New-York tribune., 1905-02-11
MORE H0CH CONFESSIONS
Thirteen Wires .Admitted-W anted
To Be Father TO Ten Children.

Chicago Feb l0-Johana Hoch, at the in
quest into the death OF Mrs. Welcker-Hoch TO-
day for the first time heard himself accused oy
witnesses and pointed out 10 jury as a Dig
an1ist Before a big and curious throns he sat
while the manner OF Mrs. welcker-Hoch's death
was described Before entering the juryroon In
the Criminal Courts Building. where the inquiry
was held Hpch confessed. the police say, TO haV-
ing married thirteen of the thirty-nine women
who claim him as husband. Two in Milwaukee,
and two in Cincinnati were admitted by MN TO-
day II is predicted by the police that ne viii
own up. 10 fully thirty before the inquest WIN
its attendant strain upon him, ends, but ne
holds firmly TO his denial that he poisoned any
one OF them All along the route from Chi
caso-ave 10 the Criminal Courts Buiiolhg
crowds were waiting. despite the cold. as IL big
parade were anticipated. All the people sd"
was a covered patrol wagon.
Hoch was positively identified to-day by Henry
Ness. Of Cincinnati. man who. under the
name of Henry F. Hartman. was married there
on July 90 1897. This is a new case. Mrs Hart
man never having appeared before in the list OF
wives Hoch was taken to the Bureau OF ldenu-
hcation TO be photographed and measured as
confessed criminal
Mrs Emile Fischer -Hoch, who married Hoch
four days sitter the death of her sister. who also
had been one Of Hoch's wives, was the principal
witness
In speaking Of her sisters death she said
The dav before my sister Marie died she ac-
cused Of trying 20 win the love Oh heI nus nus
band She wept and declared she would soon
be dead and that l could have hinl repiI-.
that / cid not want him. and that j coutd get
q man OF my own II too late for me 10
20 home that night so / decided TO sleep on -
lounge in the kitchen. I lay awake until .
O'Clock. crying, and heard my sister aha foen 80
exchanging angry words upstairs. AT o,,'o
o'clock in the morning Hoch came down 10 the
kitchen and said his wife was worse ana IhaI ne
was going for doctor. He went out ano when
he returned he Went up TO my sister S DeoEooil
and found that she dead.
After the doctor had gone Hoch crieo anu
said: Now / am a widower again. all alone IN
.he world. I do not know what 10 DO nave
done my duty as a man. and would have spent
nv entire fortune to have saved her life told
Hoch that as far ] could see he had done ms
duty Al o'clock in the afternoon ne salu.
Nov my dear. alone in the world fou
stick TO me and will make you happy VIII
do everything for you possibly can. our sister
told me that YOU good business woman:
open a hotel and will work together mana IN
hand II would be a pleasure TO me 10 De
father 20 your children. want WlIe VINO
has had a bad husband, so she VIII appreciate
good one The dead belong to the dead ana the
living TO the living If Marie had not llsuiIeo
YOU / would have mourned six weeks Tor her'
but under the circumstances we must marry
for your children in Germany and we VIII all
live together .a
l told him I was surprised that ne wanted
10 be a father to SO many children. be appeared
hurt 10 think that I doubted his Willingness TO
be father 10 my children