Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-24
CeLLmdte SIUedrS
Suicide Was Beaten

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Mrs. Marie Stchlik. tbc dead mans
testified that the chin was black
and blue, that there were finger marks
on the checks. and scratches on the
back of the hands Mrs. Anne Kalina.
another sister. swore that her brothers
face was cut, and apparently an effort
made to obliterate the mark.
The last letter received from the dead
man. his family testified. was dated De
cember s. In only one of many letters
was there any complaint. aud in that
one it was criticism of the food. Sew
rra letters were sent to the coroner,
from New York. by special delivery.
but these had not arrived in time to be
put into evidence.
Lafayette Taylor, an undertaken,
SwOre that he had examined the body
carefully. and had found only marks of
strangulation aud the cuts on the
wrists.
There was slight bruise on the left
forehead. the undertaken testified.
Did you see any cut you could put
your finger into?" asked the coroner
NO" answered tn witness.
Cell Warm. Doctor Says
Dr.. Louis j. Burns. 1906 Chestnut
street. visiting physician at the hos
pital testified he had seen Stehlick the
day before he hanged himself, and that
Mt that time he was perfectly Well,
and in a warm cell.
Or. Horace Phillips. prison physician
testified to having examined the body
after il had been cut down by guardt
"Did you see any marks of vlo 4
lenceT' asked Coroner Knight.
''None." answered the physician.
Joseph Osborne, Harrisburg, con
Wet released last Friday after serying
twenty months for burglary, testified
that he occupied the adjoining cell and
had heard Stchlik groaning in the
" II notified one of the guards, but ne
only told me to go to hell, testihed
Oshornc. lie said he could not name
the guard.
Contradicted ty McKenty
Later. he said, he had looked through
crack and had seen Stehiik's body
hanging. .
crack" SAID Warden Mckenty' pc
cause there is no crack The coroner
took the jury to see.
Edward Il. Mitchell. of Buffalo.
convict serving term for forgery, teeSs
tilted Stehlik. or Whitley, as th'
dead man was called. had said the nlgh'
before his death that he had been beatel
with a hose. -.
called ard testified that on the sali'
night he had tried to get into converse
tiGn with "Whitey." but received nj
response.
IT heard nothing but groans. III
didn't answer me and he dldn TAX u
any one else that | heard,
il was testified that the conViEt
shouted to one another from thelr ce,in
AIR Mcnamin, attorney for IN
Strhliks. called long list of convic
witnesses. The men came in from al
Attaining room, where they were Wait
mo and smoking, dressed in their blu
onI white prison uniforms. There wa
M heavy guard and no display OF cluD
~. ristols The prisoner witnesses al
seemed anxious to testify to their ,y oWI
wrongs. but appeared to know 'litti
about the ease.
Coroner FrOwns on Publicity
Coronpr Knight permitted no qnes
tioning on matters apart from tpe lsNu
| Of the inquest. " >, N. Mo-,
I'VE want the publicity, MIR, Men
amin answered when Coroner hhlgh
ON one occasion asked why he pursue
a certain line of questioning. -
That is just the trouble tnS s,;, rG,
| you are after ,n
Doctor Burns was recalled anH testl
fed that he had visited Steni'h an
Rcrkowitz the day before hllrE
death. lie had found Berkow.t" STI; s.Iui
ING and pounding on the moor Slehii
highly nervous, al ,ich+ who
7 offered TO give him sedatlVe, AN
soid I need not bother to have Brrko
1T taken to another cell. l ordere
Rerkowitz removed, however, and sa
n done, There was no abuse OF III
nrisoner. Half an hour later re
turned and both men were IN goo
shape.
Three Inspectors at Inquest
Among those who attended the in
nuest were william Dunlap' prison IN
snector whose charges led to the pres
~ inypstigation, and two other in
snectors. Ignatius j. Horstmann and /
| BEFORE the inquest both Mr.. Horst
mann and Mr.. Lafferty told newspap'
men that they would be willing to tai
the stand.
"Mr. Dunlap spends less time in Il
nrison than any other member of Il
hoard" said Mr.. Lafferty. lie addo
that he would make further allegation
: concerning Dunlap il called to the stan,
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