The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-13
2 SISTERS SLAIN
BY SINGLE SHOT
Crazed Soldier without Rea-
son Kills Highland Park,
N. j., Teachers.
IS WOUNDED BY POSSE
Had Stolen Rifle and Fired
Into Motor Car Carrying
Victims.

Two sisters were mortally wounded
early yesterday by Il shot from an
army rife fired by man In the uni
form OF the United States Army who
was prowlng about the country roads
leading out from New Brunswick, N, j.
Later In the night their assailant was
caught and shot by Il squad OF SOL
diers from Camp Raritan. At the MID
dlcsex Hospital, In New Brunswick,
10 which he was taken, he was identi-
ned as Michael Mazakovich, dis
charged and wounded veteran OF the
world war. who was known over the
countrywide as "Crazy Mike" and Mike
the Robber," The police believe he
obtained his weapon by robbing n
house In stelton shortly before the
shooting, and was about TO enter an
other when II occurred. He Is ex-
peoted TO recover.
The victims. who died in Mlddlesex
Hospital an hour or two after they
were shot. were the Misses Sadie and
Susan Setter, school teachers OF High
land Park, n. j. They were being
taken home In an automobile by Frank
whitloek OF Highland Park. The car
had stopped al tho home of Miss Net
Tie Suns In stelton. who was In the
party, and they were bidding her good
night when they heard steps on the
driveway
They could make out tho figure OF n
man, who flashed light on the machine,
what do you want7" Whitlock called
out. ~ ~.
~ am looking for my revolver" said
MAEakovich. and came closer They
saw he had a rifle slung across his
shoulders, and Il long bolo knife in his
belt
Fires at Motor Car.
Whltlock reached under the scat cush-
ions for revolver. MazakovIch saw
him take 1t out, and cried, You've got
my gum"
He quickly unsiung the rifle and fired
nj the car. One bullet passed through
Miss Sadie Settlers neck and lodged In
her sisters abdomen. They were
crouching low In the automobile.
Whitlock shouted. My God. don't
shoot. you'll hit the women" ae he saw
Mazakovich unsling the gun, and then
ran forward and snatched II from him
as the shot was fired. The man ran
down the road.
Earlier In the evening Alexander
Munroe, a retired British army off Ger,
living In Stelton, returned home to find
his house had been robbed His British
army rifle, several clips OF cartridges,
some medals. bolo knife, Jewelry worth
about 1000 and a small amount In
cash had been taken. lie notified the
nollce. who from the description OF the
stuff taken suspected II might have
heen the work OF one Of the soldiers al
Raritan. The camp was asked to help
IN the search for the robber. Seven
soldiers secured the roads In a motor
truck.
shot by Soldiers.
Gaming down a road In Piscataway
they saw Mazakovich walking toward
thsm swfnglng the bolo knife, AS they
horc down upon him he turned and ran
and one OF the soldiers fired The
bullet struck him high In the chest'
The rifle which was wrested from
him outside the Sims home ana the
stnf, found upon him when the soldiers
caught him had been taken from the
Mnnroe house, according to County De-
tectlve +. A. David. .,,
Detective David said that MazakoVich
,,ved with n brother-ln-law In Stelton at
one time before the war, but that ne
eni,sted In the army from Bayonne'