The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-17
in CELL FOR YEARS
North Dakota Man Long ImprIs-
oned by Enemy.
For "a Years Had Been Mourned ~
Dead, Returns Homo with Re.
markable Tale Of Persecu-
tlon and Bad Treatment.


Larimore, N. D.-Mourned as dead
for IA years, handsome monument
over his supposed grave, and his wife
In possession of insurance money on
his life, Glen r. Kimball, former bank
err of Deadwood, 8. D., suddenly ap-
peared on the threshold of his wife's
home here last week. Transfixed as
If made Of marble, Mrs. Kimball rec
ognized her husband.
His mother. just coming up to the
porch, also knew her son. This dra-
matte scene was the climax Of re-
markable series Of events many Of
which are not yet clear. 1t was, how
ever, happy reunion. While Kimball
Is legally dead, his wife Is in COM
Portable circumstances and it Is un-
derstood that he will be received as
If his long absence had not occurred.
1t was not the return Of a modern
Enoch Arden, for Mrs. Kimball had
remained single during all the years
Of her husbands absence.
1t was on an unlucky September 10,
IA years ago last fall, that Kimball
left his home at Deadwood to go on
a three days hunting trip. On the day
he was expected home the supper ia
BILE was set with all the things he
liked best and the wife and his moth
er awaited his return, but he came
not.
AS the days passed and no word of
the missing man was received q
search was instituted which was fruit.
less. On Kimbalps arrival last week,
so soon as the shock of surprise had
given place to the joy of reunion, the
husband was asked for an explanation
OF his absence. The story he has told
Is disconnected and lacking in many
! important facts. 1t, however, contains
number of sensational features and
intimations of serious charges against
Deadwood man whose name is moi
given.
In reply to many interrogations
anxiously put by his relatives, Kim
ball Will only state that he has beer
confined somewhere against his will
and allowed no communication with
the outside world. He declares thai
he wrote letters, that they were tori
up before his eyes and he was told he
was crazy. Allegations of shameful
abuse are made by Kimball and ir
support of these he points to the alb
sence of several front teeth which he
AYERS we're knocked out by those who
were his keepers. 1t is intimated thai
all of Kimball's troubles were due tt
an enemy in Deadwood, whose name
Is withheld by the family.
After Kimball's disappearance tn,
dead body of a man resembling hin
was found under the snow fenc,
along railroad track by some labor
ers. The body was positively identi
fed as being that Of Kimball, the es
tate was probated and the insuranc,
on his life collected from the A. 0. U
W., amounting to $4,000. The bod,
was buried at Reno, Neb., near which
! place 1t was found. A year later 1
was taken up and and taken to Dead
wood, 8. D., and there inferred. Tw,
years later he was again exhumed ant
laid at rest in the family cemetery a
Prosper. Mimi, where a handsom,
monument was erected. When Kim
ball left home he was traced as ia,
as Lincoln, Neb., where he was final
ly arrested. The conductor says tina
/ Kfmball boarded his train and wen
into the baggage car where 1t wa,
found that he had no ticket. He pait
his fare to the next station and wa,
ordered out of the baggage car int,
a coach. The conductor noticed tina
he had large roll Of bills and a bi;
revolver sticking out of his pocket
After passing one more station tn,
conductor again collected fare ant
once more ordered Kimban out of tn,
baggage car. He did not go and tn,
conductor wired the officials at TIE
cumseh. where he was taken IL
| charge.
Kimball had on his person severa
valuable papers relating to minin,
stock and about $500 in cash. Kim
ball gave the police an assumed name
and as there were no charges agains
him and his home could not be Ia
Gated he was shortly released.
Similar events transpired at Lin
coin, Neb. There the trail ended
Kimball stoutly refuses to give an,
particulars of his travels or Of his al