Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
QUEER VERA AVA.
Her Identity Pretty Certainly
Established.
There Is Small Doubt That She
Is Diss de Bar.
She Indignantly Denies Being the
Spook Prophecies.
Father Kelly Says the Story of Her
Alleged Abduction Is Too Absurd
to Talk AbOut-The Mystery
Not Cleared Up Yet.
Associated Press Dispatches.


CINCINNATI, September 12.-The iden-
tity of the woman who mysteriously
disappeared from Chicago Wednesday
evening, with the one who as mysteri-
ously appeared in this city last night, is
fully established by the description.
Said woman was taken before the chief
of police this morning. She told her
story in almost the identical language
she used last night. Finding no cause
for holding her, she was taken back to
the house of detention to await some
action Of her friends.
When seen by an Associated Press
correspondent, Miss Ava was entirely
self-possessed and dignifed. Being told
that Mrs. Bolton had given personal
description of her, she was evidently in
terested in its details. She was very
anxious to identity herself as Miss Ava.
''Tell Mrs. Bolton" she said, "and
that will identify me better than any,
thing else, that $4,000 in money and
coupons was in her satchel, not mine,
and they took it and its contents. Now
Mrs. Bolton will know from this that
am Miss Ava"
She went on to say that she went to
the college to attend to a matter of bus
mess. She carried money, "Jesuitical
tariff, la Mckinley" They demanded
that she publicly renounce her Metho-
dist faith, and return to the church.
Refusing to do this, she was struck
heavily on the breast by man. Before
this, the satchel with the money in it
had been seized.
The woman says from the time she
lost consciousness, Wednesday,, until
yesterday afternoon, she knew nothing
except the remembrance of being dashed
with water, and her clothes being taken
off. She denies that she is Diss de Bar.
1t is the Judgment of the police that
she is insane, but she carries herself
with remarkable consistency for an in
sane woman,
When Miss Ava was told that the
general belief in New York and Chicago
was that she was the lost Madam Diss
de Bar, she was furious in her denial.
She launched into TRADE against the
police for OBTAINING her, and assumed
the manner of an insane person as she
closed her door against all further ques-
tions. 49,
Miss Ava still remains in the house of
detention. The testimony as to her
identity with the notorious Diss de Bar
is vague and conflicting. 1t was stated
at the house of detention at late hour
tonight that she has not received any
letter or telegram from friends or ac-
quaintances, as was naturally to be ex-
pected, if she were known person of
large means.
Miss Ava was extremely indignant
when told that it was the general belief
in New York and Chicago, that she was
none other than the noted Diss de Bar.
When it was suggested that she might
solve the puzzle by telling where she
had been before going to Chicago, she
replied that it was her affair. She was
quite bitter toward Rev. DR.. Bolton, OF
Chicago, for not having been more act
i've in her behalf, and grew quite angry
in comparing the Catholics with the
Methodists, saying until she had an
apology from Bolton, she believed she
would prefer the Catholics.