He was 88 and had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease several years . On July 1, 1886, Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold was born in New York City to her prominent parents, Mary Parks Arnold and Francis Rose. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. This theory might seem to be borne out by the steamship folders found on Dorothys desk. Dorothy did have a secret boyfriend, George Griscom Jr, who she intended to marry despite her parents' disapproval. Free subscription>>, Please consider a donation to help us keep this American treasure alive. That's how Blaine Trump remembered her friend Nina Griscom, the socialite, entrepreneur, model, TV personality, and Town & Country cover girl who died Saturday in New York at age 65 from. Please support this 72-year tradition of trusted historical writing and the volunteers that sustain it with a donation to American Heritage. This is a carousel with slides. By the afternoon of her disappearance, Dorothy had written another short story called Lotus Leaves. Whether or not this had also been rejected by McClures or another magazine is a question that might have provided a key *o the disappearance. An artists sketch of Dorothy Arnold on the day of her disappearance. who yesterday announced his engagement to the young woman and whose name has been linked with hers ever since she disappeared, refused to see newspapermen or discuss the case. What she really meant, was men like George Griscom, Jr. George is the indispensable, star-crossed lover of our mystery. Make sure that the file is a photo. Weve updated the security on the site. During the summer of 1910 Dorothy had dutifully gone with her family to their summer home at York Harbor, Maine. or the lawyer who was employed in their service? Mr. Arnold much preferred it that way, and vigorously resisted two days of intensive argument before he brought himself to tell the world about Dorothy. The salesgirl recognized her as a familiar customer, and without question added the purchase to the Arnold family account. 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. We have set your language to Para enero de 1911 la madre de Dorothy y su hermano John viajaron a Italia para interrogarlo a la fuerza, sin pruebas contundentes. But the mystery was never truly solved. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? It's hard to imagine what Dorothy saw in the man other than a chance at a little independence and rebellion. George S Griscom in MyHeritage family trees (Eaton Web Site) George Stewart Griscom, Jr. in FamilySearch Family Tree George Stewart Griscom, Jr. in FamilySearch Family Tree view all Immediate Family Mary Elizabeth Griscom mother George Stewart Griscom father Henry Schwartz Griscom brother view all George Stewart Griscom, Jr.'s Timeline During the following week, the two were seen together constantly. Formerly engaged to heiress Carrie S. Hays. George, after weeks of claiming his correspondences with her were gone, surfaced a letter in which she wrote, Failure stares me in the face. 2019 - 13 THINGS LTD. All rights reserved. ------ Notes: *Death date confirmed via 1939 court decrees, re:. George was a 42-year-old engineer who, like Dorothy, came from an affluent family. Arnold had fallen out with her father, who refused to let her move out of the house. Still, no bodies were found in Jersey, and the police took Georges word over that of the felon, even if, as some thought, he might have paid them off. 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. But who, the world wondered, was the heavily veiled woman? At least one discovery was made, and it was a most unwelcome one for Dorothys family:unbeknownst to anyone, she had a boyfriend. Public DomainHer sudden disappearance shook New York City and beyond. Opening a desk drawer, Keith found a pile of personal letters, some with foreign postmarks. Samuel helped build the bell tower at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall). But by far the most conspicuous feature of her attire was her hat. Dorothy's parnets disapproved of the relationship and forbade her to see him. If anything, Dorothy Arnold looked cheerful. Getting down on his knees, Keith peered into the fireplace: here he discovered a small mound of burned papers. Not only was he much older . Griscom received a letter early in the day at the Chalfonte hotel; Miss Arnold is said to have written it. The burnt papers were confirmed as Dorothys rejected manuscripts, one of which she had recently received back. Mrs. Arnold, it turned out, was not only capable of doing things on her own, but also had a remarkable reserve of energy. Accompanied by her brother, she knocked on his hotel room door in Italy for answers, but she was given none, or at least none that satisfied her. He married Margaret Woodnutt Acton on 4 October 1839, in Salem, New Jersey, United States. Although the murder weapon was never identified, the most likely candidate was a camera tripod. Yes, shes here, Mrs. Arnold stated brightly, in reply to Elsie Henrys question. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Failed to delete memorial. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. 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 . 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. The Arnolds feared that the case could be socially embarrassing Arnold had eloped and spent a week with George Griscom, Jr., a month before. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Dorothy's father was a distinguished Harvard graduate who . Six years after her disappearance, an inmate at the Rhode Island State Penitentiary named Edward Glennorris claimed he helped bury a body that matched Dorothy Arnolds description. By modern standards, the Arnold family would seem stully and somewhat forbidding. Some believe that she may have slipped and fallen on the icy pavement, suffering a concussion that brought on amnesia. Over the weeks following, he spent days in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia walking down lanes of hospital beds, examining nameless corpses, and peering at unfortunate young females languishing in jail. When a reporter endeavored to tell him over the telephone of the arrival in New York . On Thanksgiving morning she expressed a desire to remain in bed. Ludlow Griscom papers, 1918-1961. Even her friend Gladys King, who ran into her on 5th Avenue and 27th Street at 2pm, said she was in a good mood when they ran into one another. It would have been simple for her to jump into Long Island Sound during the night. He did have a letter Dorothy had written him admitting that she was depressed over a recent magazine rejection to a . Support with a donation>>. It was disheartening, vague evidence at best. It is safe to say that every student of crime who has examined the Dorothy Arnold case has wondered if her reply was fondly solicitous, or simply irritated. Then, on January 16, a young man and a heavily veiled woman came to visit him. She rented a post office box where she kept the manuscripts, away from the prying eyes of her family and their servants. Nor can we assume the steam liner documents werent planted by someone else; her parents? Then there was her older lover, George Griscom Jr. Arnold's family did not approve of Griscom and forbade her from seeing him. You can always change this later in your Account settings. The Pinkerton agency thus took their investigation overseas, looking into recent marriage records and checking the passenger logs of recent steam liners. The intersection on Fifth Avenue where the heiress was reportedly last seen. Her parents extended permission, and on September 16 Dorothy departed. She also had on a long blue coat and carried a black fox muff. Samuel Griscom (grandson of Andrew), was a builder and owner of a lumberyard in Philadelphia. But no one will ever know. 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. Told that she had not, the Arnolds begged that no mention ever be made of their call. 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. Newspapermen were asked not to search for her, and out of deference to the ladys health, age, and social standing, they did not. George married Joanna Griscom (born Dugan). 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? For the gossip columns, the accident evoked the involvement of something called, The House of Mystery. Thats where two the two dominating theories of her disappearance come into play. 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. Cuando sus padres viajaban, invariablemente los acompaaba. The storybook Linden Hill estate is currently on the market for $22 million. Francis R. Arnold died in 1922, his wife in 1928. Or so one would think. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. No word ever came. The cherry on top, however, was when he declared his plans to marry Dorothy upon her return. She told her family about Poinsettia Flames, and they all began teasing her unmercifully about her literary pretensions. After phoning Dorothys friends, the Arnolds realized something must have happened to her. of Luneburg, Province of Hanover, Prussia, came to America 1752. Despite the fact that it would be difficult to recognize her after a quarter of a century, detectives were dispatched to the corner in question. 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. He lives with his parents in a hotel in Pittsburgh, and summers in Nantucket. This French Woman Has Been Fighting A Three-Year Battle To Prove She's Not Dead, Meet Doug Clark, One-Half Of The Murderous Duo Known As The Sunset Strip Killers, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Instead of calling the police, they made discreet enquiries through John S. Keith, a family friend, and hired Pinkerton detectives to investigate the disappearance. It is not true that f objected to her having men call at the house, he thundered, I would have been glad to see her associate more with young men than she did, especially some young men of brains and position: one whose profession or business would keep him occupied. Copyright 1949-2022 American Heritage Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. In August of 1904 21-year-old Blanche Parker and her husband George moved into a home 1 mile east of Clarkton, North Carolina. Theodora, although her curiosity was fully aroused, asked no questions for fear of hurting her friends feelings. George S. Griscom, Jr., who died March 11, 1938, never having married. Griscom denied any involvement in Arnold's disappearance and gave her family a letter she had written to him earlier in 1910. Did Dorothy simply run away? Whichever it was, the elderly gentlemans behavior before the assembled press was gloomy to an extreme. At the law office of Garvan & Armstrong, to which he hastily repaired, young Arnold was angered to learn that his father had a few days before released news of the missing girl to the press. A kidnapper? 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. In New York newspapers he inserted ads in the Personal columns signed Junior, which begged Dorothy to communicate with him. In the words of a news account, Dorothy now found life a torment among her amused relatives.. Outside Brentanos she met an acquaintancea girl named Gladys King, who the day before had received an invitation to Marjorie Arnolds debut. 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. 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. She had graduated from Bryn Mawr five years before and still retained the serene, slightly lofty demeanor of the ultraserious female collegian. 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. Learn more about merges. Arnold told her mother that she was headed out to buy an evening gown at a department store on Fifth Avenue. But George would never be the man the Arnolds wanted as a. ). Resend Activation Email. Its worth noting that Dorothy was a secretive person and there were aspects of her life which she kept hidden from her family. Dorothy had met him at Bryn Mawr, perhaps before she knew Junior. Two days before leaving Boston, she visited a pawnshop on Boylston Street, obtaining $60 for $500 worth of assorted personal jewelry. The $25 in her pocket would not last forever, but perhaps she had been secretly saving money and had more with her. Oh, she had a headache and went right to bed, Mrs. Arnold finally replied. By her will, she left her estate in trust, to pay the income to her husband and son for life; after the death of the husband to the son for life and after the death of the son . Oh, no, she said, I always planned to leave today., At the Arnold home in New York, Dorothys mother was equally astonished when her daughter reappeared. Another rumor circulated that she had gotten pregnant and died during a . She hurried away, but on the far corner of Twenty-seventh Street, she turned to wave back a second good-by to Dorothy. Son of George Stewart and Mary Elizabeth Griscom (nee Schwartz). [Special Dispatch to The Call] ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. He was also 44 years old. And no viable suspects were put forward by people hoping to gain a reward. The Arnolds were furious that she had blown their money on this middle-aged, deadbeat love interest who still lived with his parents. For the parents, responding to the reporters was like pulling teeth, especially when they began inquiring about the possibility of Dorothy having run off with a lover of a lower social standing. Privacy was obviously an issue, and Dorothy wanted to live on her own. Ship-news reporters, who had unexpectedly found him aboard the Savoie of the French Line, peppered him with questions. Try again later. Brother of Henry Schwartz Griscom. Over breakfast the next morning, a distracted family settled on another strange move when they decided not to summon police, instead, Dorothys brother John phoned a friend named John S. Keith, a junior partner in the law firm of Garvan K: Armstrong. Also, no witnesses of an attack came forward. GREAT NEWS! His tongue had slipped, and he had been misquoted. Dorothy came from serious money with direct lines back to Mayflower passengers. There she paused at Park & Tilfords candy counter to purchase a halfpound box of chocolates. Here indeed is a riddle deep within a riddle; this was Thanksgiving Day, when businesses closed down and no daily mail was delivered. It was at this time that Dorothy made her request for a Greenwich Village apartment, and wrote her two stories. The public theories were many, and even when the case was closed 75 days later, it grew more and more absurd. Guests at Griscoms hotel recalled that as he read the wire, Junior seemed agitated. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. They finally brought in the big guns: the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency, whose agent interviewed Dorothys friends, acquaintances, and classmates, but again, no dice. For the most part it was cheerful, feminine, and chatty, but toward the end there appeared an intriguing paragraph: Well, it has come back. On accepting the package at the door, Theodora jumped to a fast conclusion. The Mellon family is a wealthy and influential American family from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Drag images here or select from your computer for George Stewart Griscom Jr. memorial. Formerly engaged to heiress Carrie S. Hays.Romantically involved with heiress Dorothy Arnold when she mysteriously disappeared on December 12, 1910.------Notes:*Death date confirmed via 1939 court decrees, re: Griscom's estate. George is the indispensable, star-crossed lover of our mystery. 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. Record information. There were also suspicions of murder. In favor of a suicide theory, the New York World dredged up the story of Andrew Griscom, a young cousin of Juniors. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. On the desk-top he noted two transatlantic steamship folders. Like most of the upper class of the time, Mr. Arnold had a deep aversion to publicity. 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. Creator: Griscom, Ludlow, 1890-1959. Why? The disappearance of New York City socialite Dorothy Arnold remains one of the biggest missing persons cases in U.S. history. Griscom believed this might be the case, and we know that she was very sensitive about the rejected manuscripts. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. It was now noon. For 70 years, American Heritage has been the leading magazine of U.S. history, politics, and culture. Despite their romance, her family didn't approve of her contact with him. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. This may have led to contact with the underworld, and the pent-up Dorothy may have seized on this road to a new kind of life. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. By April 1921, Arnolds parents had spent over $100,000 to find her and the case officially went cold. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. When Mary insisted he give her all letters of correspondence between them, he also refused, insisting hed disposed of them. The same argument is made as that put forth in the preceding case, . Yet the package did arrive, and Theodora always maintained that it came by regular United States mail. With his point made, Francis Arnold obviously considered the interview over. Her parents, Francis and Mary, always tried to steer her away from the bohemian profession. As the weeks wore on, the case grew worse than cold, it grew stale. To this day, the disappearance of Dorothy Arnold remains unsolved. Presumably the police department of New York City received one of these circulars, but it stood firmly on protocol, refusing to act in the Dorothy Arnold matter until appealed to directly. Alerting their circle of friends meant inviting high societys gossip mongers to speculate about a missing heiress. Griscom went back to Pittsburgh, there to prepare for a trip to Europe with his father and mother. Trusted Writing on History, Travel, and American Culture Since 1949, DOROTHY ARNOLD MISSING. George agreed. December 12 was not an especially good day underfoot; the winter weather was raw, and strips of ice made the Fifth Avenue sidewalks treacherous. Yet she lived with her parents in a mansion on East 79th Street because her father forbade her to move out. The man she had been seeing, George Griscom, Jr., thought she might have committed suicide after her writing was rejected from a magazine. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. The Mysterious Case Of Dorothy Arnold, The Wealthy Socialite Who Vanished In Plain Sight. Friends thought she killed herself because Griscom wouldn't marry her. You will receive mail with link to set new password. She was a clever woman with a college degree, she was fluent in several languages, and she was independently wealthy. As Keith rose to his feet, John Arnold suggested that the burned papers might be Dorothys rejected manuscript. The blame quickly fell on a black man named George Washington Davis. 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. FAMILY PROSTRATED. Yet Dorothy traversed the twenty blocks to Fifty-ninth Street on foot. There was no hard evidence against him, but he was still convicted of second-degree murder after two trials. 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. After this came a real shocker: recently the two had spent a week together in Boston! 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. Failed to remove flower. As evening approached, Francis and Mary began to worry. No one knew. It wouldve made more sense if shed just evaporated into thin air. and only that. She was pre . Read More Published In Last Name "Rastelli" Penns. When Francis died, his will said nothing of Dorothy. Griscom was in Florence, Italy in December 1910. Natasha Ishak is a staff writer at All That's Interesting. The day before, she had withdrawn $36 from the bank to lake some girl friends to lunch at Sherrys, followed by a matinee. There was an error deleting this problem. One report said his doting mother still bought all his shirts and ties. Try again later. Or perhaps her family already found her and simply kept her in hiding due to shame. No one said she seemed upset though, and it seems strange for herto buy a book before killing herself. But then that same year, a shocking statement came out of the police department: the case had been solved. 0 cemeteries found in West Kirby, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. But people who are about to destroy themselves usually seem depressed. . Try again later. All we know is that as she walked down Fifth Avenue on the aftcrncxm of December 12, Dorothy appeared more concerned with the works of others than with her own literary efforts. There she had gone to escape the anxious hours of waiting in the Arnold home. 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? It's hard to imagine what Dorothy saw in the man other than a chance at a little independence and rebellion. 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. Early in October the Arnolds returned to New York. Mrs. Arnold was widely believed to be a semi-invalid who seldom left the residence on Seventy-ninth Street. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Now, fifty years later, Dorothys body has yet to float to the surface of a reservoir. And, no one ever found her body. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. It read: DOROTHY ARNOLD MISSING. A moment later she vanished, never to be seen againat least never by anyone who both recognized her and acknowledged her existence to the world. When she begged her father for an apartment in Greenwich Village, he rolled his eyes, A good writer can write anywhere, he told her. 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