The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-13
CHILDREN MOURN
KILLING OF TWO
SISTER TEACHERS
The Misses Felter, Victims of
New Jersey Maniac, Were
Loved in Community.

Tears were shed by pupils in the
first grade classes al the Washing
ton and Livingston schools in New
BrunW1ck, N j.. which had been pre-
sided over by the Misses Sarah and
Susan Felter, when the children were
informed that the teachers they
loved had been slain after perform
ing the last Of one OF the many acts
OF Kindness which had stood out as
mnestones in their quiet lives The
two classes were dismissed for the
day out OF repect for the teachers.
The children, to whom the sisters
had stressed tho need for kind ac-
tions, were not told the narrowing
details OF the manner IN which the
Misses Felter were killed by single
bullet from the Tdfhe OF Michael
Mazakovch when he held up an
automobile party al Stelton, n. JA
late Saturday night They were too
littie for such u story. But they
learned that the teachers sister,
Mrs. +. B. Whiuock, wished TO
attend party with her husband
| and that the Misses Felter had Of
fered to care for her two children
while they were out.
When the Whluocks returned home
at 10 o'clock, Mrs Whitlock aNghted
from tho family car and her husband
started to take the teachers TO their
home, No. 1O5 South Fourth Street
Highland Park, New Brunswick. In
the car also was Miss Nellie sims
The party first went to the Sims
home. There Edward Sims the father
said he had seen someone proving
about, and Just them a reeling figure
dressed in a tatt@ed army uniform
and carrying a rifle and belt OF cart
ridges over his shoulder, burst from
some bushes. He was recognized as
"Cr-azy Mike" Mazakotichmor, Mike
the Robber," who had frequently been
under arrest, but who was regarded as
harmless
I'm looking for my pistol" said
Mike when asked what he was doing
there
whitloclS, as a precautdon. secured
O revolver from q holster in the car
and sat covering the intruder. Crazy
Mike" backed into the bushes, but
first removed the cartridge belt from
HIS shoulder, knocking his hat into
the car in doing 20.
The Felter sisters refused to leave
the car and enter the house and were
told by Whitlock TO 'Scrunch down
in the tonneau while he backed away
preparatory to turning the macmhe
They were crouched as low as pos
slble when Crazy Make" again ap-
peared, enclatming:
You've got my pistol want u
Ieveling the rifle, he fired, mt
bullet passed through the neck o
Miss Sarah and entered her sisters
abdomen. They were rushed TO MID
dleaex General Hospital at New
brunswick, where. It was found MIS-
Sarah was dead. Her sister died sun
day morning.
teachers, their aged mother and al
Invalid brother were robbed OF thei
chief support The mother anC
brother were reported to-day to b.
in a serious condition from the shocl
OF the tragedy.
'iCrazy Mike" It was learned TO-
day, secured the rifle with which III
shot the teachers from the home o.
Major Alexander Monroe, forme
Canadian officer now residing at Stel
ton The rife, belt OF cartridges som'
medals and other things were stoler
from Major MonrOe's home Saturday
night during hi absence.
In addition to the children IN IN
first grade rooms of the Washingtol
and Livingston schools, probably
! thousands 0f former pupils VIII
passed through those rooms unde
: the tutelage OF the Misses Felter TO
day are mourning their death. II wa
! stated that the sisters inspired Low
and respect in the breasts OF all VIII
came under theAr Influence during tn
many years they taught in tn
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