Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-09-18


CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Niss Ava, an Eng
lish woman supposed 10 he worth over u
million dollars, who ha, for some time been
carrying on a crusade against tho "sums
of Chicago, is missing and II is believed 10y
her friends that she has been abducted.
Recently she has received anonymous let
ters Threatening her lifo. Yesterday after
noon Miss Ava entered the Jesuit church TO
sec q priest, since which time she has not
been seen. The priest says she talked with
him about IL minutes and then left the
church, but laly who accompanied her to
the door snys she did not soc her come out
OF the building
CHCAGo sept. 1.-THE game of Diss
Dehar or miss EvH, - in Chicago has been
fully exposed, and the source Of her wealth
discovered. She PLAYED the part here OF n
petty swindler who deceived the bost
friends she had These friends were Mr.
and Mrs Uingny OK 24S MoGroe street who
advanced her the money with which she
hired the carriages in which she made visits
to church people.
The Monroe street house was hired with
money f,rnis ed by Tie Nngay family.
Diss Debar's furniture was paid for with
the Mingay money. She bought some
promise il retuln tor the ,yreeuuack, Tie
Min1qy family believed in her. and axe out
all the available cash they possessed ia con
sequence.
Diss Dollar tlcd almost Immediately after
being discovered, and the way sae uindc her
exit from. tho Jlsui Lrch is tod by Miss
Mary reynolds Of SCI Wost Fifteenth street,
who was III the Church Of the Holy family
last Wednesday evening and saw "Aliss
Ava enter the church by the side door and
pass out through the front door into
Twelfth stree;
Diss DeDar scheme 10 found n mission
here was pretty well under way and would
soon have horno monetary fruit to the ad
vantage OF the adventures had she not
been identified. II hile at the Min.ay
house ,ha received letters with money in
them from persons whom she had inter
ested in the work Of saving women from
tile "-!ums but his couI not have e>-
ceeded a few hundred dollars She won't
10 the Kirkland mission ana pred around
III the erdeavor to learn how such institu-
lions wero conducted, and made a nuisance
of herself generally until she WAS politely
requested to leave. Scores OF men OF means
'hi promised to assist her, being dec ived
~ the t0les OF her wealth aud great dc
ere TO do good but this list she took with
her
she had PROMISES FOR about So, 000 with
the prospect OF e. much moro when the in
st.tuton was fairly on is foot.
Diss DeDar did not leave the city until
lat Thursday night when she took a traiu
fer Cincinnati Al a southern suburban stu
ton, going through indianapolis. She
stayed III a room on South state street. naar
Twelfth stroet, until hor train was noa,l,
r.t a. II.
cable car and we1t to Englewood wnero
sno boarded tne train.
Her fclsned lunacy and absence of clothes
in Cincinnati was for the purpose Of DIS
arinine suspicion. but the story had been
printed by thai time and her plan failed
so strong hold had the adventures on
the ynpathics Of certain good people nero
that c",n when she appeared before them
VITA the smell. of liquor On her brcnth they
did not lose faith in her
Il she comes back here he will lie prose .
cUtcd for her petty swinddug. although the
police will not take the trouble to send for
her They don't went 70 he bothered with
be-. although Mrs Bolton now insists she
IN ring evidence agars. her TINT would
lead 50 a conviction
N2t Hrndy say thar he is sure "Niss
Ava is none other than d.. Uabar. .
Everything about her. he says, point 10
that conclusion. The dash and au!acitq
and tie hucsse she showed in all of her
trausortou, are thoroughly Characteristic ,
Of the spool! fol'@, lie says.
Further proof Of the identity Of Mis-. ,
Ava u.s. Drs Dollar is found i'm the fact
'.2t n woii-knoNu gentlemen met Hiss De- I
bar not long ago and warned ler a.a.ns, 7
trying any Of hcg confidence games in chi. .
go. The latter information come, from