The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-24
IDAHO TREASURER
IS UNDER ARREST
o. v. Allen Charged With Misap.
preparation Of
$7o,364. SO

Boise, Idaho, Oct. 21-State Treas
urer o. v. Allen was arrested here
at midnight tonight on complaint
sworn to by Governor John M.
Haines, charging him with the misap.
preparation Of $70.364. So of funds be-
longing to the state of Idaho. The
arrest was made at his home in the
HURT apartments. He Is now in the
county jail awaiting arraignment
which will take place tomorrow.
This action was taken by the gov
ernor on the showing made in the
audit Of the treasury department and
following the action Of the executive
committee of the Republican state
central committee in repudiating the
state treasurer and calling on Repub.
licans over the state not to vote for
him.
Irregularities disclosed in an audit
of the books and accounts of State
Treasurer 0. v. Allen were tonight
placed before the executive commit
tee of the Republican state central
committee and will result in de-
mand of his declination as a candi-
date to succeed himself. Although
the committee had taken no official
action up to late hour tonight. due
to the fact that Governor Haines had
missed connection in arriving from
the southeastern part of the state, It
is given out on excellent authority
that this will be the result of the
committees conference.
The governor arrived in the city to-
night shortly after II o'clock from
the southwest, where he had been
three days campaigning. He was met
by Axel Ramstedt who has been in
charge of the treasurer's Office and
who informed him that the audit OF
the treasurer's accounts had been de-
veloped enough during the day to war
rant the charge that the treasurer
was short In his accounts.
Prosecuting Attorney Givens was
at once called In and asked to pre-
pare complaint which the governor
signed Immediately.
The specific charge Is the embez'
element of $70,354 .6S. 1t Is under
stood also that proceedings will be
commenced against Fred NJ. Cole
man, former deputy in the treasur-
er's office who Is said to be in Seat
tie.
The governors statement Will.
when issued disclose the audit Of the
treasurers accounts by President
Axel p. Ramstedt for a period from
July 80 up to about October / Of the
present year, there is a shortage OF
$16,5OO, one item of which constitutes
a lump sum of $4,000. This item is
divided into three separate checks
of $4,000 each, drawn on as many
banks in Boise by Treasurer Allen,
for which there Is nothing to show on
the accounts of his department where
the money went. The balance is said
to be made up of "kiting" checks
drawn by him as state treasurer to
cover remittances alleged to have
been used by the state treasurer and
balanced on the books with bogus
certificates.
1t is now claimed that when the
audit is complete covering every sep
arate item that passed through the
treasury department, 1t will be dis
covered that there has been defal-
cation of close to 100000. 1t Is also
claimed, but not given out officially
that OF this amount Fred M Cole
man, former deputy state treasurer
received $4,000.
! The accounts Of the state treasarl
er were passed upon as correct by
State Examiner Van Nuys on JULY
80. The state committee will ask
that Van Mugs be removed pending
the outcome of the Investigation,
1.-THE NEW HAVEN