The Detroit times., 1914-04-10

declined TO lay all OF his CARDS upon
the table. he went 30 far n to say
that physician Of unquestioned
standing In the city has given him
valuable information to support Lutx.
When his attention wss called to
the statement Of Attorney John Keith,
he pointed out that Meredith'S alleged
statement to Luts, and accompanying
gestures indicated that the young
woman had died following an opera
ti0l and had been cremated In the
furnace In the cellar. There was no
suggestion that she had been spirit
ed away" In order to avoid Keith, he
said. Jackson asserted afso that his
detectives had found many suspicious
hooks and crannies, as we'll as q wall
cd pit, any Of which might have well
served az a hiding place. He also
made much OF KelthS admission that
there was much about the house
which the physician wanted to con.
ceal."
NEW YORK, April 10.-Full details
OF a search Of Pittsburgh's house OF
mystery" the Bellevue sanitarium,
whose proprietor, DR.. c. G. Meredith.
ID under arrest there az possibly re-
sponsiblo for the deaths or women,
were given to The United Press here
today by John N. Keith. who person.
ally went through the mysterious sani-
tarium on q search for Dorothy Ar
mold, the missing New York heiress.
Keith. despite reports to the con-
trary from Pittsburgh, IL still firmly
convinced that Miss Arnold was not In
the ''house of mystery at least at
the time of his visit.
He declared that before his presence
In the vicinity was known he had post.
ed two detectives, one on each side
of the lorely house on the blum above
the Ohio, and he believed that the girl
he sought could not have been spirited
away without their knowledge. From
admissions made to him by the doctor
In charge. Attorney Keith said he had
no doubt there was much about the
house which the physician desired to
conceal.
81 was first led to Pittsburgh" Keith
said. "hy q letter from q prominent
lawyer Of that city. Writing to me a.
the attorney for the Arnold family
while the search for Miss Arnold was
still fresh. he declared woman there
was certain that Miss Arnold was in
q sanitarium near that city. Within
an hour was on the train. Arrived
In Pittsburgh l went to the ofice Of
my correspondent.
Where il the woman who knows
where Miss Arnold is?' l asked. Can
you bring her here?'
mo- was the reply, she cannot
come here. She Is a nurse In the
Bellevue sanitarium-where Miss Ar
mold is--and you will have to 90 out
to see her.
Then l was given directions ~
how to reach the place, got two detec.
ttves from local agency and started
out by trolley. When we arrived 1T
the designated street we got on the
car and went up q winding road, al
most impassable to vehicles, until we
got behind the lonely big house on the
hill. Seeing that could not approach
unobserved by its inmates and not de-
string to give any alarm, simply
posted my two detectives, one on each
side OF the house, and returned to
Pittsburgh.
Then l sent for Meredith and he
came to see me.
~ want to 60 through your sani-
tarium. DOCTOR told him, after ex-
planning who was.
"'You can't do that he replied
shortly.
WELL I said, I'll either go through
Quietly with you, doctor. or I'll 60
through with the chief Of police and
every reporter In Pittsburgh That
settled 1t. All right said he, well
CO., Then, as an after-thought. he
remarked: But I could easily tele-
phone there and have every woman
taken out Of the place before we ar.
rived IL laughed. oh, no. said. 4
have two detectives on guard out
there now. No one will get away
THAT seemed to worry him good
deal. but, anyhow, We got on the troll.
ley car and started out. When we ar.
rived at the house I Ut once went In.
side and saw the woman who had
given my friend the information about
Miss Arnold. Hers was short name.
think Orr.
".where 10 the woman who says
she 10 Miss Arnold? said to her. and
she directed me to room In the front
OF the building. / went in and ct Q
glance saw that Il was not Dorothy
Arnold. The woman was q natural
blonde. Dorothy Arnold was dark.
came out Of the room. -
"'Did that woman say she was Miss
Arnold? asked the nurse who was
standing outside the door.
"'No, she didn't was her reply,
but I was so sure 1t was she that
said so, for I wanted you to be sure
to come
mot desiring to overlook anything.
then, with the doctor. went through
every room In the house. There were
several women there but no Dorothy
Arnold. Then I went down into the
cellar, right around q big furnace
which stood there-there may have
been two-but could And no trace Of
the girl I sought did not look In
the furnace. After had finished with
the house went through every house
on the place. even exploring pigeon
coop in which several birds were nest.
ing. There was not trace Of Dorothy
Arnold to be found anywhere. j am
sure she was not there.
well, Mr.. Keith, are you satisfied
n0wy asked the doctor, who had been
right beside me at every move, and
answered, yes, surely Miss Arnold II
not here