Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-11
VANISHED IN CHURCH.
A Lady Worker Among City Slums
MysteriousIy Disappears.
SHE DWELTIN A PASTORS FAMILY.
Last Seen at the Door of Catholic Institu-
tion in Chicago.
VAGUE FEARS OF RELIGIOUS ENEMIES

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-The whereabouts of
Miss Ava, the English woman philanthro-
pist, is unknown. She has been living at
the residence of Rev. DR.. Bolton. Last
evening Miss Ava and Mrs. Bolton drove
to the Catholic Church on West Twelfth
street. Miss Ava entered the building and
Mrs. Bolton waited for her in the carriage.
Miss Ava told her companion she only in
tended having a talk with the priest.
Mrs. Bolton waited half hour, and
finally became alarmed when Miss Ava did
not return. She remembered that the mis-
sionary hadspoken of receiving letters, in
which her life was threatened. and feared
she had come TO harm. Mrs. Bolton at once
notified the police. Detectives who we're
sent out learned from. the priest at the
church tn at Miss Ava had called, and after
10 minutes conversation had gone away
All efforts to trace her have thus far been
fruitleSs.
MISS ATA'S MISSION.
Miss Ava is said to be very wealthy, and
has devoted her time and money to indulg-
ing her hobby for stunning" Her friends
say that her crusade against wrong has made
her many enemies; who have threatened her
life and sworn to serve her as DR.. Cronin
was treated.
Francis Mingay and family, who are in
charge OF the house at 9tS West Monroe
roe street, are very much mystified over the
sudden disappearance of Miss Ava. Mrs.
Mingay, an elderly lady, said that Miss Ava
came to her five weeks ago and requested
her to take care of her residence at the
above nuUber.
"Miss Ava left the house yesterday after
noon," said Mr.. Mingay in very excited
t.tx N,-oSf ffDeF q hn
door for her, and cannot imagine what has
become of her. When she first came here
she continually complained about the Cath
olics, and that she was afraid they would
take her life Tuesday she received letter,
and when she read it became unusually eX-
cited. From what she said to my daughter,
threats to do away with her l heard her
say that she was afraid that bomb would
be placed under the house by her enemies to
blow her up.
say anything about her mistress disappear
ance, and when questioned, said she was
ignorant of Miss Aya's doings.
HER FIRST APPEARANCE.
Mrs. DR.. Bolton had this to say: "Miss Ava
first made herself known to my husband at
a prayer meeting in the Centenary Church
about four weeks ago now. She impressed
both my husband and myself with the belief
that she was perfect lady, and that what
chapel district of London was true.
'1n appearance Miss Ava was what one
would cali prepossessing. should think
she s1 was ABOUT i9S IS years of age: She was S
weighed fully 2l0 pounds In her manner
she never even for q moment aroused the
slightest suspicion that she had any partial
been suggested to me since her disappear
ance. She did not state to me the exact |
business she expeC ted to transact there, and |
noticed she was adverse to telling her mis-
sion.
"She was received into my husbands con-
were ali much impressed with her zeal and
Christian character. We left the house
64O last evening and drove to the Jesuit
College. We stopped directly before the
there before. and usually faced toward the
west on Twelfth street.
SEARCHED FOR IN VAIN.
'This time she requested me to face east,
and did So saw q priest receive her at
the door, and then l waited. l must have |
remained in the carriage fully 215 hours be-
fore sent the coachman to make inquiries. |
He, in company with several priests, |
searched through the house and church, but |
failed to find her: Beyond this do not care
to say anything" |
Father Edwin Kelly is the priest whom |
Miss Ava saw, and with whom she had All |
interview mt the College. He was not in |
this morning, but WAS out, it waS said, at |
tending to sick calls. Father Fitzgerald, |
the President of the College, says:
About O'Clock last evening Father !
Kelley, who is the pastor OF the church con. |
nected with this institution, informed Inc |
tnat he had been paid visit by a lady |
shortly after O'Clock, and that they had, |
after the interview, led her to the church |
connected with the building; that she cx- |
pressed a desire TO pray, and that he left her |
in the church. He noticed that her carriage |
was still at the door, and at nv suggestion |
we sought for her in the church. The coach |
man appearing about that time, and, eX- |
pressing fears for Miss Aya's safety, we |
made a thorough search of the entire |
church bTt found no fra of her.