The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-13
HEARD PROM AT LAST.

/ NFlNtA AfGLkNE AAuNA NAAuANAf Wv
Ing up aiI His Propertyto Make Amend'
for HIS Shortage.
CLEVELAND, Nov. l2.-ThOmas Ak
worthy, the deiaulting city treasurer
Of Cleveland, who departed the town
$3.50, 900 "short" and with Sl5OOOO o.
other peoples money in his carpet sack
has written Mayor Babcock letter. 1t
was sent from Montreal on October 90
and when the Mayor received it he has
tened to Montreal in order to have an
interview with AxwOrtby. He remain
ed there week and returned to Cleve-
land without having seen his man. Late
this afternoon the Mayor gave the news
papers copy OF the letter. 1t is as fol-
lows:
MONTREAL. Oct. 2S, 1888.
Hon. D. D. BabcoeE, Mayor city Of Cleresaad, o.:
RESPECTED SrR:-There has no doubt
been considerable comment concerning
my abseuce. / Iarrived 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:
went east about October l, for
the purpose OF collecting large
sums loaned by me on call, from time
to time during the last four years
lat the suggestion Of prominent Cleye-
land parties). have been receiving in
terest regularly, but greatly to my sur
prise and horror, when | demanded the
principal | was answered, ave cannot
pay it-in fact it would have been i'm
possible for US 10 have done go within
four months after We had made the loans,
ETC., etc" In fact, investigation proved
such to be the case, although | supposed
the parties TO be worth millions. ] need
not dwell on this matter. In fact, can
not; il is too terrible for me to think or
write about. You will know from the pQ-
sitiOn ocCupiedin 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 control. There was
q combination to ruin me, aud it has
succeeded. ! am properly and deserved.
ly, perhaps, the sufferer and an exile. /
am not writing you, however, in eXten-
uation Of my criminal carelessness and
consequent misery, brit writing yon as
the executive OF the city OF Cleveland to
advise you that as far us in my power
lies, desire to make amends by turn
ing 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 entirely legal. Below
give you in full my entire belongings
to which ! waiye ali right, title, or in
terest; and | will write my wife asking
her to quit claim to all the real estate
belonging TO me, or in my name for a
nominal consideration. My stocks,
deeds, bills Of sale, ETC., are in box 40,
National Bank OF Commerce.
He then gives a list OF his assets
which include stocks, bonds, notes,
houses, land and vessel property. Many
of the stocks are pronounced by bank
ers to be worthless and others would
bring but trille. He estimates the
value OF all his assets at S270,700
In conclusion he says: l could have
disposed OF the above so ms to have met
my entire obligation, but it is now too
late. l have covered up nothing, and
thus do all possible for the present
TO make all amends in my
power, and my only aim in lie
will now be to further make good
il needed by any shriBkage from above,
but l think it Is sufficient to cover all.
II it will ibe ofany use, youare. hereby au-
thorized and empowered by me to act as
my attorney in fact, and sign for Inc
ali deeds, bills OF sale, etc, that may be
required in the transfer of any OF the
above named property. Good bye. God
bless the city OF Cleveland and you all,
is the earnest prayer OF
THOMAS AxwoRTuY.
Excuse errors.
Mayor Babeock will probably make
another trip to Montreal in the hope OF
having personal interview with the de-
fauiter.