The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-20
Freed Convict Identified
as George Alfred
Kimmel.
ARRIVAL AT HOME
HIGHLY DRAMATIC
Identified by Cousin and Former
Friends-His Mother Refuses
to Accept Him as Long-Lost
Son, Declaring 1t Scheme
to Deprive Her of Life
Insurance.

kimmel. believed by relatives to have
been dead for thirteen years, arrived
at his old home here from the peni-
| Tertiary at Auburn, y. Y. late to-day.
and was identified by dozens OF former
friends and associates. Among those
who identified kimmel was his cousin.
..s. Harry l. Fox who opened her
home to the wanderer. and held d
celebration of his strange return.
Despite Kimmers Identification. how
ever. and his acceptance by other rel
atives. his mother. Mrs. Stella Kimmel,
refused to see him tonight. she re-
| manned in seclusion at the home of a
friend While scores of kinmeis old
companions sought him out at the Fox
| residence. The mother continued TO
denounce kimmel as an imposter who
was attempting to deprive her of sa5.-
900 insurance which she held on her
sons life.
Kimmers arrival here was dramatic
in the extreme He was accompanied
from Auburn by Harry L. Fox, and
two other old associates from Niles,
who had telegraphed from the East
that they were sure OF Kimmeis
! Identity. AS kimmel stepped from the
train scores attempted to talk to him,
out his friends hurried him into
| waiting carriage. and drove him to
the Fox home to see his cousin Here
he was also met by f. NJ. Cook and
Richard Dugan. two OF the men who
had known Kimmel best In the old
days. Both said they were entirely
satisfied that Kimmel was not an i'm
postor.
Account of wanderinE..
-,fter the first furry of his arrival
and identification had passed, Kimmel
gave an account of his wanderings
| since he disappeared from Arkansas
City. Kan. in 1898.
LAS you all remember" said Kim
mel. II left my home here in Niles in
1895 to go into business at Arkansas
City, Kan. 1 went 10 st. Louis from
Arkansas City that same year on a
business trip. While in st. LOUIS at
that time I was slugged by hoid-up
men, and for a long time my memory
wac quite bad.
For several years. it was with the
greatest difficulty that 1 remembered
anything. Things came back to me
piecemeal. and strive as hard as 1
could. / could not remember much
while in this condition. and eventually
brought up in New York. 1 have lit
tie to say about tho trouble I got into
there. which resulted In my being sent
to prison. But I was not responsible
at that time. and do not think should
be judged for that
K!mmel declared that he could not
understand why his mother does not
want to see him. adding that he still
holds the greatest love for her.
Suit for Insurance.
Seven years after Kimmers disap-
pearance in 1885, his mother Instituted
suit in the St. Louis courts to secure
the insurance which she neld on his
life jury returned a verdict in her
favor. and declared Kimmel to be le-
gaily dead. Upon this verdict one com
pany paid Mrs. Iiimmel on a $4,000
policy Another company, which car
ried $4,000 policy on Kimmel. how
ever. fought the claim, and carried the
matter to higher courts. Meanwhile
this company directed q country wid o
search for Kimmel. and finally an
nounced to the court that Kimmel was
at Auburn. Upon this discovery, the
company informed Kimmers relatives
that no payment would be made on the
$4,000 policy. Mrs. iIimmel. however,
said she put no confidence in the dis
covery made by the insurance COM
pany. and declared the whole matter
was conspiracy to defraud her of the
! money.
Had Undergone Hnrd.hips.
when kimmel disappeared he was a
man In the prime OF life. in perfect
health and possessed of keen bust
ness mind. When Andrew J: White
was found in Matteawan the thumb of
MS right hand bad been hewn off al
the first joint the backs OF both hands
were Scared badly, there was a great
gash In his neck and a healad wound
the size of dollar on top of his head,
he entered the asylum. but he inn
| proved steadily during his stay. Under
careful treatment at Auburn he ma de
| considerable progress. and according
to Mr.. Nc ttosh is almost normal men,
tally at the present time.
As he left Auburn Kimmel further
suggested that he would throw new
light on the disappearance n 1895 Of
100000 bonds OF the Pacific Express
Company at Omaha. He gave no de-
tails of this. and they were not known
here