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

Neither Miss Cummins nor Mrs. Glib
son knew then that Miss Snodgrass
was being sought by relatives and po-
lice. 1t was not until they reached
home that they saw the stories OF the
disappearance in papers left on the
porch Even then Mrs. Gibson did not
inform Mrs Crider as she doubted
the positiycness of the recognition
But Phoebe insisted she was right
so yesterday Mrs. Gibson phoned to
Mrs Order.
Her Manner Was Placid.
Il know she was Miss Dorcas just
as well as ! know ! was in New York
yesterday" said Phoebe. Miss Snod
grasss face is one you can't mistake
There wasn't anything unusual in her
manner She stopped to look into
show windows just like any shopper"
The clothing worn by Miss Snod-
grass when she left Mount Vernon
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 a fiat black straw
sailor hat she wore a black straw tur-
ban. Mrs. Gibson thinks she saw a
bag in the young woman's 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 Pearsau, a
friend, of No. 215 North Seventh ave
nue.. Mount Vernon. Miss Pearsall
greeted the other girl with nod and
the greeting was returned.
Had Little Money.
But the striking feature of her pres
ence here-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 so when she start
ed to go shopping. She took no extra
clothes with her.
And 1t 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 Snodgrass's finance, Frederick E.
Schmidt.
Lieut. Michael Silyerstein of the
Mount Vernon police, having worked
fruitlessly on every other probability,
believes that Miss Snodgrass has elop-
ed. He points to the admitted impul-
siyeness of the young woman. Mrs.
Crider admits that trait She says her
sister about a year ago wanted to be
a stenographer, though it was not nee
essary for her to work. Mr.. Orders
income is large he has beautiful
home at No. $40 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 if 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
13, when she saw Mrs Crider packing
her trunks-for the departure to the
coast is TO be made on August dor
cas- suddenly changed her mind. She
told Mrs Crider she would go to Cali
fornia. Schmidt, she said. had finally
TO setting over the mar
rage date for about a year. Mrs. Cri-
der was surprised.
Next day Miss Snodgrass resigned
from the hospital Sunday night
Schmidt called on her When thev
parted that evening the girl said She
would receive him the following Wed
uesiay night.
If was on the morning Of that lay
that she departed for this city to buy
and other things TO take to
Oakland. And there the trail ended
until Mrs. Gibsons maid came along
with tbe next information
Is There Another NAM
ThSurh mo- ono WAS ready Il, believe