The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-14
DOROTHY ARNOLD
WITH PARENTS?
District Attorney Jackson Says
Long-Sought Girl Is at
Fathers Home.
ISSUES WRITTEN STATEMENT
Pittsburgh Official Declares Girl Was
Inmate of "House Of Mystery
Her Mind Being Weakened by
Unprofessional Treatment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 13.-District
Attorney Jackson created a sensation
here when he issued a remarkable
statement, declaring that Dorothy Arm
cid is now in her fathers home in New
York in weakened condition and
mentally unbalanced. Jackson de-
clares that on the strongest kind Of
evidence he knows she returned to her
home four months ago and that her
parents are doing all they can to keep
the matter quiet.
The district attorney said that the
Arnold girl came to Pittsburgh i'm
nediately after her disappearance and
was an inmate In the house Of mys-
terry" AS the result of an unprofes-
sional operation, it is said, her mind
was weakened and when she left the
maternity home she wandered about
the country for two years. Four
months ago, Jackson said, the girl was
found near New York and taken to
her home by friends.
District Attorneys Statement.
District Attorney Jackson's state
ment follows
"On the strongest kind of evidence
l am able to state that Dorothy Arm
old is at the present time in her own
home in New York and that she is dy-
ing. She has been there for three or
four months. / am positive that she
was at one time an inmate of the
"house of mystery" and that an il
legal operation was performed on her.
AS the result of this operation her
mind was weakened, and upon leaving
the pleace she wandered about the
country until few months ago, when
she was picked up by friends near
New York and returned to her home"
| Sensation Hourly Expected.
The district attorney also said that
sensational developments are occur
ring hourly, but that they are of such
character that they will be kept
secret until after roundup of ac-
cused physicians and others con-
nected with the operation that is al
legged to hove caused the death of Mrs.
Myrtle Allison of Williamsburg. in the
house of mystery"
He asserted that he expected the
county detectives would be called upon
to serve the warrants within the next
"a hours
Says District Attorney Lies.
New York, April 13.-"The state
ment is absurd 1t is lie l believe
my daughter is dead. How can Mr..
Jackson know she is here when he has
remained in Pittsburgh, far from New
York. l am preparing letter to Mr..
Jackson demanding that he tell me
the evidence on which he makes such
wild statement I will not make this
letter public until 1 have consulted
with my attorneys"
This statement was made by Doro-
thy Arnold's father when he was
asked regarding the statement from
Pittsburgh that District Attorney
Jackson of that city had evidence that
the missing girl had been in her home
for two months.
Mr.. Arnold invited the repc ,ers to
follow him through the Arr lid home
The newspaper men went through the
house from cellar to gArret, but no
sign of the missing he:ress was in evil
dence.
After the search Armed again de-
manded that Jackson be termed q
liar
Questioned whether Miss Arnold, so
far as the father knows, is anywhere
else in this city, he repeated:
l"I believe my daughter is dead"