New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
TO TAKE Up AN OLD CLEW
Family of Miss Arnold Will Try
to Run Down Story of Auto Ride.
TOLD BY AN ELECTRICIAN
Man Says Missing Girl Entered a
Car in Park Avenue, Near
Home, Day She Disappeared.

Francis r. Arnold. father OF Miss DOT
othy H. G. Arnold. who has not been seen
by any member Of her family since De
ccmber r. decided yesterday 20 follow a
clew contained in a story told n the tdrh-
fly the day after IL told the public. through
the newspapers. that the girl was missing
Victor Haidineer an electrician. II IS
said. told some members OF the FANNY
then that he had seen Miss Arnold get
into an automobile the day she disap-
peared. around the corner from her houSe'
i'm Park avenue Haidinger has neen
asked 10 call at the Offices of Garvan "
Armstrong
The electrician lives NJ 40 iS," Ihlrd
avenue, just around the corner from ''th
street lie has made his home IN that
neighhorhood for thirty years. and says
that he knows all the members OF ihe
Arnold family by sight. That !amlly mas
lived there only a few years.
According 10 his story. AZ ll:So O'Clock
on the morning Of December J. he walked
70 Broadway and Slst street and met
friend. worHineman. who was eating
luncheon. Haidincer was positive as to the
time as he said that his friend had To
be through with his luncheon by l2'S'.
When II Q electrician reached Park avenue
some impulsa led him 10 turn around, and
he said he saw Miss Arnold going down
tho steps Of her home.
He saw the young woman walk west 10
Park avenue and then turn south on the
east side OF the avenue. Next large au-
tomobile drew up at the curb near "aere
she was walking 1t did not appear to him
that she spoke 10 the driver, but she
STEPPED into the machine without showing
any hesitation. The car then started west
toward Central Park
II Immediately occurred to Haidinser
that the young woman had gone around
the corner to enter the machine in order
that she might not he seen rom the win
dowe Of her home lie took no particular
notice as to vino was in the car with her,
he said. hut remembered the exact pace
" here II stopped. because II was directly
opposite a vestbule IF peculiar constfuc-
tior on the Park avenue side or the corner
dwelling
Eaidinger was as certain Of the day on
which all this happened as he was OF tls
hour He said that ne received a lettel
from the Edison company o1erlng MN a
iob on the same day that he was dong
some work at No. l04 East Htn street. Il'
letter. which is still in his posses /
=
on December u. ,.,i
William +. $. Earle. brother of Ferdi,
mind Pinney Earle, who brought the Vorn
"afrity" into popular use some tlmg deo'
denied Yesterday that he had ever taken q
photograph Of George :. Griscom ana MISS
Arnold Mr. Earle has studio at No. go
Fifth avenue. and mas taken many ph"to-
graphs of Miss Arnold.
Chicago. Feb. What may prove cieN
to the wherea bouts Of Miss Dorothy ArnoId
is being investigated here. y photograph
Of Miss Arnold has been identned 10y a
woman living on the South side as ike
ness Of a girl who called at her home yes
terdav selling stove polish. According 10
this informant. her visitor told a story Of
having come here from the East and OF the
theft of all her clothing save what she was
wearing The woman invited hor "a
luncheon. other women i'm the ueighhor-
| hood on whom the girl called said there
vas striking resemblance between the
/ girl in the photograph and the pedler.