Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-14
MISS VERA AVA.
flew 10 Her Identity Pound In ~.
Loula She Is Thought To BE
Miss Dcbar.
urgta KELLY DENIES Her &C..
COUNT.
~ r,issrAph to tho Naval
VINO ~ suI3
Are Miss Vera Ava aud piss D.bar one
Person.

VINO ~ suLf
Aregiss Vera Ava aud Diss Dsbar one
Person.
81. LOUIS, Sept. ia clue 10 the
Identify OF Mis- Ava who myaleriously
disappeared from Chicago three days
AGO. mas been untarthud hero. In a
,ffap.l,Ook in the possession Of the al.
lersl Ava now at Cincinnati, ~ la.
,cribed the name Of Or. RuniOri, No.
1873 Chestnut street, ~. Louis. a 10.
Porter called at the number given, but
Il wns discovered that the doctor had
leit the city tlrcc months ago and II
now In Los q ltOs. California. Further
than this nothing could he learned.
The REPORTER then called ON some
spiritunilst. whom DR.. RumioTd ire
oucntly visited Will. In the city.
There IL was learned that the doctor
believed In spiritualism and all other
hma Of the same kind, ~ well rs being
a follower u Madame Blavaishy.
While II IL n fact that Rumiofd did
not visit Chicago while he was here,
there IL no evidence that Miss Ava
all not come here. II IN thought here
that Miss Ava II mono other than Ann
Odella Diss Debar.
FATiIER KELLY or TIIE JESUIT
CHURCH,
whom Miss Ava, In her Cincinnati
story accused Of completely In her so--
called abduction, said a. reporter to-
day that II was too absurd 10 talk about.
She came 10 him merely 10 talk over
her scheme for reforming the destitute
and fallen women. She never men.
toned leaving property In the hands VI
the church but spoke of having an
enormous wealth Of her own. She said
thr had been n nun. "Sho struck ms, -
nl4 Father Kelly, "as being n remark
ALE character. After once hearing
her talk you would never forget her.
she could converse ON any subject and
her knowledge seemed worldwide.
Father Kelly was shown Dis- Debar's
picture aud said IL bore strong re-.
frmhlance 10 Ava. lie says he has n
witue.. who saw Miss Ava enter tho
church from the side door and pass
Immediately out Of the front carrying
bag IN which were her money anu.
Jewels. Another person saw her get
into u carriage waiting around the
corner sni drive away. Chief Of
police this afternoon received n tele-
gram from Inspector Byrncs OF New
York giving n description OF Dlss
Dollar which corresponds 10 Miss Ava's
description even 10 n scar on the cheek.
A cut Of Dss BehaT, with the hat
And clothing changed with a pen aud
ink 10 correspond with those worn by
Miss AVA, was shown 10 Father Fita.
gerald, Mrs, Bolton and Others. They
all unhositallngly pronounced II n good
likcness OF Miss Ava. A further proof
ui her Identity IA found Ia the fact that
a well'knnwn gentleman met Dlss De-
lar not long ago, and warned her
against trying any confidence games
In Chicago. This Information comes
from NM, Bolton, who says she il not
yet at liberty To give NIL the details.
4 FURIOUS DENiAL.
CINoINsATi, Sept. l2.-When Miss
Ava was toli that this general belief in
New York AMI Chicago was that she
VIA the lost Madame Diss Debar, she
was furious In her denial. She
launched Into n TRADE against tho
police Tor OBTAINING her, and assumed
the manner OF an insane person o. she
closed her door against all furlherquos.
tons.
TilH rOLlcE DECLiSE 40 TALK.
NEW YORK, Sept. l2.-The acting
superintendent OF police declines 10
discuss the stories from Chicago con.
Ccfning the probable discovery ol the
famous spook priostess Diss Debir In
the person Of the sO.cglled Miss Vera
Ava. The chief Of the detective fofoe
Nas asked u ho thought the Chicago
Cincinnati woman aud Dlss Debhr
were one aud the same. 81 don't think
uey ARE II the description tolegraphed
Il correct" replied Bytnes, aud that
Wa al lie would sny.
sllE N siilL TlEm.
CiNCiNNATf, Sept. l2.-Mlss Ava
sun remains In the House Of Deten.
ton. The testimony ~ TO Identity
with the notorious DIS Dohar Is vague
aud conflicting. II IL stated nj the
House oi Detention a, u late hour to-
night that she has not received any
letters Or kilograms from her friends
and acquaintance, ~ was naturally 10
BE- expected II she We're well known rs
leuOn u large means.
Miss Ava was extremely indignant
When told that the general belief In
New York and Chicago was that she
Mns none other than the noted Dies
urhat. When II was suggested that
cue might solve tile puzzle by telling
where she lind been before going 10
'hlcAgO she replied that WAS her affair
SUE was quite hlltor tOwart the Rev.
~. Bolton NJ Chicago Tor not having
barn more active Ia her behalf and
grew quite angry In comparing the
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