The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-11
Chicago Has Another Sensation in
Connection With Woman's
Disappearance.
Miss Ava Visits a Jewish Church
With a Friend and Has Not
Been Seen Since.
She Was y Woman Of Wealth, Who De.
voted Time and Money to Aid the
Very Poor.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Miss Ava, II wealthy
English woman, who came TO Chicago re-
Gently to raise the standard OF living in
the slums. Ia reported to the police as miss
ing. She has been stopping at the resi-
Miss Ava end Mrs. Bolton drove to the
Jesuit church, on the AHest side. Miss
Ava entered the building, telling her COM
panion that she only intended having
few minutes conversation with n priest.
Mrs. Bolton waited half an hour and
finally became alarmed when Miss Ava did
not return. She remembered the mis-
sionary had spoken Of receiving letters in
which her life was threatened, and she
feared she had come to harm. Mrs. Bolton
at once notified the police. The detectives
who were sent out learned from the priest
at the church that Miss Ava called, 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 is said to be very wealthy, and
has devoted her time and money to indulg-
ing her hobby for drumming" Her friends
say her crusade against wrong has made her
many enemies, who have threatened her
life. She came to Chicago the first of last
month to carry on the work which she had
acquired an aptitude for doing while in
London. Several days ago she purchased q
house on the west side.
Francis Mingay and family, who have
charge of the house. are much mystified
over the disappearance. Mr.. Mineay said
L., 4 hot hod of
Miss Ava. When she first came here, he
said. she continually complained that she
was afraid the Catholics would tnke her
when she read it, became excited. Mingay
has no idea why she should 60 to the Cath
olic church.
Mrs. Bolton, in an interview, said Miss
Ava was received into her husbands con-
gregation (the Centenary Methodist) on
probation about two weeks ago. They were
much impressed with her zeal in mission
ary work and her Christian character. Mrs.
Bolton said she had accomppniedl Miss Ava
to the Jesuit college number OF times
but there was nothing in the young lady's
life to show she was in any way partial to
the Catholic religion. Miss Ava never told
Mrs. Bolton the object of her visit to the
college, and the latter had never asked.
Mrs. Bolton said that the day Miss Ava dis
appeared she waited at the college fully
two hours and a half and when she did not
appear she made the inquiry which was
fruitless.
Father Fitzgerald. president of the Jesuit
college. said this evening: "About nine
O'Clock last evening Father Kelley who is
pastor of a church connected with this in
stitution informed me that he had been paid
visit by lady shortly after seven O'Clock,
and had, after the interview, led her to the
church connected with tho building; that
she expressed desire to pray, and that he
left her in the church. He noticed her car
riage still at the door. and at nv suggestion
we sought for her in the church. The coach
man appearing about that time, and ex-
pressing fears for Miss Ava.s safety. we
made thorough search of the entire
church, but found no trnce of her."