Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-20
Release From Auburn Peniten-
tiay of Man Claiming to Be
George B, KimmeII ReviyeS
Bankers Disappearance.
INSURANCE COMPANY is
SURE OF IDENTIFICATION
Thirteen Years Ago the Real
KimmeII Dropped Out of
Sight, Policy On His Life
Was Never Paid,
IBy Morning Joarpai special Lsa.ss wirel

Ilsy Morning JOarBai special Leases Afrei
Niles. Mich, Sept 19.-George Al
fred Kimmel. believed by relatives to
have been dead for thirteen years, ar
rived home, from the penitentiary at
Auburn, n. Y. tonight and was identi-
fled by dozens of former friends and
associates.
Among those who identified Kim
mel was his cousin, Mrs Harry L. Fox.
who opened her home TO the wanderer
and held celebration OF his strange
return.
Despite Kimmels Identification
however and his acceptance by other
relatives, his mother Mrs Stella Kim
mel, refused To see him tonight She
remained in seclusion at the home
of friend while scores of Kimmel's
old companions sought him out at the
Fox residence and greeted him warm
ly The mother denounced Kimmel as
an impostor who was attempting to
deprive her OF S25 900 insurance.
which she held on her sons life.
Kimmel's arrival here was dramat-
ic I'm the extreme. He was accompanied
from Auburn by Harry l.. Fox and
two other associates from Niles, who
had telographed from the east that
they were sure OF kimmels identity,
AS Kimmel stepped from the train,
scores attempted to talk 10 him. but
his friends hurried him into a wait
ing carriage and drove him TO the Fox
home 10 see his cousin. Here ne was
also met by f. NJ Cook and Richard
Dugan, two of the men who had
known Kimmel best in tho old days.
Both said they were entirely satisfied
that Kimmcl was not an impostor.
Let me see your left wrist" Dugan
said TO Kimmel
Yes, the old scar is there, con
tinued Dugan as he made minute
examination of Kimmel's arm, but
don't need that veritication to know
that this man is our George Kimmel
and no other"
81 know it is George exclaimed
Mrs. Fox. Il am as certain of that as
] can be of any thing. | would not
have him here unless ] were sure
Ten minutes after Kimmel had ar
rived at the Fox residence neighbors
went in search of the mother to tell
her of the Identification of the man
who claimed to be her son But Mrs.
Kmmel refused to go to the Fox home
and continued to reiterate her belief
that the man at her nieces home was
an impostor
After the first furry of his arrival
and his Identification had passed kim
mel gave an account of his wander
ings, since he disappeared from Ar
kansas City in 1898.
AS you all remember" said Kim
mel Il left my home here in Niles
in 1898 to go into business at Ar
kansas City. Kan. | went to St. Louis
from Arkansas City that same year on
a business trip. While in St Louis at
that time, was slugged by hold-up
men and for long time my memory
was quite bad.
For several years It was with the
greatest difficulty that ! remembered
anything.
Il must have wandered much while
in this condition. and eventually
brought up in New York.
Il cannot understand why my own
mother does not want to see me. She
always treated me well, dressed me
IN the best clothes when | was a boy
ana sent me through high school
stlli hold the greatest love for her and
nothing would be greater boon than
TO go back home after all these years
OF trouble and suffering Maybe she
VIII change her mind tomorrow. |
know 1t is a shock to her"
Seven years after Kmmels disap-
pearance in 1898 his mother inst-
tuted suit in the ST. Louis courts TO
secure the insurance she held on his
NE. Jury returned verdict in her
favor and declared Kimme to be leg-
any dead. Upon this verdict, one com
pany paid Mrs. Klmmel on $4,000
pollcy Another company which car
rled a $4,000 policy on Kimmel,
however, fought the claim and carried
lile matter to higher courts. Mean
White this company directed a coun-
tiy-Wide search for Kimmel and fin
any announced to the court that Kim
mel was at Auburn.
Upon this discovery the company
informed Kimmefs relatives that no
PAYMENT would be made on the $40
GOO policy