The Oklahoma Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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MEXICAN TROUBLES AT
EL PASO ARE SOON
TO BE SETTLED
(•'rout Monduy'* Daily. •
EL PASO, Feb. 5.—General
Panqual Orozco, idol of the ex-
insurgents and hope of the Madero
government, now in reuote, is ex
pected to arrive in Juarez by to-
morrow.
His coming is expected to pu
a quietus on the multinous condi
tjons that have prevailed acros:
the Rio Grande.
Orozco is traveling unarmed.Thi:
announcement was received with
cheers by the troops at Juarez.
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KMELCASE
BEGINS TODAY
IN U.S. COURT
SEEK TO ESTABLISH IDENTI-
TY OF MAN WHO WAS
THOUGHT TO HAVE
DIED YEARS ACO
SEEK 10 COLLECT$25,008
New Witness Claims he saw Mis-
Sing Man Killed in an Ore-
gon Wilderness
St. Louis, Mo. Feb.6,—After nu-
merous postponements the now fa
mous Kimmel case, one Of the mosi
puzzling coses of recent time, in
volving a question of double ident.
ty was called for its third trial be
fore the United States Distric
Court in this city today. The suit
is by receiver for the Arkansas
City, Kans., Farmers' State Bank,
of which George A. Kimmel was
cashier when he disappeared in Ju-
ly 1898, against a prominent life
insurance company of New York,
i nwhich Kimmel was insured for
$25,000. At the first trial a verdict
for $8,000 in favor of the plaintiff
was given, but the verdict was re-
versed later on by the court of ap-
peals and the case remanded for
retrial. At the second trial the jury
disagreed.
The Kimmel case has been given
wide publicity on account of the
strange features which distinguish-
ed it. It hinges upon the question
whether George A. Kimmel, the
principal character in the case is
really dead is is claimed by the |
plaintiff ot auve, as :s asserted by|
ranee company, which has
I a man. formerly a convict
uburn (NY.I penitentiary
under the name of Andrew J
Whote. of whom it is claimed that
he « identical with George A Kim-
-Jhas. A. Johnson, as a bank clerk,
later he engaged in real estate and
investments in Omaha, and still
later he became cashier of the Far-
mers' State Bank at Arkansas City,
Kans. In July, 1898, while being
cashier of that bank, Kimmel dis-
appeared, leaving a considerable
shortage. After seven years, during
which time no trace of Kimmel
could be found, the Kimmel family
attempted to collect the $25,000 for
which Kimmel had his life insured
a few months before his disappear-
ance.
The insurance company, 'by no
mean? satisfied that Kimmel was
actually dead, started an investi-
gation and its agents succeeded 1
finding a prisoner in Auburn pris-
on, who claimed to be the trussing
Seorge A. Kimmel, with whom he
,iad a remerkable resemblance. The
man had been living in~the state of
.^ew York under the name or And-
rew J. White and seemed to have
juiie a criminal record, which be-
gan in 1904, when he was commit-
ted to the Erie County prison. He
jrved several sentences, the last
tor larceny, at the Auburn peni-
eniiary. For some reason White
was sent from Auburn to the Mat-
teawan Hospital for the Criminal
insane, but he obtained his release
upon a habeas corpus-
Upon his rele-sc Write was tak-
:n to Niles, Mich- -"here, hr.vever,
the relatives of Kimmel refused to
ldmit the identity of White witn
;he missing Kimmel. Some of the |
relatives of Kimmel. however,
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UPRISING IN NORTH
IS DUELLED:
(From Monday's Daily.)
TRINDAD, Feb. 5. — A search-
ing party L today scouring the hill*
in the vicinity of Guinare, forty-
five miles northwest of here, ti-
the search of Felix Martinez, a
ranchman, who has been missing
from his home for the past te:
days.
His horse, saddled and briddleu
was found late yesterday on the
ranch of John Thomas, ten mile; .
from the missing man's home.
The sallde was covered with
dried blood stains and the horse's
legs, although uninjured, were alst
bloody, and from the horn of the
saddle dangled the frayed end o
two ropes.
Martinez is believed to have
been killed and the body tied on
he back of the horse, which war
:hen loosed.
Martinez is- said to have h'
some trouble recently witji his
neighbors over some live stock.
RICHESON'S FORMER
FIANCEE VERY ILL
IS SIXTH DIVER OF ITS CLASS TO MEET WITH ACCIDENT
SINCE 1904—COLLIDED WITH GUNBOAT AMD SANK LIKE
A STONE.
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f BRITISH SUBMA RINE DISASTERS. +
1904—"A-l" sank; all hands lost; at Isle of Wight. 4*
•J. 1905—"A-5" exploded; six killed, 12 hurt; at Queenstown- +
4. 1905—"A-8" sank; fourteen drowned; off Plymouth. 4*
1905 "A-4" sank; crew rescued with difficulty; at Plymouth.
I 1910—"A-l" exploded; seve n 0 fcrew seriously injured.
I 4* 1912—"A-3" sank in explosion; fourteen drowned; at Isle *1*
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From Monday's Daily.
PORTSMOUTH. Eng., Teb. 5.-
The eleven men compos*Jg t;
:rew of the British surmarine A-3
. 1 From Monday s Daily.
as well as three lieutenants - .. ^ Feb> 5._Mrs. Elia-
board at the time, pe.iS.i u , (Jr;j;i.jell was literally roasted
when the vessel sank In the har^r, ^ -- ^ ^ Samantha Abby
hpre after a collision wUh t.-e .'v -, fataUy bumfid and Homer Hil-
boat Hazard. j wag ser;ousiy injured trying
The crew was made up 0- .olui- j ^ women ^ ^ # gas
teers from the fleet, as is the cast. ^ a, -miker-8 home in N.
with all submarines. 1 . _
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In spite of the hazardous nat^e , ^ ^ ^ utteriy blown to
of the work, the men l.ke .he ser-1 ,,e eltpIosio„
vice, and volunteer- for it m large i
numbers.
IWOBURN TODEATH
the i
prod-
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REGIMENT OF INFANTRY,
CAVALRY TROOPS AND
ARTILLERY BAT
TALION TO GO
TROOPS ARE NOW READY
i Uenerai Orozco Will be Made Gov-
ernor, According to The
Elposo Report
C-eonrr A. Kimmel was bora in
February. 1867
hanged their mind after they had
'alked with White and became sol
:onvinced that he was really Kirr-
aiel. that they received him (
their homes. Ti e residents of Nil< |
many of whon had previous, j
kr.own Kimmel. were also dividej
In their views. While some belie -j
d that White was identical wif-
Kimrr.el, others were inclined lo
doub. this and considered Whi*
t r-rtender.
The proofs of White's identitv
rith Kimmel. which the insurant
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Washington, Feb. 6,—-Although
commanders at El Paso and other
army posts on the Mexican border
have received orders to hold them-
selves in readiness ofr possible mo-
bilization, unless the situation turns
more serious and Americans in
Mexico endangered, .probably only
one regiment of infantry, with a
trood of cavalry and a batallion of
field artillery, will be sent to join
the troops alraady in the depart-
ment of Texas.
A batallion of the Eighteenth in-
fantry at Whipple barracks, Ara-
zona, will be one of the first to go
Should developments make it evi-
dent that a stronger military force
is needed.
Other comma ids which probably
would be called are the Eighth *111-
intry at the Presidio and possibly
he Th;rd batallion and the Fourth 1
: -fantry at Fort Logan H. Root. I
n Arkansas
Worse in South
While dispatches to the state de-
partment seem to point to the bet-
•errent of affairs at Jaurez and
other points in North Mexico, mes-
sages from the American represen-
tatives in Southern Mexico indi-
-ate that the situation there is
from Monday's Daily.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Feb. 5
^iss Violet Eamands, former fi
ance of the Rev. Clarence V- T
Richeson, who will go to the ele_
trie chair at Charlestown, Mass
for the murder of Miss Avis Li:;
nell and their unborn child, is
patient at a private hospi^1 eh:
conducted by Dr. Boris Sidis, tb1
eminent Harvard universitys lien
ist.
The '• > pitai is : retreat Lor ncr
vous iava yds.
The re..i't current here for so«i
time thai the unfortunate von' '
w;as in a reir-.-st here, was corrob
orated this movn'ng by the Bosto-
Journal, a "ea-ling conservative
newspaper.
Dr. Sidis, who lives at Brocklin
refuses to discuss the matter.
RATHER THAN UN
UERCO OPERATION
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.—Fear of a
surgeon's knife was responsible
last night for the suicide of Mrs
Elinore Ray.
She had been operated on before
for appenticitis, but the work was
not satisfactorily done. She was
told by a physician in the pres-
ence of her husband, that she
.vould have to undergo a second
seige with the knife.
"I'll commit suicide," she said.
Her husband' and the doctor only
laughed.
When she got home she shot
herself.
JURY UNABLE T011
REACH VERDICT I
IN DYNAMITE CASE
EN1S fASO GAME
WITH WIFE BY
TAKING OWN Lift
From Tuesday's Dally.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6—The
jury trying B. H. Conners for re-
puted pttempt to dynamite
county %hall of records, reported at
noon that it was still unable ta
agree. , .
The jurors stood as they dia
on the first ballot at 10 o'clock,
yesterday, 10 to 2, and the fore-
man informed the court that there
was not hope for an agreement.
Judge Willis intimated that oa
die request of attorneys both for
the state and the defense he
i might have the jury locked until
| Monday.
Assistant district attorney Ray
j Horton, who prosecuted Conners.
I'told the cqtirt a verdict either
> way was to be preferred to a
; hung jury, and Attorneys Lecompt
Davis and Horace Appel, counsel
for the prisoner agreed with the
prosecution.
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IS JAMES HOLICK ALIVE
AFTER BEING LOST
NEARLY TEN YEARS
(From Monday's Daily)
DENVER, Feb. 5.—"Did Jame
■}B uuojai IW1U33 jo Jt3l°H
ter he parted from his wife o.
Feb 22, 1902, and disappear s
that he could begin life all ovc
a new again in a new locality?"
"Is he now living in anticipatio
sf the day when he can return a
I clasp his wife and daughter in hi
arms and tell them he ha -
From Monday's Daily.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—After
spending the evening light heartec-
!y in a three-handed game of cards
with his wife and a friend, John
Schreyer, a real estate broker
excused himself early this mor..
and left the card table for t
moment.
He went to Irs bedroom, took
revolver from his bureau drawe
and fired a ballet into his head.
His wife declared to the polic.
that she krew no motive for th-
act
He was well to do. and the own
?r of the apartment house wher
he lived.
* CLUBMAN MUST
.t. DIE TO WIN
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4* Feb. 3.—A member of the
"Norwalk cremation jtlub
m#t die to win. The club
has ten members, the idea
being that the survivors
will pay ahe funeral ex-
penses of each member.
The final survivor, be-
sides paying a portion of
the expenses of the ^st
eight to die, will haveWo
bear the entire cost of tne
funeral of the semi-final
survivor.
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The attotrneys for the
York Life Insurance company
dicated by the testimony intrc
ed for the defense in the sui
(brought by Mrs. Nora D. Hole
1 to have her husband declared If
1 gaily dead so she could collec
the insurance on his life, that the*
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Williams, R. T. The Oklahoma Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1912, newspaper, February 8, 1912; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281576/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.