New Britain herald., 1925-08-10
SCHWARTZ TAKES
 LIFE WHEN CAUGHT
Leaves Note Admitting Murder
 But Explaining Reason

o"hIdliii NdIllo .NuB. lD WE-All means of escape cut off, Charles Henry Schwartz shot himself to death yesterday while police were hattoring in the door of his apart ment to arrest him for killing a man whose chNred body was found in the plant of the Pacific Celluose company after an explosion had wrecked the building.
 The victim of the explosion, which occurred at Martinez, near here, was at first believed to be Schwartz. who was manager of the Chemical labor atory. Police, however, insisted on further inNcstieation prompted hy the fact that Schwartz carried more than $lno,QQ0 insurance, some Of the type which pays double indemnity in case Of accidental or violent death.
 Although Schwartz's wife and the family physician and attorney were positive the body was that Of the chemist, authorities became con- NinCed it was that of Warren Barhe, ltinerant evangelist and son of the Rev. John Barbe of Jersey Shore, Ia, SchWartA's capture was brought about by identification of news paper photograph. C. w. Hayward, owner of the Oakland apartment building where Schwartz took ref uge, happened 10 mention at din- Yer party tha, one Of his lodgers was in hiding. The lodgcr told him his automobile hal been wrecked and whiskey found in it,
 Recognized Picture
 Conversation turned 10 the Schwartz mystery and some one showed Hayward the photograph which he recognized, although Schwartz had later grown nous tache. Police were notified and soon surrounded the apartment house,
 No answer was heard to a de mard to open the door of the Schwartz apartment, but as the po- lice were battcring their way in, a shot rang out. Schwartz was found with a pistol wound in his forehead and he died on the way to a hospi- tal
 In a letter left to his wife, Schwartz admitted he had slain a man, but in self-dcfense. He said the man had entered the laboratory and demanded work or money. De- nicd hoth Schwartz said, the stranger attacked him and Schwartz was forced to strike to protect him self
 "Now l wish to tell you. my dear little girl. do not know the man, never looked how he was dressed. never touched him after that. The only thing I did was, I tried to burn him, to wipe him out and Eo-go. I do not know where."
 In SChWartz's pocket was a ticket to Barsto ow in southeastern Califor- mia, and folded around inc ticket was a map of Mexico He had $572 in money, Schwartz never left the apartment which he rented July 3o before the explosion.
 Disappeared July 30
 On tho night Of July 30, Schwartz t"lephoncI his wife that he was through work and would hc home soon Twenty minutes later an cX- Nlosion was hoard and nnighhors found in the WrockaEo of thc plant body which they he)ioved to he that of Schwartz. Acid had hcen applied tn the face and fingers cut off, apparently in an attempt 10 pre- vent identification.
 If was soon evident that an effort hnd been made tn mako tho body conform 10 the characteristics Of Schwartz, \ tooth corresponding 10 one missing in SchWartz's month had hcon chiscled from the corpse. Three rolrious books and part of l"ttor in the laboratory Tod to the apparent Identification of tho body aS that of Barho. who had heon war veteran. college student and tramp lahnrcr