The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-22
FIVE MORE INDICTMENTS.
BY GRAND JURY AT BOISE

DAVIS. some Otner indictments were
returned but the warrants were not
served nor the charges made public.
Attorney General Peterson, State
Auditor Huston, James H. Wallis,
former pure food commissioner; R.
w. Wark, deputy in theoffice of
the state auditor, and H. F. Allen of
Twin Falls, brother of o. V. Allen,
defaulting state treasurer, are the
men arrested.
All are charged with completely in
the embezzlement by o. V. Allen of
various amounts, as records of their
Indebtedness to him were reported in
the Ramstedt report. Mr.. Ramstedt,
in his report of the conditions of the
state treasury, made public by Gov
ernor Alexander as part of his first
message, asserted that the check
found in the cash drawer, undated
but signed by o. v. Allen, drawn for
the amount of $7O.354.6S, was de-
posted to take up certain other
items received in the office on ac-
count of advancement by the treas
urer's office out of the public funds
in the hands of the treasurer.
Itemizes Payments
Mr.. Ramstedt itemized these pay
ments as follows: o. V. Allen, $37,-
344.6S; H. F. Allen, $26,500; F. L..
Huston, $3.50; j. H. Peterson, $500;
]. j. Long, $500. Whether or not
Mr.. Long is indicted is not known.
In the so-called doubtful items"
named in the report are checks of
r. w. Wark aggregating $275 and
the duplicate order of Mr.. Wark for
July, 1914, warrant amounting to
$780,; an order of James H. Wallis
for October warrant in favor of o.
" Allen amounting to 5000; a copy
of order of D. w. Robb for January,
1914, warrant in favor of o. v. Allen
to the amount of $40; RECEIPT of
Henry Spieler in favor of o. V. Allen,
dated July 6, 1914, amounting to
$50; check of S. Guy Mckinley on
First National bank in favor of o.
V. Allen for Sc. No warrants have
been served on Mr.. Robb or Mr..
Spieler and it is not known whether
or not they were indicted.
All Get Bond
Bond in each case was fixed at
two thousand dollars. Mr.. Wallis
has furnished bond to the amount of
something more than five thousand
dollars already and it was thought
that this was sufficient to cover this
last indictment also. He was not re-
quired to furnish more. Sereties for
General Peterson were A. e. Carlson
and C. r. Shaw; for Auditor Huston,
j. A. Ketchen and c. r. Shaw; for
H. F. Allen, o. H. Allen and B. F.
Olden; for R. w. Clark, G. L. Swarm
stedt and F. w. Jordan.
The $3.50 which Mr.. Peterson is
charged with he says was borrowed
from Allen personally and for which
he gave his note as an ordinary busi-
ness transaction. H. F. Allen drew
upon his brother through the regular
banking channels at various times
the amount shown to aggregate $37,
344.68 shown by the Ramstedt re-
port.
II have nothing to say at this
time" said Mr.. Peterson last night,
Except that I much prefer to have
an indictment brought against me
that l can meet in the open than to
have all those rumors and insinua-
tions go unsatisfled and the impress
sion created that there had been
white-wash employed. In open court
shall prove myself entirely innocent
of any crime whatsoever.
Gives Jury Affidavit
As the jury was about to retire
Charles S. Horton, II South Thir-
teenth, presented to Foreman Regan
a paper for the consideration of the
Jury. No action was taken Saturday
night. Mr.. Horton. explained that the
paper was an affidavit in which he
acquainted the jury with certain
transactions of which he had know
ledge regarding the removal of state
property from the capitol building.
This property, he said, consisted of
lumber and grain, part of which was
stored in a barn on Bannock street
and part sent to ranch on Snake
river. He named one man connected
at this time with the state admins
tration and another prominently con-
nected with one Of the western rail-
roads as those who had taken the
property. He said that he hauled the
property away for them.
Huston Enters Plea
Mr.. Huston appeared In court Sat.
urday morning and pleaded not guilty
to the previous indictments returned