The Penn's Grove record., 1905-02-03
HIS NINE WIVES ALL DEAD
Suspected Murderer Caught in New
York City Admits Identity.
Found Living in Furnished Room Undey
the Name of Henry Bartels-Frisoner
Denies the Charge.

New York City.--ln the arrest OF
johann Hoch in this city the police cot
mold of a man who, the Chicago author.
Ines say, has married twenty wives.
nine of whom died under suspicious
circumstances, and who is specifically
charged with the murder of one. The
murder of Marie Fisher in Chicago on
January II last is the accusation in the
warrant which the prisoner will go to
Chicago TO answer.
Hoch was living in a furnished room
at DAG West Forty-seventh street un-
der the name of Henry Bartels.
The ledger took his arrest. indiffer-
entity until he was taken to Police
Headquarters. There at midnight lie
confessed to being Hech, for whom the
chicago police have been looking ever
since the death of Marie Fisher. He
gave his name as John Joseph Ad0lpn
Hoch, his age as forty-tiye. his business
as a machinist, and his home address
as i Union avenue. Chicago.
I'm Hoch, all right" he said under
cross-eXamination. but I'm a very
much abused and misrepresented man."
How abused?' asked Detective Fo-
garry. Hoch made no reply at first.
n consented to go to Chicago with
Fogarty. He then asked what the
charge against him a and was in
formed that he vas charged with the
murder of Marie Fisher and with big
amy.
Il did not kill Marie Fisher he said
and | never had but two wives in my
life. My first wife is still alive in the
West somewhere"
In four pocketbooks the police found
six one-hundred-dollar bills. five tweu-
ty-doilar bills and a quantity of small
change. There was 4 bill for $120 for
house furnishings. which was receipted
as having been paid in full by l..
Shanley. The upper part of the bill
was torn off.
Chicago, Iil.-Johann Ho.h was born
about fifty years ago in Germany. He
studied medicine and chemistry in vi
emma and married Anna Hoch about
the year 1881.
His others wives were Mrs. G.. A.
Mayer, married in Chicago. 1892. died
three weeks later; Mrs. H. Trick, mar
ried i'll Chicago, 1892, died one moats
later; Mrs. 8. Hauck, married in Pc,
oria, ILL.,, 1898, deserted Immediately
after the ceremony; name unknown,
married i'll Chicago, 1891, died Two
months later: Mrs. Julia SteinbTecher.
married i'll Chicago, 1894, died Two
months later, left $1,000; Mrs. Janet
Spencer, married i'll Chicago, 1896, de-
serted two months later, lost several
hundred dollars; Callie Charlotte An
drews, married in Chicago, 1897, de-
serted two hours later, lost $500: Mrs.
j. Huss, married i'll Wheeling, w. Va,
1897, died three months later. left
$500; Mrs. Martin DetZ, married in
Chicago, 1898, died three months later;
sister of Mrs. J.. H. Schwartzman, mar
ried in Milwaukee, 1890, died three
weeks later, left $1,000; Mrs. Mary
Schultz, married at Argus, Ind, 1900,
both she and daughter disappeared,
left $1,000; Mrs. Mary Becker, married
IL st. Louis, 1901. died a few months
later; Mrs. Anna Hendrickson, married
in Chicago, 1904, deserted after a few
weeks, lost $1,000; Mrs. Lena Hook,
married in Milwaukee, 1904, died three
weeks later, left $500; Mrs. Caroline
Streicher, married in Philadelphia.
1904, deserted after one week. lost
$500; Mrs. Marie Walker, married in
Chicago, 1901, died one month later.
left $3.50; Mrs. Marie Fisher, married
in Chicago, 1905, dead one week later,
lost $3.50.