The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-28

other nat AZ 4SI Franklin street, In
the name of Il, Trick. A month later
his third wife eNo. 81 name also un-
known. died there. and Hoch. or
"Iricks disappeared. sss
In 1894 he lived for two months
with another wife mo. ~ in a fat at
zoos Northwestern avenue, when she
died. In June OF the same year he
married Mrs. Julia .Steinbrecher mo.
Sd. $50 West Belmont avenue. Two
months later she became III and died
leaving Hoch property valued at 81.
900. Before her death she accused
FHoch in the presence of a ~stepdaugh.
ter of poisoning her. Her funeral
was stopped by the coroner. but was
permitted to proceed when Hoch pro-
duced a burial certificate signed by a
Or. Grimme,
After Mrs. Steinbrecher-Hoch's
death Hoch married Mrs. Mary Ran.
kin CNo. g. Mrs. Rankin was 'too
cute" for him. according to her story.
After several unsuccessful efforts to
get possession of her savings he left
her. In the same year he married
Miss Martha Herefeidt (No. ~, gained
possession of $500. and deserted
her. Mrs. Herefeldt.Hoch now lives
in Pasadena. Cal.
In 1896 Hoch was arrested under
the name of C. A. Calford, and charged
by Mrs. Janet Spencer tNo.S}. ssG7
Wabash avenue, with having married
and deserted her, after taking her
money. He was acquitted, but n
year later was arrested again under
the name of Dewitt c.. Cudney on
complaint of Callie Charlotte An
drews (No. 81 The woman said she
me- "Cudney' at the Wellington Ho-
tel, married him, and was deserted
two hours after the ceremony, he
taking $500. Of her money. The police
then identified him as the abductor
OF little Huida Stevens, and accused
him of participating in a diamond
robbery, but he escaped prosecution.
In 1896 Hoch appeared in Wheeling,
W. Va, and married a woman No.
100 under the name OF Jacob Huss.
This died suddenly three
months a%fterward, leaving "Huss'
property worth $4,000. Immediately
after the funeral Hoch left Wheeling.
Early in 1897 he reappeared in Chi
cago with a woman supposed to be
his wife tNo. III and installed her in
a fiat at 1866 West Fourteenth place
under the name of Martin Dotz. In
June his wife died. Hoch was arrest
ed and sent TO the Bridewell for
swindling Simon Strauss, a furniture
dealer who furnished the hat. He
went to Cincinnati and there married
Clare Ba-tell. widow of a saloon
Keeper, Mrs. Bartell.Hoch CNo. 12)
died within three months of supposed
nephritis. Hoch married Julia Doess
CNo. 49, in Hamilton. o., January,
1907. He soon departed with $500 OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Doess,Hoch and $500
realized Oil Mrs. Bartell's effects.
On April 30, 1898. he was arrested
In Chicago for having sold mortgaged
furniture. He was sent to the house
of correction for one year. He was re-
leased July 81, 1899, and Immediately
was re-arrested on a similar charge
and sen to the same institution for
another year.
In 1899 Hoch changed the field OF
his operation to Milwaukee, and there
married a sister mo. 14) of Mrs. j.
II. schwartzman. She died three
weeks later leaving him $1,000. The
next year he married Mrs. Mary
Schulz mo. t5) in Argos, Ind. To.
gether they came to Chicago with
Mrs. Schulz's Is year old daughter.
Nothing has been heard OF Mrs.
Schulz-Hoch or her daughter since.
Hoch made $4,000 out of this venture.
Within a month Hoch proposed
marriage to Mrs. Nathalie Peterson,
of Chicago. Mrs. Peterson had al.
most succumbed to the Fascinating
man. when she was warned that
Hoch was not ctraight." Hoch at
that time sailed under the name of
Jacob Adolph.
In 1901 Hoch appeared in st, Louis
under the name of Jacob Schultz and
posing as a millionaire, he married
Mrs. Mary Becker (No. 16) after a
weeks acquaintance. In a few months
she died under circumstances that
aroused the suspicious of the attend.
ing physician. In December of the
same rear Mrs. Elizabeth Goerk CNo.
10, 102 Eugene street. tool In" a