New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-17
SWARTz CONFESSED;
| INDICTMENT TO-DAY
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parents in their search for her. As
| late as = o'clock on Sunday morning
| the father led searching party with
| lanterns all over the vacant lot. Her
BODY was not found then. 1t Is sup
posed that Swartz was lurking in the
| vacant flat. where she lay almost dead,
| listening to the sounds OF the search
waiting an opportunity to take II out
Of the fiat. What possessed his mind
To get it out. running new risk of being
seen. the police cannot explain.
| But between . and S o'clock on sun
day morning. when the dying girl was
! found by Edward McGarry, neiGhbor
i'm the vacant lot, Swartz completed
his desperate enterprise and carried 1t
thither. Then he disappeared from
the neighborhood. lie again appeared.
as told in the fathers story, that same
| afternoon.
Il received note on Sunday by
messenger from Nathan asking me to
meet him at Houston street and the
Bowery on Sunday afternoon at !
| o'clock" The father said. II went
/ down and met him.
Father, Killed julia Connors."
Father he said, 7 killed Julia
! Connors.'
The best thing YOU can do said
! is TO go jump In the river. He
pleaded with me. 7 am only a father.
I gave him dollar, and that Is the
last l have seen of him. ! have no
idea where he is now. ] think he has
committed suicide"
The police do not entertain the sui
eide theory, and as soon as they were
assured OF the indictment and warrant
on which to base application for extra
dition from other states should he be
found they redoubed their efforts TO
| find him. Men were sent out OF town
on several new trails yesterday after
noon.
He has not the moral courage to
commit suicide" said Inspector
Hughes. He is alive. We are going
10 bring him in alive"
Dramatic scenes preceded the telling
Of these stories in Mr.. Motifs office
The evidence In the case. consisting III
the dead girls clothing the box into
which Swartz put her and the locks Of
her hair he cut Off were lying on a.
table. When Mr.. and Mrs. Conuors.
the girls parents. were brought ir
they were overcome at the sight OF the
grewsome objects. which they had not
! viewed before. The father wept bit
terly and the mother became hysteri-
! cal. Both were led away weeping
after identifying the objects as their
daughters.
According to the story OF Mrs. Alex.
ander Swartz told her that he had cut
of the child's hair I'm order 10 make
her Identification more difficult
After the parents had been led out
| Samuel Swartz came in lie main
| tanned n calm demeanor. according 10
Mr.. Mott, but averted his eyes from
| the evidences Of the crime.
The police issued last night circu-
! lar calling for the arrest OF Nathan
Swartz on charge OF murder. The
descriptive matter Of the circular. which
IS accompanied by three Photographic
reproductions Of the suspect. two pro-
file and one full face, follows
Age about twenty four years: height. q
! feet 6 inches. weight 10 pounds. gray
| eyes, thin black hair, streahcd with gray,
| high cheek bones hooked or curved nose.
sallow complexion: blackhead pinples or
| face; slightly round shOuldered. some up
! per teeth missing.
At present time face r. thinner than
| photographs show. appears finely drawn
| and hair Is also thinner.
| When last seen wore a coat OF dark
! gray mixed material. trousers lighter IL
| color: well-worn black shoes. derby hat
| Frcqucnts cheap lodging houses, parks
| gymnaslums and prizehghts.
| Habit Of entiCing young women IN
apartments or Railways for the purpose
OF immoral practice a degenerate IN
! Wanted for the murder OF Julia Con-
| nors. twelve years old. AT No. 1910 Third
| avenue The Bronx, this city. on july -
II found. arrest, hold and wire Detec-
| tive Bureau. Police Headquarters. New
| York City. r. WALDO,
| July IS, 1912 Police Commissioner.
The circular will be sent broadcast
nv the police 10 authorities I'm cities In
the United states and Canada.
| wilkes Barre, Penn, July 1e.-Ihe
Young man who was arrested here last
night on suspicion that he might be
Nathan Swartz, said to-day that his
detention was uncalled for The pris-
oner said he was Samuel Sukont, TWEEN
tv-seven years old. and that he lived
at No lsl Third avenue, New York.
He said he was travelling salesman.
He declared that his innocence would
be established upon the arrival OF
relative from New York
The chief OF police has Informed the
| polIce authorities OF New York OF the
arrest. and he expects that a detective
will be sent here to investigate.
| Naupatuck. Conn. July lon sus-
pic!on of being Nathan Swartz, wanted
! for the murder Of Julia Connors' the
notice arrested tonight young man
who gave his name as Victor Lezoh' OF
No. 1889 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn. lie
saws he has no knowledge Of the MUIR
der
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