Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-14
White III PKUVt
he is KIMME:L
Auburn, N. Y, Prisoner Will
Soon Visit Niles, Mich.
$4,000 is At STAKE.
Man Who Says He is kimne, For
ner Kansas Banker. Has Been Inn
prisoned Under the Name of Whits
For Five Years.

prisoned Under the Name of White
For Fivs Years.
The little city of Niles, Mich, Is
soon to witness strange homecom
ing. a prisoner now confined In the
penitentiary at Auburn, n s.. viii be
released Sept. IT, ln r..sos ho Is
known as Andrew j. White IIe
claims to be George A. kimmel, for
mer banker of Arkansas City, Ran.
missing since 1898. Niles is .he for
1ner home OF Kimmel. He was rear
ed and went to school there.
Upon whether White the prisoner Is
In reality himmel the former bunker
depends not only the solution of =
PuMling mystery, but also involves
the payment Of $4,000.
Stake Is $4,000.
kimnel had $4,000 life Insurance
The beneficiary is Mrs Mary Bonslett
of Chicago, his sister. The Insurance
company is resisting the payment of
the policy OH tie ground that White
is kimmel and that, being ali-e, there
is no occasion for the payment of the
policy. Relatives say they have proof
that Kimmel must long since have
died, that White is an imposter. that
the money is due and should be paid
the sister and sued to recover it.
Events and scenes of former years
recalled in letters received at Niles
many people regard rs conclusive
proof that White is Ilimmel. Some of
these letters have been received b5
Henry Kephart. an old friend az the
kimmel family. who lives at Beyrien
Springs, ten miles north Of Niles. Mr.
hephart Is Convinced beyond doubt
that White must be kinmel because
OF the happenings they have recounted
In their letters which could not pcssi-
bly, be known to an inposter he says
She Says He's kinarnei.
One to whom the prisoner also has
written many times is Mrs. Henry
Lardner. She was a close friend OF
the kimmel family years ago when
Miies was their home Her husband
is equally warm in his friendship for
Kimmel
There are still many. however, who
do not believe that kimmel is living,
and who are willing to back their
opinions with money Among these
is Or. F. n. Bonine, who declares he
is willing to put Up from 500 to 800
either AS bet or as Il gift to any
charitable organization on the proiso-
sition that the real George Kimmel
does not come to Niles when the
strange prisoner at the Auburn. n. Y.
Is released The physi-
clan means by this that If this pris-
oner comes to Niles he is not Kimmel
Says Hes Betting on Sur. Thing.
The physician believes he is betting
pn sure thing because of slight
operation he says he performed on the
real kImmel when Kinmel was
youth. This was an operation on one
Of kimmels eyes that left small
scar. almost too slight now since the
years have passed to be noticed with
out the aid of magnifying glass.
Soon after the discovery OF White,
came Il settled fact that the Insurance
company intended to resist the pay
nent of the $4,000 insurance on his
ife, DR.. Bonine made a trip to Au-
surn prison at the instance Of an at
.orney for Mrs. Bonsiett. The doctor
went to the prison with the attorneys
and. after some persuasion. Kimmel
to let the physician exam
ne his eyes. DR.. Bonlne then asked
he prisoner to step to u window and
he Niles specialist took out micro
'cope and took several rapid but thor
,ugh elances at both the prisoners
yes.
Tho Scar Wasn't There.
One glance was enough to satisfy.
lie was looking for the scar from the
operation he had performed.
He found not the slightest trace Of
,car and that instead of Kimmel's
black eyes he looked into clear blue
ayes with pupils that dilated and con-
.racted naturally, indicating to the
specialist that they had never been
affected by either disease, injury or
operation.
Under the name Of Andrew ]. White
the man was found guilty of lar
cenr in Cattarsugus county, N. Y.
Ind was sent to Mat5eawan. N. T.. to
the state asylum for the insane He
Inter regained his sanity and was
to the penitentiarv Mt An
Buril. His sentence of fire years COM
muted for good behavior expires
Sept. 10.