Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-17
DOROTHY ARNOLD
IS STILL MISSING
AGED FATHER OF rHE GIRL WHO
VANISHED DECLARES NOW
THAT SHE is DEAD
SEARCH COST HUNDRED THOUSAND
An Entire Absence Of Any Motive
One Striking Feature Of
the Case.

the Case.
New York Six years have passed
since Dorothy Horietle Camille Arnold
kissed her mother eood-by at her
home, los East Seyenty-niufh street.
and went away upon shopping trip
from which she never returned and IN
the course Of which she lett no clew
to lead 10 a solution OF the mystery
Of her disappearance.
Six years, however have not been
enough to blunt popular recollection Of
the case Reports still come 10 the
family that the girl has been seen,
that inquiry in such and such place
may yield trace OF her, and that in
formation which will determine her
fate may be had for price. Patiently.
though with no hope that any OF these
reports will bear fruit. the family ard
its representatives give due Considera-
ton TO these reports. None OF them
has brought to light sincle thing that
was lot established during the police
investigation which Immediately fol-
lowed
MY daughter is dead" Francis R.
Arnold. the father recently said
without faltering in the conviction he
reached within three months Of the
disappearance. Mr.. Arnold is now
nearly 50 years OF age.
The money that has been spent in
the prosecution Of the search for
Dorothy Arnold has now considerably
exceeded 500 900. 1t has made it pos
sible to establish good many mega
tive things. or the positive things
there are no more than the four that
have been known from the first. They
are these.
At 1880 O'Clock on the morning
Miss Arnold left her home. telling her
mother that she would be home for
dinner.
At noon Miss Arnold bought box
OF candy at the store Of Park K Til
ford, Fifth avenue and Sixtieth street.
At 1870 o'clock Miss Arnold bought
a copy OF "An Engaged Girls Let
ters" at Brentano's. Fifth avenue and
Twentieth.sixth street.
At 2.45 o'clock Miss Arnold met a
girl acquaintance at Fifth avenue and
Thirtieth street and talked with her
for few moments.
Beyond these facts nothing was ee-
tablished. though to the private detec-
tives called in there was soon added
the Police Department. and TO the Po-
lice Department the resources of Scot
land Yard and Of most of the public
authorities OF the United States.
Thousands of circulars containing
the completest description of Miss
Arnold were distributed throughout
the world. Tens OF thousands Of re-
productions OF dozen different pic
lures Of her appeared in the news
papers. Classmates of Miss Arnold at
Bryn Mawr, extended the systematic
search for her beyond the limits to
which authorities would carry It. But
none of these agencies ever accom-
plished anything.
One Of the most striking aspects OF
the Arnold case has been the complete
absence of motive. Francis K. Arnold,
the father had been for years pros
porous importer OF perfumes. The fam
" lived well. IL not luXuriousy. Miss
Arnolds social position was pleasant,
although she had few interests that
went on from day to day. There was
no other Glove affair In her life than
a friendship with George 5, GriscOm
Jr. of Pittsburg, who returned from
Florence within short time 70 dem
onstrate that he had no knowledge OF
her whereabouts.
No suggestion that could ever be
substantiated arose that Miss Arnold
had been kidnapped or was being de-
tanned against her will Tie inevita'
bic assumptions Of foul play have nc
more concrete basis than the posi-
bili,y that Miss Arnold deliberately
left home and has since been sue
cessful in thwarting discovery.
Formal search OF Miss Arnold ex
tended over a period Of three months
only. When she did not return to hel
home the family was surprised but no
alarmed. When the next day brough
no word from her the matter was pu
in the hands OF private detectives. |
was not, however, until after a month
that the case was put before the De
partment OF New York Police and wa
allowed to be made public through thu
newspapers.
In the course OF the ensuing fou
weeks District. Attorney Whitman OF
fcred the service OF his office to Ar
mold and had them declined. Within
few days thereafter the case became
so far az the Police Department wa
concerned an "opeh" one. This mean
that it had not been solved, but tina
no more systematic work was beln
done on it. Since that spring m
search has been in the hands OF Ia
family and its lawyers.