The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
GlMBEL IS DEAD.
Self inflicted Cuts With Broken Glass
Prove Fatal.

! New York, April 22.-Benedict Gim-
! BEL the wealthy Philadelphia mer-
chant, who cut his throat and wrists
with broken glass in a hotel in Hobo
ken soon after he had been arrested
on serious charges in this city, died in
! Hoboken this morning. His wife was
at his bedside. also his two brothers,
who came here at once on receiving
word of his trouble-one from Mil
waukee and the other from Philadel-
phiar His personal physician, sum
moned from Philadelphia, was at his
/ bedside also
! The arrest of Benedict Gimbel,
man of wealth, member of a promi-
nent and prosperous firm, married and
! of heretofore spotless reputation caus-
ec great surprise.
Thursday afternoon he was taken
from cab in this city while in com
pany with Ivor Clark, a 16 year old
| boy, by two detectives. who acted on
the complaint of Clark's parents. Gin
pei, according to the detectives, re-
sorted to an attempt at bribery and of
fered the detectives $4,000 if they
would release him. The detectives I'D
parently consented and demanding
cash, were driven with Ginabel to his
bankers office here and given $4,000
They then informed Gimbel that the
additional charge of attempted bribery
would be placed against him and took
him to the district attorneys office,
where, 1t is alleged Gimbel, who keenly
felt his predicament, offered Assistant
District Attorney Krotel any amount of
money to gain his release.
Later Gimbel was released on heavy
bail and started ostensibly for his
home in Philadelphia. He never
reached there. Instead he went to the
Palace hotel in Hoboken, and there
with Jagged glass obtained from
water pitcher, which he broke he
cut his throat in many places and
gashed his left wrist. He was dtscov-
cred several hours afterward, almost
dead from loss of blood 7
At st. Marys hospital to which place
he was removed Friday night, it was
thought for time that his life might
be saved, but Sunday he began sudden
ly to fail and late last night hope was
abandoned
Climbers wife and two brothers, who
have shown confidence and devotion to |
the husband and brother went to his
bedside late Friday night and have re-
manned near here ever since. In a |
lie that Benedict Gfmbel had been i'll |
for some weeks as the result of over
work and that this had undoubtedly |
dethroned his reason -W assr
That the mental strain under which |
Gimbel labored because of the arrest |
was one of the important contributions |
of his failure to recover from his |
wounds, is the opinion of DR. Jurist, !
the family physician who. came from
Philadelphia to attend him. 1t was |
only by the constant use of stimulants |
that the patient was kept alive Sunday, |
the doctor said.
Mr.. GimbePs evident desire to die
even after the arrival of the members |
of his family who vainly did their best |
to encourage him to live and fight for
his liberty also operated greatly to the |
disadvantage of the doctors who were
to save his life. Mrs Gimbel |
had rooms at the hospital where she |
could be called at a moments notice
and was almost constantly a. his bed
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sire to be relieved of his troubles by
death. s.
Members of the family had a. strong
hope that if Mr.. GimbeI~necovered the
charges against him could be overcome
by the plea of insanity and they had
engaged Mr.. Shields of Philadelphia to
assist Daniel O'Reilly of this city as
counsel to fight the case. They had
planned to send Mr.. GimbeI to an asy-
um if they were successful in court
1t became evident before midnight
hat Gimbel could not live unless he'll
-oic treatment was attempted. Oxygen
was administered to him all yesterday
afternoon and late into the night. He
lid not respond to this treatment, and
Charles Gimbel then suggested as a
he veins of his brother. While the
physicians could hold out little hope
wen with this infusion of blood to
strengthen the patient, it was deter
mined to try it as last resort.
However, it is said that Gifnbel did /
lot revive sufficiently after midnight
o make the experiment. Early this
morning he became unconscious and
Expired.