The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-23

The next month Hoch rented another
fiat in the name of H. Trick. A month
later his wife (No. 81, name also un-
known, died there, and Hoch, or
Trick" disappeared.
In 1894 he lived for two months
| with another wife (No. ~, when she
| died. In June of the same year he
| married Mrs. Julia Steinbrecher CNo
and died. leaving Hoch property val
! ued at $4,000. Before her death she
accused Hoch in the presence of a
stepdaughter of poisoning her. Her
funeral was stopped by the coroner,
but was permitted to proceed when
Hoch produced a burial certificate.
After Mrs. -Hoch's
death, Hoch married Mrs. Amy Ran
kan (No. g.. Mrs. Rankan was too
cute" for him, according to her story.
After several unsuccessful efforts to
get possession of her savings, he left
Martha Hercfeldt CNo. y, gained pos
session of $500 and deserted her. Mrs.
Hercfeldt- Hoch now lives in Pasadena,
Cal.
In 1896 Hoch was arrested under
the name of C. A. Calford and charg
ed by Mrs. Janet Spencer ono. 81,
with having married and deserted her
after taking her money He was ac-
Quilted, but a year later was arrested
again under the name of De Witt c.
Cudney on complaint of Callie Charlotte
Andrews (No. g. The woman said she
had met "Cudney," married him, and
was deserted two hours after the cere-
mony. he taking $500 of her money.
The police then identified him as the
abductor of little Hulda Stevens, and
accused him of participating in dia-
mond robbery, but he escaped prosecu-
ton.
In 1896 Hoch appeared in Wheeling,
West Virginia, and married a woman
(No. 100 under the name of Jacob
Huss. The woman died suddenly three
months afterward, leaving 'Huss'
property worth $500. Immediately
after the funeral Hoch left Wheeling.
Early in 1897 he reappeared in Chi
cago with a woman supposed to be
wife No. II, and installed her in flat
under the name of Martin Dotz. In
June his wife died. Hoch was arrest
ed and sent to the Bridewell for swind-
ling Simon Strauss, a furniture dealer
who furnished the fiat. He went to-
Cincinnati and there married Clara
Bartelle, widow of saloonkeeper
Mrs. Bartelle-Hoch (No. 12) died with
in three months of supposed nephrltls.
Hoch married Julia DOess ono. 13) In
Hamilton. O.. in January of 1897. He,
soon departed with $500 obtained from
Mrs. Doess- Hoch and $500 realized on
Mrs Bartelrs effects.
On April 20, 1898, he was arrested
in Chicago for having sold mortgaged
furniture He was sent to the house
of correction. was released July 81,
1899. and Immediately was arrested on
a similar charge and sent to the same
institution.
Changed Field.
In 1900 Hoch changed the field OF
his operations to Milwaukee, and there
married a sister (No. 14 of Mrs. j. H.
Schwartzmann. She died three weeks
later, leaving him $1,000. The next
year he married Mrs. Mary Schultz
(No. 15) in Argos, Ind. Together they
came to Chicago with Mrs. Shultz 81
15-year- daughter. Nothing has
has been heard of Mrs. Scnultz-Hoch
Or her daughter since. Hoch MADE
$4,000 out of this venture.
Within the month Hoch proposed
marriage to Mrs. Natalie Peterson, or
Chicago Mrs. Peterson had almost
succumbed to the Fascinating man
when she Was WdIllSu llldI AAONi ""S
not straight Hoch at that time SAIL
ed under the name of Jacob Adolph.
In 1901 Hoch appeared in st. Louis
under the name of Jacob Schultz, and
posing as millionaire. He married
Mrs. Mary Becker (No. 16) after
weeks acquaintance. In a few months
she died under circumstances arouslng
the suspicious of the attending phy-
sician In December of the same year
Mrs. Elizabeth Goerk (NO. I'D took
in a boarder in answer to an adver-
tisement in a German newspaper,
The man called himself Jacob Schmidt
and after a few weeks courtshlp she
married him. He attempted to per-
suade her to turn her property over TO
him, but without success. He dlsap-
peared within a week. Mrs. Goerk
declares Schmidt and Hoch are the
same.
Hoch went to Milwaukee again In /
1903. and in January married Mrs. L.
O'Connor (No. 49,, calling himself Ed
ward Gerald James. He deserted Der
On January 1, 1904, taking 5000 of her