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Show VENICE TREASURER SKIPS; FUNDS SHORT ( LOS ANGELES, May -4 James I PeaSgOOd, City treasurer of Venice. Calif., was charged with embezzling I $86,212.24 of the city's funds In a complaint sworn to by T Lutz. one of tho trustees of Venice, la.st Wed-1 ' neaday I Peasgood has been missing sinco! last Saturday when he told his wife he wa going to Loa Angeles on a bu il-ni-s.s trip. Mrs. Peasgood received letter In which she said her husband wrote: ' Have been playing a losing gam and can not stay to face the dls-gruce dls-gruce You will never see me again.' oo |