Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-22
DIED FROM
 HIS WOUNDS Wealthy b lanihropist Who Was Arrested Recently on a
 Serious Charge INSANE SAY FRIENDS Or He Would NOt Have Cot Into The Trouble =. Strenuous Ei-
 forts We're Made to
 Save His Life. 4
INSANE SAY FRIENDS

New 1Ork, April Z.-beuetIcl Gimbel, the wealthy philanthropist who cut his throat and wrist with broken glass in a hotel i'll Hoboken soon after he had been arrested OH serious charges in this city, died i'll St Mary's hospital, Hoboken, shortly before three o'clock 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 Milwaukee and the other from Philadelphia. His personal physician summoned from Philadelphia, was al so at his bedside.
 The arrest of Benedict Gimbel, a man of wealth, member of a promi- nent and prosperous firm, married and of hitherto spotless reputation, caused great surprise Thursday after noon. He was taken from cab in this city. while in company with Iyor Clark. a sixteen-year old boy. by two detectives who acted on the com- plaint of Clark's parents. Gimbel, ac- cording to the detectives. resorted to an attempt at bribery and offered tue detectives 5000 if they would re- lease him. The officers apparently consented and, demanding cash were driven with Gimbel to his bankers office and given the money. Then informed Gimbel that the additional charge of attempted bribery would be placed against him and took him to the district attorneys office, where, it was alleged, Gimbel, who keenly felt the predicament, offered Assist ant District Attorney Kronkel any amount of money if he could be given his release.
 Later Gimbel was arrnigned ii' court. and released on heavy bail. He started ostensibly for hls home in Philadelphia. but 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 discovered sever hl uOutS ttINulus dilioSl ucuu run loss of blood.
 At St Mary's hospital. to which place he was removed Friday night, it was thought for time that his life might be saved. but Sunday iie be- gan suddenly to fail and late last night hope was abandoned.
 Gimbel's wife and two brothers who have shown confidence and de- votion to the husband and brother, went to his bedside late Friday night and remained near him ever since. In statement the family notified the public that Benedict Gimbel had been i'll for some weeks as the result of overwork and that this had un- doubtedly dethroned his reason.
 Mir Gimbel's evident desire to die even after the arrival of the members of the family. who vainly did their best to encourage him to live and fight for his liberty operated greatly to the disadvantage of the doctors who were striving to save his life. Mrs Gimbel was almost constantly at his bedside endeavoring to overcome his desire to be relieved of his troubles in death
 Members of the family had strong hopes that, if Gimbel recovered, the charges against him could be over come by the plea of insanity and they had engaged counsel to fight the case. They had planned to send Mir Gimbel to an asylum if they were successful in court.
 It became evident before midnight that Gimbel could not live unless hc- roic treatment was attempted. He failed to respond to oxygen treatment and Charles Gimbel then suggested that. as last resort. his blood be in- fused into the veins of his brother. While the physicians could hold out little hope even with this infusion of blood to strengthen the patient. it was determined to try 1t as a last re- sor.
 However, it is said that Gimbel did not revive sufficiently after midnight to test the experiment.. Early this morning he became unconscious and expired.