Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-12
THE MISSING VERA.
sss. BOLTON ls FIRM IN HtH SUP
POSITION.
HISS yrnA AVA.
The Missing Lady Found. Her Aston
tsbinE story.

The Missing Lady ro.nd. Her Aston
tshinE story.
CHICAGO, sept. lt.-No trace has
h,,u found Of Miss Vera Ava, alleged
u he wealthy Englishwoman, who
came here some weeks ago 10 work Tor
he reclamation Of fallen women, and
VINO 10 suddenly disappeared Wednef-
day evening. Concerning her identity
an afternoon paper says: "Nern Ava u,
ltls now asserted, none other thanAnn
Ad,lia Dies Dollar. the spook pfiestess
Of New York. She was seen on the
street and recognized by New York
newspaper woman, who called upon
the chief Of detectives this morning
and told him Of her discovery. Her
description tallies exactly with that IT
Miss Ava. According tO the New York
lady, the notorious Epirituallst carries
aft0ck of wigs and other innlJc.ups,
and OF late has been travelling ncf0sa
The country awindling gulliblc church
people"
The police have no doubt, from the
itatemonts furnished by the New York
lady. that Miss Ava l. Miss Dehar.
THIS opinion is strengthened hy In
formation Cleaned from other sources.
rhe police have become convinced
that the woman Il merely IN hiding,
fni the detectives detailed on the case
have been Withdrawn.
vEgY STRANGE FACE SIZE REFUSED
MoNfY.
CHICAGO, Sept. ii.-'trhe -tranrcsl
lhing about the case" said Detective
Lieutenant Shea tonight, "is that this
Miss Ava, who ~ written up a. n inlsir,
has refused money from those she has
iul,rcsted Ia her charitable work. A
caller at the station to-day q minister,
Nhosc name ! can't dlyulge, told mo
that n charltnbly-inclinod church.
member offered the woman $1,000, tut
s1e fciusid II, saying she had plenty
oimonV!. The woman hal often stat
~ that goods had been shipped Ia her
rom England, but the officials OF the
lustom House say no such woman has
'ver been near there. A cutlou.
ra,ufe n the mystery Il that Miss Ava
D reported 10 have faid she feared she
you'd get fate similar to that Of Dr..
lf0niD. Father Kelly, upOn whom
no called Just prior TO her disappear
Rnce, n n brother Of the man whose
'rfcst In 81. Louis IA "a Cronin suspect
'aused a sensation at tho time. lie
'as speedily released, there being no
proof ngalnrt him.
The wife Of Rev. DR.. Bolton stlll
FOLDS 10 her belief that Miss Ava has
act with
fOuL PLAY.
Che i firmly convinced that Miss Ava
: highly educated woman from the
English upper class. She says lust be.
ore they went out together WcInes-
lay evening the missing woman
.howed her wallet filled with twenty
iollar gold pieces, and In addition about
1850 worth VI diamonds. Raising her
light hand In n dramatic manner she
ail TO Mrs. R1lton; "Swoar that II
wei disappear you will not rest until
you have found me, oven II you have
10 ask all Chicago 10 join you IN the
eatch," Mn. Bolton says Miss Ava
lai before told her thai she had enc
niles; that her mother had leen muir.
Irrrdi aud she seemed apprehensivo
nat SOME such fate would ovtftako
lcf. She never said word against
hc Catholic religion, from which she
vas convert. She had spent many
lappy days as u r0ligeuse, but desiring
broader scope for her charitable work |
he had left the cloiet,r.
on ITR TRAIL.
II has been discovered that woman |
Who answers 10 Miss A vas description |
allied AZ one Of the medical colleges |
yesterday. II this was she, II proves |
be did not make away with h.rsolf |
night.
On the day Of her disappearance Il |
: alleged that Miss Ava had an inter.
lew with Archbishop Fechnn. She
ave Mr'. Bolton, with whom she
fnye to the archepiscopal residence,tO
understand that she was going Ia see
tout getting some PROPERTY which
.hs In the possession NJ the Catholic
hufch In England. She was formerly
mombor " that church aud, II II
no. was once nun. She evidently
toclved Mfr. BoltOn,ns the archbishop
ays his talk with her was exclusively
= regard To her work among the
iclous classes Of this city, and was not
I a personal character.
II appears that she also called on
archbishop Feehan yesterday. The
amman who drove her there today
ientiiied Miss Ava's picture rs that Of
le woman In question. lie said
Ter she entered he saw her
NO OF u blonde wig aud Rr.
4hgo her hair. About week
90 she visited Sadler, the British
lnsul here, and under the seal "
'ertcy told him remarkable aud
lyslliying story, ~ Sadler cOniessos,
az he declines to give the tenor OF II.
u" IA very captivating with u full
Ioude Wig, frizled aud banged, and
e told MIR. Sadler she had lived In
hlcngo for ten years, whereas she
~ not been hero ~ many weeks.
adles says lac does not believe her 10
nu English woman. She spoke
lth French accent and spoke
renoh like native.
lss nEnAR NOT FOUND IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORS, Sept. ll.-A dillgent
lqulry here has failed 70 bring 10
sntany trace OF Miss Dlss Debar, the
ign nrioatess Of spookdum.
VERA AVA IN oINoINEATI.
CiNolsSATi, Sept. ll.--Nllss Vera
w. u her testimony Is 10 be credited,
mere IN a Cinninnati house Of doten.
on Sho talks sometimes nationally
id sometimes with wild incohoroncv.
ms says her name is Vera IVA ana
~ naive place London, England,
"a that lately sho has been In Chicago
al somebody brought her from tina