Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-31
JOHANN HOCH
OF CHICAGO.
Man Accused Of Much Marriage
And Murder Very Anxious
To Return.
ANALYSIS OF WIFE'S STOMACH.
Corouer's Physician Says That 1t May
Amount to Something Wants
More Tine to Complete 1t

Chicago, Jan. 3i.--Chief Of Police
O'Neill today declared his belief that
Johann Adoph Hoch, alleged to have
been married to over score Of women,
has murdered at least 10 of them This
statement was made by Chief oNeill In
a letter written by him to capt. James
j. Langan of the detective bureau Of
New York, I'm which he requested the
police department Of that city to follow
a clue given through an anonymous let
ter received by Inspector of Police
Shlppy from a woman living at the
Belvidere hotel, New York In this
letter IL Is intimated that Hoch mar
ried two New York women whom he
has abandoned.
An attempt was made to have Hoch
indicted by the grand jury today on
charges OF wife abandonment and big
amy. The complainants were MIS-.
Amelia Augusta Fischer Hoch, Mrs
Anna Hendrlckson Hoch and Mrs, Marie
Goerk Hoch. 1t was found however,
that in bigamy cases the wife cannot
testify against her husband and that
witnesses TO the marriages must be se-
cured before action can be taken.
New York, Jan, Sl.--Johann Hoch Of
Chicago. who was arrested here last
night, charged with bigamy and wife
abandonment after a search extending
over the entire country told the off,
cials at police headquarters today that
he is anxious TO return to Chicago at
once. He wanted to face the charges
against him In that city, he said, ana
has no intention Of opposing extra
dition. Hoch was photographed for the
rogue's gallery before being taken 20
court.
When Hoch was arralgned in police
court he was remanded back TO police
headquarters for As hours AS the pris-
onor was leaving the courtroom he
said:
yes am the man wanted In Chi
caRo but they are mistaken as 20 the
charges. | am wanted for some trouble
I had with my sister-n-law, about
some furniture"
ANALYSIS OF MRS, HOCHS SrOM-
ACH
Chicago. Jan. 3l.-Dr c. W Lewko,
coroner's physician, said today that he
would ask for a continuance OF the in
quest over the body OF Mrs. Marie
Welcker Hoch, whose death led 10 the
revelations OF the much married life Of
Johann Hoch. The physician has not
completed the chemical analysis OF the
Womans stomach ana VIII ask for more
time.
There is a possibility Of the analysis
amounting TO something" said Dr.
Lewke. THE chemical analysis when
completed ought 10 settle the question
whether the woman died naturally or
not. After | finish my work, an eX-
pert viii go over II and win give me
confirmatory report All this takes
time
Unless the physician finds some trace
Of poison in the woman's stomach, hope,
Of convicting Hoch Of murder will be
practically gone. There VIII, however,
remain many charges OF swindling and
bigamy on which HoCh will be prose-
cuted.
II probably will be two weeks before
IIoch Is brought back 10 Chicago.
Some details Of the California end TO
the history OF Hoch was learned by
Police Inspector Wheeler today.
Mrs. Reichel, widow OF saloon
keeper, says that Hoch paid attentions
10 her across the country from the Pa
ciic coast
According TO Inspector Wheeler. Mra
Reichel has known Hoch as John
Hoeck for the last five years. When
shown a picture OF the man today the
woman identified II az the man who
oourted her IN 1904. Three letters. dat
cd san Francisco on Feb, ~, IS, and
Is, 1904, written IN German, were given
10 the police and translated.
on the reverse side Of one OF the en-
velOpes IS written'
III not delivered In 10 days, return
10 John Hoeck, llOi Clay street, San
Francisco
The letters were written BY Hoch