The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-23
B. GIMBEL IS DEAD
WEALTHY PHILADELPHIA MER-
 CHANT DIES FROM WOUNDS.
Millionaire Was Accused of Assaulting Boy and Attempting to Brfbe Omcers, and Cuts Himself
 With Pitcher.

New York, April 22.-Benedict Gfn- bel the wealthy Philadelphia merchant who cut his throat and wrists with broken glass in a hotel in. Hoboken, soon after he had been arrested on serious charges in this city, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken. early this morning.
 His wife was at his bedside. also two brothers, one from Milwaukee and am other from Philadelphia. The arrest of MT. Gimbel, a man of wealth, member of a prominent and prosperous family, and with a spotless reputation, caused great surprise.
 Thursday afternoon he was taken from a cab in this city while in com- pauy with Ivor Clark, a 1e-year-otd boy by two detectives. who acted on the complaint of Clark's parents. Gim- bel according to the detectives, offered them $2.00O if they would release him. The detectives apparently consented, and, demanding cash, were driven with GiM4bel to his bankers office here and given 32,0o0.
 They then informed Gimbel that the additional charges of attempted bribery would be placed against him, and took hi into the District Attorneys office, where, is is alleged, Gimbel offered As sistant 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 reach ed there. Instead he went to the Pal ace Hotel in Hoboken. and there, with Jagged glass. obtained from water pitcher, cut his throat in many places and gashed his left wrist. 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.
 That the mental strain under which Gimbel labored because, of his arrest was one of the important contributions of his failure to recover from his wound Is the opinion of Dr. Jurist. the family physician who came from Phil- adelphia to attend him.
 It was only by the constant use of stimulants that the patient was kept alive Sunday the doctor said, Mfr Gimbers evident desire to die even at- ter 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 striving to save his life. Mrs Gimbel had rooms at the hospital where she could be called at mo- ments notice and was almost constant ly at his bedside endeavoring to over-
 
 troubles by death
 Members of the family had strong hope that, if Mir. Gimbel recovered. the charges against him could be overcome by the plea of insanity, and they had engaged MT. Shield of Philadelphia to assist Daniel OReilley of this city as counsel to fight the case. They had planned to send MT. Gimbel to a sani- torium if they were successful in court It became evident before midnight that Gimbel could not live. and heroic treatment was attempted. Oxygen was administered to him all yesterday afternoon and late into the night. He failed to respond to this treatment and Charles Gimbel then suggested that, as a last resort. his blood be infused into the veins of his brother. While the physicians could hold cut little hope, even with this infusion of blood to strengthen the patient, 1t was deter mined to try 1t as a last resort.
 However. 1t Is said that GimbeI did not revive sufficiently after midnight to test the experiment..