The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-12

that visited lorkNll!c were III SedESh VI
two major facts.
First. TO see If the remains were real
~ those OF the missing man: second,
to ascertain II nc had died OF violence.
Tho body was identified as the re-
mains of Stephen Galchek and Coroner
walkinshaw and DR.. Arnold soor point
ed out two wounds on the mans head.
one a triangular fracture Of the skull.
the whole frontal bone having been cav
ed in. another. fracture Just behind the
HAD Been Overlooked.
Coroner WalkInshaw then pointed out
that the right wrist was terribly bruised
where the handcuff had encirclcd It. and
stated that the man must have pen
knocked unconscious and the handcutts
then placed upon him. He awoke 10
consciousness and struggled desperate
" to get free. rs the bruises teStlty'
for dead mans flesh will not show
signs Of bruises.
Then helpless as he was, nc was
struck down by the fendS and his body
| thrown into the rixcr. possibly. from the
Steubenville bridge, TO which point IL
was taken in an auto.
The Identification was "a complete as
IL could have been under the Circuni-
stances, On the evening before he was
last seen Galchck visited the ofhce OK
his counselor. Clarence 4. Williams, He
was clad in blue worrying shirt' oar \
trousers with peculiar stripe ana ha9
a
shoes, which he called his attorneys at
tention to, by stating that they hur:
his feet.
Attorney Clarence Williams was N
the United States draft board In Pitts
burg during the war. GalcheH. MT. WI.
liams stated, had one popularity. that
will not be found among thousands OF
men. He had never visited dentist and
although 81 years of age. his teeth were
absolutely glawless.
When the body was removed from
the grave on Friday afternoon. Williams
and Hearn at once positively idrntineo
the shoes and trousers worn oy the
corpse. A., ss
mans mouth wide open and All upper
and a lower set OF teeth. absolutely
flawlcss were seen and thoroughly tes--
ed as to their s0undnes s,,-v - N.
fraternal and insurance society OF whlcn
the deceased was a member and whom
ne knew intimately stated he was ao-
solutelv convinced that the body was
that Of Galchek
'''' " taken for Evidence.
The shoes and trousers were removed
from the remains as evidence and plec :
of the shirt and underclothinS were also
cut away for that purpose.
Galchek had a warning before ne Ictt
Pittburg on the fatal evening OF Feb,
ruary End. He was solemnly warned
by his attorney. Mr.. Williams. to keep
away from the Ellis woman man; ~. c,ai-.
voyant exercised control over his CT
cnt and he constantly consulted her. Gal
chek stated she had relieved pains IN
his head by drawing hts blood; ,,,,,.
had cajoled Galchek into letting her
, have about $4,000 for which he was
partly secured by a note Tor SSoo. he
brought suit on the note but later on
had the action Quashcd.
His object in visiting the woman the
night OF February End, was 10 demand
the money. He was warned by MS At
torney to stay away from the woman
failed to heed the warning and wa'
never again seen alive.
Forged Signature.
On February 3rd. Mrs: Ellis presented
| a check bearing Galcheks name at tho
Citizens National bank at Foliansoee IUr
Signature was not genuine. On Fcbru-
ary 9th she presented another chech
bearing Galchek's alleged signature at a
Steubenville bank. .,,,,
The signature was so undoubtedly
forgery and Mrs Ellis was arrested and
| later released under a heavy bond. she
| faulted on this bond and was recog-
nlzed and arrested at Lorain. O. IasI
Saturday evening on ,, TsFraR' fttrn
The coils arc slowly tightening about
Mrs. Ellis and Mike ondrink, her So
! callcd husband. Shortly after midnight
l. an The morning Of February ;. Or. V, @.
Huth OF Follansbce. was called to Visit
a sick woman near the clairvoyants
home
About l o'clock he heard couple OF
| shots in tho Ellis house and sounds OF
! n scnfflp Early next morning the Ellis
automobile was driven In from the dl
] rrctIon Of Steubenville and orders wer1
| given that il be thoroughly washed al
! though the roads were dry. The author
I tiles are now positive that GaIcncR
| was stricken down in the Ellis or on
drink home Whether or not he was
! thrown In the river dead or alive IL not
known, but it 10 known he could never
have survived the terrible blow In the
! forehead that crushed the frontal oonc
| The nresencc OF the handcufts Is ex-
nlaIned by the fact that Galchek al.
! though small in stature five feet eight
! inches, and light In weight. about ~
! pounds. was used to physical labor. thar
! ne manufactured florists wire work
baskets and frames and that hc had a
e''' Feared MS Grip.
II Is surmised that his assaiiants
/ stunned him. handcuffsd him In the
/ event he should recover and become vio-
lent and then finished him as he was