The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-22
Crooked Thumb Not Seen Eyes
Different Color.
A. HUNT DENOUNCED.
Prisoner Says Kansan Has Lied
About Their Interviews.
Arkansas City Thinks He Is A.
j. White, Piano Salesman.

Niles, Mich, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Kim
mel has reiterated her doubt as to
-'Kimmeps' kinship to her after Sc
ries Of strange contradictions in an ef-
fort to identify him. For the fifth
time, she declared her inability to
recognize him. Other people maintain
ed their position that he was the KIM
mel who disa appeared from Niles about
13 years ago and then was given up
as having been killed either in St.
Louis, Omaha or New Y ork.
But what was considered remark
able was that the stranger failed to
give any cleW that would absolutely
fix his identity among people who he
said had known him for 35 years
before his disappearance and subse-
quent Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at Auburn, n. 7.
The defects which Mrs. Kimm el
found in the mans claim on her as
mother were:
those of her son, and he has not a
particularly crooked thumb which was
noticeable in her son.
He is not as tall as was her son.
His facial expressions are different,
particularly his chin does not pro-
trude as much.
His eyes are grey, whereas her SON 5
were dark brown.
His handwriting does not at all re-
semble that of her son.
Yet, despite this, 'KimmeT' con-
tinued to relate facts about the early
family history which Mrs. Kimmel
said only puzzled her.
A number of old residents of Niles
appeared before "Kimmel-" Some of
these he called by name, while others
he could not recognize.
Andrew J. Hunt of Arkansas City,
whom Kimme1 failed to recognize
Thursday declares the mysterious man
is not Kimmel Despite the fact that
the man answered correctly some
questions concerning Arkansas City
and his life in Omaha, there are
number of points on which it is
shown that he was wrong. These are
such things as a man would ordinar-
lily rem en- ber.
At the end of the interview Hunt
declared that he was satisfied the
man was not Kimmel. Kimmel then
denounced Hunt as the man who had
and lied about him. At one time
Kimmel seemed on the edge of col
lapse.
ssTen me where we lived in Omaha %
asked Hunt.
I'VE lived on Miami street 1 lived
next door to you there and -hen we
moved to Maple street, but / can't re-
member whether moved with yo1 or
you with u.s.
Hunt was trying to find out if the
man would recall boarding with him
for year in Omaha. but the man did
not recall it. At last Hunt asked:
Yes. yes. in Omaha and in Arkan-
sas City. We all ate at the same taole
at the Gladstone hotel"
Doesn't Recall Injury.
do you remember of ever going
hunting with ne2'
yes, hunting sEG swimming in the
Arkansas river .
DO you remen1 Der the time I was
injured While bathing?"
No, you were never injured while
in swimming with me-"
"Oh, yes, 1 was injured"
Tell me something about Arkansas
City" said Hunt.
Il remember the time I rented the
room over the bank to a railroad
lodge" said the man.
There never was a railroad lodge
up there" said Hunt.
"Yes. there was, too; I rented it to
FOrgarty and Migalls.'
there
Suddenly the man sprang from the
chair, his whole form shaking, his
teeth clenched, bOny forefnger
pointing at Hunt.
Hunt Is Denounced.
4 know you now, he screamed,
you hound. You are the man who
came to see me in Matteawan and in
Auburn and went away and lied about
what occurred You know am
George Kimmel. You are here to try
and trap me, not to try and give out
the truth. Get out. Why was tEig
man allowed to get in here to see me?
He means only to practice deceit
refuse 10 talk further with you. You
are my enemy. I will leave Niles to-
day if I have to go afoot.''
The man sank into his chair ex-