New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
iG|RL LONG MISSING;
NO LIMIT TO REWARD
No Sign of Daughter OF F. R.
Arnold Since She Left Home
on December II.
DETECTIVES ALL AT SEA
Police of Whole World Have
Searched in Vain for Dorothy
H. O. Arnold, Niece of Late
Justice Peckham.

Through an announcements syesterday
by her distracted parents. who have
prosecuted n six weeks search IN vain. II
was made known last night that Dorothy
H. c. Arnold, eldest daughter ofiFrancis
r. Arnold, Of No 10S East 79th street,
had disappeared mysteriously from her
home on December II. 1910. Miss Ar
nolds uncle by marriage was the late
Justice Peckham, of the United States
Supreme Court.
A private search. which preceded the
announcement made last night seemed
to have exhausted every possible clew
that the family could advance, and her
father has almost given up hope'of his
daughters return.
Her disappearance was 50 casual and
SO apparently unpremeditateG that the
srmy Of detectives who have boon work.
ing on the case have decided that vio-
| Ience or enforced detention n some kind
must be responsible FOR the-Ciris long
absence.
Francis r. Arnold, herfathor rs the head
OF the firm OF F. r. ArnoH & CO., Inn
porters of perfumeries. al NO . West I'D
street, and there are three other children
I'm the family: John w. twenty-seven.
who Is in his fathers firm, u. Hinckley.
twenty-one. who graduated from Will
Jams last year. and Marjorie. eighteen.
The missing girl is twenty-five years OLD
Her fathers sister, Harriet. s the
widow of Justice Rufus " pcckham. ~
the United States Supreme Court. and
the family has always ~ad brilliant SO
cial connections both in Washington and
| New York.
on Monday. December 12, Miss Doro-
,hy remarked 10 her mother n about
| II o'clock in the morning. that she vas
going out 10 buy an evening dress.
"Tll go with you." her mother offered
NO" the girl answered. "wlpn I find
a dress / want I'll telephone YOU and
you can come down and see H."
Wore Only Ons Piece Of Fur Se..
She left the house and has never been
seen since by her family or friends. but
so apparently unpremeditated was any
such outcome as her total disappearance
that the girl, though carrying with her
a long black fox fur muff. left at home
the companion piece OF her set. a stole
Of the same pattern.
She had between $50 and $50 in her
handbag, and wore no more, jewelry than
usual
Her absence from home was not par.
ticularly remarked until night. and even
then II was supposed UP 10 a late hour
| that she would probably telephone from
the house OF one Of her girl friends.
When the night passed and the next
day without word or communication
from her, Mr.. Arnold engaged firm OF
private detectives, and within another
day or so, as the mystery'grew. he added
the Pinkerton force to the men who
were at work upon the case.
Investigation disclosed later that the
girl had gone from her home 10 the
| Park e. Tiiford store near Fifth avenue
and 59th street, where she bought box
Of chocolates at about noon, and that
some time between 1:30 and . o'clock
she bought a book at Brentano's. That
was the last trace Of her movements.
John S. Keith. the family attorney
and personal friend for years. together
with Francis ?. Garvan. formerly an
assistant district attorney, took up tina
management Of the search from that
time.
Every known relative of the family
was called upon. branches OF the detec-
tive agencies engaged I'm every big city
in the United States were set TO work
upon the case. hospitals were gone
through. and trains and even steamships
were watched. but all 10 no avail.
In spite OF the family,s fat assertion
that the girl had been OF studious
nature and had no recent love affairs,
the detectives traced down every feat
ure that might possibly enter into the
case from the romantic side. and with
the same result.
No Glow in Her Money.
She had received from her father a
monthly allowance Of SlOO and had a
small bank account. From the latter
she drew $50 on December s. but inves-
tigation showed similar Withdrawals fre.
quently. and no significance was at
tached TO that.
on the Saturday before she dsap-
peared Miss Arnold entertained two of
her girl friends at luncheon at Sherrys.
hut from, them tho investigatora laarned
only that she had talked only of the
commonplace events OF their daily life,
and even in the light Of her subsequent
disappearance those two girl friends
could remember nothing in her talk or
manner which indicated that she was
under any nervous strain or that she APP
peared to be concealing anything as to
her future movements or plans.
Two years ago Miss Arnold spent thu
summer IN Europe. but was with her
family all the time. and so far they
know formed no possible attachments
either or or for the other side. That
possible explanation OF her disappear
ance WAS investigated, however. and pro-
duced nothing that furnished the slight
est clew.
On Thursday December 90. her father.
who had up 10 that time hoped against
hope that he would recover his daugh-
ter without any more publicity than
would attach 10 the activities OF private
detective agencies, turned I'm despair 10
the local police, and the entire case was