Edit Search New Search Jump to Filters. Yet no one saw her fall that day, and no hospital received a girl with a concussion or a blanked-out mind. Others whispered that she was the victim of a botched abortion. Well-behaved society girl that she was, Dorothy dared not push the matter further, instead, she followed her fathers advice, and during the next few weeks wrote a short story (ailed Poinsettia Flames, which she dispatched to McCluress , the combination New Yorker-Saturday Evening Post of the day. A complete misunderstanding, he said. Her family moved in the highest circles of society. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Then, on January 16, a young man and a heavily veiled woman came to visit him. He was an engineer almost twice Dorothy's age, who had met her in college. The pair had met when Arnold was still at Bryn Mawr, and Arnold once even lied about visiting an old college friend to meet with Griscom in secret. No, this is serious, John Arnold replied. After her second short story was rejected, Arnold wrote a letter to Griscom expressing her disappointment over her lack of progress as a writer and alluded to suicide, stating, "Well, it [the short story . In August of 1904 21-year-old Blanche Parker and her husband George moved into a home 1 mile east of Clarkton, North Carolina. Did Dorothy simply run away? He was George C. Griscom, Jr., a plump, sideburned forty-two-year-old who lived with his elderly parents in Pittsburgh, and summered at Nantucket. She kept a secret post office box no one knew about, possibly connected to her writing career. He was a dumpy middle-aged man who still . Instead of calling the police, they made discreet enquiries through John S. Keith, a family friend, and hired Pinkerton detectives to investigate the disappearance. As nighttime fell and she failed to return home, Arnolds family became worried. Was this mothers intuition or wishful thinking? The Arnolds feared that the case could be socially embarrassing Arnold had eloped and spent a week with George Griscom, Jr., a month before. Still,at some point, had Dorothy lived, would she nothave eventually contacted her family or Griscom? Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? She was a niece of a justice of the United States Supreme Court and the daughter of a family so wealthy that she could be called an heiress. Dorothy said she was going to walk through the park. Moly 1 Samantha Moly Searcy Forensic Science 7 November 2019 The Disappearance of Dorothy But he was in Italy at the time. Griscom went back to Pittsburgh, there to prepare for a trip to Europe with his father and mother. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Creator: Griscom, Ludlow, 1890-1959. George remained in Europe for another month, but eventually had to give his own press conference upon returning to America. He professed to be totally unaware of his sisters disappearance, claiming that he had been in Europe on a business trip since November. I mightnt see a thine I want, but if I do, Ill phone you.. Why? Everything there seemed in perfect order, and Mrs. Arnold and Marjorie assured him that all of the missing girls clothes were hanging in the closet, except for what she had worn the day before. She decided that it contained the rejected manuscript of Dorothys second short story, Lotus Leaves. Yet there is nothing to support this assumption. Since Dorothy Arnolds disappearance, reported sightings of the heiress cropped up nearly every year afterward and many imposters claimed to be her in a bid to attain her fortune. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. If there was one thing we can be certain Dorothy was passionate about, more so even than we can be sure she even loved George, it was her writing career. Then, accompanied by Pinkerton detectives, Keith and Francis R. Arnold called upon Deputy Police Commissioner William J. Flynn. Griscom, Jr. (who preferred to be called "Junior") was a 42-year-old engineer who came from a wealthy Pennsylvania family with whom he still lived at the Kenmawr Hotel in Pittsburgh. It would be bad enough, the stern Francis Arnold cried out once, if the daughter I loved so well [were] lying beside her grandmother in Greenwood Cemetery, but this suspense and uncertainty are a thousand times worse., And that uncertainty was never resolved. Try again. The very notion that Dorothy had made it to the park was mere conjecture; the last time she was seen was on a busy street in a part of town with an extremely low crime rate. Was it Dorothy herself? In the meantime, Dorothy's parents suspected that her ex-boyfriend George Griscom Jr, had had something to do with it, even travelling to Italy where he was vacationing in order to confront him, but there could be found no evidence at all to that effect and he adamantly denied any involvement. And I will spend every dollar I have in the world to avenge her death.. Denial, while just as tragic, goes down a little easier. One theory suggested that the heiress had either run away or committed suicide after becoming bereft from receiving constant rejections from publishers. Some believe that she may have slipped and fallen on the icy pavement, suffering a concussion that brought on amnesia. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. To obtain the old mans business, Keith was fully prepared to become, for the moment, a private detective. Dorothy came from serious money with direct lines back to Mayflower passengers. Dorothy did want to go out alone that day, and perhaps she was upset about her writing. At Fifth Avenue she turned left, and headed downtown. In 1978, the 49-year-old actor was found bludgeoned to death in his apartment. There, because of the laxity of police supervision over the park, I believe it quite possible that she might have been murdered by garroters, and her body thrown into the lake or the reservoir. His last job was at Moore Brothers in Clayton. Shortly before Christmas 1910, the heiress to a perfume empire Dorothy Arnold vanished without a trace while shopping for an evening dress at a New York City department store. For the next two weeks, the Arnolds kept things under wraps, refusing to tell the police of their missing daughter. Soon the newspapers revealed that she and Griscom, whom she presumably met while at Bryn Mawr, had at one time called themselves engaged. Dorothy had been involved in a relationship with a man whom her family did not approve, George Griscom Jr. Mr Griscom was in Italy at the time of Dorothy's disappearance and claimed to have no knowledge of what happened to her. [13] [22] Reporters also discovered that, in September 1910, Arnold had lied to her parents and told them she was going to visit a former Bryn Mawr classmate in Boston. Not only was he much older . Again she used her right name and address. Un informe deca que su cariosa madre todava le compraba todas sus . Wikimedia CommonsThe intersection on Fifth Avenue where the heiress was reportedly last seen. Arnold told her mother that she was headed out to buy an evening gown at a department store on Fifth Avenue. The burnt papers were confirmed as Dorothys rejected manuscripts, one of which she had recently received back. Before her mysterious disappearance, Dorothy Arnold lived a charmed life. Brother of Henry Schwartz Griscom. Still, they checked. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Despite the New York Police Departments belief that Dorothy Arnold was still alive, her father filed an affidavit stating his belief that she was murdered. Those who glimpsed her familiar figure recalled that her demeanor was normal. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Search above to list available cemeteries. But strangely, after one friend called the family back asking if she had been found, the Arnolds lied and replied that yes, their daughter had safely returned home. Collection Number: 2701. ButGriscom was in Italy when Dorothy disappeared, and he was dismissed as a suspect. She married Samuel Griscom on 6 February 1741, in Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America. Dorothy laughed too, and the girls stood chatting for several minutes. Theodora, although her curiosity was fully aroused, asked no questions for fear of hurting her friends feelings. As if lie wished the interview over as soon as possible, he immediately informed the reporters that he believed his dearly beloved daughter dead. He even went to Boston and Philadelphia, but still, no dice. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. On Friday, Dorothy further astounded Theodora. Library of CongressDorothy Arnold was an aspiring writer but her work was never published. This was ruled out when Griscom was found vacationing in Italy with his family (via Ninja Journalist ). After two hours they departed, taking with them a packet of letters. When a reporter endeavored to tell him over the telephone of the arrival in New York . In New York newspapers he inserted ads in the Personal columns signed Junior, which begged Dorothy to communicate with him. No one said she seemed upset though, and it seems strange for herto buy a book before killing herself. Since that day, nothing. At least, thats how Francis and Mary felt about the first time Dorothy had disappeared to live with him for a week at a hotel in Pittsburgh. When she begged her father for an apartment in Greenwich Village, he rolled his eyes, A good writer can write anywhere, he told her. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? [Special Dispatch to The Call] ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. The blame quickly fell on a black man named George Washington Davis. As time passed and the family chaffing continued unabated, Dorothy took a most unusual step lor a cloistcred young lady. Yet Dorothy traversed the twenty blocks to Fifty-ninth Street on foot. I do not care to say anything more until I shall have had a chance to consult with my family. One of the questions he chose to disregard was whether he had fought with Griscom over the packet of Dorothys letters, and whether he had obtained it only by knocking Junior down. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. George Rastelli's passing on Friday, February 3, 2023 has been publicly announced by Adams Funeral Home in Woodstown, NJ. Failed to remove flower. Just as Mr. Arnold had feared, the case became highly publicized. It was at this time that Dorothy made her request for a Greenwich Village apartment, and wrote her two stories. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. An artists sketch of Dorothy Arnold on the day of her disappearance. But when Elsie asked to speak to Dorothy there was a momentary silence. Her family assumed she was staying with a friend when she failed to come home that night. It was an excellent question, for the fierce old man instantly flew into a rage. It was Dorothys mother who decided to track down George overseas. Privacy was obviously an issue, and Dorothy wanted to live on her own. Did the rejection of the first stories she ever submitted to a magazine, which coincided with her fathers stern refusal to let her live in Greenwich Village, or to see more of the idle Griscom, plunge her into a mood of suicidal despair? Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Griscom urged all whom he met to call him "Junior." When his parents traveled, he invariably accompanied them. Griscom urged all whom he met to call him "Junior." When his parents traveled, he invariably accompanied them. The day before, she had withdrawn $36 from the bank to lake some girl friends to lunch at Sherrys, followed by a matinee. Or perhapsas some suspectedhe had some secret inkling of Dorothys fate. On the day of her disappearance, Dorothy Arnold was expensively and modishly clad, a fact that would make her highly conspicuous at a time when class distinctions in female dress were sharp. As evening approached, Francis and Mary began to worry. At this point, the case needed some big publicity to get the ball rolling again. A hundred years on, the mystery is still waiting to be solved. Her parents extended permission, and on September 16 Dorothy departed. It read: DOROTHY ARNOLD MISSING. There they stood for several hours, peering vainly into the faces of passers-by. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Their refusal to seek professional help during the first days of her disappearance spiralled the case out of control. He was hardly the type to sweep a girl off her feet, or rescue her from a stifling existence. IIRC, a New York businessman who had known Dorothy since childhood and knew her family very well, had travelled to Mobile, AL about 6 months to a year after her disappearance. And, no one ever found her body. The tale also endures as a reminder of the gross disparities between the attention the media and police do and dont give to certain cases as evidenced by how much leeway they gave to Dorothys upper-class parents, who effectively withheld information and handicapped the cases chances from the beginning. As she departed from her home, Dorothy carried no luggagethough it is conceivable that a nightgown might have been hidden in the depths of her large muff. The Arnolds were furious that she had blown their money on this middle-aged, deadbeat love interest who still lived with his parents. 2019 - 13 THINGS LTD. All rights reserved. His name wasGeorge C. Griscom, Jr., and he was a wealthy engineer who lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Once the headline DOROTHY ARNOLD FOUND spread across the newspapers of the country, but this turned out to be a hoax. The truth came out and as a result she was prohibited from further meetings with George, mostly because of her parents' high expectations and terms for her future husband, although she had managed to correspond . George Griscom b.1806 m. Mercy Brown. Call it a classic glass-half-empty-or-full perspective, but the police saw the lack of evidence for her death as proof of her living. He married Margaret Woodnutt Acton on 4 October 1839, in Salem, New Jersey, United States. Calling the police would garner too much attention, he insisted. During her young adulthood, Dorothy Arnold had grown close to a man by the name of George Griscom Jr. Cherchez lhomme popped into the mind of one reporter, and he asked Mr. Arnold if he had objected to his daughter keeping company with men. Friends thought she killed herself because Griscom wouldn't marry her. Dorothy informed her that she planned to spend the day shopping for an evening dress to wear at her sister Marjories coming-out party, five days hence on the seventeenth. Only two months before, after her return from a vacation at the family summer home in Maine, Dorothy had requested her lathers permission to take an apartment in Greenwich Village, a district which even then had a reputation lor stimulating creative effort. Then there was Keith, the family lawyer whod been there from day one of the mystery, who finally felt he was able to pitch his two cents about what had happened now that both parents passed: Dorothy, distraught from her failed career, took her own life. George was a 42-year-old engineer who, like Dorothy, came from an affluent family. Yes, shes here, Mrs. Arnold stated brightly, in reply to Elsie Henrys question. Presumably, she carried the remainder of that sum with her as she walked along Seventy-ninth Street toward Fifth Avenue. On Thanksgiving morning she expressed a desire to remain in bed. Mrs. Arnold answered the phone and committed the first of several acts that caused many to believe that the family knew more than it ever let on about Dorothys disappearance. There was an error deleting this problem. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Presumably, no one who knew or recognized Dorothy Arnold ever saw her again! But no one will ever know. FAMILY PROSTRATED. Two days before leaving Boston, she visited a pawnshop on Boylston Street, obtaining $60 for $500 worth of assorted personal jewelry. Why, Dorothy, Theodora exclaimed, its only Friday and you were to stay until Monday. Dorothy shook her head. She was 25 years old when she disappeared. Manuscripts she submitted to publisherswere rejected, a fact Dorothy was anxious to hide. The mystery of Dorothy Arnolds disappearance is still unsolved. Instead, she stayed in Boston, where she was met by Junior Griscom, who had arrived the day before and registered at the Hotel Essex. However, noviable leads were generated. Her body, he thought, might have been tossed into the reservoir. Presumably these came from Griscom, who had arrived with his parents in Italy. A kidnapper? As Edward Henry Smith wrote in his Mysteries of the Missing , the Dorothy Arnold case has been called a disappearance which had from the beginning no standard in rationality, being logically both impenetrable and irreconcilable. You can always change this later in your Account settings. George S. Griscom, Jr., of Pittsburg, who has been much talked about in connection with the disappearance of Dorothy Arnold, the missing daughter of Francis R. Arnold of 108 East Seventy-ninth . When it came time to for Edward to describe him to the police, the description actually resembled George. Outside of work, Arnold mingled and garnered a reputation as a prestigious society girl.. That was the last time Dorothy Arnold was ever seen alive. Their father, William H. Clevenger, was a master at this work. No one knew. In the elegant prose of the day, a newspaper would list her diversions as private theatricals, musical soirees and literary conversaziones. Of these, literature was by far the most prominent, for in addition to a lively interest in the writings of others, Dorothy was also trying to be a writer herself. When she failed to return for dinner, an increasingly worried group ate without her, then began making discreet phone calls to Dorothys close friends to ask if the girl had, by any chance, dropped in on them. We didnt expect you back until Monday. Again Dorothy answered firmly, I always intended to come home today., She spent the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend at home, reading and sewing. In favor of a suicide theory, the New York World dredged up the story of Andrew Griscom, a young cousin of Juniors. No word ever came. But George would never be the man the Arnolds wanted as a. But by far the most conspicuous feature of her attire was her hat. He was also 44 years old. One thing the gentlemen of the press could not believe was that anyone, even a sheltered heiress, could lead a life as dull and uneventful as that described by her father. Like most of the upper class of the time, Mr. Arnold had a deep aversion to publicity. CDLXXXIII). Writing was not a womans game, and certainly not in their upper-crust family. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Drag images here or select from your computer for George Stewart Griscom Jr. memorial. That afternoon, she said she was going out to buy a dress, something she never attempted to do. Acesta era un inginer de 42 de ani care provenea dintr-o familie bogat din Pennsylvania i care locuia la Hotelul Kenmawr din Pittsburgh. On the morning of Dorothys arrival Junior had gone to the Hotel Lenox, where he reserved a room and bath for her. Alerting their circle of friends meant inviting high societys gossip mongers to speculate about a missing heiress. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. At least one discovery was made, and it was a most unwelcome one for Dorothys family:unbeknownst to anyone, she had a boyfriend. Edit your search or learn more. This theory was supported by a doctor who ran an underground womens clinic known as the House. He claimed to have performed a procedure on Dorothy Arnold and that a surgical complication had caused her death. It was the sharp-eyed pawnbroker who exploded to the press and police the story of her Boston sojourn. asked the World , tying her story to Andrew Griscoms death. Jurnalitii au descoperit curnd c Francis se referea la George Griscom Jr., un individ pe care Dorothy l ntlnise cu ceva timp n urm i cu care avea o relaie romantic. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Dorothy did have a secret boyfriend, George Griscom Jr, who she intended to marry despite her parents' disapproval. She was seen purchasing candy at Park and Tilford on 59th Street and a humor book titled An Engaged Girls Sketches at Brentanos. By the next day the Captain denied that he had ever said this. In an effort to bring things to a close, Dorothys father said he thought shed been killed and disposed of in the Central Park reservoir not likely, said the police, as the lake was frozen at the time of her disappearance. George responded to the suspicion with a telegram, denying any. Ludlow Griscom papers, 1918-1961. For in any display of anger there might be a cine to the girls inner feelings about her family. Impulses undreamed of by proper parents may have been fanned into flame by the week with Griscom in Boston. That, Keith said, was an area where had found some troubling things. Nor did Dorothy ever speak of knowing anyone in Washington who might have brought the package to Theodoras door. Read more >>, The magazine was forced to suspend print publication in 2013, but a group of volunteers saved the archives and relaunched it in digital form in 2017. I dont approve of young men who have nothing to do.. Or rather, lack thereof. Further investigation points to the possibilities of a fatal abortion, abduction and murder, or suicide, as Arnold was known to be depressed over her failure to jumpstart a . They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He did have a letter Dorothy had written him admitting that she was depressed over a recent magazine rejection to a . Samuel Griscom (grandson of Andrew), was a builder and owner of a lumberyard in Philadelphia. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Griscom was 20 years older than Dorothy and she had visited him a year before her disappearance, telling her parents that she was visiting a college friend (Monroe). This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. They hired private investigators, the notorious Pinkertons, who searched everywhere for the heiress: shops, hospitals, friends homes, and even the morgue. He immediately replied: KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Rebecca James was born in 1721, in Pembrokeshire, Wales as the daughter of George James. Regardless, the public continued to spin sightings and stories out of thin air about the missing Manhattan Heiress, who grew into a sort of morbid mythology as time wore on. All that I can say is that it has been solved by the department, Police Captain John H. Ayers, the head of the Missing Persons Bureau, told the press. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The one theory to which I have always leaned is that she was kidnapped and made away with in a short time, he told a journalist. The discovery of these letters revealed that Arnold and Griscom were in regular communication before she vanished, a communication she continued over her parents objections. The sightings and fake ransom notes came flooding in, with Dorothy becoming more and more of a public fascination across the country which begged the question: what kind of woman was Dorothy, really? Dropping the candy into the capacious muff, Dorothy returned to the street for the second lap of her last known walk. Dorothy's family was stunned to learn that she had spent a week with him earlier that year, when she claimed to be visiting some friends from college. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Her sudden disappearance shook New York City and beyond. I am firmly convinced my daughter has been killed, he said. Assuming, he recapitulated, that she walked up home through Central Park, she could have taken the lonely walk along the reservoir. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold was one of the earliest high-profile missing persons in the twentieth century. But at the same time no passengers were reported missing from ocean-crossing liners during the early days of her disappearance. Instead, they cabled European correspondents to locate Griscom. Nina Griscom, a New York socialite and the stepdaughter of longtime Lazard honcho Felix Rohatyn, is in the book, as is Raymond McKenzie, who also worked at Lazard around the time I was there too . He said he was hired by a man called Little Louie, and made to drive a female body from New Rochelle, to West Point. It satisfied the NYPD, but not George or her parents (the only time they would ever agree). Passengers merely walked aboard, chose a cabin, and paid on getting off. Learn more about merges. There were three telling discoveries in Dorothys room: recently burnt documents in the fireplace, pamphlets for transatlantic steam liner voyages, and letters with foreign post a trifecta of intrigue if ever there was one. They finally brought in the big guns: the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency, whose agent interviewed Dorothys friends, acquaintances, and classmates, but again, no dice. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Arnold began to pursue her ambitions to become a writer, though she was unsuccessful in getting anything published. During February, Griscom returned to America with his mother and father. He lives with his parents in a hotel in Pittsburgh, and summers in Nantucket. This did not happen until January 22, 1911, six weeks after Dorothys disappearance. Mrs. Arnold was equally well-connected, and the family ranked high in the old guard of New York society, then noted for its propriety and unbending reticence. The most popular theory is that she secretly eloped with engineer George Griscom Jr., a suitor her family disapproved of because of his passive and inconsistent character. At the press conference on January 26, Francis Arnold stated that his wife, whose bad health had been worsened by the shock of Dorothys disappearance, had retired to a rest home at a New Jersey resort. The family hired private investigators instead, but they turned up few clues. Library of CongressThe disappearance of New York City socialite Dorothy Arnold remains one of the biggest missing persons cases in U.S. history. This limited edition print is for my fellow people. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Her next stop was Brentanos bookstore, where she bought Engaged Girl Sketches, a humorous book. Already informed by the Arnold family of the general outlines of the case, Flynnwho later became head of the United States Secret Serviceadvised an immediate meeting with the press. All I can see ahead is a long road with no turning.. Copyright 1949-2022 American Heritage Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Shortly after, Andrew Griscom had leaped from the deck of a transatlantic liner because his Philadelphia Main Line family would not allow him to marry an English governess. George C. Griscom, Jr. was 42 when Dorothy went missing. Dorothydisappeared on a December afternoon in 1910. Those who saw and spoke to Dorothy in the days before her disappearance said that she didn't seem suicidal and had made plans for the coming weeks. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. On accepting the package at the door, Theodora jumped to a fast conclusion. Add to your scrapbook. A more reasonable possibility is that Dorothy leaped from the Fall River side-wheeler which left New York at five P.M. daily; suicides favored these overnight boats, for no passenger list was kept. On July 1, 1886, Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold was born in New York City to her prominent parents, Mary Parks Arnold and Francis Rose. 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