St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-13
ANXIOUS AxWORTHY.
The Thieving Treasurer of
Cleveland Writes Mayor
Babcock a Letter.
He Plays the Baby Act and
WhineS About His
Crime.
Bavarian Police Round Up a
Youthful Wolverine as
a Spy.
CraZed With Grief, a Mother
CpemateS Herself and
Four Children.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 12.--Thomas
Axworthy, the defaulting city treasurer
OF Cleveland, who departed from the
town S4SO.O0O ''short' aid with Sl50,OOO
of other peoples money in his carpet
sack, has written Mayor Babcock a
letter. 1t was sent from Montreal Oh
October 30, and when the mayor re-
ceived it he fastened to Montreal In
order to have an interview with Ak
worthy. He remained there a week,
ana returned to Cleveland without
having seen his man. Late this after
noon the mayor gave the newspapers
copy of the letter. 1t is as follows:
MONTREAL, Oct %. 1SSS.-Hon. b. D. Bab-
COCK, Mayor city of Cleveland. o. Respected
Sir: There has no doubt been considerable
comment concerning my absence. arrived
here some time since. should have written
before, but could not summon the courage to
do so. / shall have to remain in some part
of the dominion for perhaps all the time, for
the following reasons: l went East fabout
Oct. l for the purpose of collecting large
sums loaned by, me on call, from time to
time during the last four years at the sug-
gestiOn of prominent Cleveland parties. l
have been receiving the interest regularly.
but greatly to nv surprise and horror, when
demanded the principal, was answered,
I'VE cannot pay it-in fact it would have
been impossible for lis TO have done so
within four months after we had made the
loans, ETC., ETC." In ADMINISTRATION proved
such to be the case, although l sup
posed the parties to be worth millions. 1
need not dwell on this matter. in fact can
not. 1t is too terrible for me TO think or
write about. You will know from the posi-
ton / occupied in your community how my
situation must affect me, or any other man
that has always been strictly honest to the
letter. thus overwhelmed by circumstances
which when too late he finds he cannot con-
troll There was combination to ruin me
and it has succeeded / am properly and
deservedly, perhaps, the sufferer and an
exile. am not writing you, however. in ex.
consequent misery, but writing you as the
executive of the city of Cleveland. to advise
you that as far as in my power lies l desire
to make amends by turning over my entire
property, real and personal, for the
benefit of the city or my bondsmen.
An action in the proper court will,
/ think, make this enirely legal. Be-
low / give you in full my entire belong
gings to which / waive all right, title or in
terest: and i will write to my wife, asking
her to quit claim to all the real estate belong
ing to me or in my name tfor nominal con
sideration). My stocks. deeds, bills of sale,
etc., are in box "a, National Bank of Com
merce. He; then gives list of his assets.
WHICH incluQeS STOCKS, DOuQS, notes. houses,
land and vessel property Many of the stocks
are pronounced by bankers to be worthless
and others would bring but trif1e. He esii-
mates the value of all his assets at S379, 700.
In concluding his letter he says) Entire as
sets good, $379,70O, which will pay all my
liabilities, the exact amount of which the
city auditor can alone determine. Could l
have had four months after knowing the
true situation of affairs, could have disposed
of the above SO as to have met my entire obli-
cations but it is now too late. l have covered
up nothing, and thus do all possible for the
presen, TO make all amends in my power, and
my only aim in life will now be to further
make good, if needed by any shrinkage from
above, but think it is sufficient TO cover all.
If it will be of any use, you are hereby au-
thorized and empowered by me to act as my
attorney i'll fact. and sign for me all deeds.
bills OF sale, ete., that my be required in the
transfer of any of the above named prop
erty. Good bye. God bless the city of Cleye-
land and you all, is the earnest prayer of
Excuse errors.) THOMAS AxwoRTHY.
Mayor Babcock will probably make
another trip to Montreal in the hope of
having personal interview with the
defaulter.