Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-11
HER SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE.
She Enters a Roman Catholic Parsonage
and Now Where L. She?

She Enters Roman Catholic Parsonage
and Now Where Is She?
Wednesday evening she went with Mrs.
Bolton in carriage to the Jesuit college
on West Twelfth street What she went
for Mrs. Bolton did not know. Miss Ava
only said that she intended having a few
minutes talk with the priest She also
said that she had received several threat
ening letters lately, and that her life was
in danger. She had frequently stated that
at one time she he'd been a Roman Catho-
lie, but had left that communion, and she
gave it to be understood that it was for
this that her life was threatened. Mrs.
Bolton is entirely at loss to explain the
woman's disappearance.
The Story Mrs. Bolton Tells.
Mrs. Bolton was seen by a reporter
yesterday. She said: 1--WE left the house
. about $40 last "wednesday evening, and
drove directly to the college. We stopped
directly before the door of the pastor 5
study, or at least where he receives the
visitors usually We had been there be-
fore, and / usually faced toward the west
on Twelfth street. This time she re-
Quested me to face east, and did so. We
must have arrived there before O'Clock. l
saw priest receive her at the door. and
then waited. / must have remained in
the carriage fully two and one-half hours
| before sent the coachman to make in
quiries. He, in company with several
priests, searched through the house and
church, believe, but failed to find her.
/ Beyond this l do not care to say any,
thing"
The Police Put on the Case.
The case was reported at once to the DO
lice, and Detective James Mullane was
oarNt -
at the church and learned that Miss Ava
had called at his residence Wednesday
| night. She had a short interview with
Father Kelly and then was shown by him
to the church, which adjoins the college
| on the west. Since entering the church
she has not been seen by any of her recent
friends. 1t was shortly before O'Clock
when Miss Ava entered the church As
she lett the carriage she remarked to Mrs
Bolton: IF l should not be back at o
O'Clock want you to look for me-"
A Search of the Church.
The priest said that about o'clock
Wednesday night Mrs. Bottoms coachman
came into his residence ana asked where
Miss Ava was Tie priest had seen moth
ing of her for nearly two hours. but i'm
mediateIy commenced search The
church was open, as usual, but the wor
, oulpcIS were StLt away ana fdt1erS helly
and Fitzgerald, aided by the night porter
and Miss Ava's goodman, examined the
building. But no trace of Miss Ava could
be found. The confessionals were entered,
the pews searched and even the spaces IN
der the seats peered into, but Miss Ava
was not there.
No Trace of the Woman.
Up to late hour last night no trace of
the woman had been found. The police
believe that she is either an adventures
or lunatic While she seemingly used
every effort to make. her disappearance
seem the result of some crime, there is but
little doubt that it was premeditated At
her boarding house she left no clothing
beyond few soiled aprons, while nearly
all her earthly possessions were carried
with her in a soied sachel That Miss
Ava was not all that she claimed to be is
evident, for the stories she told different
people do not agree. Il have found three
instances in which she told me untruths,'
said Mrs. DR.. Bolton, land so l ha We lost
confidence in all that she said"