Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-13
By star Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, sept. IL
Mike Mazakovich. twenty-four years
old, a Pole living in Sutton's lane,
near Stelton, this morning admitted
in the Middlesex General hospital
here that he fired the shot which
killed the Misses Sadie and Susie
Felter Of los South Fourth avenue,
Highland Park while they were rid
Highland Park, while they were rid
ly road near Stelton about midnight
Saturday night. The murder was
one of the most cold blooded affairs
ever perpetrated in this vicinity.
Mazakovich. who has been in trou-
be constantly with the police in this
section for the past FIVE or six years,
declared he fired the shot in defense.
He was captured by a posse of SOL
diers from Camp Raritan about al
hour and a half after the murder
had been committed, bullet from
gun fired by one OF the soldiers
striking him as he started to fight
them with large bowie knife which
constituted part OF his armament.
Although the alleged murderer
has been considered crazy by those
who knew him and thought him
harmless. Chief of County Detec-
tives Richard A. Peltier this morn
ing put no weight to the report that
he was insane. No crazy man, the
detective said, could have planned
things the way Mike did.
He has told several conflicting
stories of how he secured possess
sion of the English army rifle from
which he fired the fatal shot. When
he approached the automobile IN
which the Felter sisters were seat
ed he was seen TO be QUILTED in an
army uniform. wearing knapsack.
poncho and service hat, was be-
decked with medals-one of which
was the Victoria cross-had q AS
calibre English army service re-
-valEer- hanging fFonl,-his side, to-
gether with large bowie knife and
the English service rife was hang
ing from his shoulder on a sling.
He Is charged with having stolen
this outfit from the home of Major
Alexander Monroe, an English army
officer, veteran of the world war.
According to the story told by
Mike to County Detective Ferd A.
David, he was going through one of
the lonely roads near Stelton on
Saturday night when he met a man
dressed in the uniform of an Eng
lish army officer. With this man
were sixteen soldiers. all masked.
Mike declared. He maintains that
he was presented with the rife. re-
volver. knife and medals and then
given key ito a Camp Raritan
magazine and told that by using
it he could get job there.
Mike later informed Detective
William Fitzpatrick that he had
met three soldiers from Camp Rar-
itan early Saturday night and they
had sold him the entire outfit for
s25. telling him they no longer had
any use for it.
The Misses Felter had been at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whit
lock. adjoining the Felter home in
South Fourth street, all day Satur-
day caring for the children while
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitlock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Meseroll. of 2T2 Handy
street, New Brunswick and Miss
Nettie Sims, of Stelton, took a motor
trip to the shore.
Upon their arrival home again Mr..
Wnitlock, who is secretary Of the
New Brunswick Trust company, took
his wife, the Misses Felter and Miss
Sims in the car and started for Stel-
ton to take the latter home.
When the car arrived at the Sims
home Whitlock took a fiashlight
from the car IN OrOer 10 llBnleu the
way for Miss Sims TO the house. Be-
fore reaching the front porch the
party was met by Miss Sims father
who told them that he thought
someone had been trying to get into
the house. Just then Mrs. Whitlock
heard a noise in the rear of the auto
mobile and called attention TO it.
Suddenly a man in full uniform,
wearing several medals and with
rifle sung from his shoulder, step
ped from behind the car. He was
recognized as Mike.
When Mike made his appearance
he walked calmly towards the party
and, addressing Mr.. Sims, said he
had some souvenirs he wished 10
show him. He then declared that
he had lost his revolver and was
looking for il about the house.
Realizing that the man was there
for some purpose other than ex-
hibiting his souvenirs. Whitlock
quietly went to the automobile where
he took a IS calibre revolver from
a pocket in the car. He then placed
it under his coat so as not to arouse
Mikes suspicion. The alleged
murderer saw this movement how
ever and claimed the revolver as his
own.
Deciding that the best thing to do
would be to get away from the spot.
xxyhfvionLr cot inf0 his car As he did