Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-19
Left a Letter
 to His Mother
sWARTz, THE CHILD SLAYER,
 COMMITS SUICIDE
SORRY THAT HE DID IT
Declares That He ~Got crazyB and
 Hopes His Mother Won't @cry Her Eyes outS-Endsd Life With 0aa.

New York July 1s-The body of Nathan Swartz, whose father inform ed the police that his son was the aaay- CT of 12-year-old Julia Connors was found this morning on the fourth floor Of a tenement house on Christie street. Swartz had committed suicide by in- hahng gas.
 The body was identified by Deteotivs Joseph Brennan.
 Gas Tube in His Mouth.
 Swartz had hired the room eSzht days ago under the name of Max Hir- sk0wltz from Max Kaplan. Early to- day kaplan smelled gas On investiEa- tton he found Swartz fin bed with tha end of gas tube that ran from the middle of the ceiling ted to his mouth. Examination by a hospital physician showed the man was dead.
 Written in lead pencil on his collar were the words: T am guilty and fn- sane. Caused by the beautiful nahe-up of women, which has made me pas sionate."
 There were several pieces of nevp- paper lying around and on one of these was written the sentence: T vas sorry the minute after I did iG So don't cry for me"
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 letter was found addressed to Swartz's mother. in which he confear- ed his guilt and telling her not to CIV her eyes out. Later Philip Swartz a brother of the slayer of the ConporN girl. identified the dead man as his brother.
 Only a few days ago Swatz's father informed the police that his son had told him that he had ldTled ths Con- nors girl. The father told Swark1 that he had better go out and commit srii- eide.
 Interested in Stories of lie Crime.
 The house in which Swartz took his life is next door to one in which ha lived for more than year and which he left two years ago to Ro back to , his parents. At that time he posed as prfzefighter and was wel1 known in the netghborhood, yet on hts return eight days ago he was unreoognixed. That he had followed with intense in- terest the stories printed in the news papers about his crime was made plain by the piles of newspapers found In his room. Before he lay down In hix bed with the end of the gss tube in his mouth he spread these papers around him, so that he could see pictures of himself and of his victim on an sides
 The Letter to His Mother
 A letter written on both sides of c white envelope which had been torn open, was found lying on the floor. This was in part as follows: New York. July 1T. 1912
 This Is only 10 my dear mother whom I am always homesfclI for, and same 10 the rest, and pa, whose word I am taking by doing this. which | figure the easiest death of my own estimation. I want to say that if I happen to be revived. in order to be executed, why, I'll take that medicine l Just the same. My last job was at | Pocher 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.
 "Hepe She'll Not Cry Her Eyes out."
 I'm sorry. to cause the trouble to my neighbor, but all he'll have to do is to cali a cop. Tell mother again that I am really guilty and hope she1l not cry her eyes and heart out I know she thinks I'm innocent. I'm sorry done it. but got crazy as 1 often do. and you can't blame me nor any one else"
 | Swartz, his landlord said, would have been turned out of his room this morning for failure to pay his rent, and the police thought that fearful of the ordeal of finding another place of l shelter and subjecting himself to the gaze of strangers, he finally brought himself to entertain the idea of sui- eide suggested by his father.