Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-14
ISN'T ANN O'DELIA.
That Chicago Mystery Contin-
ues a Dark Puzzle.
A TROPICAL LIAR" OR A VICTIM.

Testimony Against the DeBar Theory
Her Own Startling Proposal-She Leads
Religious Meeting and Thrills Her
Hearers with Eioquence-Chicago Po-
lice OfHcials Give Up the Problem and
Leave the Queen City People to wrestle
with It-No Light on How She Got to
Cincinnati Yet.
CINCINNATI, Sept. l+-Vera Ava still
remains the heroine either of cunning
romantic episode or the victim of a cruel
outrage In her statement to the police
she described perfectly portion of this
city when telling where she was at first
confined here, and said she would show
them the house, but for some reason this
offer has not been made use of. A other
popularity of the way the case is being
conducted is that no effort has been made
to find out how she got here. If she came
on train she is sufficiently notable in
appearance to have attracted attention.
and any conductor upon whose train she
rode would recognize her again. She does
not seem the least anxious to leave here.
She is safe, she declares, and that, latter
the hell through whose flaming gate
ways" she has just escaped to freedom, is
better than all else besides. She has asked
for no spiritual advice and no minister
has called.
The Police Believe She Lies.
The police department look upon her as
something entirely new in their expert
ence. While they cannot disprove a single
one of her statements they look upon her
as one of the most talented and successful
members of the Ansnias guild that ever
came this way. II she isn't the most trop-
ical liar and ingenue actress that ever
trod the local sensation stage, then there
are dozen or more people in this city and
Chicago who are away from their proper
home in the penitentiaIy and are at large
to the danger of An imperiled public. The
police will "safe-keep" her a little longer
and endeavor to fix her identity.
A Man Who Knew Diss DeBar.
While there is a strong disposition here
to regard her as Nine. Diss DeBar sailing
under another name, DR.. Bonnell, of New
York, who knows the famous spook priest
ess. called on her Saturday evening and
said: This is not Diss DeBar" The wom-
ans appearance tallies with that of Diss
DeBar in that the latter was fat, had
blue eyes, wore wig, and was a voluble
talker. After that it DIVORCES. This Ava
woman has by no me ans a repulsiye coun-
tenance DeBar's nose is described as
large and coarse, this womaa's is neither.
DeBar was described as feet inches high;
this woman says she is feet AZ inches
high and that she is ready to prove it by
measurement.
Miss Ava Proposes a Test.
DeBar is described as weighing $50
pounds. This woman looks as if she might
weigh 230 pounds Late last evening
she secuted the DeBar theory, and said.
witnesses will settle that. Further
more, there is surer, more reliable test
than human testimony. have never had.
children, AND Dis DeBar has had several
An examination by competent physicians
will prove beyond possibility of doubt
that l am not a woman that has given
birth to children, therefore cannot be DIss
DeBar." A Mr.. Hummel, of New York,
who said he would know Diss DeBar in
any disguise, will arrive here today to
see whether or not she is Diss DeBar
under another name.
Leads in Prayer and Lectures.
Yesterday morning she was visited by a
committee of religious women from the
prayer and aiterward thrilled them with
her eloQuence, taking for her text the
condition of some mere children that oc-
cupied cells in the house of detention.
When it is suggested that she might solve
the puzzle by telling where she had been
before going to Chicago she says that is
her affair. Her family was opposed to her
leaving the Catholic church, and she did
not desire to go into that matter. as it
might involve her in more trouble.
DenOunces Rev. Dr. Bolton.
Il have right to expect help from DIR.
Bolton. 1t was only last Sunday night
that my money was more than one-third
Of all that went into his contribution
box" Then she broke out into denuncia-
ton of DR.. Bolton, accusing him of in
gratitude and unfaithfulness in not COM
ing to her aid. Recovering composure,
she said: Il think / shall lecture here
some time this week in this dress and just
as am in my stocking feet l think
can raise money in that way to get me
back to Chicago"