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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
Janitor Of HoImes Castle.

| The conviction closes the career of
one of the most remarkable scoundrels
! in the world-not excepting Henry III.
| Holmes, who killed and destroyed the
bodies Of nineteen persons, and who
| was hanged in Philadelphia. Curious
/ ly enough, Hoch was at one time the
| janitor of Holmes Castle. Sixty-third
street and Stewart avenue, Philadel-
| phia. where the bodies of the victims
| were sealed up in vaults filed with
| quicklime He was known then as
John Hatch, and attempted to kill a
| policeman who suspected that he had
some connection with the Holmes trag
| edies.
| Hoch is believed to have murdered
| twelve Of the thirty -one~wives he mar
ried in twenty-four years. He poi
| soned most of them with arsenic, but
three Of the women disappeared mys-
! teriously, and their bodies never have
been discovered The object of the
murders was to get money
Hoch's first marriage in this country
was in 1881 Whether that wife is
dead or alive is not known. In 1892
he married Mrs. G. A. Mayer. She
died here, three weeks after her mar
riage, in commissions, which, In the
! light of subsequent events, indicated
arSenical poisoning. He married Mrs.
Harriet Trick few months later. She
died in month. In 1893 he married
Mrs. S. Hauck in Peoria, H., and de-
serted her. In 1894 he married a wom-
an, name unknown, in Chicago. She
was dead in two months The next
victim was Mrs. Julia Steinbrecher,
from whom he received $4,000. She
died in Chicago two months after she
gave up her money. H0ch married
Mrs. Janet Spencer in 1895, and got
$500 from her. He abandoned her and
married Callie Charlotte Andrews.
from whom he obtained $500. Two
hours after the marriage ceremony he
left her and went to Wheeling, W. Va,
in 1897, and married Mrs. James Huss.
| He lived with her three months. She
died and left him $500.
Hoch returned to Chicago in 1898
/ and became the husband of Mrs. Mar
! tin Detz. She was permitted to live
| three months. Then he married a Mill
waukee woman-the sister Of Mrs. =.
| H. Schwartzman-and obtained $1,000
from her. She died in three weeks.
! Mrs Mary Schultz became the wife of
Hoch in Argus, Ind, in 1899. She
turned over $4,000 to him and vanished.
Her daughter disappeared at the same
time. Neither has been heard of from
that day to this. Mrs. Mary Becker
was the next sacrifice. She was mar
ried to Hoch in St Louis in 1901, and
was dead in two months.
In 1904 Hoch wooed and won Mrs.
Anna Hendrickson in this city. He got
$1,000 from her and left her. Milwau-
kee was visited again in 1904. and
Hoch there married Mrs. Lena Hoch.
She died in three weeks. The Blue
beard then went to Philadelphia, met
Mrs. Caroline Strleher, married her aft
ter weeks courtship, borrowed 5000
and fed back to Chicago, where he be-
came the husband Of Mrs. Mary Walk
er. who had saved 5000, He got that
and his wife died inside of a month.
His next victim was Mrs Marie Fish
er, She lived only week and left
| $3.50.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
For tho Young Folks.

Pretty blouse waists, simply made,
are among the latest models for the
school girls, many Of them made of
plain material, worn with plaid skirts,
or vice versa. Straps on the shoulder
seams give pretty effect. Russian
dresses are still holding their own in
popularity, being suited to many fab
RIGS, and especially wash materials.
The Iong-waisted effect given by the
belt being pushed down and held in
place by straps is very desirable. Many
combinations are seen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
Ranovatad Gowna.

Shirred bands Of taffeta, velvet or
satin ribbon and braid of all kinds are
extremely popular, and, thanks to their
kindly aid, it is possible to renovate a
last years gown. II the skirt be mar
row, then the seams toward the front
can be opened, panels Of velvet. silk or
Of another material with lines of braid
may be inserted, and the required
width may thus be obtained quite
easily Although the newest models
Of skirts are much fuller around the
nips, there are two or three exceedingly
attractive designs with comparatively
little fulness, the latter being given by
the sweeping founce. a last years
plain skirt may be renovated and made
up to date by pleats narrow at the top
ana gradually widening out towards
The foot. and with narrow side pleats
between and above the side-pleating
bands Of braid. " Harper's Bazaar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
.HocH 10 DIE ON GALLaWS
Murderer Of a Dozen Wives and Hus-
band Of Score Convicted.
Jury at Chicago, Ill, Finds Modern
EIuebeard" Guilty as Indicted--
A Remarkable Case.

Chicago, Ill.-Death on the gallows
was the verdict pronounced by the
jury which convicted Johann Hoch,
''the modern Bluebeard." of the muir
der Of his wife, Emile Fischer whose
sister he married four days after the
murder. Under the laws of Illinois the
jury is empowered to fix the penalty
for murder at life imprisonment or cap
ital punishment. The vote stood ten to
two on the first ballot for the extreme
penalty. On the second ballot the YER
diet was unanimous for hanging.
"Well, / guess it's all off with John, :"
groaned Hoch, as the verdict was read
in court. He was greatly affected. He
had sat in a stopping position, but
when the word death was read he
turned pale, stared hopelessly at the
jurors and sank limp in his chair.
Hoch's attorneys will ask for a new
trial, although the condemned man
said he was ready to die. and would
be better satisfied if they did not make
an effort to save him.
Il wish they would hang me now
that l have been found guilty" de-
clared Hoch. I am not afraid to die,
and the sooner it is over with the bet
ter
Hoch denied positively that he had
murdered several wives, as has been
alleged and displayed some bitterness
in speaking of the subject.
Such talk is foolish" he said. The
reports have been spread that am a
modern .Bluebeard.' This is untrue.
All that can be said against me is that
/ have committed bigamy AS to the
talk that had nearly dozen wives, it
is nonsense, as are the stories that j
made away with them. There was no
evidence that had another sweetheart
and wanted to Get rid Of the woman
am accused of poisoning. l spent
money to get her but this part OF the
evidence was ignored by the jurors"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

charming in the extreme, yet quite sim
pie. In the Illustration it is shown
with the half low neck and elbow
sleeves that are so pretty and so fash
ionabIe, but it can he made high and
with long sleeves if preferred. 1t
would be effective made from alba
tross, wolfe or any similar material,
but, as illustrated. is of white organdie
with landings and frills of embroidery,
while other similar materials also can
be utilized.
The dress is an exceptionally grace
full one, and is adapted to general wear
as we'll as to the special occasions men
toned. The waist is full below the
shallow yoke, while the bertha, sup
ported by the puffed sleeves, gives
breadth to the figure. The skirt is
made in three pieces. the front gore,
with circular side and back portions
that are shirred at their upper edges.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
FAST TRAIN WRECK.
Coaches Thrown 100 Feet as Filler
Went Through Open Switch

Coaches Thrown 100 Feet as Filler
Went Through Open Switch.
lafayette, Ind.-Two trainmen were
killed and six passengers injured in
the wreck of Big -Four passenger
train which ran into an open switch at
Otterbeln while running forty miles an
hour
The mail and baggage cars were
wrecked and four passenger coaches
were thrown from their trucks and
dashed 100 feet ahead of the locomo-
tive The parlor car at the rear Of the
train did not leave the tracks.
The killed were Herbert g. Halter.
the engineer, and Hugh s. Rabb, the
fireman. The Injured were w. F. Pea
cock, indianapolis; Walter Freeman,
Chicago; Elmer Hockersmith, West
port, Ind: j. w. Egbert, mail clerk.
Hamilton. Ohio; Drayton Brown, mail
clerk, indianapolis, and Thomas ..
Fowler, Lafayette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

E. n, r. Green has entered q Frank
lin car for the Vanderbilt cup race.
More than 81 900, 1000 has been paid
70 New York State by the race tracks
since 1891.
", James r. Keene's three-year-old colt
Wild Mint won the Crotona Handicap
at Belmont Park
Alfrew G. Yanderbilt's four-in-hand
again defeated W. II. Moofe's team at
the purland Horse Show.
The New York Military Academy
) wen the dual meet with Cornwall
Heights school by 81 to 70 pelntss ~.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
rancr shirrad Eton .

The SHRED Elton is one Of the best
liked of the season for the fashionable
soft materials, and is always graceful
and attractive worn by the women to
whom it is suited. This one includes
the new belt, which is shaped to give
the waistcoat effect, and is exception
ally desirable. In the case of the mod
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
A Wee Macsregor.

AS quaint and pretty as possible is
new hat called the Wee Macgregor.
IT'S mere scrap of headgear, Of the
shape so familiar on the Scotch laddie.
This means that 1t is long, narrow, In
clined to be dented lengthwise, and fol-
lows the shape Of the head with a
downward droop at the back. It is
suited for wear with low eoiffure,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
a yerv Enective Turban.

Another very effective little turban
was in rough gray straw, brilliantly
finished, with small disks OF bright red
straw applied over the entire surface.
The turban was trimmed on one side
with a knot of gray velvet. a short
curling gray ostrich feather and an
aigrette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
The National Game.

BOYLE, the former famous catcher,
has signed with Toledo
Keller aspires to be the premier bat
ier of the American league this sea
sen.
The Boston American Club has sold
pitcher Josslyn to the Providence
9IcGraW doesn't cpncede that The
B1ooklyns haye improved much over
last years form ~
For team chat started out with
5lree strnight defeats the washing
tons are cutting & wide swath
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
Caught in New York.

Hoch was captured in New York
City in the boarding house of Mrs.
Katherine Kummerle. No. 546 West
Forty street. He engaged a
room there under the name of Henry
Bartels, aud had not been in the house
two days before he began making ylo-
lent love to the landlady.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
rhe Lateat shIrt waist.

The fashionable shirt waist is made
Of linen preferably. After that Madras,
dimity and lawn. Very few if any
colored shirt waists will be worn, UNI
less in wash silk or pongee. The best
models are severe, with pleats all the
way down, and are not allowed to
blouse the least bit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

For a girl Of twelve years of age will
be required six yards twenty-seven,
five and half yards thirty or four
yards forty-four inches wide. with ten
yards of embroidery and eleven yards
of insertion to trim as illustrated.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
A Good Model.

This is a good model for linen suit.
Developed in blue, pink, chalk white OF
brown linen, with plain straps. It would
be charming to wear with thin, white
linen bIouses in hot weather. The
style is decidedly youthful and should
not be attempted by women with ma
ture figures.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

The worlds diamond production,
summed up at London, England, shows
that India has produced 10000,O00
carats; Brazil, 12000,000; Africa, ST.
QQ0.000 All the diamonds Ii the world
uncut would have a value of $40 Co.,
600.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

An Indictment was returned at
Charleston. W. va, against former
Commissioner Al. c. shaver, charging
him with accepting $3.50 as bride
while q member OF the County Court.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

liza hat of more simple character is
.eauwed, two broad eouteaux prettily
curved are substituted for the ostrich
plume Cartier rather fancies this
sort Of feather and also what are
termed mephisto plumes-that is to
say, a pair of narrow quilts sloping out
right and left. such as were. worn some
saasons back. These she places in
front, fixed in the centre Of rosette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
SHOT DEAD, IN SHAM BATTLE.
Believed That Lieutenant Chapman
Was NOT Killed by Accident

Ell Reno Okla I'm a sham battle at
Fort Reno Lieutenant g. H. Chapman,
Of the Twenty hfth Infantry adjutant
OF the post, was shot through the body
and killed. His fellow officers say
that his death was an accident, but as
loaded cartridges are not used in the
shaun battle drills there Is suspicion
that some one ia the ranks width a
grudge against The yohng otilcer used
the occasion to satisfy his resentment.
FSn innaitrE has hak2 ordered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

The Board Of Control Of the $l0,-
100000 fund for pensions fer superan-
nuascd college professors has been
asked to meet Andrew Carnegie the
donor. November 10, in New York
City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
WOOD GETS THIRTY YEARS.
Murderer After Confession. is Given
ie Full Penalty of the Law.

Full Penalty of the Law.
Somerville n. J.-George Fl. Wood,
who on February 2 last murdered
George Williams, a Watching grocer,
by shooting him in the back while the
two We're driving in a sleigh on the
outskirts OF Plainfeld, N. j., and
whose trial lasted almost FIVE days,
pleaded guilty to murder i'm the second
degree, and received a sentence of
thirty years Imprisonment, the limit
TOR the crime.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
Special Low Rate Via the Nickel Plats
Road

To points in the West and South.
west. Round trip. Housekeepers and
one-Way c0lonist tickets on sale March
18th and April .5th and 18th. Also Set
tiers one-way tickets to points Id
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Wyoming, each Tuesday during
March and April. Write r.. e. Payne,
General Agent, 201 Main street, Buf
lalo, n, X m
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
Japanese Seize Two steamers.

The japanese have seized the Brit
fish steamship Lincluden south Of
Korea ana the French steamship SH-
angnam near the Pescadores Islands
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

handsome and substantial. Many robe
gowns are to be had, and while quite
expensive, are not nearly as costly as
when made at the dressmaker's. A
good model had q triple skirt with the
upper founce drawn smoothly over the
hips.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

Gowns q heavy guipure lace are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23

human frame Ia brought into play. A few
minutes work on the mat will tell where
you are the weakest and then you can 60
ahead and develop those weak spots.
In order 10 attain great strength practice
lifting light weights first. Then day by
day add pound until you are able 10 raise
50 pounds with either hand without much
trouble.
After few months Of this kind OF work
you will see how easy weight lifting Is, and
you will wonder at your chest expansion,
your arm and leg development and the state
Of your general health.
1T Is all foolishness TO work with little
weights That makes big. knotty muscles,
but they are hard and dry and haven't any
real strength for a real strain. A man
doesn't get strong unless he uses strength
all the time. OF course a man must use
weights In proportion TO his strength.
i believe In a cold plunge every morn
ing, although some doctors I know have
advised against It. would advise a man
to moderate tho temperature OF the water
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23

until he Is able to stand II very cold The
colder Il Is. the better.
Il don't believe in sho wer baths. The
shock Is too great. But In plunge as soon
as you get In II you are used TO II you will
find the sensation very pleasant and In
vigoRting. Don't stay In tho water morO
than from TO s seconds. Tho sooner you
get out the better.
Never exercise before a bath. Do your
work after your plunge and see that you
exercise yourself warm, not too warm Of
course, but enough TO make you comfort
able. Cold water hardens the skin and
beauties the complexion and siren gthens
the nerves.
Il think that the strongest nation In thu
world are the Turks. The secret Of their
great strength lies In the fact that they are
not alcohol drinkers,
Prom geneStion TO generation they
are clean blooded. You often see Turks
with large protruding stomachs. They
are mostly big men, weighing over $50
pounds. Yet this fat is not against them
when II comes TO courage and endurance.
Il have found the Turks Of this build
With whom / have wrestIed and who have
weighed as much as $50 pounds. capable
Of working for hours at clip without show
ing any signs of weakness and fatigue.
They smoke a good deal. but they use good
tobacco and live regularly and vel. They
are gluttons for all kinds Of work, whether
they DO little or big.
There are many strong men IN Ireland
and Scotland, but In England have found
many Of the Inhabitants weak and lacking
in endurance. / suppose this Is owing 20
their mode Of living.
In America there are a lot Of strong,
big men. have found them to be brave
and full Of nervous energy. This is a great
requisite in endurance-nervous energy.
i have met Mr. Jim Jsffries. He IL a
big man, but in my opinion lacks nervous
energy. am afraid that when he gets
very heavy he will not have the endurance
be Is said 10 possess at present.
i dlsapprove OF women athlstes. A
woman should never strive for strength at
the expense Of vomanliness OF grace.
Women may have outdoor sports, but
they should never take part In competitive
athletios where records are 10 be made,
They are not physically able 10 stand the
strain and Il destroys some Of the woman
illness they should have
Haokanschmidt first realized how strong
he was at the age Of 10. DR.. Kralewsky, .
doctor at 81. Petersburg heard Of him and
invited him 10 call on him. Haokenschmidt
was requested 10 lift some weights. There
were a lot Of folks present.
First, they had dinner. Haokenschmidt
had never drunk anything before. He took
a few glasses Of claret. The wine went "
his head and when Il came 20 lhtlng Sho
weights he broke three world'e TeooTfS,
Haokansohmidt n popular IN .ngland
and has posed and wrestled IN the homes Of
the mobility His manager has arranged
for several similar exhibitions here.
One Of the RussiAn's favorite feata Il 70
lift from four 20 ak men from The floor with
one arm, a towel IL fastened on his arm.
Two men hang on the towel and the others
climb on their shoulders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER JoHNA SHIELDS

especially the assistants OF the criminal
branch. has found the Commissioner helpful,
and he il constantly giving points on
matters obscure in the books 20 puzzled
lawyers.
Not long ago an attorney who has written
a book on Federal practice which il an
Acknowledged authority was taxing costs
before the Commissioner and came TO q
point which was disputed 10y the opposing
lawyer.
Il think you're wrong on that, said the
Commissioner TO the law-book writer
The point isn't stated in my work on
practice, was the reply.
There are lots Of things left out Of your
book, retorted the Commissioner. Here
Johnny. 60 upstairs and get the Federal
Reporter for-let me see-Is7s that's it,
1878. That point came before me once
and the appeal courts decided IL.
The Commissioners memory was ao-
curate There in the Federal Reporter
the point at issue.
Especially in criminal cases has Mr..
shields's experience been extensive. He
remembers every celebrated United States
criminal case from the time Of Albert Hicks,
lnb DllhlNt III Aooos t9hANo low htuL al
OF the offenders have been brought directly
before him. Ferdinand Ward and Presi-
dent Fish were examined before him. and
In the early days, too, there were hundreds
Of shanghai cases, crimes on the high
seas, and such matters.
While he was a clerk in the Office, In the
500, Nathaniel Gordon the first man ever
convicted In New York State for trading
4 l..
Il remember said the Commissioner TO-
Gently, that he was hanged in the old
Tombs Prison yard In the early morning.
with the pigeons flying and walking about
and looking at him curiously.'
In later years Benson, the king Of tho
land grabbers,' Mrs. Chadwick and Greene
and Gaynor have been the most noted
characters before him. With Greene and
Gaynor he had almost continuous session
for nine months. Fifteen thousand printed
pages Of testimony were taken in this pro- !
oeeding. The Commissioners fees for tho
nine months work were $s.75
Since almost all Of the eKtradition casea {
are brought before Mr.. Shields he is on l
intimate terms with many Of the foreign
Consuls. Sir Percy Sanderson used regu- Z
larry TO sit with the Commissioner for hours
every Saturday afternoon, Mr. Shields .
exchanging good American humor-he has /
an inexhaustible fund Of stories and aneo- .
dotes-for the drier, but nevertheless dron,
wit Of tho British Consul General.
Mr.. Shields IA now 65 years old. He
entered the service at IS as an once boy
and then was appointed cashier, deputy
clerk Of the Circuit Court and before long
clerk Of the Circuit Court and United Statea
Commissioner. He Is a fine figure Of a
man, tall, broad shouldered, Of erect and
soldierly carriage, and "a as agreeable,
pleasant and entertaining as he Is impress
sive in appearance. His only dread and
his only fear is pneumonia. Regular
habits, natural courtesy and unfailina
tact are not proof against this disease,
but at this time Of his golden wedding
20 the Government 'ervice be Is hale and
hearty and apparently SURE Of dispensing
much more amusement 10 bis friends aud
efacient service 10 the GOVERN ent,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23

Fifty years ago the United States Govern
ment service was made better by the ad-
vent Of John A. Shields Members Of the
Bar Association we're talking a few days
ago Of giving a big dinner In the Com
missionor's honor on April 20, the exact
date OF the semi-centennial dele CATION
waited upon linn and unfolded the project
but Mr.. Shields wouldn't have II.
I'm not much Of a fellow for formal
dinners, he told them. Amy Of you fellows
come around any evening and III take
pot luck with you or you can take pot luck
with me. 1t isn't much Of thing, my hold
Ing ONCE fifty years, anyway. I've been
here all the time and nobody has had a
chance 70 crowd in
In the last sentence the United States
Commissioner expressed iestingly q literal
truth. He has been there all the time and
'all the time for him means not only bust
mesa hours OF business days but a couple
Of hours daily in addition, holidays and
four-dfths Of the Sundays.
Other ofhoes in the Federal Building