The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-05
K0BRE, WITH BANKS
RUINED, FOUND DEAD
Police Say Suicide by Gas
CorOncr's Doctor Finds
Natural Cause.
INSURED FOR 100000

INSURED FOR $780, 900
Max Kohre. whose chain ri private
Napks failed two years ago. was found
dead Yesterday In the kitchen Of his
home AZ iI5 West ls2d street. His body
was lying near a gas range in which
ono uriighted burner was partly opened.
or the blot,er at the West 1881 street
rolcc station II was recorded tina Kobre
had committed suicide by inhaling H.
Eliminating gas"
NJ. Edgar 7. Ray. Coroncr's physician.
soveycr. reported that death was due TO
hardening Of the arteries n chronic
heart disease. Members NJ the bankers
family also denied that p took his own
life.
Although Mr.. Kobre had been worry
Ing lately because Of the trouble caused
tv the closing Of his banks by the state
Ranking Department. his relatives said
mat he appeared quite cheerful on Sat-
urday night. sitting up late playing
cards. As was his habit. About Z O'Clock
yesterday morning. they told Dr. Ray.
re ,c,t his bed 10 go to the kitchen for
a drink OF warm milk. This was rather
unusual hut had been done by him be-
fore, they said.
wife Finds Bankers Body.
,nou, 430 O'Clock his wife. Mrs.
Sarah kobrc. missed him and went In
,earch 81 him. She found him lying on
me- Noor of the kitchen. Or. Willy
R.cser Of 1871 Madison avenue. the
family physician. was summoned. lie
found that Mr.. kobre was dead. The
ns vas rarity turned on. but members
~ the family said that only a faint odor
\. Gas was perccp,ible when they reached
The room. They believed that Mr.. kobre
had opened the Jet preliminary to heat
Ing the milk.
As further indication that the banker
had been seized with vertigo and had
ded while in that condition they pointed
on that he had lately been subjected To
dzzv spells. requiring the sunmon'ne OF
a. ambulance from Volunteer Hospital
o. several occasions. DR.. Rieser had
'a,c'v given the banker. who was IS
years old. directions as TO his diet and
general mod Of living.
pr RAY reported that there was none
OF the usual signs OF gas as~phyxiation
or the mans body, He said he found an
,brason on the forehead and another on
the chest-evidence SUFFICIENT to satisfy
him tina; the banker had fallen and had
70, lain down to inhale the gas. Mrs
kuSre declared that she heard a fall
jls. before she found her husbands
body.
Besides his wife. the banker is sur
v.ved by three sons. Paul, Morris and
Adolph. and two daughters. Sophie and
Esther. the latter married to David r
Singer. The funeral will take place TO
day. the interment being in charge OF a
fraiernal order to which he belonged.
Life Insured for a8OO,OOO.
The doors OF the Kobre banks at II
Canal street, 81 Grand street. Villa ms
burg. and IN Brownsville We're closed IN
August. 1914. After petitions In bank
ruptcy were filed 1t was estimated that
the Liabilities were more than $2.5Oo.o 900.
There were $4,000 depositors. mostly i'm
migrants. and many Of these having lost
all OF their savings, became frantic with
despair. They attempted several times
to attack Kobre.
Two men committed suicide as a
result Of the closing OF the banks.
The accusation was made that kobre
paid premiums TO the amount of $780,
900 from bank deposits on his life in
surance policies for $4,000 o which. /,
was said. ne made over to his wife when
he became convinced that his banks
we're insolvent.
After an investigation b. District At
-
torney Cropsey OF nroon''n noo,e "a'
slo!cteo on Decenioer o. ~. ~ W.
h'hss county nIano Jury 'Vse.ne' ""
SINGER MS son-'h-ia"' "nu w S
berg manager or 'he Noore oahN IL
htpWhsNihe' IL,
hoore ana SINGER "ers enate.u W,
oe'fauhing neposito,s OF s-o,vvV 'h,oue'
Q loan without collateral which kobrs
was a'egeo 10 nave naoe ou"e
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'',n ,,n,nrnssd ~ danosi,ors1 TO con
,,o ,a,nan, ~ IN. nron,iums and nov
-. J. .n,o ~, tho insurance will 90 Il
tno ocnn.,ors
Swami determined to try Kobre on tn