Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-11-03
B4sKfNG IN CANADIAN SUNSHINE
Harin9 Taken .itoHJ JIsiatrIl,liy 5000, OOC
CITY EWtds.


HarinJ Taken .t,onI UIIiatrIltfiy $500, OOt
city ENads.
Cleveland %. Dispatch Thomas Ak
worthy is city treasurer and very prom
inent, both as business man and as n
democratic politician. II is the COM
mon remark, whatever he touches
turns to gold" He has vessels, real es-
tate, coal mines, iron ranges and other
valuable investments. He has been alb
busy with his name. Saturday the
mayors clerk submitted to the city
board of revision a partial report of his
investigations into the business methods
of the municipal officials. Still Ak
worthy was ont of town and yesterday
morning the inquiry was, where is the
city treasurer?' His business and Of
fetal associates declared lie was in New
| York and stopping Mt the Windsor hotel.
kilograms of inquiry were sent to that
hotel and nm answer returned that Ak
worthy had arrived there September 90,
in the morning, and had departed in
the evening for Montreal, Quebec, and
there all traces of him were lost. Mean
hIIAAS HIS bOuttoiutu NtSlu To luN6SIl-
gate. They are United States Senator
Payne aud ]. H. Wade. IN. and are
pledged for 100000 They, together
with leading city officials and attorneys
We're in consultation all night, each re-
fuslng to say word about the meeting.
The finance committee of the common
council, after n hasty examination of the
books, state that they believe the loss to
the city Ivy reason of Axworthy's disap
pearnnce is $500, 600 Senator Pnyne and
j. ii. Wade, lr., bondsmen, early this
morning filed petitions and affidavits I'M
the common pleas court praying for an
attachment against Axworthy's vessels, |
real estate and other property. The |
schooner Republic and tllree-quarter's |
interest IN the schooner Page were at |
tached and his money and stocks in the |
local banks garnisheed. The sheriff is /
now attaching the real property Of the
missing treasurer, including his farm |
outside the city limits and his summer
residence on Lake avenue. The Bank |
of Commerce also began suit for SIS, 900
to recover on promissory note thew had
discounted. 1t is said Axworthy had |
5000, 600 with him.
The investigation of the books showed
that there should be 1876, SS7. G5 to the
city s credit. OF this amount SAT, $50 5
has been accounted for in the city banks.
This sum has all been deposited in
AxwOrthys name and was attached by
his hondsmen this morning with the rest
OF his personal property. The city will
tight the claim made to this money. de-
elaring that although it was deposited
IN ANworthy's name it can be shown
to he city funds. Should the bondsmen
succeed IN obtaining it the city will be
Just that much absolute losers without
my possible means of Naturalization.
In the case the bondsmen should obtain
control the loss would really only he the
Inference between the deficit Of $500
i5I. % and the amount S44T. 5000 in
bank. In addition to the city funds in
MS possession Treasurer Axworthy also
leld 1892, 900 belonging to the board of
.ducation $4,000 Of the police pension
.und and S., 900 of the tiremen's pension
fund. OF these sums there are no ac-
counts. The board of education money
5 secured by a bond given by Selah
chamberlain and Truman B. Hardy. 1t
5 estimated that he had money belong
ng to the local democratic committee
md was the stakeholder of several hun
ired dollars iii election bets The com
non council met tonight to take action ,
n the premises 1t was decided to de-
lare the office vacant, and that will be !
lone as soon as the proper resolutions +,
re pa sed when temporary treasurer
Eill be appointed to fill out Axworthy's
ERIN. r
Advices from Montreal state that Az :
Torthy arrived there September 30. reg /
itering at the st. Lawrence hotel where !
e remained until October 12. Mon :
real detectives could not trace him after /
o left.