The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-12
Local Red Cross Seeking
to Aid Relative of
Pavlowa.
Pc GULIAR CASE
Young Woman Has Had
All Manner Of Exper-
fences Lately

Temperament that seems to go
hand in hand with the artistic ma
ture and wonderful facility in
changing her mind, seem to be two
OF the chief characteristics OF Vera
Papova, a cousin of the famous bal.
let dancer, Anna PavOwa, who ap-
piled IL Prosecuting Attorney Wal
ter X. Haggerty yesterday for help
In Strengthening out her affairs.
Prosecutor Haggerty promptly
passed, and turned the case over TO
the Red Cross, who are now assist
ing the woman to get in touch with
her distinguished relative.
About six months ago, the girl
was brought to Jamisoa No. 8
mines, near Farmington, from New
York as the wife of John ZaGoly, a
Russian miner, who had met her
In the metropolis. 1t now develops
that there was no marriage cere-
mony, the only evidence or such q
plan being New York marriage H.
cense, in the possession of the
couple. Recently the woman de-
manded that they be married ac.
cordiAg to the Russian custom, but
the man objected on account Of the
expense, and then their troubles
began. Vera charges that John
beat her when she told him that
she intended to leave him, and she
came to the city yesterday to have
him arrested. After talking it over
with the representatives OF the Red
Cross, however, Vera changed her
mind to the extent ottaccompany-
ing John back to his home at Farm:
iugtoli last night but appeared. at
cySFE;.s ~ = fatal
itiifa ni3fittng and e1pt tessed = -tieass..
sire to get in touch with her cousin.
Anna Paylowa. A telegram was
sent 10 the dancer at Btnghamton,
N. Y, where the company Is play
ing tonight but no answer has YET
been received.
The woman tells story that
reads like q romance.
She is the daughter Of Prince
Gallichi, Of Russia, and her mother
and the mother OF Anna PaVlowa
are sisters. The two girls grew up
together and danced in the same
companies in Russia. Vera married
Captain Popova, OF the Russian
army, and for q time was very hap
py. When the Bolshgyiki took pos
session OF Petrograd, her fathet
and mother were killed before her
eyes, but she escaped and fled to
Odessa, her former home, with her
little son. There her husband join
ed her and they boarded a train for
Baku. The train was captured by
the Bolsheviki and her husband
slain. She and her son were then
carried away as prisoners.
Three times she was Ill of a fever
in prison, then her son died and
her mind became a blank. When
she next remembered things, she
was in the British army hospital at
Kashin, Russia. All her relatives
were dead or SO scattered SO she
turned for aid to her famous cousin
who was thought to be in London.
Vera was sent by the British em-
bassy 10 London but found that the
dancer had gone to South America.
She determined to follow and came
to New York, where she learned
that the company was billed to ap-
pear later so she decided to remain
until her cousin came. 70
Then 1t was that she met John
zagoly, and came with him to Farm
ington.
Te woman has the passports is
sued to her by the British govern
ment as well as lot Of photo
graphs of herself in various char
acters which she portrayed as a
dancer.
She Is no wat the home OF Pete
zagoly, a brother Of John, at Farm.
ington anxiously awaiting an an
swer to the telegram sent in her
behalf this morning,