Show WEALTHY MERCHANT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE after being arrested Arree tad for two crimea crimes and released on ball ho he opens arteries Art ecle now york anell atall 19 benedict gimbel a wealthy philadelphia merchant was arrested arre atod in this city yesterday oh orl he the double charge of ox erting improper influence over ivor Cl dark arlic a 16 year old boy and attempted bribery of tin county detectives ano made tho the arrest and lies tonight in st marys hospital hoboken N J unconscious from wounds believed by the police to be self inflicted it Is said his injuries will prove fatal bleeding from gashes on his brow and severed arteries in both wrists gimbel was found at I 7 in a room which he lie bad on the night before at the palace hotel in hobokan Ho bokon lato last night gimbel was released from the tombs under bonds he then went to hoboken and register ed at the palace hotel as wilson helige of trenton N J the door of his room was forced this evening and gimbel was discovered stretched out on the floor and bleeding freely from several wounds ph physicians yr attended him and stopped stopped the bleeding at 10 tonight his condition was said to have jm improved proved although still critical gimbel is identity was established from papers founds found I 1 in his clothing gimbel was to have been given a hearing in court here tomorrow his rig attorney daniel oreilly llly has stated that gimbels defense defens 0 will be that blackmail was attempted several members of gimbels family including hla his wife arrived tonight bernard gimbel a brother speaking for the family paid said dr jurist his family physician and doctors farr and foley of boken agree that benedict Girn gambers bels condition ie Is favorable to a 9 speedy re bovery Ren benedict venedict edict had been in poor door health for the last few weeks at intervals during the past week dr gimbels mind has been a blk blu ik in the last three months he hu ha bean been to new york twice his ills condition has not permitted him to go over more frequently mr gimbel had always enjoyed a spotless reputation and bis his domestic life has been one ont of complete happiness ceab 11 Glovers gloversville ville N Z Y april 19 alet alex ander amler hall haliw who gideo hla I 1 I 1 I 1 ag as a traveling vendor of gaa gas mantels niente ment els ls is being held by the police of this city as the suspected abductor of horace marvin jr 4 year old son of dr horace marvin of dover del hallen came here two weeks ago accompanied by a woman several years his junior and a small boy they took furnished rooms A photograph of the boy was secured and forwarded yesterday to dr marvin in reply be wired chief smith that he would send his nephew miles illes standish Stand leh of new york to identity identify the boy hallen was taken into custody pending the arrival of mr standish sh the woman and the child I 1 are being kepi kept under close surveillance |