Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-20
IT WILL PROVE EXPENSIVE
IF WOMAN ACKNOWLEDGES THE
STRANGERS CLAIM SHE
WILL LOSE $4,000.
HAD COLLECTED INSURANCE
POLICY FOR $1,000 PAID WHEN
GEORGE ALFRED KIMMEL
DISAPPEARED.

Niles, Mich, Sept. 20.- STEPPING
back from the proffered embrace o.
the man who claims to be her son,
Mrs. Estella Kimmel today faced him
for the first time since their dramatic
meeting in the prison at Auburn, N.
Y, four years ago.
why, mother, don't you know
me?" the man who claims to be
George Alfred Kimmel, exclaimed as
the woman entered the home of i
cousin where the man of mytery has
been acknowledged as relative. AS
he spoke, he stepped forward with
arms extended but the woman re-
coiled and responded sharply:
Il not so sure about that"
Then she subjected "Kimmel" to a
cross-examination that went into de-
tails of her sons early life and school
days in Miles,, Shs asked him also
why, If he was her son, he had not
written to her during the many years
= a5 awA5sS frcn. HIS bfrthpIace.
The Interview was, II anything, more
dramatic than the former meeting be-
tween the two. Earlier in the day
the man had reiterated his claims to
identity as Kimmel and had declared
that if his mother wished to see him
she would have to call on him. When
they came face to face he made the
first advances and, after her reDuB,
exclaimed:
How can you say such thing,
mother?"
Then they sat down facing eacn
other and the fire Of questions began
behind closed doors. He was asked
his age, birthplace, several questions
about his father, where he went to
school, why and when ne left Niles
and what circumstances had pre-
vented him from informing those at
home of his whereabouts and actions. /
Mrs. Kimmel is not ready to deny
fatty that the man is her son, neither
will she admit that his claims are
just When she saw him in Auburn
she was emphatic in her denunclar
ton of his claims. Former acquaint-
ances Of the woman's son are d1vided
as to the identity of the man. Some
asserted that he has readily recalled
happenings of his boyhood but others
declared today that he was an inn
poster.
Still claiming to be the son of Mrs
Estella Kimme1, but denounced by
her as an impersonator of her son
for whose death she received insur-
ance money, the man who came from
the Auburn, N. Y, penitentiary ana
was identified by scores OF people
as George Alfred Kimmel, was un-
certain today whether he would at
tempt to see his mother.
.Kimmel," who says he disap-
peared 13 years ago and now returns
after $1,000 life insurance has been
paid Mrs. Kinmel for his death' salu
he had no motive in returning otner
than love for his mother.
Il do not want to cheat anyone out
of the $4,000 additional life insur-
ance which my relatives would re-
ceive if they could prove I'm dead,
said "Kimmel," @but am not dead
after being knocked in the head
in what appeared to be an attempt
to put me out of business, after be-
ing sent to the Auburn penitentiary
for ave years on a charge Of steal
ing Is cents and after otherwise be
ine SO badly treated that my mind
il almost gone, I desired to come
home. 1t was impossible for me to
pretend for the rest of my life thai
/ was dead just SO that somebody
could enjoy $4,000. If my mothel
win not recognize me, ! viii mo-
force her to. All my friends here
know I'm the real George Kimmel. s.