Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-17
MANIAC SLABS
SIX ON TRAIN.
Three Milwaukee Railroad Men Victims
of Furious Battle at
Snarta


Sparta.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. Aug. 14.-ln
a grim, bloody battle with a maniac
in a moving railroad coach on the Mil
waukee road near Sparta, six men were
stabbed, one was struck by a stray bull
let, and the homicidal lunatic himself
was shot eleven ties before he ceased
to be the aggressor in the fight. The man
gave the name of Lous FeltZ, MllWau-
kee.
Victims Will Recover.
The victims of the murderous acts OF
the mailman. who will recover, are Con
ductors George e. johnson and A. o.
Cunningham, both of Milwaukee,; Brake,
man Christianson. also of this city, ana
the city marshal of Sparta. Conductor
Johnson, who is the most seriously IN
iured. with several severe knife cuts IN
his neck. is still at the hospital at
Sparta. His wife is with INN. Con
d1ctor Cunningham arrived home this
morning. The city marshal is badly IN
iured but will recover. while Brakeman
christensen is suffering from para
lyzed arm as the result of the knife
slash severing one of the nerves.
Feltz Was Excited.
Feltz boarded the regular Minneapolis
Chicago train at North La Crosse at
II 40 O'Clock on Monday, with a ticket
to this city, AS he passed through, Con
ductor 0. Forkenbridge, who had charge
of the train. noticed that the man was
apparently greatly excited. He was
Sweating profusely and was drinking ice
water freely. The conductor cautioned
him TO leave the cold water alone and
keep quiet or he would die. A rev
minutes after the conductor had passed
through the car, Feltz became suddenly
wild and, springing from his seat: ran
through the car. Men Win unino& us
seemed to be his aversion and III the
rear of one of the coaches he espled
Conductors Cunningham and johnson,
who were asleep in seat. Ihey were
returning from La Crosse, to which CITY
they had run G.. A. r. specials on Sun
day night, en- route to Minneapolis.
Acts of Madman.
Without warning Feltz drew large
knife and springing upon the sleeping
conductor, began stabbing him IN the
neck, inficting several cuts before the
slashed at Conductor Cunningham, who
sat beside Johnson, also inf1icting several
bad cuts Feltz dashed toward the plat
form, encountering Brakeman Christian
son. He was cut in the arm. The tram
had by this time reached Sparta, where
it is due at 2 o'clock. The maniac Jumped
from the train as it stopped, closely FOL
lowed by passengers and trainmen. The
marshal of the town was on the plat
form, and seeing the wild man brandish-
ing knife and hotly pursued by the ex-
cited crowd, Joined in the chase. Feltz
ran across the tracks, with the officer
and crowd behind him. The marshal
caught his foot and fell to the ground,
when the desperate man wheeled about,
ran back and stabbed the PROSTATE Of
fcer several times in the back.
Fusillade of Shots.
Surrounded by the crowd, the fellow
finally stopped and faced them, still
brandishing his knife, and yelling like an
Indian. No one cared to approach him
and the crowd then began shooting at
EeltZ, who only laughed as bullet after
bullet struck him. Shots are said to
have been fired by a number of pas
sengers as we'll as by city authorities
and a deputy sheriff, who happened to be
at the station. Trainmen also joined in
the fusillade, and it was not until eleven
bullets had been pumped into the body
of the mailman that he fell and gave I'D
the fight.
ried to the police station, later being TAX
en- to hospital for care.
His Case Hopeless.
u IeIeSIdul 10 TIE OmClalS OF the road
received here at 10 o'clock this morning.
said:
The assailant gives name of Louis Feltz,
and says he resides at GAL Greenfield ave
nue., Milwaukee. His mother, Mrs. Louise
Feltz, and a sister, live at 94S Greenfield
Eleven bullet went into and through his
body. The chances for his recovery are
doubtful. Conductor Johnson is resting
easily this morning and will recover. City
marshal will also recover. Conductor Gun
bingham able to return home.
Excitement on Train Intense.
Passengers and trainmen who wit
messed the assaults and capture of Feltz.
state that the whole thing happened so
quickly that the mailman had accom-
plished his desperate work before the pas
sengers and trainmen fully realized what
was happening. The greatest excitement
ensued and indignant passengers joined
in the attempts to stop and capture him
before he added other victims to the list,
but they were unable. in the intense ex-
element. to get him. No one seemed to
think of shooting until the train reached
Sparta and Feltz renewed his murderous
work on the platform. He is described
as large and very powerful man.
Several passengers in the crowd were
struck by stray bullets during the excit-
ing efforts to bring the mailman to bay.