Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-15
DENY REPORT OF
FINDING ARNOLD
GIRL IN HOSPITAL
Sisters Visit to Institution
Where Cousin Is Intern Re-
garded as Significant.
AMBULANCE HURRIES
SOME PATIENT AWAY.
House Physician Immediately
Issues a Strong Denial of
Early Reports.

NEW 1Ofthi req. lO,-Ine SearCn
for Miss Dorothy Arnold developed
plentiful crop of rumors today. several
of which were to I.he effect that the
mystery of her disappearance had been
solved and that she had been located
in this city. One report had 1t that she
was at home, while another insisted
that she was a patient In Flower Hos
pital, where her cousin, DIR. Benjamin
Arnold, is an intern.
The Flower hospital authorities ia-
sued the following: I'VE desire to state
not only that Miss Arnold is not a
patient here, but that she has never
been a patient here, either under her
own name or any other name" This
was signed by DR.. Bernard Hughes,
head of the hospitals house staff.
Following a visit made by Miss Mar
jorie Arnold, sister of Miss Dorothy
Arnold, the heiress, who has been miss
ing from her home since December 10,
to Flower Hospital yesterday after
noon, when she called on a woman
patient the report spread that Miss
Dorothy Arnold Is, or at least until last
evening was a patient In that institu-
ton. There were various circumstances
that lent 1t color.
Leaves Hospital in Ambulance.
At 10 p. m. Dr. Benjamin Arnold,
cousin of the Arnold girls and an in
terne in the hospital, left that institu-
tion In an ambulance, and there was a
report that the patient in the vehicle
was Miss Dorothy Arnold, who was
being removed to some other institu-
tion by orders from her family, because
her hiding place had been discovered
by the newspapers.
On her trip to the hospital Miss Mar
jorie Arnold was accompanied by Mrs.
Thomas Dugan, of 55 Central Park
west and Mrs. Horace Bowen. wife OF
DR.. Bowen, of Hudson boulevard. Jer-
sey City. The trip to the hospital was
made in Mrs. Dugans automobile.
The automobile left the Arnold home,
109 East Seventy-ninth street, at 4
o'clock and rushed to the hospital.
Miss Arnold and her two companions
alighted and went into the institu-
ton, where they remained for half an
hour or more The rumor quickly
spread that they inquired for Dorothy
and were told that she was doing
nicely"
Mrs. Dugan Is silent.
About this time Mrs. Bowen and Mrs
Dugan came out Of the hospital and
entered the car. They we're driven to
a Fifth avenue store, where Mrs.
Bowen alighted. Mrs Dugan then was
driven back to the hospital, where she
was rejoined by Marjorie Arnold. With
them when they emerged from the
hospital was a tall, dark young ply
sician, who was said to be DR.. Arnold.
The two women then went to ths
Arnold home. Miss Marjorie alighted
and Mrs. Dugan went to her own
home.
When Mrs. Dugan was seen later and
asked how she had found Dorothy Ar
mold she replied excitedly:
Whether I went to Flower Hospital
today with Marjorie Arnold or not ia
none of the public's business"
Mrs. Dugan was asked If she would
deny having seen Dorothy Arnold. She
answered.
II have nothing to say. I have been
requested to keep silent. and I shall
keep silent"
Refuse to Show Records.
~ Wuo iOat hOu lOudy LUdL In6r0 are
seventeen women patients in Flower
Hospital. DR.. Bernard Hughes. house
physician. at first refused to be seen
when reporters called on him this
morning, but later when q note was
sent him he hurried down to the Of
fioe He denied in most positive terms
that Miss Dorothy Arnold was a pa
tient in his institution.
But she may be here under an as
sumed name,' was suggested. "She
would hardly be here under her own
name ct any rate"
DR.. Arnold was asked the name of
the woman patient on whom Miss
Marjorie Arnold and her two COM
panions had called.
"The hospital records would show
this name," WAS added.
DR. Hughes would not give the rec
ords, declaring 1t was a private affair
n which the public had no possible in
terest
It was learned that DR.. Arnold had
O'Clock last night. He was accom-
panied by DR.. Hughes. Whether there
was a patient in the ambulance or not
is not known, but 1t was suggested that
Dorothy Arnold was on stretcher be-
hind the closed curtains and that she
was being removed from the hospital
to some place OF concealment by orders
of some member Of her family.