Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-24
AZ WORTHY.
This City Treasurer Of CIeyalsnd,
Ohio, Missing--The City Out Half
Million in Clean Cash,
He Carcisa 100000 away WITH HIN
Afifr Lesssg $500, O0G-ssaa,o
Payne One OF His nsnasmsu,
The Oily Bslievei b, BIS Amp,y Secured
Large Interests Left Ia Guy Real
Estste, ship, end Mines.

CLEvgRLAND, OaIo, Oct. % -Toom.s
A11orthy, cit7 treasurer, IS missioG, the
lstes. hesrd Of him was his departure
from New York for Montre<, Canada.
1: is claimed he hiss 5000, COO OF the city's
funds With him. M Axworsby has always
been considered oge @, the Hasl:hess
ciGzaDs o: CleyelsDd, aud as m.a
a5ove rer:cach. His p.opsrty is now
ociog Sltschsh.
Mr.. Axworthy is the owner C! resi- es-
| ta:e, snlps that ssii on the lakes, cost
mines and iron ranges, and many other
valuable Investments. When st home
he is g prominent figure OF tae street,
and ~ every turn is greeted by CID and
Young, rich and poor, ,publicsns and
Democrats A Law winch pcoyites that
Ina funds Of ne city must De dscosi.sd
IN DARK, the nluGic' patty 70 be credited
! with interest," oa the same AID 10 have
ne into ef5ct on the lsh INST.
Pr ,possls were efsed for, bat 81! the
bspkS, save tgc, refused to make bids.
| Tle remit wss Ias. tGa o.GJ rec iYad
we're rejected, s9G nsW oLes Will be
asked FOR This psohs5'y LED TO An
worihY's gns. ula boudsmaa have
commented inRestgAtLg They are,
Uaited States Senator q Il. Psyns snd J q.
II. Wade, j. , .nC gre p!ec led for $500,
| 600. They, together viii lesi-
lag city on;ials and sltorneys,
Were IN CONSULTATION ali last
niga. and Adjourned early t1iJ
morning. EAcA refused to say word,
buE oil tae details CT NJ. AxEorthy's
! absence vii! no doubt be known to-day.
| The flsace Committee of the c2E1on
10uEcil after an tx.miratioo % tie
books state they believe the loss 10 the
city oy reason of Mr.. Az Vorthy's dissp-
pesrarce is s5O0,O0G. Senator Payne
and j. e. Wad-, j., bonismeu Of the
| city treasurer, q; O'Clock this N ming
ed petitions ana sfll iayits IN TIE com
mon pleas cour. praying for en- st.sca-
meni against MIR. Ax~Ort1y'5 vessels,
resi- estate snd other properly The schoon-
er Z public and three Q Iarters interest
in the schooner P'ge were stlkchsd and
| mig II )Gey s.d stUCks In local banks 1sre
garnisheed Tie S2e.ift3 HOW e.t2cA-
ing the real properly Of the missing
TT scrTer, Including his farm on L3r-
rsiQe street, outside the ely limits,
a16 his summer residence Gu Lake
avenue. Tne N,:iopsl Babz o; Csm-
| merce has also began suit for SOS 600 to
recover PT1nis3ofY note tdsy ntd dis
counted, [; il said Mr.. Az Tor!hg Lag
$500, 600 VITA him.
PARTICULARS OF TIE SHORTAGE.
CLEVELAND, Quo. Oct. % Oh the
shortage Az Hottav is believed to have
taken at least $500, 1000 IL cash with him.
The police pecsi1n tusd sad 6tenea's re-
lief fund which were unsecured oY bond
are gone, 3ad over 1892, 1000 of the board
Of sduc.t!on fund goes into the shortage.
Taia lsst item is secured by separate
bond Of 5250,000 with Selsh Caamoer-
lsin and I. 2. Handy ss sures1es. I. is
believed Ax6ur:ny's vessel property and
re:! cs:.te vii inventory near4y $500 900
AID TIE bjndsmel are scared. lie city
E6il probably lose nothing AZ the bonds are
COED No trace q the missing Nan
Eas been secured L II asserted taxt he
is IN L Vefpo2j, E lglsnt, CT bis ws7 TO
Bs,gl1p, End tls. Ee Is w3li provided
win ready DoDev I. IS Tanorcd, bu.
toe Eumor ass nat bsea confirmed thSt
AENorthy Lest 2esvi. J i2 the recent wheat
sQGeez3, a2d :aat he wss n the Glgs5ie
iron crash for isrss un. TIE common
council met TO- might TO axe aci IN in the
Premises. Il vas decided 10 declare rne
Cfflce OF treasurer vacant and thst viii De
Gone as coon as the proper resolution EN-
be passed, when temporary treasurer
viii be appointed to I'll! on: Ax1or.hy's
term.