The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-16
KOCH APPEARS TO REALIZE THAT
HE is STANDING IN SHADOW
OF GALLONS.
BUT I'm NOT DEAD YET
he Snapped Out Win Evidence Ct
Stamina and Doggedness--Gives
the Jailer a Scare-t4is
Fourth Muroer.

time how close he was to the shadow
OF the gallaws, and az he leaned
against the bars of his cell he said
oita tears gtistenins IN his eyes;
Il que I'm up against it,
Bur almost Immediately afterward
his old stamina and dogeedness came
Jack to aim and. citing his jaws hard
he snapped ont
BIT I'm not dead yet"
But this recovery from a dishearten
i state was only momentary. He
relapsed almost Immediately into a
gloomy aspect
Gives Jaier a Scare.
So morose and sullen was he that for
time Jailer Whitman feared that he
/ might have taken poison
Jaier Whitman became alarmed
first when Hoch refused to eat his
breakfast which had been made partic
ularly tempting. He lay on his cot
when il was brought TO him, and said
simply
Take IL away don't want it,"
When asked if he wanted to take
some exercise he declined. saying that
be preferred to remain in his cell
One Chance in Million"
"Hoch has one chance in a million;
hat represents accurately his chance
f escape according to my best infor.
nation and belief said Mr.. Olsen
Hoch's pro. ecutor. who has also been
instrumental ia tracing Hoch's career
If crime which shows him to have
oeen married nearly fifty times and
which, according to the police. mclud-
S the murders of al least five women.
-Hoch's entire defense was one of
lenial Hoch is a master at evasion
md is also killfuI at fction ] am
positive thar I could have convicted
i'm Cf murder in any OF the five
asses which We have secured evidence
T. declared Mr.. Olson
No word from Mrs Fischer Hoch
as been received by Hoch and ct is
aid thar al the direction of Attorney
'omcrford she is now in Central I'M
lois searching for members Of the pan
Ion board to whom he intends
AIRY her pioa for mercy
"Hoch viii Hang" Says Olson,
The prison officials and the govern
1r never interfere with judicial mat
ers unless IL can plainly be shown
hat an injustice has been done. Hoch
has failed absolutely 10 do this. and
here is no reason TO believe the sen.
euce cf Judge Kersten will not be
,arried ont a week from Friday. aid
Nr Olson
Attorney Olson feels keeuly the at
empt so cast discredit upon him which
he charges 10 Attorney Comerford and
he medical experts employed by the
iefense during the trial
The supreme court indicated me
md threw ont the alleged points made
ny Comerford This whole matter has
1een thrashed out before the supreme
curt and AT the trial For this rea- .
sJn ! have seen 10 il that the states
side OF the case was presented to the
governor" said Mr. Olson. who was
Nr. Deneou's chief assistant during I
his administration as States Attorney .
lf Cook County for eight YEAR,
His Fourth Murder.
The police have evidence Of H0ch's .
whereabouts during 1897 and 1898. re I
ipent that time in the cook County
lrifeweil for swindling furniture com +
lanips and selling mortgaged property .
Koch was tried the first time before
Judge Baker and offered practically no
defense.
When his term expired be- was res
arrested and sentenced by Judge Baker
90 another wear for thc same ofonsc .
Houch. according to The evidence ar
hcse trial. fitted mo- Eve fats ana had
as many wives. all living in Chicago
~ the same time. Tho records az the .
8ridcwe1 also show thar Hoch spent
much C his time in rho iuArmary. sell
lom during his frs term doing any
work.
Feigns Insanity.
Hoch feIgued insanity and would
froth al the mouth and rave violently
1t times Finally one Of tlie Bridewel
ohy clans discovered that during
these spells" Hoch bad a small piec
# soap concealed under bis tongue .
After that Hoch was put go work ami
made i1 follow hr rules prescribed fo-
ordinary prisoners.
H1ch who had returned from en-.
-iurai affer the mysterious death OF
Mrs Barrels went fo 81 Louis A. ool .
q be was released from the Bride
veI I1 January. 1Sea. be- purchased ? .
saloon in S. Louis and became ac-
Qua.nicd with Mrs Mary Becker .
widow ff former a'0on Keeper
Msrries n 81. Louis.
Hoch soon induced Airs. Becker %
marry him. aud while she Kept fha
saloon Hocb worked rs f'uemirh- .
eleven months Koch worked con iantlt
an unusual sizing fer him fo DO.
s. fer a. The police can ascertain .
these were the ouiy months of Hoch's
life in America where he engaged i1 F..
honest work.
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