The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-11
ALL TRACE OF HER LOST.
REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE OF A
WEALTHY ENGLISH WOMAN.

she Eaters . Priests Study sad Friend.
See Her No Msre-The Priest says Re
Len Her II the Church at Prayer.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.-Miss Ava. wealthy Eng.
lish woman. who came to Chicago recently to
raise the standard OF living in tho slum.. Is re.
ported TO the police as missing. She has been
at the residence Of the 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 Boil.
ton waited for her in the carriage. Miss Ava
told her companion she only intended having
q few minutes talk with the priest. Mrs. Boil
ton waited . half hour and finally became
alarmed whom Miss Ava did not return.
She remembered that the missionary had
spoken OF receiving letters in which her life
was threatened, and feared she had como to
harm. Mrs. Bolton at once notified the police.
Detectives who were sent ont learned from the
priest at the church that Miss Ava had.caled.
and. after fifteen minutes conversation about
religious matters. had gone away All at
tempts to gain any clue to her Whereabouts
after that time have thus far been fruitless
Miss Ava came 10 Chicago the first OF last
month to carry on the work In which she had
acquired fame In London. Several days ago
she purchased house ut 3is Monroe stree.
but had not occupied 1t.
Miss Ava IL said to be very wealthy. and has
devoted her time and money to indulgng her
hobby for Summing" Her friends say that
her crusade against wrong has made her many
snomiss. who have threatened her life and
sworn to serve her as DR.. Cronin was .renteh.
Francis Mingay and family. who are in
charge Of the house at 3is West Monroe street.
are very much mystitied over the sudden dis
appearance of Miss Ava. Mrs. Mingay. IN ell
dsrlyllsdy. said that Miss Ava came 10 her
five weeks ago aud requested her to
take care OF her residence ut the above
number: Miss 3, Ava loft the house Yesterday
waiting at the door for her and cannot IL In
S. hs has Ss
tnS Gaathofs nT NJ, said she Was Afraid tnSsy
letter, and whom she read IL becRm" unusually
upon her. that the letter rontaned threats 70
Was afraid that bomb would is placed under
th: house BY her enemies to blow her up
husband at u prayer meeting in the Centenary
S SSsr'h s1ss b bS ~ssk u.ana
myself With the belief ,t that she she was
iis 1 Of London was true. In appearance
As Sbo 81 yssrs She
fully 200 pounds. In her manner, she
any partially Tor the Catholic faith.
her disappearance aud has been asked mo 10.
Pestedly because e we drove to the Jesuit
act tssrs. and / never questioned Ier,
estS h sn @sson she vas as IN
my husbands CONGREGATION I. entenary Meth
we're al Iuch impressed with her zeal and
I'VE left !he house about $40 o'clock last
Avaninp. and drove the Jesuit College We
stoIped directly before the door Of the pastors
ssSs hs on s
time she requested me- to face east. and Ibid;
cav priest receive her at the door; and I'D then
riago fully two and one-half hours before
sent the goodman to mai make INQUIRIES lie. IN
failed to and her: Beyond this do not care to
Ava sa% and S lad an intsEyisH WIZ At Tie sol:
1SoSt 8 oslosf isss EVENING Father Kelley:
this Institution. informed me that he had re;
ceiyed yisit from u lady SHORTLY after 7
% With tn the bsldloe thas shs efp@sssed
.r hss ;hs Il. noticed thai hat hs
T!aes was still at the door and; at my sugx ss.
on, We sought for her IN the The
Drsssins iesrs for Miss Ava's safety: Va, mule
sthoEoneh search Of tho entire church but
Father Kelly said tonight that Miss Ava
sho had been there II had been for that purpose
alone Archbishop Feehan never receives Wis
SE: Si SO bs Wo ss1a
him yesterday by the woman. Mrs. Bolton
says that Miss Ava did not SEQ the Archbishop
she saw him on the second
Mrs. Bolton now considers Miss Ava an
adept at lying. and points to the fact that
while she was on probation in tho Methodist
Church she was confessing her sins to Cath
lie priest.
Detectives tonight found where Miss Ava
had given away S57 in charity Just before
ehe disappeared SO completely she said she
had $2.5U0 in gold.