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 lie Closed by Finding Of
tho Dead Body Of the Man
Who Committed the
Crime.

N~Ne$SSA
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 SLIGO a week. He told Kapler
that he had to get up early each day
and the latter agreed to call him eacf
morning at o'clock. The child
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
Igoings.
1 Today Kaplen went to the room to
call him. He knocked on the door
but got no response After pounding
several times he got chair and
climbed up and looked over the tran
SOM He saw Swartz lying in bed with
the gas hose tied to his mouth.
/ The lodging house proprietor hur
riedly summoned the janitor of the
house and the latter called the police
man In from his beat. They then
broke open the door and hurriedly
aired the room.
AS soon as he saw the body, the pc
|liceman declared that 1t was that Of
the missing murderer. He quickly
compared him with the official police
circular and made SIRE of his identi
fication after which he notified Inspec
tor Hughes, commanding the detec
tive bureau. Hughes went in person
accompanied by officers who knew the
missing man and confirmed the iden
tification. He then sent for the faith
4 err and brothers of the murderer art
they, as soon as they looked at thu
body, told the police that their search
was at an end; that this was th'
missing son and brother.
In addition to the letter the police
! found a soiled linen collar on which
Swartz had written with lead pencil
! az am guilty. am insane. Caused
} by the beautiful make UP Of women
that has set me very passionate.
felt sorry just two minutes after dit
lit, SO don't cry for me-"
The letter was as follows:
"This only to my Dear Mother, WHIT
am always homesick for and same t.
the rest and Pa, whose word I'm tax
ing by doing this which I figure thu
easiest and best of my own expiration
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