Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-26
CRAZY Nike GETSlIFE TERM
FOR KILLING TWO WOMEN.
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a saloon in nelson street. He then
went to visit friends by the name OF
Fisher in S%telton. he said.
Mike said he left the Fisher home
about Z o'clock and started to walk
along the New Market road. He
met an army truck and eight SOL
diers, he said. They were getting
supper. he continued, and had n
case of whiskey in the truck. He
was invited to join them and did so,
Mike said. The witness then told
of leaving these men INC going fur
Their down the road where he met
three other soldiers having a rifle,
revolver, Macbeth, numerous med
ais and coins and a bottle of whis-
key. They told him. he said. h a
they had Just been discharged from
Camp Dix and the government had
QUILTED them. They wanted to sell
the outfit, Mike continued, and he
bought it for $50.
The witness then told of speaking
to the fiagman at the railroad cross
ing shanty. He told of going to
Sims house. of a window opening
upstairs and a voice asking him
what he wanted. He said he wanted
a drink and wished to know the
way to Camp Raritan. Just then.
he said. an automobile drove up.
He told of the man approaching him
and seizing him. taking his revolver
and holster at the same time. As
he was forced down the path. Mike
claims, the man (Whitlock) fired a
shot from the revolver at him. In
self-defense. the defendant claimed.
he shot with his rifle, claiming to
have aimed high.
After the shooting Mike said he
went to Piscataway. where he en-
tered the fire house and offered h
men there a drink from the bottle
Of whiskey he was carrying. He
then told of seeing an army car APP
preaching and of his being shot and
captured. He said nothing of blow
ing a whistle to stop the car, as re.
lated by the lieutenant of Camp
Raritan in his testimony. Mike In
his testimony this morning did not
mention any of the soldiers he met
prior to the murder being masked.
although that was the story he told
the day after he was arrested on the
murder charge.
The state completed its case yes
terday afternoon, after which the
trial was adjourned until this morn
ing, the members of the jury being
taken to the Hotel Klein where
they spent the night.
The first witness called yesterday
afternoon was Lieut.. Albert g.
Cleveland, of Raritan Arsenal. who
was in charge of the posse sent out
in three automobiles to capture the
murderer of the Felter sisters. The
officer said his car was proceeding
along Woodbridge avenue when a
police whistle was blown and a
command to stop was heard. Upon
stopping. a man in uniform, who
proved to be Crazy Mike" the lieu
tenant said. stepped forward with
his macbeth raised as if to strike
one of the soldiers. When lie saw
another car approaching he turned
and started to run Several shots
were fired, one of which struck
Mike, injuring him SO that his cap
ture was made easy.
Private Frank Heinberger. Ray
II. Clark and George Wilton. of the
Raritan arsenal police. identified
Mike and clothing worn by him.
Chief Hutchinson, of the Metuch-
en- police, the next witness called
by the state. told of going to Stelton
as soon as he heard of the murder
and notifying Camp Raritan, re-
questing them to send a posse In
pursuit of the murderer. He told
of seeing the defendant in the Rar-
itan Arsenal hospital n turning
over to the county detectives certain
articles which Mike had on his body
when brought into the Raritan hos
pitai.
Edward Sims, father of Miss
Nettie Sims, who had been brought
to her home in Stelton by Whitlock,
told of going to bed about 11:15 and
hearing a noise on the porch. He
called from the window n asked
who was there. A voice answered
requesting a drink. He was told by
Sims to go to the well. The intruder
made such a noise that Sims came
downstairs, he getting to the front
door Just as the automobile party
drove up. While he was telling
them of the stranger Mike stepped
out from behind the car Sims told
of seeing a flash shortly afterwards
as a gun was fired, followed by a
woman's cream. George Merrill, a
son-in-law of Sims, told of seeing a
man backing down the path firing
as he r~etreated.
Mrs. Rosena Whitlock in testify
ing said she had sat in the back seat