Show though close to the gallows he is hopeful chicago august 24 frantic efforts were made by johann hocha attorneys yesterday to find a judge of the supreme court who might be asked for a writ of supersedeas staying the execution set tor tomorrow of the condemned wife murderer but no success met their attempts it a judge Is not found and a writ obtained by tomorrow morning hoch will have to pay the penalty of his crime on the gallows unless governor daneen again intervenes with a ra attorneys frank D comerford and J J nger were in springfield and in other towns where supreme court judges live yesterday tut such judges as they expected to find were away the oly chicago supreme court member judda magruder Is out of tha city hocha attorneys had them the transcript evidence of the trial and were prepared to make a strong argument on several alleged mistakes and illegalities meanwhile hoch himself is cheerful and confident his nerve has not deserted him and he asserts that he has no fear whatever of being sent to the gallows tomorrow it he does have to make the death march however ho declares he will do so without foar |