Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-13
ARNOLD SLEUTHS
TRAIL GR|SCOM
TO FIND HEiRESS
SuitOr Also Employs Men to Aid
in Hunt for Dorothy
Arnold.
BOTH SIDES READY FOR
DASH TO PHILADELPHIA
Roger 0'Mara, Ex=Chief of Pitts
burg Police, in the
Hunt.

ATLANTIC CITY. Feb 1S.-The
search for Dorothy Arnold, the miss
inE daughter of Francis r. Arnold, the
millionaire perfume importer of New
York city, touay has resolved itself into
a battle Of wits between detectives en-
ployed by George S. 1riscom, sr., the
Pittsburg millionaire father of George
S. Griscom, jr., and Miss Arnold's
father The object of both is to locate
tho young woman.
The Arnold sleuths' purpose is to ind
Dorothy, through TIE medium of Girls
com, jr., ard prevent the latter from
marrying her, while the Griscom detec-
tives arc expected to devise means
whereby Griscom, jr., may meet the
young woman, Who because she could
not marry the man she loved. disap-
epared from home on December II, and
make good his declaration that he Will
marry her when she is found
Today Roger O'Mara, ex-chief of the
Pittsburg detectives whose special mis-
sion Of late years has been to watch
over the sons OF Fittsburg millionaires,
entered the case TO assist the Girls
CONS. O'Mara, Who was employed in
the defense of Harry Thaw, and who
has been Thaw's trustee since he has
been in MatteaWan will endeavor to
see that Griscom meets the young
woman tomorrow, as per the personal
inserted in q. New York paper Satur.
day. The Arnolds, alarmed by the con-
hGeuce Of the 42-year- old suitor that
the young woman will be produced
after the return of the mother from
Europe and marriage arranged. have
brought detectives from New York
and they are besieging the Hotel Chal-
fonte so that not q movement of the
Griscoms can escape their notice.
VIII Dash to Philadelphia.
1t has developed that the Griscoms
have no intention of returning to New
York. Their five trunks were received
here yesterday from New York Every
thing indicates that the dash to see the
young woman who has been mysterf-
ously absent from her parents home
for nine. weeks will be in the direction
of Philadelphia.
O'Mara this morning went to the
Chalfonte and was whisked up the ele-
yator to the Griscom suite on the third
floor.
"I will tell the father that he and
Mrs. Griscom should go at once to
Pittsburg and leave the son behind to
take care of himself in this disturb
ance," he said THE father and mother
are all broke UP over the affair and
must get away
He declined to explain what he meant
by 1.-The distur pance." While the de-
tective denied that mis- appearance had
any connection with the Arnold girPs
disappearance, it was coincidence
that one of the first persons sought by
Griscom senior was O'Mara. The lat
ter has been here since Tuesday, say
ing he came for his health.
Everybody Seeking "HeaIth."
The question of health is entering
largely into this case. D. Hinckley
Arnold, Dorothy's favorite brother and
conhdant, came to Atlantic City for his
''health" John Sussman, the confiden-
tial manager of Francis r. Arnold. also
came here yesterday for his health
1t was not until he came here that 1t
was known detectives were watching
Griscom, jr.
That there is the possibility of a
quick getaway being attempted by
Griscom was borne out by the statement
of the manager of q local garage. He
admitted last night he had been asked
If it would be possible to get a high
power automobile at any hour Of the
day or night for a quick dash across
the State He declined to say who
wanted to know.
Griscom's father would not permit his
son to see or talk to anyone yesterday.
Griscom junior spent the entire day
with his father and mother. Reporters
in an endeavor to get Griscom to reply
to the statement of John w. Arnold
that he didn't see why Griscom would
want to marry her now" sent him
telegram. Twenty minutes after it was
dispatched O'Mara sought them out.
"Mr. Griscom cannot be seen to-
night said OMara. "He will not an
swer any kilograms, telephone mes
sage, notes or anything else. He may
say something tomorrow. but tonight |
he cannot see anyone"