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So George. L bright and attractive youth.
left high school and went to work In :he
uaper pulp mills at Niles He kept up
his acquaintance with his school chums-
the Platt boys, Sam Quimby, Harry Burt
and VIII Lardner. Tue girls in their
crowd" were especially Celia Dean and
Belle and Mabel Finley AS children.
George and Mabel had been Sweet
hearts," She grew prettier and prettier
and now. with George iu the way OF maxi
ing his own fortune, their love romance
began in real earnest.
There was 10 question that George was
desperately IN love. Mabol's preference
for him was plain 1t was an ardent and
pretty courtship. and before George was
twenty their marriage, as soon as George
was able to support wife. WAS accepted
as foregone conclusion. To hasten this
delectable consummntiou, George secured a
uositlon in the First National Bank at
Niles. of which an uncle--William stevens
was president. and his mothors brother.
Charles a. Johnson, cashier.
In tLts position Georges prospects
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They quieted him and he slept asaiA
Mrs. Fox and her friend. Mrs. Maude
Qulgley, also OF Niles, we're summoned
They solved the Mabel mystery for
nurse and surgeon. The operation was .
grand SUGGEST For the first time KIM
mel had recalled his one love romance.
pronounced the name OF his old swest-
heart-alI the rest must follow!
And. apparently. SO It has. While Kim.
mel regaIns his strength 10 the hospital
reading an occasional cheerful letter from
Mrs, Lardner. bis old sweetheart, whose
husband. his old chuu,, heartily indorses
all her merciful attentions. the old George
Kimmel back again krits together the
Tavelied ends OF his memories and plans
a future In which no one will deny him
either his identity or his material rights.
One detail Of his convalescence is a bit
hard to bear--the feeling that the sur
geon's knife. In RELEASING those compressed
brain cells. sent him back. prestoi to the
happy days OF his love romance. She was
all youth and charm. untouched by the
years while his memory slumbered
1t Is bit hard to live through again tina
incidents OF hls arrangement from Mabel
Finley, the sweetheart Of his schpoldaya
and bis early mauhooa
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CHAPTER II.

IN URING those years George Kimnel
had prospered. From Omaha he
went to Arkansas City and took
charge of the affairs Of the Farmers State
Bank there, which we're in bad way. II
was a bank in which his uncle. William
Stevens, Of Niles, was interested. As its
president, he restored the concern to
solid basis and acquired personal prop
erty valued at more than $4,000. Later
his uncle became the nominal president.
with George acting also as cashier. His
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-30

self Andrew J. White. His mind seemed
confused He lived precariously, from
hand to mouth and seemed unable TO give
any account OF himself. In 1905 he was
sent to the Matteawan Prison for the
Criminal Insane, convicted of beating" a
board bill in Buffalo. The regimen seemed
to agree with him. He improved much
In health. Suddenly his mind cleared, and
he announced himself to be George KIM
mel-tbe George Kimmel, Of Niles, Omaha
and Arkansas City, whose mother had col
lccted $4,000 Of his insurance money and
then was suing for $4,000 more In the
St Louis courts, declaring her son was
long since dead.
The case had received so much pub
licity that Whites announcement of his
identity attracted wide attention. His de-
scription OF events In George Kimmels
life were so accurate that he was declared
sane and discharged. But return to
his wandering life darkened his mind
again, He was presently arrested on q,
charge Of forgery. convicted and sent TO-
Auburn Prison on a Ave years sentence
as Andrew ]. White" But in Auburn
his mind again cleared. Again his state
ment that be was George kimmel inter-
fered with the efforts Of his relatives TO
collect his life insurance. When the St
Louis court decided that Kimmel was still
alive, his mother and sister-the latter
now Mrs, Edna Bonsett. Of Chicago-vis-
tied Auburn to determine whether he was
George Kimmel or an impostor 50
They would not recognize him; but
Kimmel during a later Interval of lu-
cidity, remembered whispering In his
mothers ear:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-30
CHAPTER III,

Wanderfn0s Asylum. Prison.
IN 1904 a haggard, addressed man, ap-
parcnrly midde-aged. wandered from
town 10 another In the northern
vart of New York State. lie called him.
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CHAPTER Y,

what the Surgeons hnife Revealed.
" IMMELs Inconsistencies lapsed
n into a healthful sleep lasting sew
eral hours When he awoke a
nurse was leaning over his hospital cot.
Kimmel looked Into her inquiring eyes
and spoke for the first time since the
operation.
where's Mabel?" he asked.
The nurse called the surgeon. Kimmel
could turn bis head unaided. He was
looking anxiously about the room.
Where's Mabel" he asked again.
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from his lips.
Yet Il was mainly due u
the efforts of that same
old sweetheart-for many
years since the wife OF ohs
OF his old Chums-that a
celebrated surgeon was III
duced to perform the dan
gerous operation which
alone could be hoped to
permanently and com'
pletely restore his mem"
DRY. But no Eooner waa
the bit Of depressed skull
lifted, and the moribund
brain cells came fully 10
life, than Kimmcl opened
his eyes aud whispered
eagerly:
s.NIsha-ns., ha hnl p'
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The lost link-the only complete lcst
link-was restored. Safely out from under
the surgeons knife, Klmmel was on firm
ground with his courtship Of pretty Mabel
Finley the sure and sound landmark from
which to accurately view his whole past
SO loBS obscured-
Following are the important chapters
IN George Kimmers strange story. drawn
mainly from his own statements:
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e Operation It" bat am l to call
you. II not 'mother'?'
She looked ut him
In silence, and then
whispered: when we are alone. call me
mother"
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at times, vas astonlsh- ff
ipgly- lucid in describing
old-time happenings In
Niles, he gave no sign that f.
he remembered his old h
love for Mabel. Yet She
Mrs. william Lardner, OF
Duluth-had Joined the
Foxes enthusiastically In
their efforts to habilitate
him. 1t was she, In fact
through frIend-who
who Induced Kimmel to
"tnke one chance In thou
sand" by submitting himself ,,-
ration on his injured head by the
brated surgeon, DIR. Loren Wilder g
Robert Burns Hospital In Chicago.
He knew as he shifted the ether
the chances were very much aKaIns
world.
With his Instruments DIR. Wilder
pinned the sunken bit Of Kimmel's
relieving the pressure on the Ions
numbed brain cells, and put the ps
to bed unconscious. but physically
perhaps to awaken mentally sound.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
AGED MAN IS KNOCKED
DOWN BY STREET CAR
Edward F. Simpson, Eighty-six,
Sustains Injury To Head and
Suffers From Shock.

Edward F. Simpson. eighty-six years
old. ono Of the veteran tailors Of WASH
ington. was knocked down and injured
by street car at Fourteenth and G
streets northwest this morning. He was
aiken In an ambulance to the Emer-
Eency Hospital. where It was found he
had been hurt on the left side OF the
head and was also suffering from Shock
Because OF his advanced years the doc
tors said the injuries might prove Sc
rious.
rr Simpson, who lives at 1872 Monroe
street northwest, was on his way to
the tailoring establishment of his son.
.. 'Varield simpson, in G street, short
" before 3 o'clock, when the accident
happened. The aged man had just left
Mt. Pleasant car and had started to
cross G. street In front of the Colorado
building. He stepped IN front OF City
and Suburban car. the fender of which
knocked him down. The car had almost
come to a stop.
Several persons who witnessed the ac-
cident rushed to Mr.. Simpsons assist
ance and helped him into a store on
the corner while a hurry call was sent
for an ambulance. Andrew A. Hamil-
on OF 1921 p street northwest, and Will
bur ]. Allen. of Riverdale, who saw
Nr simpson knocked down. told the
police the accident was unavoidable.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Commission Secretary
Recalls Assassination
Of President Garfield

DR.. william Tindall, secretary to
the Board OF Commissioners, speak
Ing today of the attempted assassina-
tion of Colonel Roosevelt, recalled the
attack on President Garfield over
thirty years ago. He was among the
first to reach the wounded President.
Describing the event. DR.. Tindall said:
II was at my office on the morning
Of July 2. 1881, when l heard that
the Vice President had been killed ct
the Baltimore and Potomac. railroad
"Then DR.. d. Y. Bliss arrived. lie
turned the President on his right side.
The opening Of the bullet wound was
we'll down Garield's back. and to the
right OF the spinal column. DR.. Bliss
started probing for the bullet. but
could not locate 1t. The probe always
came In contact with the backbone.
Finally he gave up. and said. Cover
him UP and take him to the White
House,
Some weeks afterward / visited Gui-
teau. had a long talk with him. He
bade me good-by with the same mix
ture OF smile and grin as when | first
saw him. 1t was deeply pathetic"
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Schrank on Army
Lists in Bavaria
As a DeSerter

MUNICH, Bavaria, Oct. T.-John
ScnraIlk, the assailant Of Colonel Roose-
welt, Is a native of the village OF Erd-
ing. In northern Bavaria, about twenty
miles from this city. Several members
OF f,!s family still reside there.
At the time Of his departure for
America sixteen years ago Schrank was
regarded AS most eccentric character
and he was unable to secure employ
ricd on the army mobilization lists as
a deserter since he left.
NEW YORK, Oct. II. - Jacob 8.
Strahl. Judge of the Fourth District
Municipal Court In Brooklyn, said he
had looked upon John Schrank, assail-
ant Of Colonel Roosevelt, as a ''poten-
tial bad man" A suit brought by
Schrank against Havestroh g. Thur
mann, saloon keepers, was tried before Q
Judge Strahi' last March.
"Schrnnk appeared to me to be, II |
may coin the word. miseducated, "
said strahl. He seemed man who
had misapplied everything he had
learned from books. He was wild In his
statements, extremely arrogant at
times and even threatening. i remem-
bered him well. because he sent a
threatening letter to me on March 81.
| destroyed the letter, but can recall
Its contents perfectly. 1t read about as
follows:
You have branded me as a man
who lies. BY not believing me under
oath, think you have done me a
great. u monstrous. an incorrectible in
justice. Il mean to avenge this. You
are a Judge. AS a judge you ought to
right the wrongs OF the poor You
have decided In favor of the rich peo-
pie against the poor You have decid-
ln he nj, f.la a
Of that OF the people who do the world q
work. You are not fitted to be a Judge.
and I have been appointed to see to It
that you do not Judge other cases. Be-
ware! IAN AVENGER."
Justice Strahl said he recognized the
handwriting by the signatures OF
Schrank to his legal complaint and tc
his request for summonses.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
SCHRANK PHOTOS
SHOW HIM INSANE,
SAYS AL|EN|ST
Philadelphia Expert Ana
lyzes Picture of Roose-
velt'S Assassin.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 17.-Prof Ed
ward Anthony Spitzka. the alicnist,
who examined Czolgosz after the as
sass nation of President Mckinley. an
nounced last night that the photo
graphs of John schrank, who tried to
take the lie of Colonel Roosevelt.
showed he was unauestionably ma
MAC.
Prof. Spitzka studied the picture OF
Schrank in his laboratory for sevcra.
hours. and after he had finished some
measurements, he said the man was
undoubtedly insane. He added:
'Of course, | also based my diagnosis
on what has been published of the
mans life, his habits, and his state
ment to the police. These all aid me In
drawing the conclusion that this man
Is not norma! mentally.
First Of all. the distance from the
frontal arch or base of the forehead
to the top of the head shows an abb
normality. The expanse of forehead
is also not in conformation with the
rest OF his face, and the distance from
the top OF the ear to the junction OF
the bones at the apex Of the skull show
deficiency of at least two and half
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Colonel RooseveKs Message From His
Sick Bed to the American People

Albert j. Bevedge former Senator from Indiana,
delivered him
Hospital in Chicago Mr. Roosevels
for dewhohap
nan oknowth
the ca to If days q they d
a lives o dies tits
nthe wilt
IL IL rehr;n
greed o h an t greed of those
III an will b.
o
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
SEVENTEEN GREEKS
LEAVE THE CAPITAL
TO FIGHT TURKEY
First of Fifty Receive Good
Wishes at Patriotic
Service.

Seventeen Washington Greeks, the first
OF nifty who will return to the old coun-
try to engage In battle against the
Turks. will sail from New York this
afternoon. This morning at Union Sta
ton they Joined more than 200 Greeks
on special train from Savannah, Ga,
and other Southern points.
Before the little group Of Washington
Greeks left a religious and patriotic
service was held at the Eastern Ortho-
dox st. Sophia Church. at Sixth and O
streets northwest last night, conducted
by the Rev. J. Aexopoulos, who blessed
them and wished each volunteer a God
speed in his return to his country,
where he goes to fight not only for
Greece, but for Christianity.
The Washington party included Again
Floratos, Basilios Denopulos, spiros
Koutchies, Antonios Velisaries, Michael
Tehicuthacies. Michael Androulackys.
George Anagnostopoulos. Grigorious
Alexapulos. Athanasios Balaskas
Georee Doulsious. George Kachtarakes,
Harry PapathanaBion, Costos Litheres,
Basilios Papacostantros, Nicholas
Boucklizan. Nicholas Antonopulas, and
George anthackys.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
TRANSFER OF LIQUOR
LICENSE IS DELAYED
Protest by Anti-Saloon League At
torney Holds Up Action on
Cafe Republique's Case.

Protests on the part OF A. 4. Shoe
maker, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League, have resulted In delay in the
transfer OF a liquor license from the
Columbia cafe Company to the Cafe
unique Company. Patrons attend
ing the re-opcning OF the Cafe Repub-
n''e last night were served with drinks
purchased from "A nearby saloon, and
on which IL was said. no profit was
made by the new management.
A hearing on the transfer of the IL
cense was granted by the Excise Board
ut The request OF Mr.. Shoemaker yes,
terday afternoon. The attorney basel
80 nrotest on the ground that the ap-
plication did not bear a majority OF the
signatures OF the residents In i street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. In this block there are two
"esidan's only one OF whom had given
his SIGNATURE. II was claimed. The board
decided not to grant the transfer until
the application was signed by the other
resident
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Capital Doctors
Sure Roosevelt Is
Being Well Treated

That the surgeons at the bedside of
Colonel Roosevelt in Chicago are acting
wisely In not attempting an operati
at present, Is the opinion among Wash
ington physicians.
His symptoms. so far as / know,
have not Indicated that the lung IL
Affected SAYS DR.. j. J. Richardson.
III this Is the case, 1t probably would
be best to allow the bullet to remain
there at present
His case must be closely watched
The fact that the surgeons have not
seen seen ut TO remove the bullet Is no
indication that they believe his condi-
ton is such as to make an operation
inadvisable.'
DR.. Charles $. White makes the fol.
lowing statement:
THE bullet might now be removed
but | believe II would be advisable Ia
allow II to remain whore II IL until the
four or five days during which compll.
cations are likely to arise shall have
passed. To give an anesthetic prepara-
tory to operation, while the body Is still
suffering from shock. might precipitate
complications"
Il consider the outlook in the case
very favorable, Judging from the re-
ports on his respiration, temperature.
and pulse the wound does not appear
to have had any constitutional effects"
Since there have been no unusual
W uute, NOulu MOI tnli1h
It advisable to operate for the removal
of the bullet. until the colonel has re-
covered srom the shock, unless new
symptoms should become manifest, II
says DR.. l.. II. Reicheiderfer.
THE chief danger in the case Ia that
the lung may be affected So far, how
ever. there has been no indication that
this Is the case. Had any portion oi
the fractured rib entered the lung,
believe that by this time the fact would
have became manifest"
Prof d. S. Lamb. pathologist of the
United States Army Medical Museum
who performed the aulonsy on Presi'
dent Garfield, thus describes the gun.
shot wound from which Colonel Roose'
welt IL now suffering: =,
"a bullet. fred from a .3S-calibre re.
volver, entered Colonel Roosevelt's
chest, fractured the fourth rib, apou,
four inches from the sternum (breast'
bone), and imbedded itself in the fiac'
ture. Splinters from the fractured rit
projected near the point at which tht
ftattened bullet lodged"
The Washington times., 1912-10-17

over to the police, was formerly a
member of the washington police force.
Captain Girard is a graduate Of Yale
and the son Of surgeon In the army.
Shortly after his graduation from
Sheffield Scientific School, the engineer
ing branch OF Yale University. war was
declared with Spain and young Girard
enlisted as volunteer and served
throughout the struggle.
At the close OF hostilities he came to
Washington and Joined the, police
force as a private. He was assigned 70
the Eighth precinct and remained with
the department about year. During
that time he este bl shed a good record.
& from the force. he went West
- engage In the engineering business,
and at the present time he Is the head
OF big engineering concern.
Major Sylvester, superintendent OF
police. remembers Girard well.
II recall the day he resigned" said
the major today. "He came to my Of
flee and told me he was going to quilt
and seek his fortune In the West. He
- "ood, too. because have kept In
touch with his record and he has called
to- see me whenever he has been In
Washington on a visit"
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Another Nicaraguan
Republic Discredited

The State Department places no con-
fldence In the report that Gen. Estrada
will attempt to set up a new republic
In Nicaragua, seizing upon eastern ter
ritory TO carry out the plan. According
to reports from Bluefelds, on the east
coast. everything is quiet there and
further trouble is not anticipated.
One possible source OF trouble was
closed yesterday by the capture Of fifty
men and an officer at La Union. Sal
vador. who had escaped from NiCa.
ragua. The men were disarmed and
taken to San Miguel. They are now Ell
route to San Salvador.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Patriotic Societies
Deplore Shooting.
Of Col. Roosevelt

General Urell Camp Of the United
Spanish War Veterans. Department Of
the District Of Columbia, sent tele-
gram to Colonel Roosevelt extending
sympathy and prayer for his speedy re-
coyery. The message IL signed by ]. b.,
Clark, r. f. Wallace. and Henry Leon
ard. ,....-.
Gen. Guy v, Henry Harrison. No. 9,
Army and Navy Union, adopted resoiu-
tions "deplorinG with deepest sorrow the
cruel and dastardiy attack upon the life
OF Colonel Roosevelt. and assuring him
Of Its deepest sympathy"
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Found Dead in
Bed by Policeman

John Walsh. a brother sf Policeman
Thomas Walsh. was found dead in bed
this morning In his room at 49, Tenth
street northwest. Death was due to
hemmorrhage. He was found by Police
man Elliott, of the First precinct, no
lives at the same address. Walsh, who
was forty years old. had been In Ill
health for some time.
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
nches. q sign of insanity that seldom

fails.
THE orbits of the eyes are set far
apart. another distinctive diagnostic
that there is a detective mentaiity.
He had not the mentality to become
actuated by political hatred. but Is
rather an individual who would become
ohsessed by his daily dreams and imag-
iration. In this respect he most closely
resembles Guiteau. who assassinated
President Garfield and who was un-
questionably crazy.
His con temptation OF the act for a
lon gtime Is another proof OF my asser-
ton that he Ia insane. The insane man
keeps on harboring II thought In IL dis
eased brain. and then follows his vic
tim for days until he reaches a favor
able opportunity and kills him.
His Indifference as to his fate Is
further proof that this man was medi-
cally insane at the time of the act. and
a Jury Of alienists would so declare
him"
That Canadians are just as much ex-
cited and just as sympa thetic over the
shooting of former President Roosevelt
as the people south OF the Great Lakes,
is the declaration of T. Mower !lartin,
the well-known English artist. who has
Just arrived in Washington from the
Dominion. Mr.. Martin Is known for his
Illustrations of Canada, books Of which
depicting the life and scenes OF the
ocean to ocean. are In most OF the pub
lie libraries of the States.
"Canadlans regard Roosevelt as a
man of high ideals. man with a
courage which is so intense that II Is
contagious" Mr.. Martin said today.
His characteristics as man OF Lin
coins type and as an ardent sports
man makes the people of Canada watch
his career with as much interest as II
he was a native OF that country and
not the United States Canada, after
all Is only another England. They love
Hnortsmen. idealists, and men of the
Roosevelt type"
The Washington times., 1912-10-17
Girard Graduate of
Yale and Was Once
. Capital Policeman

Capt. Alfred o. Girard. who aided
&Elbert f. Martin, Colonel Roosevelts
secretary, In subduing John Schrank
and holding the would-be assassin
from the crowd until he was turned
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
The Creamery.
An Institution That Every Farm.
or Within Range Should
PatrOniZe.

The books of the Grant County
Creamery during the past year
show an increase of about $1,000
in sales during the past year,
and the patronage of the institu
ton by the farmers is growing
This is good sign, as there is
nothing that will tend to the per
manent prosperity of this coun.
try more than a prosperous and
well patronized creamery. Just
as certainly as farmers turn
their attention to this branch of
agriculture will their farms in
crease in value and general pros
perity come to the community.
The Milbank creamery is cap.
able of doing a $4,000 business,
instead of less than half of that
amount, and if it were doing the
larger business the operating ex-
penses would be lower proper
tlonately, and niger price paid
for cream
There are mum mbers of farmers
who are making dairy butter
who would not only benefit them
selves but also the community by
taking their cream to the cream
cry and thus help establish pros.
porous conditions in their own
vicinity. BY taking their cream
or milk to the creamery they
would get cash for their product
instead of having to take store
trade. The local merchants
would also benefit by this sys-
TEN, as under present conditions
they feel compelled to buy the
farmers butter, good, bad and
indifferent, and they assert they
average loss on all they buy
The merchants all declare they
would prefer not to handle the
dairy butter if the farmers
would patronize the creamery.
The dairy business and the
necessary diversifcation of crops
which follow it will be
of wonderful benefit to Milbank
and Grant county, and one of the
good signs is that numbers o1
farmers are becoming interested
in it, and corn and other crops
are taking a larger share of the
ground each year from the small
grain crops.