The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
Admits He Has Been
Engaged to Missing
Dorothy Arnold.
TALKS FRANKLY
TO R EPORTERS.
Will Not Admit That He Knows
Where She Is. but Declares
She Is Alive and Acknowl-
edges Love for Hcr-Mys-
terry Believed to Be
Nearly Cleared.
Especial to the Times p,spa,ci, /,

N'N' " ! ~ AiIicS lisp
Atlantic City. February ll.-Georse
=. Griscom, Jr.. tonight broke ava;
from the restraint or secrecy imposed
on MIN By the family OF Dorothy IA
G. Arnold. the New York heircss. and
made II clear that he expects to get
definite trace Of the missing girl with
IN week. and that he was engaged ia
iler last summer and expects 10 marry
her.
], developed that Gr!scom, the da,
after his return from Europe on the
berlin. caused to be inserted in a New
ork paper a personal advertisement
reading Everything is going al
right You may expect 10 hear from
me Tuesday. Junior"
Junior is the name that Griscon
signed 20 his cabiegrams from Flor
encc in reply to the inquiries OF tbs
Arnold family regarding the missing
girl II is also learned that the adver.
tisemcnt was published in accordance
with a promise executed from Girls.
com by tho mother OF the missing girl
Asked IL he had any cause for think
ing the helress might be within ca s.
distance Of Atlantic City, Griscom to.
night INDICTED and then replied slowly
can't say that know where Miss
Arnold is or II she is near Atlantic
1i,S In fact. ! would say that l have
no direct Information that would en-
ahlc me TO so 70 the place where she
8 stopping.
But" tiriscon added Significantly
y can tell YOU that AIiss Arnold Is
alive | expect that will be a bic &c
reach her within short time. I can
not tell you where think she may bo
found am trying TO get in touch
With hor''
C;riscnm Was frank in discussing III,
lotc for Miss Arnold
Talked of Marriage.
i ioyoG her. he said with slight
flush II know she loved me- We
talked of rlans for marriage last sum
iner. When left for Europe it was
definitely understood that upon my re-
turn We would Set :. date for the mar
rlaEc.
Was really a surprise to ME when
inc Arnold family cabled over TO Flor.
ence that Miss Arnold had left homo
Rut | felt then that she probably ina d
Sono away for short time and that she
would be in New York when I got
back
say that ! actually did expcc, to
Get word from Miss Arnold upon my
arrival III New York. would have
stayed there and tried to reach her
hut wanted 70 get away for rest.
came back from Europe in wretched
shape, and rest is what need
DO not hesitate to say that Miss
Arnold and ! Will marry as soon a
she returns home. Her return expec,
viii he within a Very few days,
lave YOU received any word from,
her since Your return from Europc ?.
was aske'l
NO, rot i word replied Griscom.
That does not mean that have not
got fairly accurate Idea. where all
may he found"
Griscom was asked. point blank. il
he did not near to convey the dca
that Miss Arnold had gone to a sana
forum and that he had positive knowl-
cdg. OF that fact
II nave not made any such assertion
and ] would not discuss any such the
cry was his decisive reply
RHsis for Relief
MGR pressure. Griscom produced
in Florence. They indicate that thH
arnolds, from letters which; thew came
, ,T, had, had solid basis for believing
Of Miss Arnolds departure
From all that has occurred since
Crriscoms return from Italy on Thurs
nay iast. me impression has obtained
mat Immediately after the cominc
nome OF Mrs Arnold. who is supposed
70 be on the Cunard liner Pannonia,
,, WI come word that Miss Arnold
t ia c "sen iouh ma Mhen this was put un
way OF knowing what Mrs. Arnold
may have discovered as to Miss Dor
ntnN. bit don't believe she has any
information as 10 where her dauchter
Went: Mrs. Arnold's return really has
no bearing. upon anything that NAV
develop. If Miss Arnold is willing 10
marry me when she returns home 7
am nerfectiy agTeea BILE. Mrs. Arnold
me-"
There is strong Impression hero
mat Miss Arnold may suddenly arrive
IN town, and that, coincidentally, word
VIII be given out that she and Girls
com have married
Talks 10 Reporters.
Atlantic City. y. j.. February Ill
George S. Griscom. Jr.. who has
achieved much notoriety in connection
*ith the disappearance OF Miss Doro-
Thy Arnold, OF New York. and who
same 10 this city last night. made the
interesting announcement this after.
aoon that he hopes to be able to marry
;1iss Arnold. He added that he be /.
ieves the young woman IS alive, bu,
says he absolutely does not know her
present whereabouts. lie made tho
+'uDAtS announcement OF ms intentions
with regard to Miss Arnold he said,
hpon the advice OF his father, VINO
as hero with him.
~ number Of newspaper correspond
cnts followed in the wake OF the
Griscoms last night. and young Girls
com was very frank in his converse
ton with them on the subject Of his
willingness to marry Miss Arnold lie
further states that he expects to meet
frances Arnold, the mothor OF the
missing girl, here. AS Mrs Arnold
has not yet arrived from Europe. 1t
Is not known when she Will como to
this place. SO far as Is known, no
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