The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-18
Nathan swartz Who Was Guilty Of
Brutal Murder Killed Him
self In Cheap Room
Ing House.
LEFT LETTERS BEHIND
conners Case ls Closed by Finding Of
the Dead Body Of the Man
Who Committed the
Crime.

United Press Leased Wire Service |
NEW YORK. July 1s.-Nathan
Swartz. brutal murderer of pretty lit
tie Julia Corners, cheated the electric
chair. After living within few blocks
OF police headquarters here. passing
daily scores of police, and even those
who were seeking him for one of the
most brutal murders In the history Of
New York, swartz killed himself He
was found dead in bed In room
the tenement rooming house at 219
Christie street, today. A piece Of
hose attached to the solitary gas Jet
in the room, the end in his mouth and
tied fast to his head with an old cot
ton handkerchief, indicated plainly
the cause of death AS soon as his
body had been identified it was hur-
ried off to the public morgue and the
murder case was marked closed
Swartz left behind him letter in
which he confessed his guilt of the
murder Of the little girl he decoyed
to his fathers apartments in the Bronx
and cruelty stabbed and put to death.
This letter cleared UP some Of the
previously unknown details of the ter
rible crime.
/ Swartz went to the Christie street
rooming house, which is run by Sam
Kaplen, a week ago. He rented a
single room for which he agreed to
: lpay $3.50 a week. He told Kapier
that he had to get up early each day
and the latter agreed to call him eacf
morning at 6 O'clock The chile
murderer gave his name as Max
Hirschkowytz and as he was but little
different in appearance from any Of
the other fifty roomers in the house nc
attention was paid to his comings and
goings.
Today Kaplen went to the room te
, call him. He knocked on the door
} but got no response. After pounding
!, several times he got chair ant
climbed up and looked over the tran
: som He saw Swartz lying in bed witt
the gas hose tied to his mouth.
Il The lodging house proprietor hur
riedly summoned the janitor of the
house and the latter called the police
man in from his beat. They ther
broke open the door and hurriedl.
aired the room.
AS soon as he saw the body, the po
Iiceman declared that 1t was that 0
the missing murderer. He Quickl.
compared him with the official polio
circular and made SIRE of his identl
fication after which he notified Inspee
tor Hughes, commanding the detee
tive bureau. Hughes went In perso1
T accompanied by officers who knew tn
missing man and confirmed the ider
e tification. He then sent for the fatf
l. er and brothers OF the murderer an
l. they, as soon as they looked at tn
e body, told the police that their scare
o was at an end: that this was tn
e missing son and brother.
! In addition to the letter the polio
8 found soiled linen collar on whic
II Swartz had written with lead pencil
t ~ am guilty. I am insane. Cause
e by the beautiful make UP of womel
that has set me very passionate.
It felt sorry just two minutes after | di
n it, so don't cry for me-
r The letter was as follows
q "This only to my Dear Mother, wh
Is am always homesick for and same
NJ the rest and Pa, whose word I'm tal
s. ing by doing this which ! figure u
easiest and best of my own expiatio
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