The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-27
Deposed Bank President Dead
In Brooklyn
JUST RELEASED FROM JAIL
One Of New Yorks Leading Financlers
Had Been Indicted on Forgery
Charge.

Maxwell. dep0sed president OF the BOZ
ough bank Of Brooklyn, who was un
der indictment for grand larceny and
forgery and was released from jail on
$4,000 bail. committed suicide by cut
ting his throat and left wrist with
razor and penknife in the bathroom AT
his home In Brooklyn and died last
night at Long Island college hospital.
Maxwell, who was locked up last
Thursday. had felt his humiliation
keeuly and during his Incarceration
had appeared hopelessly respondent
He had. however, given his family no
intimation so far as known that he
contemplated making away with him
self. His wife was Frustrated by the
tragedy and was under the care of
physicians last night.
Maxwell was released late at night
from Raymond street jail, where he
had been held prisoner since the
three indictments charging him with
misdoings in connection with the man
agement of the suspended Borough
bank were returned. There was some
difficulty in obtaining bail. and officers
of the Jail reported that Maxwell was
greatly broken up. For two days he
lay on his bed and appeared to be OBJ
lvious TO surroundings. He declined
to receive any visitors except his wife
and counsel Justice Burr signed an
order for Maxwells release when bail
TO the amount of $4,000 was furnish,
ed by Maxwelrs four unmarried sis.
tiers, who offered their home as secur.
lily for a $4,000 bond two friends who
qualified in $4,000 and securis, com.
pany which gave II bond for $4,000,
Maxwell, In company with his counsel
4. II. Oeland. was driven after his re.
street, where he was greeted by his
wife and -year-old niece, Dorothy
Doolttle.
Maxwell spent the forenoon quietly
at his home and announced his nten
ton of taking a bath and going for q
walk. Shortly after Hannah Scott, a
colored maid, heard a sound as OF
some one falling on the second floor.
Hurrying upstairs, she discovered the
banker lying on the bathroom floor
half dressed, with gaping wounds in
his throat and left wrist On a wash.
stand near by lay a white bone han.
died razor half open and penknife
with blades open at each end and both
covered with blood.
AS she turned to summon help the
maid stepped upon second razor
which lay half opened in the hallway
leading to the bathroom. Maxwell was
conscious and tried to articulate. but
failed to make himself understood.
DR.. c. E. Brown the family physician,
was hastily summoned, and he called
in Or. Horace Greeley. The banker
was bleeding so profusely that it was
decided to remove him to Long Island
college hospital where an operation
for tracheotomy was performed. The
windpipe was found to be nearly sew.
cred, and his left wrist was cut almost
to the bone.
Maxwell died within a short time
after the operation. Soon after the
physicians began to work over him
the banker had lapsed into uncon-
seriousness, and during the few brief
and half lucid periods that followed
he made no statement so far as known.
Coroner Brewer has opened an official
Investigation.
Maxwell was forty-nine years old
and leaves a wife, but no children. On
Nov. q he was jointly indicted for
grand larceny with former Cashier Ar
thur Campbell and Director William
Cow Of the Borough bank. There were
other indictments against him involving
forgery in a quarterly bank statement
made to the state banking department
When these three men were arraigned
Campbell and Cow secured bondsmen,
but to the surprise Of many who knew
of Maxwell's popularity in financial
circles and socially none offered to 90
upon his bond. For some time only
his four sisters, who, offering the home
left them by their mother, who died
three days after the Borough bank sus-
pended, could secure only $4,000
bond. came to his aid.