Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
How ard Maxwell, Formerly Head
Of The Borough Bank Of Brook.
Ign Sewers His HIatpip,.
DESERTED BY FRIENDS IN TROUBLE
He and His wife Gave Their All To
Protect the Depositors of the Banks
and the Widow is Now Left PENN.
leso-Was Regarded as Coming
ing Man
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f'N ASSOCIATED IrGSSl
NEW YORK. Nov 2G-Howard
Maxwell. deposcd president OF the
Borough Bank OF Brooklyn. VINO was
indicted for grand larceny and forgery
and who was Inst night released from
Jan on $4,000 bail. committed sui.
eide today He cut his throat and
left wrist with Il razor and penknife
IN the bath room of his home in
prooklyn ana died tonight at Long
Island College Hospital.
Maxwell, who was locked up last
Thursday. had felt his humiliation
keenly, and during his Incarceration
mad appeared hopelessly Respondent
he had, however, given his family
no int,mation so far as known that
he contemplated suicide. His wife
was prostrate.. by tho tragedy.
Maxwell was released late last night
from RAYMOND street Jail. where he
mad been held prisoner since the
three indictments charging him with
misdoines IN connection with the
management of the suspended Dor
ongh Bank We're returned. There was
some difficulty in securing bail and
officers of the jail reported that Max
well was badly broken up.
All yesterday and the day before re
lay on his bed and appeared Obvious
To surroundings. Last night Justice
Burr signed an order for MaXwells
release. and when bail TO the amount
OF $4,000 was furnished Maxwell.
accompanied by his counsel. l..
X. Ocland, was driven to his
residence at 1872 Congress street,
where he was greeted by his wife.
y,
at HIS home. This afternoon he an
nounced his intention of taking bail,
and going for n walk. Shortly before
2 o'clock Hannah Scott. colored
maid. heard sound as If someone was
railing on tho second floor She dis
covered the banker lying on the bath
room floor half dressed. with gaping
wounds in his throat and left wrist.
Tho banker was bleeding SO profusely
that II was decided to remove him
TO Long Island College Hospital where
an operation was performed
Windpipe Nearly Severed.
The windp:pe was found to be near.
" severed and his left wrist was cut
almost TO the bone. Maxwell died
within Il short time after the opera
ton. He left no statement so far as
known.
Coroner Brewer began the official in.
vestigation tonight.
Maxwell was forty.nine years old
and leaves a wife but no children.
On November II he was jointly in
dictcd for grand larceny with former
Cashier Arthur Campbell and Director
William Cover. of the Borough Bank.
There were other indictments against
him. involving forgery in quarterly
bank statement.
Deserted by His Alleged Friends.
When the three men were arraien-
go Campbell and Cover secured
hondsmrn, lat none offered to 80 on
Mnxwell's bond. For some time
only his four sisters, who Of
fcred the home left them by
their mother. who died three
days after the Borough hank SUSPEND
cd. could secure only sl0.nO0 bond
came TO his aid. This desertinn on tho
part OF the men to whom he had look
ed for his freedom. IL Is said embitter
ed and depressed Maxwell During his
arraianmont MaXwell's counsel stated
that his client bad NIT up every dollar
in tho world that he possessed to Sc
c'ire the hank and that he had abso
luteiv stripped himself to protect the
institution. His humiliation was ac
sravatcd when. iiko n common felon
no was measured by the BertilIon
system and his pedigree placed in the
iaii records.
MAXWELL has been regarded as one
of the rising flnancicrs of BROOKLYN
ami was reDorted to IL worth so00.
600 when the crash in Ranking affairs
came.
Following SO soon upon the sniciie
of Charles r Barney. the denosed
president OF tho Knlckerhockcr Trust
Comnnnv, tnday's suicide caused a
sensation.
Shortly after In became hank prnsi
dent Maxwell married. When hn bc
co'no involved Mrs. Maxwell signed
with him al tho release deeds TO r"
atty 'hnf stood in his name and his
suicide has left her penniless.
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