The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-24
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
A Batch of Killing and Steal
ing Cases.
i TREASURER GONE TO CANADA
scoopIng the City of Cleveland, o
in for Half Million-Freight
Robbers Arrested.
Ona Canadian Tour.


CLEVELAND, October 23.-Thomas AK
worthy is the city treasurer and very
prominent both as business man and
Democratic politician. 1t is common
remark that whatever he touches turns
to gold. He has vessels, real estate
coal mines, iron mines, stock ranges
and other valuable investments. He
has been absent for some time, and
rumor has been busylwith his name. On
Saturday the mayor clerk submitted
to the city board of revision a partial
report of his investigation into the bust.
ness methods of the municipal officials.
Still Axworthy was out of town, and
yesterday morning the one inquiry on
the streets was,
WHERE Is THE CITG TREASURER?
Occasionally indefinite answers were
given TO the effect that he was in New
York. His business ard official associ-
ates declared he was there, and stop
ping at the Windsor Hotel. A telegram
of inquiry was sent to that hotel. The
answer returned that AxWorthy arrived
there September 25th, in the morning,
and departed IN the evening for Mon,
treal, Canada. There all trace of him
was lost. Meanwhile his bondsmen be-
gan to investigate. They are United
States Senator II. B. Payne and j. Il.
Wade, Jr., and they are pledged for
100000. They, together with leading
city officials and attorneys were in con-
sultation all last night, and adjourned
early this morning. Each refuses to say
a word The finance comm ttee of the
common council, after
A HAsTY EXAMINATION OF THE BOOKS
state that they believe the loss
to the city by reason of Az
worthy's disappearance is $500 600.
Senators Payne and ]. II. Wade, Jr
the bondsmen of the city treasurer, at
O'Clock this morning, filed petitions
and afidaVits 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 were attached and his
money ard stocks in local banks gar
nisheed. The sheriff is now attaching
the real property of the missing treas
urer, including his farm on Lorraine
Street, outside the city limits, and his
summer residence on Lake Avenue.
The National Bank of Commerce also
began suit for $25 DOC, to recover on
prom ssory note they discounted. 1t is
said Axworthy has 5000, 600 with him.
Late this afternoon it was announced
that of the $S76, 1897 81 turned over to
the treasurer and by him deposited in
the bank only SAT ,450.05 remained on
deposit. The shortage therefrom
amounts to $429 ,437.59. The police
pension fund and fremen's relief fund.-
which were unsecured by bond were
gone and over $l92 coo of the board of
education's fund goes into the short
age. This last item is secured by a
separate bond of $250,000 with Helas
Cham berlain and I. P. Handy as
sureties. It is believed that AXworthy s
vessel property and real estate will IN
ventory neatly 100000, and as the
boDdsmen are secured the city will
lose probably nothing, as the bonds are
good. No trace of the missing man can
be secured. Ii is asserted that he is in
Liverpool, England, on his way to Bel
GUM, and he is well provided with
ready money. 1t is rumored, but the
rumor is not confirmed. that Axworthy
lost heavily in the recent wheat squeeze
and that he was in the Gogbeck iron
crash for large sum. The common
council met to take action in the prem
ises. 1t was decided TO declare the Of
flee of treasurer vacant and appoint q
temporary treasurer.
THIEYING RAILROAD MEN.
EAGLE PASS, Texas, October pa
wholesale system of freight robbery
has been discovered on the Mexican
Central Railroad. It is believed the loss
to the company will be in the neighbor-
hood of SOC, 1000. At Guiana Juato there
are three conductors and one brakeman
in jail, where they were placed yester-
day, and former agent of the COM
panv, named Smith, at Jlmutoo, has
who are accused of defraudlng the COM
pany. Developments already in prog
ress show that an extensive system of
past two years, and by its exposure
likely to be arrested.
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.
OwENsBoRo, KY, October 23-Noah
Jayse last evening fatally shot Ella
Green, to whom he was engaged to be
married. He claims that it was an &C
cldent. From the fact that he tried to
stab her short time ago and had been
quarrelling with her about receiving
other company, he is suspected of shoot
ing her with intent to kill.
KILLED HIS WIFE.
FULTON, No., October 23.-Last night
jackson Emerson entered the Pilgrims
Rest Church, drew revolver and fred
at his wife, Nina, shooting her in the
head. The woman fell over dead. The
congregation stampeded and the
preacher jumped out of second story
window. Emerson is in Jail. There
are strong threats of lynching. The