The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
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Freed F0rger, Who Asserts He Is Missing Cashier, Recognized at Train ny His Old
 Friends.

Niles, Mich, Sept. i9.-The ef- Forts of convict to establish his lost identity in the presence of for mer townsfolk was witnessed here tonight at the depot when man who was released from Auburn prison, New York, under the name of Andrew J. White, but who in- slsts he is in reality George E. Kim mel, missing bank cashier of Arkan- sas City, Kan, stepped from train and was surrounded by persons who knew Kimmel when in years gone by he lived in Niles.
 Thirteen years ago George k. Kim mel cashier of the Arkansas City bank, started east to sell and deliver some city bonds. The bonds were sold and the money was duly re- ceived by the Kansas officials, but the cashier disappeared. The last trace of him was picked up in Kan sas City, Mo-, where he had left his hotel and disappeared.
 Recently the convict known as White declared to visitor at Au- burn prison in New York, that he was Kimmel; that he had been drugged fl years ago in Kansas City and robbed of his reason; that re- sultantly hes stumbled into a life of crime, committed forgery while out of his senses, and was sent to the penitentiary.
 Meantime, a life insurance com pany had been called on to pay Kim mel's sister a policy of $25,000 on the assertion that he was dead. The learned of the convict White, and his declaration that he was kimmel, and refused to pay.
 Day before yesterday White-or Kimmel--ended his imprisonment and was set free. He at once de- clared his determination to estab- fish his identity as Kimmel, which his relations, beneficiaries under the insurance policy, denied.
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 At the depot here tonight the man was met by former friends and ac- quaintances of Kimmel, delegated to say whether the ex-convict is or is not the long-missing cashier.
 They pressed about him as he from the train. With him was cousin, Harry l.. Fox. Among the score of persons at the train to meet the liberated man was Fred w. Cook, an old-time friend of Kim mel and publisher of the Niles Star.
 As soon as the ex-convict caught sight of Cook, he called out:
 Why, hello Fred. Say, but you've lot. But 1 know you, How is the boy? Still running the Star?'
 Grasping his hand, Cook answered 
 George, it's you; I'd know you anywhere on the face of the earth"
 There were two near relatives of the man with the strange mystery of identification who were not pres ent at his arrival. They were Mrs. Stella Kimmel, whom he claims as his mother, and who denies him as a son, and Mrs. Edna Kimmel Bon- stett, who denies she is his sister.
 Kimmel shook hands with several persons at the train and recalled their first name promptly.
 Kimmel today was still at the home of Mrs. Harry T. Fox, who him as cousin. He said his mother would have to call on him if she wanted to see him.
 If my mother will not recognize me, I will not force her to. All my friends here know I am the real George Kimmel. So does my mother know I am not an imposter."
 Chief of Police SkcpticaI.
 "This man is not Kimmel," de- clared Chief of Police George Fran cis today, after conference with the newcomer. T went to school with the real Kimmel, and would know him well. When I asked this man my name he could not tell"