Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-13
FROM AXWORTHY.
Il Letter Received BY ths Mayer Of
CltTbland Fran ine Dtfaulstng
Treasurer Of the CiIy.
4 Victim Of a Conspiracy TO Ruin Him
VIII Make ali mends IN ais
Power.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Nov. 12-Thomas
A1Worthy, the defsulting Treasurer o!
Cleveland, an6 who departed the town
$3.50, 600 short aud with $3.50, 900 Of other
peoples money In his care, has written
Mayor BGbcock 4 letter. 1t WAS sent
from Montreal October go, and when the
Mayor received 1t he hEstened to Mon
tresl IN order to have an interview with
Axworthy He remained there q week
without having seen his man. Late this
afternoon the Mayor gkye the newspapers
copy Of the letter:
MONTREAL, Oct. IS, 1855.
Hon. b. D. Babcock, Mayor OF the Oily OF
Cleveland:
RESPECTED SIR-There has no doubt
been considerable comment concerning
my absence. I arrived here sometime
since. should have written before, but
could not summon courage to do 80. /
shall hRve 10 remain in some part OF
the Dominion for p rbsps all time for the
following reasons: I went east about
october l for the Purpose OF collecting
large SUNS loaned by me on CAL. From
time to time during the last four years,
At the suggestion Of prominent Cleveland
parties, have been receiving interest
regularly, but greatly to my surprise
ard h ,rror, when demanded the prin.
cipal vas answered: "We csn't pay
1t, in TACT 1t would be impossible tor Us
to hsys done 80 in four months after he
had made the loans" In fact, IN inves
| tigAtion prov d such to be the case, 81
though supposed the parties to be worm
millions. need not dwell OF this mat
| ter; in fSct, I cannot. It is too terrible
for me to think or write about. You will
know from the position 1 occupied in
your community how my sisuR>
ton must affect me or any other
msn that has always beer
strictly honest, thus overwhelmed by
circumstances which, when too late, he
blinds he cannot control. There was &
combination to ruin me snd 1t has sle-.
ceeded. 1 an properly and deseryedlS,
perhspp, the y.
SUFFERER AND AN Ex11z.N )
An not nrIIing you, houeYer,I IN extsn,
uarion Of my crimical csrelessaeES Rna
consequent mystery, but writing you$s
the executive Of the city Of ClevelalSTo
advise yCu that as far as in nv powgt4ies
ceeire to make amends by Xurn-
| ing over my entire properly,
real snd personal, for the benefit CT
the city or my Dopdsmen. (de then gives
4 list Of hio aseetE, which include stocks,
bonds, notes, houses, land 81 vessel pro
oerty. MEuy of the stocks are PRONOUNCED
| b. BANKERS worthless, and others would
rirg but ; t2ife. He estimates the
value OF Sll Of his ssEets at S379,7oO In
CO Guiding his letter he says: "T hs
entire assets amounted TO 1919, 7OO,
which will pay all my liabilities, the
exact amount OF which the city auditor
can easily determine. Could have had
four nor tbs after knowipg the true situa-
tion OF affsirs l could have disposed Of
the above SO as to have met my entire
Obligations, but lis nov too late. have
covered up nothing and thus do all pos
sible for the present to make all smeDds
in my power, and my only aim in life VIII
now be 10 further make good II needed by
any shrinksge from above, hut thir it is
sufficient to cover all. II it will be
OF sEy u.e you are hereby author zed and
empowered to SC. az my attorney in fsc,
and sign for me sll deeds, bills CT sale,
etc that may be required In the transfer
OF any OF the above named property.
Good bye. God bless the City OF Cleve-
land and you su, is The earnest prayer OF
THOMAS AxwoRTRY
Mayor B1ocoCk Will probsoIy make
smother trip to Montreal in the hope Of
having 8 personal interview with the de-
fauiter.