Show woman comes to mis rescue when asi hope eaas abdus Varnished She ahtes bus Coo ceaSs her name chicago july 28 A woman with money effectually intervened today be tween bluebeard johann hoch and the hangman almost on the steps of the scaffold tho combination of and finance that has been potent throughout the remarkable career of the multi bigamist and wife murderer developed anew and secured for him a longar lease of life the woman who went to bis rescue is said to be wealthy and professed to have become interested in the case from humanitarian motives only she enlisted to her aid dr lyston H montgomery one of the most prominent physicians in the city dr montgomery acted as her intermediary in the negotiations at 2 a m jailer whitman was aroused from sleep to answer a telephone call some person who refused to give his name at the time announced that he would appear at the jail at 10 a m prepared to furnish money the lack of which it has been alleged prevented hoch from completing the legal records required by the Il linos supreme court in case of all appeals tha records cost 1100 hoch had and a conditional promise of additional because no name was given on the telephone jailer whitman attached llyde importance to the notification but today at the hour named dr montgomery with mrs allson appeared at the jail their talk with whitman convinced him they were in earnest and steps were at once taken tor a new appeal to the governor mrs allson said she stood ready to advance a portion of the money necessary to enable hoch to carry his case to the supreme court and that tour persons had agreed to advance part of the sum necessary mrs wilson departed to see these men and i possible to appeal to the governor herself she was assured by the jailer that he would delay the execution as long as possible in order to give hoch the benefit of all possibilities meanwhile hoch who had about given up all hope paced his cell nervously awaiting the outcome dr montgomery and mrs allson left the jail together mrs wilson clung tenaciously to her anonymity she said 1 I am interested in the case solely because I 1 think the man ought to have a chance an equal chance dr montgomery said this lady whose name as far as I 1 am concerned must ever remain a secret is actuated solely from humanitarian motives it is the same cause which determined me to assist her I 1 became interested in the case from a standpoint long ago I 1 went over the testimony thoroughly the deduction made by experts as to how hoch administered arsenic to his wives I 1 have always deemed absurd when I 1 returned from the pacific coast two days ago after several weeks absence I 1 learned that hoch was on the point of being hangad I 1 have thought him a poor unfortunate man and when this lady having read the papers containing my sentiments appeared at my office and offered to give the money for cochs appeal I 1 was glad to assist her montgomery and mrs wilson then interviewed the states attorney who j communicated with the governor the governor told the states attorney to ascertain whether tha offer was bona alde to make sure of the money and then to call the governors office again the governor thereupon instructed ted sheriff barrett to delay the execution until p m soon afterward dr montgomery and mrs wilson returned to the states attorneys office where they were closeted with the states attorney and cochs attorney after a long conference hobbs lawyer emerged and announced that montgomery and mrs allson had tailed to convince the attorney that the woman would give the money the lawyer for hoch said however that a telephone message from an attorney known to cochs lawyer had been received stating that the sender 0 the message bad to give toward saving hoch the offer was said to be on account of personal friendship for cochs attorney cochs representative had appeared with money to satisfy the slates attorney which governor deneen said must be either in cash or a certificate covered with perspiration and breathless the attorney mentioned by cochs lawyer arrived at the states attorneys office in a abort time and showed a bank check tor the stales attorney insisted that he ought to hava the money but promised that with the amount of cash he would recommend to the governor that a reprieve be granted cochs attorney thereupon departed posthaste with the announced intention of cashing the check and himself calling up the governor at the same time it developed later that the woman who intervened to save hoch was miss cora allson she Is baid to ba an acquaintance of governor deneen her plan and that dr montgomery was not to give the money but to give a guar aatlo to the governor that they would raise it by subscription providing the governor would reprieve hoch tho feo vernor did not think this plan was certain enough and he refused to act jailer whitman while negotiations were pending went to cochs cell and told the prisoner of the situation hoch chuckled and laughed liko a school boy 1 I knew my chance bould come he cried at tills time cochs attorney was calling up abe governor announcing that the check had besu cashed the ci it was sad thereupon re ofed he would reprieve hoch states attorney healey announced a frew moments later tha the or biad telephoned information of 1 of four weeks to enable hoch 0 o present for examination abe isiord in the case to ono 0 taio justices ot the illinois supreme court news of the ofay of execution was shouted to hoch from the office of the states attorney to cochs quarters in the jail it was some minutes before hoch could be convinced at he hed beba granted a respite although hs had hardly lost hope two ministers who had been during the camo and told him personally anen tha news became generally known around the jail an immense crowd which had gathered about the structure sent up a shout that echoed throughout the jail corridors and was taken up by the inmates 1 I am the happiest man in the world today declared hoch later it the supreme court decides against me 11 am willing to die like a man I 1 ak no mercy and no favor I 1 believe Is the law and am hopeful that the court will finally decide in my bayor I 1 have at all times felt I 1 was found guilty on too slight evidence |