. where he lived trem about issi
April 10 October. both u shoui Identified bis
picture A. printed IN the newspapers
1904 Il lnue -lsraypeAEe4 IN Mi.~aakcs
aul rusrr7ed Mrs. Lena Hoch, uho died sad
denly three scrks isief, leaving hsm Si5so.
1894 October Mrs. Caroline Slrclchrr.
sp+S Siiies street, Philadelphia. was married
10 a man aho she uou believe zas johann
Hoch.
fgol--l December - Rezpp~Arcd lea Chic
ago aud married Ms. Marie Wicker oa De.
ecmber II. She died January m, leay;ag
him SEA Her body Is being examined ter
irsces OF poison
1905 - January - Married Mr. Emilc
Fisher, the late u;ie's sister jaaaaFy IL. aat
disappeared With $3.50 Of Der m1uyy
lPO5- January 500 - Arrested Ia Mes
York
Later accuauss state ihzs "a Is certain that
Hoch hiss had ahogegheF 30 wives and nearly
hsve been Al murdered By potsos kuouB
uuly 20 hlm.