The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22
viii MOI Accept Man Who Claims
10 Be Her Son
TOWN OF NILES IS DIVIDED
Some Accept Man Who Claims to BE
George A. kimmel While Many
Others Are Not Convinced--He
Greets Many Citizens as Old Ae-
quaintances.

Niles, Mich, Sept. 2l.-Niles'
strange controversy over the identity
George A. Kiihmel' who represent
ed himself TO be man long supposed
TO be dead, was further complicated
yesterday
While scores of persons positively
identified him as the son for whose
supposed death Is years ago Mrs.
Estella Kimmel received $4,000 in
life Insurance, an equal number We're
as positive that it was not the son.
Then Mrs. Kimmel, 40 years old, who
had asserted the man is impersonat-
ing her son merely TO deprive her Of
the money she already has received
and 10 prevent the payment OF S20,-
600 more in insurance. serutinized
the man who claims her as mother.
Brought face TO face with the wo-
man, the "Kimmel" just released
from a 5-year-term in the Auburn.
New York. penitentiary stretched out
his arms and said pleadingly:
Mother, don't you know your
boy? Dom disown me any longer.
You know / am your SON
Mrs. Kimmel. Withdrawing from
the man as he attempted to embrace
her. stood sternly scanning his face.
NO." she said. Il don't see in you
any positive resemblance to my son.
The meeting took place between
the two at the home of Mrs Harry l..
Fox. who already has accepted Kim
mel as a cousin and positively iden-
titled him as the son of Mrs. Kimmel.
! II was made known that Mrs. Kim
mel. has no direct interest in any
money which the insurance CON-
panies refuse 20 pay on the ground
that the son is still living. but that a
$50. 600 policy Is held BY daughter,
another $500 policy is held b. a
distant relative.
II would have no selfish motive In
denying the identity or my son II he
were alive" said Mrs. Kimmel. For
years I have felt sure he was dead
and ! cannot believe that this man
Is be. Il seems that some motherly
instinct ought 70 tell me the truth
yet when I look at him do not rec.
ognize him. He only puzzles ne. II
has almost Frustrated me 10 look
upon this strange man and have PEG
pie insist that he Is my son. II
were sure he was my son God knows
] would be glad 70 take him in my
arms"
"Kimmel' on looking at the wo
man said be was positive she was lii
mother.
II wanted to take her In my
arms" he said. For she looked tn,
same as years aga. love her Will
4, my heart and cannot understand
why she should insist that ! AMI dead
still ! will not worry her and II sh'
CONTINUES 70 disbelieye me II shall
be as she wishes. But | know | an
Kimmei for ! recognize everyone.
To test his acquaintance will
Niles. "kimmel' later vas escoTte,
dDtlA AHt rNftiH EAt IFIhdtFNll
pointed out the landmarks and re
lated former incidents which tn
townspeople said were correct. Nod
ding 70 people he called them b!
their full names but many Of ther
professed not 10 recognize him as III
real kimmel
Now 70 prove ] am familiar will
the town said Kimmel. ~ will tel
you that behind that Hill there Is
Blk brick house on the southslde 0
. which Is a large elm tree from whicl
We used 70 swing shen boys
Everyone declared the statemen
was correct. Meantime. scores o
people vh0 went u the Fox home i
identity Kimmei came away wit
conflicting opinions.