Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-27

be right for her TO remain here alone
We opposed the engagement TO Mr.
Schmidt. anyhow
When Mr.. Schmidt was asked If he
knew of the girls unhappiness. he
said. Yes. knew she was unhappy
But it is the first time that l knew
,are was any objection in the family
to me. We were devoted to each 9TH
err. and ! supposed the family disap.
proved our long engagement We had
been engaged three months, and were
not to be.married for a year anyway
She was going to Oakland, and was
to continue in business here. Then
was TO 90 out there. We were to mar.
ry at the home of her brother-inlaw
and return here.
Believes She Was Murdered
Schmidt said he feared his lancee's
body would be found in the river. He
believes she has been murdered, not
that she committed suicide.
Another Man Is Wanted
There is another man in the case
whom the police are nedeavoring to
locate in the hope of securing some
information which may lead to the To-
cation of the missing nurse The
identity of the man has not been
made public but it is known that the
police are searching for former suit
or who was objectionable to the fam.
lily and 1t is believed that he may
have had something to do with her
disappearance.
Popular In Society
One OF. the most active searchers
! for Miss Snodgrass has been the Rev.
Joseph P. HOLSTER, of the Mount Yer.
non Presbyterian Church, where Miss
| Snodgrass was active in her attend
ance. especially at the Christian En-
| deavor Society. He was the one who
established the fact through Miss
Pearsall that Miss Snodgrass had
reached New York
| Miss Snodgrass was very popular
in the younger set of Mount Vernon.
| She was known as "Dork" and before
she decided to take up active work
at the training school attended most
of the festivities of the Chester Hill
set 1t was over a year ago, accord
ing to her sister, that she became ses-
ious and wanted to have some real
life work. Then she went to the
training school, and 1t was after that,
Mrs. Order said, that she fell in love
with the electrical contractor. Eve
did not expect her TO become a nurse
We thought she would tire of it, her
sister observed.
Friends Have Heard Nothing
The friends of Miss Snodgrass in
| Martinsburg are much wrought up ov.
or who was Objectionable to the fam
dark as to any reason for her volun.
tarily leaving her home.
She has been making her home
with her sister, Mrs. Order, for a NUN
Der of years and as far as is known
here she was pleasantly situated and
was happy with her sisters family.
Her brothers, William and Kelley
have gone to New York to prosecute
the search and with the help of Mrs.
lCrider are leaving nothing undone TO
solve the mystery of her disappear.
ance. Mr.. Order is in Oakland Cal,
and is having that section of the
States watched for the missing girl.
Mrs John Snodgrass, the mother OF
1 tI< of,. To Of hnr In. hfc ffxy
and the facts of her daughters disap-
pearance are being kept from her.
Seen On Twenty-Third Street.
The New York World this morning
had the following story about the
strange disappearance of Miss Dorcas
Ijams Snodgrass:
Miss Dorcas Ijams Snodgrass, who
disappeared from the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. John l.. Crider, in Mount Yer
pom, N. Y, one week ago today, was
seen in this city Monday afternoon
walking along West Twenty-third
street. She looked cheerful.
The beholder was Phoebe Cum
mings. maid employed by Mrs G. e.
| 0luSOu Vi NO COOley place, hOuHl
Vernon. Mrs. Gibson and the maid
did not know the young woman was
missing when they came here to shop.
At 3.45 p. m. Mrs. Gibson and Phoebe
came out of a store on Twenty-third
street just west of Fifth avenue. The
maid noticed a young woman looking
into store window.
There's Mount Vernon girl" said
Phoebe to Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Gibson
turned to look, but could not see the
face of the young woman who had
started toward Sixth avenue. She was
alone. She wore black straw turban
with pompon. Her skirt was of tan
crash and she had white tailor-made
waist with high collar. She carried
small parcel. \
Took Time to Recall Name.
81 didn't see who 1t was" said Mrs.
Gibson. do you know herr"
yes" said Phoebe, "but can't re-
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