New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-28

At the Arsenal police station. in Cen
trail Park. an examination of the records
last night showed that there had oeen
nothing in tie nature of struggle or
disturbance the park on or about De-
cember u.
Mr.. Arnold told of one other meeting
between his daughter and two of her
friends. after she left Brentano's book
store that day. II was on Fifth avenue,
he said, and somewhere near 34th street.
because she had told these two, a girl
and her mother, that she had just been
in McCreerys. AS in all the other incl
dents connected with her disappearance.
the family withheld the name of these
two. who seemed TO be the last persons
who knew her to see her the day she
disappeared. This girl. Mr.. Arnold said
Yesterday. asked his daughter what she
wanted for Christmas present, and
Miss Dorothy said: "Oh. some nice
book"
They commented on how well Miss
Arnold seemed to he.
yes. I'm taking walks through the
Park every day" Mr. Arnold said she
replied. and when she left these two she
walked north on Fifth avenue.
Discusses Possible Accident.
II was suggested to Mr.. Arnold that
the only reasonable theory which left
him now with any hope Of getting his
daughter back alive. according TO his
own views Of the case, would be that the
girl had met with some accident which
affected her memory, so that she could
not recall her identity
THAT might have been" he comment
ed: 1T was a slippery day. and she
might have fallen and hurt her head, but
she should have had-most likely did
have-some Of her cards in her bag
The suggestion that a hidden romance
had something 10 do with his daughters
disappearance Mr. Arnold refused 10 en-
terrain Such a thing could not be-" he
said. she never concealed anything
from me.
From another menGber Of the house
hold. however il was learned last night
that a NIr Griscom had been one Of
Miss Arnoid's callers.
John :. Keith. the lawyer and per
sonal friend of the family. declined 10
confirm or deny the name of Mr.. Girls
com as ore of the missing girls callers.
taking the position which the family
have adhered to in not giving out any
names
1t was learned last night also that
Miss Dorothy had been receiving letters
at the general delivery window Of the
postoffice. vhch Indicated some kind Of
a clandestine correspondence Mr.. Ar
mold admitted that such thing was
possible. but thought it highly improb-
able
The whole matter Of publicity in the
case was highly distasteful to him, Mr..
Arnold said, and it was his idea that il
could not aid him I'm finding his daugh
ter The family and the lawyers had.
however prevailed on him 10 turn 10
the newspaper as last resort. and he
gave in. he said. largely because they
insisted that if he did not and his girl
should never return X would he a life
long regret IN him TO think that he had
neglected one possible chance Of recov-
ering her
He told Of n woman who kept a board
ing house not far from his own resi-
dence who called on him yesterday TO
tell him of a girl who had called at her
home several weeks ago asking for
lodging She had NO room 10 rent, he
said. and could not take the girl in, even
though she pleaded. and said she did not
know where TO GO
1T didn't answer the description of
my daughter. said Mr.. Arnold but IT
made me think Of the sadness Of the
world and the difficulties in the way Of
girls who are forced to work for Nv
ing"