New-York tribune., 1911-09-22
IDENTITY OF K|MMEL
STILL WORRIES TOWN
Woman, After Fifth Interview,
Still Uncertain if He Is Her
Son Lost Years Ago.
FINDS MANY DISCREPANCIES
Residents of Niles, Mich, Unable
TO Decide if Auburn Con-
vict Really Is an
Impostor.

Niles. Mich. Sept 2-"A modern Rip
van Wrinkle. who has so changed that his
tovnspeople may never be able positively
10 identify him, or another Samuel Brohl
was Niles's verdict to-day In the case OF
George 4. Kimmel." who represents HIM
SELF TO be a man for thirteen years given
nm os dead. vet who asserts he is the son
OF Mrs Estella Kimmel who already has
received life insurance on the supposed
death OF her son.
Mrs. I[immel to-day reiterated her doubt
as 10 the mans knship to her after strange
contradictions in, an effort 10 identify him.
For the ffth tiIMe. after scrutinizing his
features, she asserted her inability to rec
ognize him other persons maintained that
he was undoubtedly the Himmel who dis
appeared and who was given no az having
been killed either in St Louis Omaha or
New York
What was considered remarkable was
that the stranger failed TO give any clew
that would absolutely fix his identity among
persons who. he said. had known him for
tbirtv-fve years before his disappearance
and subsequent Imprisonment IN the peni'
,entiarv at Auburn. n. Y. The defects
which Mrs Kimmel found in the mans
claim on her as mother We're:
His hands are smaller than were those Of
her son. and he has not a partlcularIE
crooked thumb which was noticeable IN her
son.
lie is not as tall as was her son.
Ills facial expression IS different. par
ricularly his chin does not protrude -
Ills eyes arc gray. whereas her sons were
iIi Ills 6andWitins does not at al. resemble
that of her son.
Vet. despite this, "Kimme' continued to
relate facts about the early family history
which. Mrs. Kimmel said, puzzled her Sew
eraI old residents of Niles appeared before
~KimmeI" Some Of these he called pJ
name while others he could not recognize.
Andrew j. Hunt Of Arkansas city, KAN
who said he knew the real Kimmel at Ar
kansas CITY. said this man was not Mrs
k:mmoTs son The interview was repeu-
tiop Of one which "Kimmel" had two years
ago with Hunt AT the Auburn penitentiary.
Urnt. as he did two wears ago said kim
mel was l5borng under an hallucinauon.
DO vcu mean 10 say you're ne Niume
Who used IN live with us and who used
90 teach my little daughter her lessons?'
asked Hunt
Kimmel admitted he had No recollection
of teaching Hunts daughter.
"But." ne said, Il remember your wife's
name was Marjorie
George Francis, chief of police with p
score OF others. also repeated their doubt
that he was the real himmeL The fact
that so far he has been unable 70 convince
Mrs Klmmel was pointed to as substan-
tiatnC their doubt
Persons in Arkansas City and ST Louis
where Mrs Kimmers son lived after leaV-
ing Niles. sent kilograms and letters to her
to-day advising her not to accept "Kimmei'
as her son.
Los Angeles. Sept. 2l-Cyrus Chapin sec
ratarv cf chief Of Police Sebastian, ana
formerly an operative Of detective agency,
has tclegraphed 10 the authorities at Niles
Mich. an offer 20 assist I'm clearing up the
mystery surrounding the identity of the
man claiming TO be George a. Kimmel, who
disappeared thirteen years ago. Chapin
SAYS that he has data which will enable
him positively 20 identify the real Kimmel
Arkansas city, Kan, Sept 2l.-That An
Grew j. White. tho former convict, who
alleges no is George a. Kimmel, IS none
ether than a man who worked here as a
riano salesman several years ago is the
growing belief. Samples of the handwriting
II the piano salesman and the man who
lcnresCnts himself as kimmel were com
pared to-day and show marked sim1arity