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


was the same as that worn by her
when the maid saw her on Monday.
except that on Monday she had no
coat. and instead of fat black straw
sailor hat she wore black straw tur-
ban. Mrs Gibson thinks she saw
bag in the young womans hand.
That Miss Snodgrass came to New
York last Wednesday morning is
known. She was seen at the Grand
Central Station about 10 O'Clock that
morning by Miss Harriet Pearsall, a
friend. of No. 2l5 North Seventh ave
nue.. Mount Vernon. Miss Pearsall
greeted the other girl with a nod and
the greeting was returned.
Had Little Money.
But the striking feature OF her pres
ence exclusive OF the main
point, the unexplained cause OF her
leaving home--is her ability to remain
away from Mount Vernon without
known funds. Mrs. Order says Dorcas
had not more than $40 when she start
ed to go shopping. She took no extra
clothes with her.
And II is directly from the fact of
this lack of money that the police are
doing some theorizing which does not
meet the views OF Mrs. Crider and
Miss Snodgrasss finance, Frederick e.
Schmidt
Lieut.. Michael Silverstein OF the
Ina rexI
fruitlessly on every other probability,
believes that Miss Snodgrass has elop-
ed. He points to the admitted impul.
siveness OF the young woman. Mrs.
Order admits that trait She says her
sister about year ago wanted to be
stenographer, though it was not nee
essary for her to work. Mr. Orders
income is large; he has a beautiful
home at No. 140 Wallace avenue and
he tried to dissuade the girl. Yet she
insisted.
Tired Of Pothooks Quickly
She mastered shorthand and took a
position in a local office. One days
work shattered her ambition In that
direction. Then she wanted to be a
nurse Mr.. and Mrs Crider laughed
at her. They said she would turn
from that as quickly as she had turn
ed from stenography In that their
judgment was faulty. In July, 1911,
Miss Dorcas entered the Mount Yer
non Hospital. She apparently liked
the work. Early this month Mr.. Cri-
der asked her II she wanted to leave
Mount Vernon and go with him and
his family to Oakland, Cal. His work
with the railroad company here was
ended and he had obtained another
and bigger position with a Pacific
coast company.
For about three months Miss Snod.
grass has been engaged to Mr..
Schmidt. an electrical supply dealer.
twenty four years old, whose place is
on Depot Square. near the railroad
station. The Orders realized that
her engagement and her hospital
work would be ties naturally demand.
ing her continued stay in Mount Yer.
non. And when she said she would
remain in the East it was the answer
they expected but did not desire.
Sudden Change Of Mind
But on the night Of Saturday, July
10, when she saw Mrs. Order packing
her trunks-for the departure to the
coast is 10 be made on August dor
cas- suddenly changed her mind. She
told Mrs. Order she would 60 to Cali
fornia. Schmidt, she said, had finally
consented to setting over the mar
riage date for about year. Mrs. Cri-
der was surprised"
Next day Miss Snodgrass resigned
from the hospital Sunday night
Schmidt called on her. When they
parted that evening the girl said she
would receive him the following Wed.
nesday night.
II was on the morning OF that lay
that she departed for this city to buy
! clothing and other things to take to
Oakland. And there the trail ended
until Mrs. Gibson's maid came along
with the next Information.
is There Another Man7
) Though no one was ready to believe
1t probable. circumstances yesterday
prompted questions drawn from the
theory that another man might have
won the affections sworn by the girl
to Schmidt. Schmidt said 1t could not
be. Mrs. Order said the disappear
ance was a complete puzzle to her.
She did not care to discuss her sis
ter's engagement. but she wanted ii
made clear that she and her husband
had not refused to accept the young
man on the ground that he was not
on Miss Snodgrass's level socially.
Her sister. she said, seemed to be
happy at the thought of becoming his
wife.
Schmidt says there was no quarrel.
He says she gave him not the slight
est intimation that she was going to
depart. When he was asked about
the possibility that she had gone l.
someone else, he became indignant.
A false clue took Lieut. Silyerstein