Milford chronicle., 1912-07-26
SAYS SON ADMITS
KILLING GIRL
Lad Indicted For Murder on
Fathers Testimony.
WILL SOON Be ARRESTED
Aged Man Declares He Told Son TO
Commit Suicide, and Believes He
Did.

Samuel Swartz, father Of Nathan
swartz, the young man wanted by
the police in New York city in con-
nection with the murder of the child,
Julia Connors, in the Bronx, last week,
acknowledged in a statement made to
Assistant District Attorney Mott that
his son had confessed to him that he
had killed the child, and that he had
told his son to go out and commit
suicide
The father, in his statement, said
he believed that the boy did as he was
told
MIR Mott summoned the parents Of
the murdered girl and Mr.. and Mrs.
SwartZ to his Office. The torn and
stained garments which the girl had
worn were spread out on a table, and
they caught the eyes Of the members
OF the two families as they entered.
Mrs. Connors swooned and her hus-
band broke down, weeping. Mr..
Swartz appeared deeply affected, and
when a moment later Mr. Mott entered
the room. suddenly cried out:
My son did it. The day after the
murder my boy came to me and ad
mitted that he had killed the little
Connors girl looked at him and
then told him that the only thing to do
was to go out and commit suicide. !
believe he did so"
Upon hearing this statement the |
assistant district attorney Immediately !
took all present to the grand jury |
room Later ii was said at the dis /
trict attorneys office that the police |
knew where young Swartz was and |
that they were waiting only for GER
titled copy of the indictmen; before
placing him under arrest. His where
abouts were not revealed, though it
was explained that he was outside the
state. His funds are said to have been
exhausted. making it impossible for
him to continue his flight.
Swartz was indicted by the grand
jury. Mrs. Alexander, a married daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Swartz, said that her
brother Nathan had also confessed his
guilt to her husband and herself on
Sunday, and that they had thrown
lim out Of their apartment.
1t came out in the grand jury in
50 tigatiOn that when Nathan Swartz
ne convicted of assault in 1910 JUS
soLig ..,i { saiinert had sentenced him with
~ ~ Farm, farmer m mn Young man, if | were
woA ld bore your reputation
NOT only isj from the top of the
stands at prtg in New York"
Corporation Vyartz sat in lhs-clrair as
would pei 10 it. His face became
as nanage Finally the tears began S
my "Iown his cheeks. and when
~ = proken mother was led from I
,eid ont n he called to Assistant Dis
,wners. i5ney Mott. who was present. f
night havlse to the grand jury, and J
This beihat his son, who had served e
doubtful aentence for an outrageous r
)enehts W,lnOther child. and who was
slons Wuss.arOle for that crime, had n
y ~ il) 80 him that he had commit I,
~ = - lme. Q
Yard projeNarlz' a DoFher OF Nathan' Il
ne a gresave told the detectives that ii
anxiety an.hough5 ,Navhan Swartz had D
viii be serhing wrong the night Julia il
should tnls S killed They went into
morning I'D then searched the back c;
hiding nothing, concluded 81
BOe mistaken and retired He "
,,, Jt tell the detectives just what D,
E.mily expected to find when they g,
snt to the cellar.