Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-18
Man Said to Have Killed Julia
Conn0rS Ends Life. &
GAS TUBE IN HIS MOUTH
Commits Suicide in Room on Chrys-
tie Street, New York.
SEVERAL NOTES ARE FOUND
Would Have Been Turned Out Of
House for Failure to
Pay Rent.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-The body Of
Nathan Swartz. whose father informed
the police that his son was the slayer of
fourteen-year-Old Julia Connors. was
found early today on the fourth floor of a
tenement house on Chrystie street.
Swartz had committed suicide by inhal-
ing gas. The body was identified by De-
tective Joseph Brennan.
Swartz had hired the room eight days
ago under the name Of Max Hirskowitz
from Max Kaplan. Early today Kaplan
smelled gas. On investigation he found
Swartz In bed with the end of a gas tube
that ran from the middle of the ceiling
tied to his mouth. Examination by a
hospital physician showed the man was
dead.
Written in lead pencil on his collar
were the words: Il am guilty and in
sane. Caused by the beautiful makeup
Of women"
There were several pieces of news
paper lying around. and on one of these
was written the sentence: Il was sorry
the minute after l did it. So don't cry
for me-"
Letter to Mother.
A letter was found addressed to
Swartxs mother, in which he confessed
his guilt, and telling her not to cry her
eyes out. Later Philip Swartz. brother
of the slayer of the Connors girl. ident-
fed the dead man as his brother.
Only a few days ago Swartz's father in
formed the police that his son had told
him that he had killed the Connors girl.
to which the father responded that there
was nothing left but for the son to COM
nit suicide.
A letter written on both sides of a
white envelope. which had been torn
open, was found lying on the floor. This
was. in part. as follows:
New York. July IL. 1912.
This is only to my dear mother. who
I am always homesick for. and same to
the rest and pa, whose word / am taking
by doing this. which I figure the easiest
death OF my own estimation. / want
to say that II 1 happen to be revived
in order to be executed. why I'll take
that medicine just the same. My last
job was at Pocker Book Manufacturing
Company. at a Grand street. He owes
me for two days work; please secure pay
| and give to mother. for she's very. very
poor.
Says He "0ot Crazy"
'T am sorry to cause the trouble to my
neishbor. but all he'll have to do is call
| q cop. Tell mother again that am really
guilty and she'll not cry her eyes and
heart out I know she thinks I'm inno-
cent. I'm sorry done 1t. but / got crazy.
L
nor any one eise''
6wartx, his landlord said, would have
been turned out Of hts room this morn
Ing for failure to pay his rent, and the
police thought that. fearful OF the ordeal
OF finding another place OF shelter and
subjecting himself to the gaze of stran-
gers. he ginally broughht himself to enter
tain the idea of suicide. suggested to him
by his father.
For some hours yesterday 1t was be-
| teved that Swartx had needed the ad-
monition his father and given him.
Chief Of Police Hayes of Hoboken
| sent word to police headquarters In this
| city that there was at Volk's morgue in
Hoboken the body OF drowned man
| that had been picked up of the foot Of
| 10th street. Hoboken. In height. weight.
complexion and general appearance the
| man answered the description of the miss
| ing Swartz.
Identification was first made by Frank
| Alexander, a brother-in-law of Swartz.
Later Alexander became hysterical and
| said he was not sure whether the body
was that Of his brother-in-law or not.