The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-23
EmbeZZIOInOnt OF
State Funds Charge
WARRANT SICkEO BY COVERNO.
Republican Candidate For R -2ac.i8n Short $lOs,
100000 In His Accounts

State Treasurer O. " Allen has been shown to be de-
fauer to the state and under arrest charged with en-
bezzement of the funds the result of Investigation
set foot by surety company which was on Mr. Allen
bonds for two hundred thousand dollars to the state
This investigation set on foot a result OF the
charges made against Mr. Allen of irregularities in connection
with farm loan alleged to have been made to himself
the governor learned that representatives of the
bonding company had made demand to be allowed to ex
the books he removed Mr. Allen and put Mr. Bramstedt
president of the commission in charge of the Office
Mr. Allen rendered his resignation to the governor which
be refused to accept governor then notified all of the
the that handling money not to honor
any checks for state money He then made the following state
'For some time the has been the target Of pct
cal attacks bearing mae separate and apart from his OF
fee This apparent caused the bonding company to
send experts here to audit the easurers books In view OF
the whole situation Mr. Allen handed his resignation in
order that the inquiry might proceed with free hand
81 have accepted the resignation and will not do until
the audit is completed anything wrong develops shall
vigorously Nothing be shown however until the work ca
the books is completed.
treasury checks until further orders This precautionary
and will also aid thenvesgaon to keep the bus
mess of the office in suspension for short time have placed
Alex Ramsed an expert accountant and member OF the
public utilities and tax commissions charge of the oce
When the representatives Of the National Surety
panv demanded to inspect books the request
refused by Deputy Treasurer Green the grounds that
he did have the authority permit them during the alb
of the eegaphc later brought
Treasurer Allen from northern Idaho to Boise.
After couple OF days work on the books became certain
that Allen short and the governor who had to South
western Idaho campaigning tour was urgently telegraph
ed to return
He arrived in Boise at II O'Clock Wednesday night anC
was shown the result of the audit far had gone.
criminal complaint at prepared and sworn t.
by the governor.
The specific charge is the embezement of $0354O0 Th
warrant was Allen Wednesday night He has beer
kept continuously under surveillance since Sunday
1t is waeged that when the audit complete covering
every separate item that passed through the treasury depart
it will be discovered that there has been defacaton
close to 100000
1t is also alleged but not given out officially that OF thi
Fred NJ Coleman, former deputy state treasurer
ceved $23O00 An effort locate Coleman has been
cessful He left Boise for Portland
far has been asceraned the money alleged to hav
been defaulted in the treasury apartment went to State Tres
Allen and to his former deputy, Coman, and to on
else The audit far has been conducted along lines to def
nitely pick out specific instances of aaged shortages
Several weeks if not months will be required to compet
the audit for it will period of four years. Allen
theImoney is alleged in promoting real estate deals and
said to have spent large large but unsuccessful
log ranch in the Twin Falls county.
Another republican state official likely to lose his hea
result of this investigation This is state examiner Va
Mugs The of the state treasurer passed upo
by him July 30th little two months and repore
by him to be correct
The experts the books find it impossible to explain ho
the state examiner missed the alleged defacaons and tn
governor has been asked to him. pndng the result
the investigation
This would mean his permanent removal as it is certai