Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
A CITY ROBBED F%.OO,Oo q

Cleveland, Ohio, the Victim of the H.
Treasurer-He Leaves Town.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 23.-Tbomo,
Axworthy is City Treasurer and VERY nro,s
inent both as a business man and q Dar,o
cratic politician. 1t is a common rema,t
| that whatever he touches turns to coa
| He has vessels, real estate, coal mines inv
| ranges and other valuable investments,
| He has been absent some time and rn,ro,
| has been busy with his name.
On Saturday the Mayors clerk submittsd
to the City Board OF Revision a partial 70,
| port OF his investigation into the business
methods OF municipal officers. Axwortbv
being still out Of town, yesterday mornir,
the one inquiry on the streets was, "VFbprs
is the City Treasurer"
Occasionally an indefinite answer wac
made to the effect that he is in New Yo,E
His business and official associates deca nod
he was there, and stopping at the Windso,
Hotel. A telegram OF inquiry was sent tn
that hotel and an answer returned that
Axworthy arrived there on September 90
in the morning, and departed in the evpr,
ing for Montreal, Canada. There
ALL TRACE OF HIM WAS LOST
Meanwhile his bondsmen began to inve.
tigate. They are United States Senator
H. B. Payne and J. H. Wade, Jr., and are
pledged for $500, 900. They, together with
leading city officials and attorneys, werp in
consultation all last night, and adjourned
early this morning. Each refus, to say a
word.
The finance committee OF the common
council, after a hasty examination Of I q
books, state that they believe the loss to
the city by reason OF Ax~crthy's disaD.
pearance is $780, 600.
Senator Payne and J. Fl. Wade, Jr, at2
O'Clock this morning filed petitions and
affidavits in the Common Pleas Court
praying for an attachment against Az.
worthy's vessels, real estate and other
property. The Schooner Republic and
.thtee-quarters interest in the schooner
Page were attached and his money in
stocks and in local banks g~arniAhged.
The sheriff is 10Y attaching the real prop.
erty OF the missing treasurer including bis
farm on Lorraine street, outside OF the city
limits, and his summer residence On Lake
avenue.
The National Bank Of Commerce also be.
gan suit for $4,000 to recover on a
promisory note they discounted. 1t is
said Axwurthy has 5000, 900 with him.
Late this afternoon It was announced
that OF the $S76, SS7. "a turned over to the
treasurer and by him deposited in the bank,
only SAT-, 45O.O5 remained on deposit,
THE SHORTAGE,
therefore, amounts to about $429,437.t&
The police pension fund and fremen's relief
fund, which was unsecured by bond, are
gone, and over $780, 900 of the Board Of
fund goes into the shortage. Ibis
asst item is secured by a separate bond Of
$3.50, 900, with H. Chamberlain and
L. P. Handy as sureties. 1t is be,
ieved that Axworthy'5 vessel prop
'rty and real estate will inventory neary
1alf a million, and bOndsmen are secured
The city will probably lose nothing, as the
ponds are good. No trace Of the missing
nan could be secured. 1t is asserted that
le is in Liverpool, England, on his wayto
and that he is well provided with
money. 1t is rumOred, but the ru'
has not been confirmed, that Az
lost heavily in the recent wheat
leal, and that he was in the iron crash Tor
! large sum.
The common council met tonight 10
AXE action in the premises. 1t was o.
ided to declare the office o. treasurer
ant aud appoint q temporary treasurer