[Johann Hoch and a group of men entering the Courts building]

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  • Collection ID DN-0050048
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Johann Hoch and a group of men entering the Courts building] [graphic].
  • Dates 1906.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of Johann Hoch and a group of men entering the County County Criminal Courts Building located on Dearborn and Hubbard Streets in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Hoch was accused of bigamy with 11-23 wives and he was suspected of murdering 6 of his wives. He was convicted of killing one wife by slow poison and was hanged in 1906.
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  • Names
    • Hoch, Johann, d. 1906.
    • Cook County Criminal Courts Building (Chicago, Ill. : 1892- ) Photographs.
    • 70 West Hubbard Street (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Johann Hoch bigamy and murder case, Chicago, Ill., 1905.
    • Murderers Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Criminals Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Bigamy Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Homicides Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
    • Courthouses Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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