The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-21
HE'LL SHOW Her.
KimmeI Says He Will Convince
Mother of His Identity.
Recalls Details of BOyhOOd Days
to Prove Name.
STILL DOUBTS HIM.
Mother Of Missing Man UncOn-
vinced by Second Interview.
Memory Plays Trick on Him Says
Doubling One.
STILL DOUBTS HIM.

Of my boyhood which will convince my
mother that I am her SON" said the
man who represents himself to be
Kimmel.
Niles, Mich, Sept. 21.-But only
more puzzling circumstances resulted
from a conference which Mrs Estella
Fimmel had with the man who repre-
sents himself to be George A. Kimmel,
her son. who Mrs. kimmel says died
years ago.
After carefully questioning the man
the aged woman said she was as much
in doubt q sever The newcomers
hands and face expression were not
only not like those of her son, but
were radically different, she said I ct
she could not account for many early
incidents in Niles which he recOuntedl
The fact that kimmel has just Sc
cured his liberty after being confined
for five years in the prison at Auburn,
Mrs Kimmel thinks, may account for
his poor memory in other details.
But she added, I'VE can not let
that cover up all the defects in his
claim that he is my son. I don't see
the slightest resem blance and while he
remembers lots of things about Niles,
still he is deficient in trying to recall
exact details of the family history His
physical characteristics are all opposed
10 his claims. I am anxious to recOg-
nize him if he is my son, but regard
it as essential to protect myself against
imposture."
People in Arkansas City, Kan, and
St. Louis, where Mrs. KimmeIs son
lived after leaving Niles. sent her tele-
grams and letters today advising her
not to accept "Kimmel'' as her SON
atKimmel." whom half of Niles be-
Geves. while the other half including
Mrs Kimmel, declares to be stranger
impersonating the real Kinmel who
disappeared 13 years ago, said he was
confident that today Mrs. kimmel
would be convinced she is his mother.
Mrs. Kimmel, so far has been unable
to identify the man but has insisted |
that her real son is dead and this man
has appeared merely to deprive her of !
$4,000 life insurance which she already |
has received and to prevent the pay
ment of $4,000 more life insurance to |
her daughter and other relatives. The
insurance company has refused to pay
the $4,000 on the ground that the son
is not dead but the present "KimmeI''
is he
Mrs. Kimmel, who is 70 years old
has asserted she can find in this man
ne family resemblance, although she
remembers wildly the appearance of
her son when he disappeared 13 years
ago
.'KimmeI' claims that a term of five
years in the Auburn, N. Y. prison.
where he was sent on conviction of
larceny, has made the changes in his
appearance which puzzles his mother.
He expects by talking to her of early
family history to convince her that he
Is her son and not Andrew White as
he was known in Auburn prison.
To test his acquaintance with Niles,
ftkimmeP' was escorted about the
streets. He repeatedly pointed out the
landmarks and related former incidents
which the townspeople said were cor
rect Nodding to people, he called
them by their full names, but many of
them professed not to recognize him.
as the real Kimmel
Now, to prove that I am familiar
with the town. said Kimmel, Il will
tell YOU that behind that hill there is
a big red brick house. on the south
side of which is a large elm tree from
which we used to swing when boys"
The statement was correct.
Town Still Divided.
Meantime, scores of people who went
TO the Fox home to Identify Kimmel
came away with conflicting opinions /
Some of the reasons given for opposing /
the belief that it was Mrs. Kimmel's
son were:
Henry Dean, druggist-Because he !
remembers that KimInel, when young, /
had brown eyes, whereas the present |
claimant has light gray eyes.
DR.. F. M. Bonine-Beeause he per
formed an operation on KimmeTs eye /
which left a scar that could not have /
been eradicated, whereas the new
''KimmeF' has no such scar.
George Francis chief of police-Be- /
cause he knew the real ximmeI from I
boyhood up to the time of his disap- /
pearance and this man has no physical /
resemblance to the former; is positive |
he is not the man.
Charles ntague@Because the new /
conner uses poor grammar, whereas the 4
other Kimmel was distinguished for his /
polished English.
L E. Wood-Because he does not see /
any resem blance to the earlier Kimmel. |
They Believe in Him.
Among the evidences put forth by /
those who claim 'Kimme1'' is the man /
he says he is are:
Joseph Wilson, janitor of the Niles
First National bank-Recause kim !
mel on first seeing him, shouted. |
.HelIo. joe He recognized 'tKimmel" |
as a former employee of the bank.
renem bered once having rented a rig
to which was hitched a horse with /
white eyes
Dr.. J. f. Brown-Because he found !
on the left wrist of the newcomer tat /
toeed the initials. &C. A. K"
Joseph Hatcher@Because ''Kimmel' |
recalled wildly the drowning of a boy
IN a lake near Niles 1 years ago.
Samuel Quinn by-Because .'Kimmel' |
could tell him in detail of what hap |
pened at a lodge meeting more than
fifteen years ago.
MY explanation of this mans abil- |
ity to assume the role of the real Kim |
mel is this said Charles Montague,
z cousin of Mrs Kimmel AT the
time Kimmel disappeared the newspa-
pers were full Of mystery stories as |
tc what had become of him. This man
says he was in st. Louis about that
time He may have been familiar with