, 1888-10-24
AXW0RTHY WANTED.
The City Treasurer of GleVe-
land, O., Disappears.
He was Last Seen Heading
Straight for Canada.
Said to be Well Fixed for Per-
manent Residence There.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 23.-lhOS. AXwOr-
thy is city treasurer, and very prominent
both as a business man and a Democratic
politician. 1t is a common remark that
whatever he touches turns to gold. He
has vessels, real estate, coal mines, iron
ranges, and other valuable investments.
He has been absent for some time and
rumor has been busy with his name. On
Saturday the mayors clerk submitted to
the city board of revision a partial report
of his investigation into the business
methods of the municipal officials. Still
AxworthY is u of town. and yesterday
morning the one inquiry on the streets
was: Where is the city treasurer"
Occasionally an indefinite answer Is made
to the effect that he is in New York. His
business and official associates declare he
was there and was stopping at the Wind
sor hotel. A telegram of inquiry was
sent to that hotel and an answer returned
that he arrived there Sept. 20 in the morn
ing and departed in the evening for Mon
treal, Canada. There all trace of him
was lost.
Meanwhile his bondsmen began to in
vestigate. They are United States Sena-
tor H. B. Payne and j. H. Wade, Jr.,
and are pledged for $500, 900. They were
together with the leading city officials and
attorneys in consultation all last night and
adjourned early this morning. Each
refuses to say a word. The finance com
mittee of the common council, after a
hasty examination of the books, state that
they believe the loss to the city by reason
of Axworthy's disappearance to be about
$500 200. Senator Payne and J.. III.
Wade, Jr., bondsmen of the city treas
urer, at 2 o'clock this morning filed petit
tons and affidavits in the common pleas
court praying for an attachment against
Axworthy's vessels, real estate and other
property.
The schooner Republic and a three
quarters interest in the schooner Payne
has been attached and his money in
stocks in the local banks garnisheed. The
sheriff is now attaching the real property
of the missing treasurer. including his
farm on Lorraine street. outside the city
limits, and his summer residence on Lake
avenue. The National Bank of Com
merce has also began suit for S25, 900 10
recover on a promissory note they dis
counted. 1t is said that Axworthy has
5000, 900 with him.
Late this afternoon it was announced
that of 1916, 8S7.64 turned over to the
treasurer and by him deposited in the
bank, only SAL, 450.05 remained on de-
post. The shortage therefore amounts
to $429,437.59 The police pension fund
and fremen's relief fund, which were I'm
Secured by bond, are gone and over $780,
600 of the board of election fund goes into
shortage. This last item is secured by a
separate bond of $3.50, 900 with Silas
Chamberlain and t. p. Handy as sure
ties. 1t is believedthat Axworthey's YES
sci property and real estate will inventory
nearly half a million and his bondsmen
are secured. The city will probably lose
nothing, as the bonds are good. No trace
of the missing man has been secured.
1t is asserted that Axworthy is in Liver
pool, England, on his way to Belgium and
that he is well provided with ready money.
It is rumored, but the rumor has not
been confirmed, that Axworthy lost heav.
lily in the recent wheat squeeze and that
he was in the Gogebic iron crash for q
large sum The common council met to-
night to take action in the premises and
it was decided to declare the Office of
treasurer vacant and appoint a temporary
treasurer