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Show EXTRANEOUS POISONING. That Much Shown, Although Chemical Chemi-cal Analysis Is Not Dono. CHICAGO, Jan. 31 Coronor's Physician Dr. C W. Lewke, who Is making an an-alyHla an-alyHla of the Intestines of tho remains of Mrn. Wolcker Hoch informed Coroner Hoffman tonight that ho had discovered evidence of extraneous polBon, although the nnalysls hnd not yet been completed. Dr. IjOwIco said: "Tho microscopical examination hn shown no polaon othor than thoao contained con-tained In tho medicines nnd tho embalming embalm-ing lluld used by the undertaker, but In tho chemical analysis as far as It hns progressed thoro Is distinct evldcnco of extrancouH poisoning." It probably will bo two weeks befori Hoch la brought back to Chicago. Some details of tho California end to tho history of Hoch were learned bv Pollco Inspector Wheeler today Mrs. Rclchel, widow of a saloonkeeper says that Hoch paid attentions to her across tho country from tho Pacific coast According to Inspector Wheeler, Mrs" Relchel has known Hoch as John Iloock for tho last five years Wncn shown a picture of tho man today the woman Identified Iden-tified It as tho man who courted her In 1901. Three- letters dated Snn Francisco Fcbruao'12. 15 and 18, 150-1, written In CJer-man. CJer-man. wero given to tho pollco and translated. trans-lated. On tho reverse side of ono of tho envelopes en-velopes Is written: "If not delivered In ton days rolurn to John Iloeok, 1101 Clay street, San Francisco." Fran-cisco." ' Tho letters were written by Hoch, whllo In tho California city and speak of tho writer's love for tho widow. On his way from court Hoch eald to tho detectives: "I am the Hoch the Chlcngo police think thoy want, but thoy nro wrong. Thoro arc lota of Hochs by mv name Tho story that I am a "Bluobcard" Is ali foolishness. I'll make somebody feel cheap when I get back to Chicago nnd provo I am Innocent. I never hnd but two wives In my life." Somo one asked If Hoch meant two at one time Ho lauched. "Do you think I'm a Mormon''" he asked. "I know the Htorlos. but look at mo. Would I bo fat nnd happy If 1 had had a hundred wives?" Ho was then asked why ho had taken tho name of Bartcls when ho camo to New York. "I expected thero would be trouble about the $2000 worth of furniture Marv left when sho died." he said. "Her slater wanted more of It than was her share. When I was arrested hero I thought It was on account of that furniture." Rolatlvo to stories that Hoch was onco paid to havo worked for Holmes, who operated op-erated In Chicago during the World's fair, and killed dozens of people to collect their llfo Insurance, Hoch said: "I never knew Holmes. Ho wns a chemist, I'm a machlnlaL I never did any work for him. I've read about him. I've seen It prlnlod that I was his Janitor. Jani-tor. It may havu been a man who looked like me, and If his namo wns Hoch that's nothing. There aro lots of Hocho." IIo wild ho had no wife at present- Supplementary to Dr. L,owkc's statement state-ment that a postponement of tho Coroner's Coro-ner's Inquest would bo asked ponding chomlcal analysis of tho Internal organs of Mrs. Mario Walcker Hoch, Coroner Hoffman eald this afternoon: "Traces of poison have been found In the stomach of Mrs, Mario Walcker Hoch through chemical analysis. It Is possible 4hnt the poison wns caused by the embalming lluld. But when tho analysis an-alysis Is completed I bellovo wo will-have proof that tho woman died from poisoning." poison-ing." An attempt was made to have Hoch Indicted In-dicted by the grand Jury today on charges of wife abandonment and bigamy. Tho complainants wero Mrs.. Amelia Augusta Flstchcr Hoch Mrs. Anna Hcndrlckson Hoch and Mrs Marie Gocrk Hoch It wan found, however, that In bigamy cases tho wlfo cannot testify against her husband hus-band and that witnesses to tho marriages must bo secured before any action can be taken. |