Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-23

Belmont avenue. Two months later
she became m and died. leaving Hoch
property valued at $1,000. Before her
death she accused Hoch. In the pres
ence Of a stepdaughter. OF poisoning
her. Her funeral was stopped by the
coroner, but was permitted TO proceed
when Hoch produced a burial eorti.
hcate signed by a Dr. Grimme.
After Mrs. stcinbrechorHoch's death
Hoch married Mrs. Mary RanlSan (No.
90. Mrs. Rankan was too cute" FOR
him. according to her stofy. After
several unsuccessful efforts 90 set
poaseaaiou OF her savings he left her.
In the same way he married Miss Mar.
tha Horcfoldt (No. ~. gained posses.
sion Of $500 aud deserted her. Mrs.
HercfeldtHoch now lives In Pasadena.
Cal
In 1895 Hoch was arrested under The
namo OF G. A. Calford and charged by
Mira Janet Spencer (No. 50. S667 Wa
bash avenue, with having married and
deserted her. after taking her moncy,
He was acquitted. but a year later was
arrested again under the name OF Do
witt O Cudnoy on complaint OF callle
Charlotte AndrewH (No. %. The wo-
man said she had met "Cuinoy" AZ
the Wellington hotel. married him. and
was deserted two hours after the cor
emony. ne taking $500 OF her money
The police then Identified him as the
abduotor OF little Hulda Stevens. aud
accused him OF participating In dia.
moni robbery, but he escaped proseou'
tion.
In 1896 Hoch appeared In Wheeling
w. Va. and married a woman (No.
i0) under the name OF Jacob Huss
This woman died suddenly three
months afterwards. leaving "Huss"
property worth $500 Immediately
after the funeral Hooh left Wheeling
Early In 1897 he reappeared IN Chi
sago with a woman supposed 10 bo
wife No IL and Installed her in a nat
al 1866 West Fourteenth place under
the name OF Martin Dolz In June his
wife dieA HOch was arrested and sent
10 the BTldewell for swindling simon
Strauss. a furniture dealer who fur,
nished the hat He went 10 Cincinnati
and there married Clara Bartell, wid-
ow OF a saloon keeper. Mrs. Bartell.
Hoeh (No. iO died within three
months OF supposed nephrltis. Hooh
married Julia Doess (No. l3l In Ham.
illon, o.. January, 1897. He soon de-
parted with $500 obtained from Mrs.
.Doess-Hoch and $500 realized on Mrs.
Barielrs effects
on April 20. 1888. he was arrested
In Chicago for having sold mortgaged
furniture. lie was sent 20 the house
of correction for one year He was re-
leased JuU 81. 1899. and immediate
ly was rearrested on a similar charge
and sent 10 the same institution for
another year.
In 1889 HOch changed tne field Of
his operations 20 Milwaukee. and there
married a sister no lD Of Mrs. }.
II. schwartzmann. She died three
weeks later leaving him 1920. The
next year he married Mrs. Mary
Schultz (No. l5) In Argos, Ind. To
gether they came 20 Chicago with Mrs.
schultz's IS year old daughter. Moth
ing has been heard Of Mrs. schultz
Hoch or her daughteE since. He made
$1,000 out OF this venture.
Within a month Hoch proposed ma
rlage 70 Mrs. Nathalie Peterson OF
Chicago. MIRA Peterson had almost
suceumbed 70 the fascinating man"
when she was warned that Hoeh was
not straight" Hoch at that time sail
ed under tne name Of Jacob Adolph.
In 1901 Hoch appeared In So. Louis
under the name OF Jacob Schultz and
poslng as a millionaire. He married
Mrs. Mary Becker (No. ls) after a
weeks acquaintance. In a few months
she died under the circumstances that