Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-17
SWartz Killed
 Connors Girl
FATHER AND SISTER OF YOUTH
 so TESTIFY
CONFESSED IT TO THEM
Narrowing Details of Crime as Re-
 lated by Sster-Latter Threw Him
 From House After Hearing Story.

New York, July 16.-Events moved rapidly today m the proceedings to fix the responsibility for the brutal murder of 12 year old Julia Connors in the Bronx last week. The father of Ma than Swartz, the young hanger-on of pugilists. who has been sought in con- nec.ion with the crime, admitted to the grand jury that his son had con- fessed to him that he was guilty ot killing the girl.
 indictment in First Degree.
 Mrs. Frances Alexander, sister of the youth, corroborated the statement and gave the jury the first details of the tragedy which has called out all the reserves of the local police for a week past. At the conclusion of hearing lllled with sensational testimony the grand jury unanimously voted in fa- vor of an indictment of murder in the first degree. On account of the late hour, the drawing up of the bill was put over until tomorrow.
 Mrs. AIexander's Story. Mrs Alexanders repetition of the story of the crime as she said her brother had told it to her was detail- l ed explicit and telling in it's revela- tions of horror. Mrs. Alexander, ac- l COIullS lO ALlDIuey NOll. lDlu lllc Jul that her brother said he had met Julia Connors on Saturday night and asked her to take a pair of opera glasses to his home, which is just across the hall from the vacant fiat where the murder was committed. The young man said | he followed the girl and at the top of | the stairs pushed her into the vacant flat and attempted to assault her.
 Plunged Pocket Knife Into Her.
 The child screamed, according to the | story of Mrs. Alexander. and then Ma than said he plunged his pocket knife l into her. She continued to scream, tho | witness testified, and Nathan stabbed | her until she finally fell and then he plunged the knife into her breast near the heart. Then Julia remained still. Then, the witness continued, Nathan went across the hall to his own home and procured the box in which the body was found. He placed the still living child in this box and after cut ting off her hair put the box on the dumb waiter and let it slide to the bottom.
 l Threw Him Out of Her House.
 He went to the cellar and took the unconscious girl from the dumb wait CT and laid her in the cellar. He then | WGlll u1Iilts 4NTH- @AleAdHueI BdlQ ne told her. and went to sleep. Early the next morning, Sunday, he took the girl, still alive. into the lot where she was found later.
 Mrs. Alexander said she threw the youth out of her house when sht heard the tale. He then went to his fathers place of business, where ht told the same story, according to tht father, who corroborated the daugh. ter's testimony. The father says h, told the boy to commit suicide.
 Police Know Where Swartz Is.
 Other witnesses were called, bu their testimony was insignificant com pared with that offered by Samue Swartz and his daughter.
 It was stated today that the polio, knew where Swarts Is and that as sool as the indictment Is filed tomorrow h will be arrested, Despite this, the of fcials tonight issued a second circula calling for the arrest of Swartz.