Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-12
DICS DEBAR'S DOUBLE
Miss Ava Believed to Be the
Priestess of SpOOks.
Her Mysterious Disappearance
Not Yet Explained.
The Police, Thinking it a Fake,
Abandon the Case.
Mrs Bolton Still of the Opinion Tint
Mrs. Bolton Still of the Opinion That
her Companion Met With Foul Play.
The British Consul Charged
with a Secret.
Associated Press plspatcnes.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-No trace has been
found of Miss Vera Ava, alleged to be
wealthy English woman who came here
some weeks ago to work for foreign
women, and who suddenly disappeared
Wednesday evening. Concerning her
identity, an afternoon paper says she is
none other than Ann Odelia Diss Debar.
the spook priestess OF New York. She
was seen on the street and recognized by
a New York newspaper woman, who
called upon the chief of detectives and
told him Of her discovery. Her descrip-
ton of Ann Odelia tallies exactly with
that OF Miss Ava. According to the New
York lady, the notorious spiritualist car
ries stock of wigs and other makeups.
and has OF late been travelling across the
country swirdling gullible church peo-
pie.
The police have no doubt that Miss
Ava is Nine. Diss Debar. This opinion
is strengthened by information cleaned
from other sources. The police have
become convinced that the woman is
merely in hiding, and the detectives
detailed on the case have been with
drawn.
It has been discovered that woman
who answered Miss Ava's description
called at one Of the medical colleges
Yesterday. II this was she, it proves
that she did not make away with her
self Wednesday night. On the day of
her disappearance, it is alleged, Miss
Ava had an interview with Arch
bishop Feehan. She gave Mrs. Bolton,
with whom she drove to the archbishop's
residence to understand that she was
going to see about getting some proper
ty which is in the possession OF the
Catholic church, in England. She was
formerly a member OF that church, and
it is said was once nun. She evident
ly deceived Mrs. Bolton, as the arch
bishop says her talk was exclusively on
religious subjects, and was not OF per-
sonal character.
It appears that she also called on
Archbishop Feehan yesterday. The cab
man who drove her there, today, identi-
fed Miss Ava's picture as that of the
woman in question. He said after she
entered the cab he saw her take out
blonde wig and arrange her hair.
About week ago she visited Sadler,
the British consul here, and under the
seal of secrecy told him a remarkable
story, as Sadler confesses, but he de-
clines to give the tenor of it. She was
very captivating, with full blonde wig,
frizzed and banged, and she told Mr..
Sadler she had lived in Chicago for ten
years, whereas she had not been here as
many weeks. Sadler says he does not
believe her to be an English woman.
She spoke with a French accent, and
spoke French like a native.
The wife OF Rev. DR.. Bolton still holds
to her belief that Miss Ava has met
with foul play. She is firmly convinced
that Miss Ava is highly educated
woman from the English upper claes.
She says just before they went out
together Wednesday evening, the mis-
sing woman showed her a wallet filled
with twenty-dollar pieces, and in addi-
ton about $4,000 worth of diamonds.
Raising her right hand in dramatic
manner, she said to Mrs. Bolton
''Swear that if ever disappear you will
not rest until you have found me, even
ii you have to ask all Chicago to join
you in the search"
Mrs. Bolton says Miss Ava had before
told her that she had enemies that her
mother had been murdered, and she
seemed apprehensiye that some such
fate would overtake her. She never
said word against the Catholic religion,
from which she was convert She had
spent many happy days as religieuse,
but desiring q broader scope for charit-
able work, left the cloister.
New York Sept. .11.-Diligent inquiry
here has failed to bring to light any
trace OF Miss Diss Debar," the high
priestess OF spookdom.