The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-12
DISS DEBAR COMES TO LIFE.
HER OTHER NAME rs MISS AVA, WHOM
CHICAGO rs MOURNING.
The Police Gathered Her In at Cincinnati
Last NiGht-She Was in sorry Plight
and nnd n Wonderful story TO Unfoid-
Her Strange Doings In Chicago.


and und n Wonderful story TO Unfoid-
Her Strange Doings in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11.-No trace has been found
OF Miss Vera Ava. tho alleged English woman
who came hero some weeks ago to work Tor
the reclamation OF fallen women. and who
suddenly disappeared on Wednesday evening"
Concerning her Identity an afternoon paper
says:
Vera Ava Is. It Is now asserted. mono other
than Ann O'Delia Diss Dollar. the spook
priestoss OF New York. She was seen on the
street and recognized by q New York news
paper woman. who called upon Police Lieuten-
| ant Shea this morning and told him OF her dis
covery. According to the New York woman,
the notorious Spiritunlist carried stock OF
wigs and o her make-ups. and has OF late boon
travelling across the country swindipg guilt
bic church people. Dougherty. the carriage
driver. who has been driving the alleged phi
| lanthropist around town. was at Police Head
| quarters this morning. and his description OF
her is identical with that furnished by the lady
| from New York. who declared in positive terms
| TINT the missing person was Diss Debur and
)" have no doub. Judging from the state
m "k tna MAS Ave Ava Hiss pebar said
| Lieut. Shea. and this opinion is strengthened
It has been discovered that woman who
answered Miss Ayas dissertation called s,, at one
oil lilo medical colleges y6steTlbS. Ncio
she. it proves that she was not made away
| with on Wednesday night
woman is merely in hiding. and the detectives
who were detailed on the case nave been WIFI
On tie day Of her disarpsnrHnce the alleged
| Miss Ava called uron and had an interview
with Archbishop Feehan. she told Mrs. lol7
getting some Sropcrty which was in the pos
| She was formerly member OF that Church.
and. It Is said. WAS once nun enc eeviuenuy
lis talk with her was exclusively in regard 10
| her work among the vicious element IN this
ali. She did not mention to the Archbishop
| tho fact that she was an apps; ate from the
Church. or make any overtures looking to her
The c1bman who drove the woman op, to Arch r
About 2 week ago she visited Mr. sadler, the
secrecy, tod him remarkable and mystiying
story as Mr.. sadler conieSses put no declines
Chicago ten years, whereas she has no, been
here as many weeks. Mr.; sadler says no does
sposs Wh and spohs French
Boon: wife Q, tho Rev Dr. RGtsP p,s q
Miss Ava became connected d short time ago.
said i1 an iutsrview I;E.d lay, ,,,, mr. -..s,,.
for believing that Miss Ava has met with foul
play. you should unIsrstand what manner nero Of
sducaied " man AMI from the English upper class
she spoke four languages iiuentiy; She has
record rsvn i" Tor dls,lnsni.hed behavior dSrins
| the French .Prussian war. and, has seen
sS ss field SERIES s,e st the va.
lady. Her charities have been already spoken
about. They were unGuestionnbly genuine.
On "a ns4 sysns TO men
I oh, 81 thA- I.,lv I'm mi Gha hn All ma
lite THs; lnsa Sssfi sss SHs
addition she showed me about H.ooO worth Of
swear, she said RAISING her right hand in in
| disappear YOU viii not rest until ,yon have
found me. even If You have to ask all Chicago
ia did I'M not II swear. OF Course hut promised
her most earnestly that would few 1uys
Of to ss se ssd
she had enemies ami tina. her mother he'd been
She seemed tsss
never said a word against the Catholic re- icion.
from which she was convert she said she
but desired a broader scope for charitabIe
work than the seclusion ot the clos er orded
hsr During her connection with that Church
she was sent twice to England IN ecrlesiasti-
| cnl business. She was an excellent .w!iler
said that she had work. ed in the cause OF Ca
tho5eism ior many .aGI. yee Sn, with " pen.
Ing ysra Ava left that t carfacs With al thoe
vnluables for some unknown but perfectly
proper purpose, Size may, have wished to
| OF her charitable designs and have adopted
| the plan OF simply pass ing through the church.
| intending to return and rejoin me when she
| had got through with her business. My pres.
| ent honest belief is that she has been decoyed
| by some INSCRIPTIONS villains into a safe
place, and that she has been robbed and MUIR
| dered."
"" The stranRest thing about this case" said
Lieut. Shea tonight. " is that this Miss Ava,
who is written, IN as q lnkir, has refused
| charitable work. A caller ut The station 10.
day. minister, whose name ne l! ! premises, n no,
ehurch member 1,s oiered the Woman 81 700 but
she reiussd It, saying ui che shs had plenty q
| that sha mad applied for duplicate freight
certificates. The police ysited the Custom
| tor Jewell that no such woman had been nj the
| Office or applied for duplicate receipts