New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-27
Family and Friends, with Police
Aid, Investigate Every Phase
Of the Mystery.
FATHER OFFERS REWARD
Former Suitor, Now in Europe,
Surprised at Disappearance
Search Extends to
Country at Large.

young girl who disappeared from her
home on December II last, announced
Yesterday through his counsel. Garvan
| e. Armstrong, that he would give $1,000
reward for the first information IS To
| her whereabouts.
| 1t was learned yesterday that the
| father had given the Police Department
/ more detailed explanation Of the
circumstances surrounding his daugh-
ters disappearance than he saw fit to
make public. and the rumor was mat
| this added information had to do win
some sort Of quarrel between the missing
daughter and some other member Of the
family.
John s. Keith. Of the Garvan & Arm
strong firm close friend Of the Arnold
! family. denied fatty that there r id ever
been any such quarrel, ard said posi-
lively that Miss Dorothy's relations with
every member Of the household had been
thoroughly amicable There has been
absolutely no trouble in the family,
said Mr.. Keith, and any story to that
effect is false Miss Arnold was girl OF
sweet disposition. who was thoroughly IN
love with her home ard the members OF
her family"
a Girl Friend Talks.
From Miss Elizabeth Henry. Of NO -
East 10th street, IL was learned yester-
day that Miss Arnold had an appoint
ment TO meet her on the afternoon Of the
day she disappeared, December i. but
/ called il off over the telephone. DOR
! othy simply telephOned me that she was
going 2hopping. ard arranged to meet
me the next day" explained Miss Henry
last night. land since then, Of course, l
have been over every word OF the snort
conversation with the family, and ] can
rot recall anything. however slight, IN
word or manner. which would even give
ground for the suspicion that she then
thought of gcinS away. 1t was just an
ordinary telephone conversation between
two Girl friends. and there was nothing
in It nor in anything that | knew Of
| Dorothy which was Of any service to the
family since. in view Of her disappear
ance"
f. r. Arnold. the father. said yester-
day that he lad only one possible theory
left. and that vas that foul play of some
kind had overtakcn his daughter.
Il can give no explanation Of it," he
said. sorrovfully. THE usual theories
are the only ones we could think Of, and
they have all been run down and found
useless. 1t Is an act Of Providence.
Miss Arnold was Of s,udious nature.
but both family and friends were care
| fu to explain that she was not in any
sense overstudious Mental alteration
Of any kind they considered an impos-
sible theory in her case.
II was suggested 10 Mr.. Arnold yester-
/ day that TO meet with foul play his
| daughter would in all probability have
| been in some section Of the city previ-
ouslv unknown to her, but in response
10 that he said that she had never been
| in the habit Of going anywhere outside
| Of the usual sections frequented by
women of her class. The Fifth avenue
and the 23d street shopping districts and
I the theatre district practically covered
all the possibilities along that line. he
thought. She had never taken the
slightest interest IN settlement work or
in charitable work of any kind that
would have carried hef outside her usual
| routine.
Not a Bit Stage Struck.
"she was a frequent theatregoer," said
Mr.. Keith yesterday on this point. but
only went to the matinees, and then al
ways with girl friends
II was learned yesterday that on April
21. 1906. about a year after her gradua-
tion from Bryn Mawr, Miss Arnold, to-
gcther with her brother, ID. Hinckley
Arnold, took part in some private the
atricals. IN which she appeared as d
French court dame of the period Of
Louis XIV. So far as her brother could
remember. however. that was the only
time she had been interested in amateur
/ theatricals. and both family and friends
were positive in their assertions that she
had no liking for the stage or any am
! bition 10 appear in public.
Francis 2. Garvan said that in ar
( ranging the work OF the private de-
tectives who have been working on the
mysterious case for the last six weeks
he had investigated all the possibilities
along that line, and had canvassed the
theatrical recruiting agencies without re-
suit.
The book Miss Arnold bought at Bren-
tano's just before her disappearance. it
was said yesterday, was Engaged
! Girls Sketch" by Emily Calvin Blake.
II is a series Of sketches treated in a
light. humorous style, and the family re-
fuse 10 attach any serious consideration
10 the theory that thoughts suggested
nv her reading nave anything TO do with
her disappearance.
Miss Arnod's progress from the time
che left her home in East 79.h street
until she was seen coming out Of the
lookstore. so far as the detectives were
able 10 trace il, did not show that she
had performed the GRAND she gave as
+ the reason for going downtown-the pur-
chase Of an evening dress.
/ Inauiry at Altmans where the family
have an account and at other stores
where such Il purchase might have been
made. produced no results. But al
I though she left the house before
luncheon. so far as her progress was
traced. she lid not stop at any Of the
restaurants along the avenue.
The theory that she might have cher
,shed the idea of going to work at some-
thirg was also thoroughly investigated
nv the family before the recent an
nouncement in the newspapers. De-
tcctiyes were sent to Bryn Mawr TO see