New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-07
LETTER FOR MISSING
GIRL IN PHILADELPHIA
Addressed to Miss D. H. C.
Arnold. Who Called for It
One Day in December.
ON A SUNDAY. CLERK THINKS
About the Middle of the Month.
He Says--No Detectives Have
inquired About Her at Gen
eral Delivery Office There.
IRy Telegraph 70 The TrIhun.

TRy Telegraph to The Tribune
Philadelphia. Feb 6.-Miss Dorothy ".
c. Arnold, who has been missing from
her home in New York since December
T.. called at the general postoffice here
I'm December and received a letter ad-
dressed to Miss u. H. c. Arnold. W. J.
Moore has charge OF general delivery
window No. I. which is for the use OF
women exclusively. Mr.. Moore at first
refused TO tell his story to-day. but
note OF introduction from George w.
Knowles. the acting postmaster. was all
that was necessary to make him willing
to talk freely.
Mr.. Moore said no questions had been
addressed TO him by any member Of the
Philadelphia Detective Bureau OF which
Captain Souder is the head, nor by any
other investigator at work on the case.
"A young woman called at my window
one day about the middle of December
and asked for mail addressed to Miss d.
II. G. Arnold" said Mr.. Moore. There
was letter here for person Of that
name, and | gave 1t TO the young woman
who called for it. The day the disap
pearance Of the New York girl was adj
vertised and her picture was published
| said TO the man who works at the next
window: I have waited on that young
woman
II remembered the circumstances in
stantly when the case was made public.
In the first place, women very seldom. |
have found have three initials before
their names. When the young woman
asked for letter for Miss ID. II. {. Ar
mold. not Miss Dorothy II. c., as a l re-
member very clearly. | had her go over
the ID. H. G. part of ii several times. AS
j say, the combination Of letters was un-
usual for woman. and also ! did not
understand first what il was she said.
Had Girl Companion, He Says.
I'm the second place. she was accom-
panied by another young woman OF
about her own age. a blonde, and two
men. MY attention was Furthermore at
tracted because of the fact that the
young woman who took the letter ad-
dressed to Miss d. II. G. Arnold was in
appearance far above the average sort
that patronized the general delivery win
dow. at least in this city. The blond
woman was also good looking and was
struck by the general air OF prosperity
surrounding the whole party
Mr.. Moore was asked why he had not
told OF this incident several days ago. as
it seemed to offer positive evidence that
Miss Arnold was with friends in Phila-
delphis at least six weeks ago.
1T is not my business TO talk about
delivery Of mall he said. Nobody
made any inquiries Of me. am quite
sure that It was on n Sunday. although
can't fix the exact date. mat INC Miss
y. Fl. g Arnold leitcr was called for.
one reason that leads mo 10 think so is
that 7 am not SO busy OF sunday as at
other times. and would therefore have
that opportunity to take note Of things.
Il even remember the girls hat. II
was a round dark hat. with lace trim
ming. II may seem strange to YOU that
would notice such 4 thing as lace. but
IL Won want 10 know the reason II Is that
my mother used 10 make lace. and from
boy have naturally noted good lace
when I saw it,
Mr. Moore said he had been waiting
for the young woman IN call again for
mail but that she had not done 50 when
he was on duty. Also. he said. no other
mall had come for her. so far a he
knew. Whether the letter she had re-
ceived was from abroad or not Mr.
Moore does not recall. He did not take
sny particular notice of the letter itself
Some clevs from Philadelphia
Among tho thousands of letters from
detective bureaus. sympathi2ers and
cranks received hy the Arnold family
from all over the country since the girls
disappearance vae made known certain
cltws were sent from Philadelphia evil
dentlv construed by the family and law
vers as more important than all others
save tho one that took the mother and
brother to Florence. Italy. The detec-
tives hero have stopped their search.
one Of :he evening newspapers here
said to-day: "The abandonment of the
search for Dorothy Arnold. the missing
New York girl. by tho Philadelphia po-
lice has lcd to the belief that the Young
woman has been found The New York
police also seem 10 have lost interest in
the case. II IS said that their activity
ceased after getting a telephone message
from this city Saturday night"
\ rumor current tonight that some
time In December Miss Arnold sent a
cable message to George < Griscom ir
in Italy is thing that the officials Of
the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and
the Western Union will neither deny nor
affirm.