Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-22
BENEDICT G|NBEL-
GAVE UP THE GHOST
Wealthy PhiIadeIphian Cut His
Throat and Wrists With Brok-
en- Glass After Arrest.
COULD NOT STAND DISGRACE.
offered tlte Assistant District Attorney
Any Amount OF Money 10 Gain
His Release.

New York, Aprll 2S.--Benedlct Gitnbel,
the wealthy Philadelphia merchant who
cut his throat and wrists with broken
| glass In hotel in Hobolten, after he
had been arrested or serious charges in
this city, died In st. AIaIy's hospital.
! Hobopen, shortly before O'clock this
morning.
Els wife was at his bedside, also his
two brothers who came here AT once on
receiving word OF his troublesome from
milwaukee, and the other from Phila-
dephia. His personal physician, sum
lnone1 from Philadelphia, was at his
bedside also.
The arrest of Benedict Gilubel, Il man
of wealth, member Of q prominent and
prosperous firm, married and OF hither-
TO spotless reputation, caused great sur
prise.
Thursday afternoon he was taken
from cab In this city while in com
pahy with 1yor Clark, l6-year-old boy,
by two detectives WHO acted on the
complaint Of clark's parents Ginbel
according TO the detectives, resuTted to
an attempt at bribery and offered the
detectives $1,000 IL they would release
MIN. The detectives apparently con-
scented and demanding cash, were driv-
en- with Gimhel TO his bankers office
here and given $1,000, They then in
formed Giinbel 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 lSeenly felt his
predicament, offered Asst. Dist. Atty
NEotel amy amount Of money to gain his
release.
Later Glntbel was released on heavy
pail and started ostenslbly, for his
home in Philadelphia, He never reach
ed there. ms tead Ike went 10 the Palace
hotel in Hobolten and there, with jagged
glass Obtained from q water pitcher
which he broke. he cut his throat in
many places and gashed his left wrist.
He was djscoveSad several hours after
wards almost dead from loss OF blood.
AT 81. Mary's hospital, To which place
40 was removed Friday night. II was
thought for titna that his life might
pc saved but Sunday he began suddenly
20 tall and late last night hope was
abandoned
Ginlbels wife and two brothers who
have shown eanfideus, and eievotson to
the husband and brother. went 10 his
bedside late Friday night and have re-
manned near him ever since In a state-- |
nent the family notified tie public that |
Benedict Glmbel had been i'll for some |
weeks as the result of overworl5 and |
.haI this had undoubtedly detroned his |
'eason.
That the mental strain under which
iimbel labored because OF the arrest
vas one of the important contributions
# his failure TO recover from his
wound, IS tn opinion OF Dr. Jurfst, tho
amily physician who came from Phil
de!phia 10 attend him 1t was only
" the constant use of stinulanfs that
he patient was kept alive Sunday, the
octor said.
Mr. Gimbels evident desire TO die
ven after the arrival of the members
his family who did their best to en-
ourese him, operated against the ef-
orts of the doctors who were trying
. save his life,
Mrs. Gimbel had rooms at the hospl-
II. where she could be called at Il {
lonents notice and was constantly :
t his bedside. ;,
Members OF the family had strong
ope that If Mr.. Glmbel recovered. the {
saIges against him could be overcome I
: the plea of insanity. They hal i
anned To send Nh Ciinbel TO an asy- \
I'M u they were successful In court i
II became evident before midnight =
lat Mr.. Gimbel could not live. Oxygen >
as administered 10 him all day yes
rday and later In the night, He did :,
,t respond .
While the physicians could hold out 2
ne hope, 1t was determined 10 try In
sion OF blood 10 strengthen the pa
mt. 1t is said that Gimbel did not g
NlNe sufficiently, however 10 test the 5
pertinent Early this morning he q
came unconscious and expired. u