Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-02

she went SO far as to make all prepa-
rations for the marriage. Two of these
engagements were broken, and the
third, which still existed at the time
of her disappearance. Her marriage
to young Schmidt, the electrician was
to have taken place this fall but when
the family decided to go to California,
il was postponed for a year. These
disappointments together with the
fact that she had made two attempts
to gain an Independent life, first as a
stenographer and later as a trained
nurse, failed, may have had something
to do with her unhappiness but her
friends contend that there was no rea-
son why she should leave the home OF
her sister with whom she had been
for eight or ten years.
Was Born Here
1t has been ten or eleven years
since Miss Dorcas Snodgrass left this
city and went to make her home with
her sister, MRS. Crider. The Orders,
on account of she profession of Mr..
Order, who is a civil engineer have
resided at several places. but for the
past seven or eight years have made
their home at Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Miss Snodgrass was about Is years
of age and was born in this city. Her
mother lives on North Raleigh street
States Fish station in Oregon. Her
oldest brother, Kelley Suodgrass lives
in Clarke, County, Va near Berry
vile. ]. T. Snodgrass another broth
err is in Martinsburg, while w. L., the
third brother is at lockwood, Pa. The
youngest brother, Julian, lives at Por-
tersxille, California. Mrs. Order isl
the oldest sister and Miss Virginia,
who makes her home with her mother
in this city is the youngest.
The body of Miss Dorcas Iiams
Snodgrass found in Dubois creek, /
near Catskill. N. Y, Sunday afternoon
viii arrive here probably on train No
55 over the Baltimore G. Ohio railroad
Wednesday morning.
The remains will be taken in charge
by Undertaken When and taken to the
Presbyterian church where a short
service will be conducted by the pas
tor, DR., F. NJ. Woods. after which it /
will be laid to rest in the family bury
ing plot.
: The pail bearers will be Messrs. /
John Henshaw. Fairmont; Robert l..
and VIM, r. Snodgrass, J. NJ. Woods, /
McSherry Lupton and Samuel ".
Fiery of this city.
Mystery Probably Cleared
Word received by the family here
leads to the belief that during weak /
ened mental condition brought on by
nervous strain she temporarily lost
control of her faculties. Miss Srod- /
grass wandered away, no knowing
where she was going.
The best clue that the family has
received and the one on which they
have based their thought that She
suffered from a lapse of memory IS
from young travelling man who says
that on Wednesday afternoon of the I
day she disappeared he saw a young
woman at the entrance of the Hudson
river tunnel endeavoring TO get ,he
guard to understand where she want
ed TO go. He said she seemed to be
wandering in her mind and not able
to tell defnately what she wanted.
This man furnished a description OF
the girl and her clothing, even to n
drawing of peculiarly shaped bag
which she carried
Could Not Find Her Way
This is the only accurate descrip-
ton furnished and it is taken that in
her mental condition she got on the
wrong train and was either put off or
got off some where up the river.
Whether she went up the Hudson By
boat or rail is not known and how she
came TO be in the vicinity in which
the body was found may never De
known.
While the police hold to a theory Jf
suicide or murder the family are coz
tent in the belief that suffering me4l-
tally she went astray and being I'M
able 10 ma her way home was lest
and finally fell into the river and her
body washed among the reeds an 4
grass.
Expected to Return Home
That she had no intention of -
naming away from home when she
left is evidenced by the condition OF
her room and the conversation with
those about the house and the chill
dren of her sister She told the chill
dren before she left the house that
II her money held out she would bring
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