Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-02-24

1896. Hoch married Martha Hertfield,
and left her I'm four months. after OBJ
tanning from her 5000 His next vile
is said 10 have been Mary Hoch OF
Wheeling. w. Va. She died OF ne
phritls after three months. Hoch has
always denied this marriage, and de-
clared that he merely assumed the
woman's name. In the fall OF 1870
Hoch married Clara Bartell Of Cincin-
natl and she died within three months
Of the marriage. In January. 1897, he
was married 10 Julia Dose In Hamil-
ton. o.. and abandoned Ter after OBJ
tanning $500.
In April. 1898, Hoch was arrested In
this city for selling tagged turni-
ture and served two years In the
house OF correction.
In November, 1901. he was married
10 Mrs. Anna KOehrke OF Chicago. nut
abandoned her after failing TO obtain
any money from her.
Aprii s. 1902, he married In St Louis
Mrs. Mary Becker. who died early IN
1908. Her relatives have claimed that
she vas poisoned.
Dec. 10. 1904, Hoch was married 70
Mrs. Marie welcker. a widow OF TINS
city the woman for whose murder ne
was condemned. Dec. 20 the woman
became IN. and Jan. IL she died, the
cause of death being stated In the phy'
sIcIan's certlflsate as uephritis.
Five DAYS later Hoch married Mrs'
Emile Fischer. sister OF MIS-
Welcker.Hoch. He obtained $3.50 from
her and disappeared. Jan. IL the last
Mrs Hoch reported 10 the police the
disappearance OF her husband. Sus.
melon was aroused 10y nor story ana
the body OF Mrs. welcker-Hoch was eh'
humed and 7.6 grains OF arsenic were
found in the stomach. Seach was MADE
for Hoch. and he was finally discoV'
cred in New York. where his landlady
Mrs. Kimberly. reported that she be
IIeved her boarder 10 be Hoch, because
he had proposed marriage 10 her on
the day OF his arrival In her house. He
was arrested aad later brought 70
/ Chicago.
Hoch. after belag placed In jail
here admitted that he had been mar
ried thirteen times. but always denied
that he had caused the death OF any
Of his wives. He was placed on trial
/ April 10 and en- May 20 the jury re
turned verdict finding him guilty q
murder and fixing the punishment ~
death. on June 3 sentence was passed
on him. the date OF the execution be
ing set for June %. Governor Deneer
granted him reprieve until July ~
within one hour OF the time set for
his execution Hoch was given a second
respite until Aug. %. Before this date
arrived. however, the supreme court oil
the state granted a supersedeas u
hermit OF the consideration Of his case
by the court. Dec. Is the court hand
ed down a decision Affirming the yer
dict In the lower court and fixing tbs
Fate OF execution for Feb. %.
Another effort made by Hoch TO Sc
.ure new trial ended on Feb. 81
when Governor Deneen and the board
OF pardons refused 10 interfere In his
behalf II was alleged before tbs
board by Mrs. Emelse Fischer-Hocf
that she ha, been so bounded by the
police that she had committed perjury
during the trial and that much OF tbs
evidence which she had given against
Hoch was not true. A physician also
declared that the death OF Mrs. Welck
| erffoch had been caused by kidney
disease and not by arsenical poison
ing. on cross-examination before th'
board. however. he admitted that h
had not made a post-mortem examina
ton OF the body OF Mrs. WelckerHoch
while three physicians -ho had con
Quoted such examination declared thai
death was caused by arsenic.