The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12
HOCH DENIES HIS CONFESSION.
He non SAYS THAT NE DIDN'T
COMMIT BIGi NY.
Declares That Marriage wasn't Failure
until lie Was Arrest ted Admits That
some or His wives May Have DIED OF
;Irokru Hearts lie May Break Down.

CHtcAdo, Feb II With the glamor Of
hi triumphant return from New York
completely di-pelled, fatigue to the point
q. desperation by the constant round OF
questions that haya poured in upon him
from police officers and newspaper men,
johann Hoch, the bigamist, has lost his ar
of smiling Indifference He Is now on the
verge Of complete collapse \ complete
confession would not surprise the police.
ave already have sufficient evidence
ON which to hold Hoch to the Grand Jury.
was the positive statement made by Coroner
Hoffman to-day
DO YOU mean on the charge OF MURDER
the Coroner was asked.
well, Of course | cannot say on what
charges the jury may base its verdict, but
1 Will Aay that with the evidence already
introduced and that which u yet forth
coming sufficient ground will be shown
for holding the defendant to the Grand
Jury
The Coroner minated that he attached
the most importance TO the final report on
the ANALYSIS II the internal organs OF Marie
Welcker- Hoch. This has been made 10y
Prof Haines Of the University of Chicago.
Dr. Reese who attended the woman, ana
DR.. Iewke. the Coroners physician. Inc
analyses thus far have established the TACT
that arsenic was found in the victim
stomach. but whether this was tho direct
cause Of death cannot be established until
the entire examination Of other organs
has been comyleted. The postponement OF
the inquiry until Wednesday was to give
the police further opportunity to continue
the investigations and TO procure the neces-
Rary witnesses
Hoch consented to a formal interview
to-day. but admitted nothing and
told nothing about himself which would
IN any way incriminate him, even on the
charges of bigamy. He denied he had
confessed TO inspector Shippy TO thirteen
marriages and declared he was not guilty
Of any crime until proved guilty
TO how many charges Of bigamy do
you confes-2T he was ked
None. who ever said / did, was his
Quick answer. so one volunteered 10
ray that Inspector Shippy had made public
the fact that he had admitted that he mar
tied ten or twelve wives.
who are the ones ] am credited with
having confessed to marrying; he asked
A lis, OF ten women was read to him He
denied none and admitted none.
af-marriagea failure: some one asked.
at was a great success in my case be-
fore was arrested, butt lookslike failure
now. he said, and laughed heartily
Have you over confessed to having
poisoned any Of your al eyed wives;
no; that is all fooishuess.
Were YOU ever in Milwaukee where il
is said YOU married two women
NO; that j, some more foolishness.
Would you mind telling the places whert
you have been;
You fellows and Inspector Shippy know
more about it than !. / will not talk about
those things.
Are you going TO take the witness stanc
at the inquest
Il can tell better when they ask me
IN do Just whatever 1 am prompted TO dC
by inspiration. and ] won't ask or accep
naybody's advice IN the matter.
You deny being responsible for thu
deaths Of any Of your alleged wives dc
your
Hoch lost his temper then and scored
his inquisitors, but finally said that som'
Of his wives might have died with broker
heart. but that in that respect only wa
he to blame for their deaths In speaking
Of the two women in Milwaukee whom
Hoch is alleged TO have married, he ai,
that he was never in Milwaukee in his III
and defed any one TO come from there anc
identity him