Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

man Smith had given up his position
as house surgeon at the Mount Yer
non Hospital and gone to Europe last
Thursday, one day after Miss Snod-
grass Disappeared That simple facl
gave rise to rumor Of a transatlantic
elopement.
Romantic, But Not True
But the theory collapsed. DR.. Smith
year of service was up and he n
nounced months ago that he was 60
ing to his home in Russia last Thurs.
day. He took the steamer President
Lincoln for Hamburg.
Encouraged by the story of Phoebe
Cummins, the police viii make The
strongest sort of an effort now. They
have been assured that 50 far as Miss
Snodgrass's friends know she suf.
fers from no mental trouble although
she had complained recently that she
felt run down"
Crlder Looking For Dorcas.
Oakland. Cal, July 24.-John L.
CrideT, of New York brother-in-law of
Miss Dorcas Ijams Snodgrass, of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va. the Mount Vernon
nurse who today a week ago left his
home in Mt. Vernon n Y, where she
was staying with his wife and disap
appeared in New York, is in this city,
and has instituted search for the
missing girl on this side of the CONT
Tri1np Gre fhat Mice
Snodgrass had dropped from sight in
letter from his wife. The letter was
written last Thursday, and stated that
the young woman had gone to New
York the day previous to do some
shopping. and that all trace of her had
been lost.
Miss Snodgrass was a nurse in a
Mount Vernon hospital" Order said
She intended accompanying my wife
to Oakland, and remaining here for
some time. Mrs Crider and Dorcas
ewere to have left ON August / for
the Pacific coast. know that thesg girl
were to have been married to Adolph
Schmidt, young electrical engineer
and | really believe that she was com
ing to the coast for that purpose.
The New York World this morning
has an account of the affair which will
be read with deep interest by the
friends of Miss Snodgrass in Martins
burg, where she was born and reared
and where she.'is well known. The
World says:
After five days of diligent searching
no trace has been found of Miss Dor
cas- ljams Snodgrass, twenty-six years
old, who left the home of her sister,
Mrs. John l.. Order, at No. 140 Wal
lace avenue, Mount Vernon, last We'd
nesday, saying she was going to New
York to shop. She was seen last on
her way from the Grand Central Sta
ton to the subway by one of her Sun
day school pupils,
The news of her mysterious disap-
pearance was withheld because of
Mrs. Orders objection to notoriety
The case was put in the hands of
Lieut.. Michael l. Silverstein of Mount
Vernon, n y, last Wednesday night,
After Mrs. Crider had been persuaded
that publicity was her last chance of
finding her sister, she came to Police
Headquarters in this city, A general
alarm was sent out through New York
and New Jersey.
Miss Snodgrass's mother lives in
West Virginia, but since leaving col
lege, six years ago, the young woman
has made her home with Mrs Crder
Mr.. Crider her brother-in-law, was
until recently chief engineer Of the
newly opened New York, Westchester
and Boston Railway and is wealthy.
A year ago Miss Snodgrass decided
to fl herself for Some definite occupa-
ton in life and entered the nurses
training school of the Mount Vernon
Hospital.
Meant TO Co to Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Crider recently took the posi-
ton of superintendent of construction
for new line of electric railway to be
built in Oakland, Cal He had made
all arrangements to go to Oakland on
August with his wife and her sister.
Anticipating this trip Miss Snodgrass
resigned her position at the hospital
and left there a week ago last Sunday.
She had been much affected by teh
heat and on Wednesday morning she
said she was going to spend the day
in New York, as she thought the
change would do her good
Since 10 O'Clock that morning she
has not been seen or heard of by
family or friends. 1t was generally
known that she was engaged to F.
Edgar Schmidt Of Mount Vernon, an
electrician NJ Schmidt said yester
day he had seen her last on the Sun
day before her disappearance and had
an engagement with her for Wednes-
day evening lie went to the home