New-York tribune., 1912-07-16
HUNT FOR SWARTz HERE
Man Answering Description
Sought in Morningside Park.
EVIDENCE OF MISCONDUCT
Absence, Police Say, Is Most
discriminating Thing They
Have Gathered So Far.

With incriminating stories fast accumu-
letinG against him, Nathan sWartZ' lhe
Young ex-convict neigfbor Of Julla Con-
uors for whom the detectives working
on the mystery of her murder week
ago last Sunday have been making a
continuous search since the day after her
body was found In a vacant lot in Tne
Bronx. continued yesterday TO eiude all
efforts to discover his present where
abouts. The police were unable even 10
find any direct information as - his &C.
items Just before ard after the time when
the crime must have been committed.
His continued unexplained absence, they
said YESTERDAY. was the most incriminat-
ing thing they had been able 10 gather
against Linn.
Although information OF his possible
place Of hiding had led them TO send men
as far as Chicago to lock for him, as
we'll as into New Jersey. the police be-
came satisfied yesterday that he was still
in this city. This came in the form OF
positive statement OF one who said he
knew him well that he had seen him In
town one evening this week.
Herman Osterman, OF No. go West il5th
street. became convinced Yesterday. tha.
he had stumbled or the fugitive Of whom
he had read much in the newspapers.
/ he told how. vhon he opened the door
cf his fat. he found q strange man in
the outside hallway. The man rushed up
the stairs, he said, and disappeared over
the roofs.
Hc gave so minute a description of tne
[ oil -
dress and appearance, that squad Of
detectives was At once sent 10 beat the
nciShborhood 10 find this stranger. on
the possibility tHat ne might IN fact be
Swartz. Neghhoring apartment houses
and the shrubbery OF nearby oIrinGsids
Park were thoroughly searched. but the
man, whoever he was, proved a success
! ful as Swsrtz himself In escaping detec-
tiou.
The same result came from a number Of
places in which shreHd eyed persons
thought they had recognized the widely
advertised features OF Swartz. II the 30
lice had any hopes OF their proving cor
rect they were invariao bly, disappointed
Among the new evidence Uf SVartEs
misconduct brought TO the attention of
the police Yesterday was the story told
by Anna McGann. fifteen ycar-old girl
who lives at No 57il Mead avenue. The
Swart2 family formerly lived there. ard
according TO her story. they were forced
20 move because of his annoying 1tten-
tions tu her.
\ thing that helped convince the police
YESTERDAY that he Could not have got
very far away from New YORK Was the
fact that he WAS pcuuiless. according TO
his family. when forced 10 leave their
house. \ search among the person who
might have been his friends disclosed the
fact also that he was practically without
friends. cr at least friends loyal enough
or able to furnish him with Curds
Echo Park. In the highly .espe e,t1blc
Mount Hope section Of The Bronx. y,s-
tcrday had It's echo Uf the tragedy IN IN
attack made upon AN Italian who insnltcd
some little girls. For several .!aNs, " was
SuiI. h- has bccu lurking about the pa-h,
irving TO talk TO the children who play
there.
81 sent him away several times said
Edward J. Nolan. q lsborcr In the pa;k
yesterday. lie was here again to-day at
his vile ways
Thomas O'Donncll was told uy Nolan of
the mans actions. and when Nolan went
to order him out again the man lunSed
for him O.DOnucll struck out and the
Italian went down. hitting his mead Oh
rock. cutting II open. The excitement
gathered a large crowd ~ children and
their parents. who followed the man to
the station and the usual report spicad
that the fellow was suspected in the Con-
nors case.
lie gave the name Louis Maggiori' mar