The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-24
BROTHER OFFERS
$500 FOR TRACE
OF MISSING GIRL
Absolutely No Clue Found of
Dorcas Snodgrass, Trained
Nurse Of Mt. Vernon.

Not the slightest trace of Miss Dor
cas- !. Snodgrass, the twenty-four-yaar
old nurse. who has been missing from
her home In Mount Vernon for more
than week. has been found by the
police or her relatives and friends.
Interest was added to the search today
by the arrival OF wealthy brother,
Edward i. Snodgrass, OF Berryvlie, Va,
and his Immediate offer OF 500 re-
ward for information leading to .he
finding OF his sister. He said he Of
fered the reward after he had conferred
with other members OF the family and
the local police and they had assured
him that every possible clue to the girl
had been run down. He said he hoped
amateur detectives, always willing to
take en- interest when there is prospect
OF reward. would Immediately get to
| work.
Detective Silverstein has not aban-
doned the search as yet, but he admits
that he has run down every clue and
has found no trace of the missing
nurse.
|
Of Mrs. G. E. Gibson. No. 6 Cooley
street. Mount Vernon. declares she saw
the nurse In Twenty-snird street Mon
day afternoon about 4 o'clock. As mis-
tress and maid were riding home Mon
day afternoon from q shopping tour
Miss Cummings casually remarked, al
saw Miss Snodgrass while / was walt.
ing for you"
Questioned by Mrs. Gibson. the maid
was positive. Then for the first tims
she was told Of tho DISAPPEARANCE OF
the girl q week ago. She remained
steadfast in her statement She say,
she had every opportunity to know Mis-.
snodgrass. as she saw ner many time,
while visiting the servant In the ridel
home. No. l40 Wallace street.
The maid did not speak to the girl
but noticed that she had q turban ha
with black trimmings and a smart pom
pom on the left side. When she lef
Mount Vernon last Wednesday Mis-
Snodgrass wore a sailor hat. But sh
tan leather handbag. tan linen Skin
and white shirtwaist worn the day sh
disappeared were noted by the maid.
DETECTIVE STARTS TO WoRt
ON THE NEW GLUE.
Although Miss snodgrass was seel
Monday. It was not until to-day tina
r the new clue was reported to Lieut..
Detective Michael Silverstein OF Noun
Vernon. who il leading the hunt. II
started again for the city.
Beyond this information no word ha
! been received OF the Snodgrass girl.
, search Of the hospitals and morgues Il
/, the belief she was suffering from hea
, stroke proved fruitless. 1t was nc
, thought likely she could be walkin
, about in aphasia without being recoE
!, nized.
I The idea that she may have accom-
. panied DR.. Smith. house surgeon Of tn
!. Mount Vernon Hospital. when he wer
abroad Thursday 10 douted by most (
q her fellow nurses as ridiculous. The
q are sure she never was even friendl
with DR.. Smith; certainly they wer
: never seen together. The doctor left &c
= Finland as a second class passenger G
the President Lincoln and was know
q to have only . little money.
C A statement purporting to come fro
l. Miss Snodgrass's fiance. the young ele
IS trical engineer. F. Edgar Schmidt.
u the effect that he believed her bod
70 would be found in the river. was to-da
y Indignantly denied by Schmidt. Sever
"a new facts were related by the engine
"a in an interview with an Evening Wor
A. reporter.
10 Il want to deny FIRST that there ev
n was any family opposition to me on q
=. part of Miss snodgrass's folks. ! ha
~ visited the Crider home only thr
n. times, as Dorcas lived near the hosp!t
Id most OF the week. The talk about d
W. ference in our social relations 10 II
in worth commenting on, am an ele
nu trlcsl engineer. with business OF I
49, own, and I do not care a boot
A., social position in Mount Vernon.
n SHE WAS GOING TO WAIT Fl
mn HIM.
II have known Dorcas for Ave yes
~. and we have been engaged since Mar
-, She was very happy and was willing
-, 90 to California with her sister a
% brothef-in-law and wait for me to co
20. In the winter, when everything wo
no be ready for our marriage. As soon
~. she disappear ed Mrs. Crider notified
60 and ! have been looking for her e
hi. since.
ces The only thing l can think Of Is
nj possibility OF her mind being affec
en- by the heat 20 she does not know "
en- she is doing. place no confidence In
ure report she was seen Monday, althol
re. enc might have bought the new
ar hyard,
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