The sun., 1917-01-27
BLIND, is SLAIN
ON HER HOLIDAY
Enraged Uncle Kills Girl of
IA and Himself and
Wounds Mother.
LAY IN WAIT In THE DARK
Double Tragedy Follows Fam
lily Trouble i'm Which Sister
Aided Slayer's Wife.

Bella Fendrich, II years old and
blind. was to have had last night the
happiest time OF the young year. She
was to have had a spell of freedom from
the New York Institute for the Blind, a
few hours with her parents. and last but
BY no means least an evening of music.
For being blind, music took the place
for her OF movies and toys and the
games that children who have eyes can
play.
1t had all been arranged with the con-
sent of the institute authorities for her
mother. Mrs. William Fepdrich, of $40
Bergenline avenue. West New York.
N. j., to call for the daughter yesterday
afternoon and take her home for the
night. bringing her back to-day. There
was a concert going on in West New
York that Bella had begged to hear.
Mrs Fendrich and Bella crossed the
Weehawken ferry late in the afternoon
and started for home so the little girl
could put on her party dress. 1t was
2: 80 O'Clock when they got there, and
the girl, clinging to her mothers hand
for guidance and hardly able to keep
from skipping with Joy, followed her
inside the hall and into the parlor. Then
she heard the voice Of her uncle, Irving
Felts OF $50 Bergenline avenue. West
New York.
1--WE got you now," he shouted. as
he stepped in from an adjoining room.
Blind Girl Died Instantly.
There followed two shots and Mrs.
Fendrich fell to the floor with bullet in
her side and another in her wrist. Blind
bewildered. the little girl strove to flee
from the terror she could not perceive
But she only stumbled against a chair
and fell. And as she got up. helpless
the man pressed his revolver against
her breast and fired again. Bella died
instantly and Felts turned the gun on
himself. He died soon after in the North
Hudson Hospital at Weehawken.
Felts was 80 years old. Last Saturday
his wife left him and went to Boston
There had been long series of family
quarrels and in them all Mrs. Fendrich
had taken the part Of Mrs. Felts, who
was her sister. When the separation
came, Felts. mad with rage. accused
Mrs. Fendrich of having caused all the
trouble and swore that she had broken
up his home.
Apparently he came TO the house yes
terday when she was in New York H,
hid himself. and when the two came IL
he leaped out upon them, clad only il
his shirt and brandishing his revolver
Ht HISt TWO SnOtS. alIneu a
Mrs. Fendrich. failed of their in entioi
only becouse he stood at the W dth %
the room from her. But he belle we'd he
dead before he turned the pisto on tn,
little girl and himself.
Mother Will RecOver.
Mrs. Fendrich was sent to the Nortl
Hudson Hospital, where she was able t
| tell the police what had happened Sh
will recover, it is expected.
All the while Bella's father. who is
! foreman in the Peerless Rubber Com
pany's plant at North Bergen, was ava,
| from home and ignorant of what ha,
happened. He could not get away fron
work in time to Join his wife and daugh
! ter at the house. but had arranged In
stead to go directly from the factory (
| the concert and there await them.
Fendrich was there. standing In tn
| lobby. when the police found him a
/ hour after the tragedy and told hir
what had happened.