New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-11
GR|SCOMS IN HURRIED
TRIP TO ATLANTIC CITY
Whole Family Goes to Shore Re-
sort. Making Vain Efforts to
Keep Journey a Secret.
LOOK FOR SPEEDY SOLUTION
Fact That Miss Arnolds Brother
Was at Coast City Early in
Week Thought to Indicate
She Will Soon Appear.
rev Telegraph 20 The Tribune.l

.,.,.ic CITY Feb 10 - The hur-
= .-i, Of the entire Griscom family to
.s,s citv late this afternoon brought
1.av,al Of the rumors that the case 0f
,,,ss Dorothy II. c. Arnold. who has
-, missing since December -, is APP
,roacbinC its climax, and possible So
luton.
cooree :. Griscom. jr, the forty-two-
..o.r-oId man whose name has been
linked with that Of Miss Arnold since
hor brother's stormy interview with him
,r Florence. arrived here from New York
,ate tbis afternoon after hurried de-
,,aiuro which did not become public un-
III every effort to keep it secret had been
made.
rJo REGISTERED at the Chalfonte and
Immediately took steps TO hide from re-
,orters. but the arrival of his father
and mother on a later train revealed bis
whereabouts.
The departure Of Griscom's father and
mother from New York was made as Sc
cretlv as possible hut their arrival here
soon after < o'clock was soon known.
and the elder Griscom decided to break
his silence.
I'VE came here for little quiet" he
said. MY son is Worn out and tired.
we don't know anything about the Ar
mold case. and we have no particular
rlans in mind as 20 our future move
ments.'
He was reminded that his son said
when the family arrived in New York
from Europe that he was about to do
specific things which he had promised
Mrs Arnold ne would 90, but the elder
Griscom would not admit that there was
anything his son could do to help find
the missing girl
VIII Make Statement.
Mr. Gris.om refused to allow his son
TO be seen after his arrival, but before
that tho Younger man. not beins under
any prohibition against speaking freely.
declared that he expected to have a
statement TO make tomorrow. What
The nature of his statement would be
Mr Griscom refused to say. but he evil
IDENTIFY believes it will clear his name Of
any suspicion I'm connection with the
case.
DO YOU expect 10 meet Miss Arnold
here. or amy of her family or their rep
reseutatiyos?" he was asked.
81 can't answer any questions. I will
make statement later" replied Girls
ccm smilingly.
"Thcr, is a report here that Miss Ar
mold is expected here soon" he was told.
but he declined to make any comment
or response.
Griscom's father is responsible for the
statement that his son has not yet seen
any Of the representatives of the Arnold
family since his arrival on the Berlin
on Thursday lie said that he himself
had met and talked with Francis r.
Arnold. the girls father and though re-
fusing To- give amy of the details of that
conversation. Mr. Griscom apparently
tried TO create the impression that all
matters between the two families had
been finally settled then.
A Solution Expected
=. Hinckley Arnold the younger
brother of the missing girl was in this
city for two days earlier this week, and
that together with the hurried and Sc
cret departure Of the Griscoms for this
city. so soon after their arrival from Eu-
rope. has strengthened the rumors that
the solution and climax Of the case. pos
sibly ending i'm q marriage may be
locked for either here or i'm Philadelphia.
The latter city. which has been the
only place outside OF Florence, Italy.
where serious search has been made BY
n, Arnold family. is mentioned here as
the probable present resting place oi
Miss Arnold, but ii is understood that
she will not emerge from her retreat un-
Ii, after the arrival OF the Pannonia IN
New York That boat is expected TO
DOCK carly on Sunday. and the Arnold
family insist that Mrs. Arnold is return
ing 90 this country on her, il. spite Of the
statements of the younger Griscom that
she has been in New York for severoi