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Show HE OBEYED HIS FATHER Slayer of Julia Conners Found Dead He Inhaled In-haled Gas. Now York, July IS. Tho body of Nathan Swartz, whose father Informed the police that his son was the slayer of 14-year-old Julia Connors, was found early today on the fourth floor of a tenement house on Christie street Swartz had committed sul-cldo sul-cldo by Inhaling gaa The body was Identified by Detective Joseph Bren-nan Bren-nan Swartz had hired the room eight days ago under the name of Max Hlrs-kowitz, Hlrs-kowitz, from Max Kaplan Early today to-day Kaplan smelled gas. On investigation investi-gation he found Swartz in bed with the end of a gas tube that ran from tho middlo of the celling tied to his mouth. Examination by a hospital physician showed tho man was dead. Written In lead pencil on his collar col-lar were the words, "I am guilty and Insane." There were several pieces of nows-paper nows-paper lying around and on one of theso was written tho sentonce: "I was sorry tho minute after I did It. So don't cry for me." A letter was found addressed to Swartz' mother in which he confessed his guilt and told her not to cry her eyes out. Later Phillip Swartz, a brother of the slayer of the. Conners girl, Identified tho dead man as his brothor. Only a few days ago Swartz' father informed the police that his son had Informed hjin that he had killed the Conners girls, to which the father responded that there was nothing left for the son but to commit suicide. |