Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-21
ENLIGHTENMENT is CHARGE
AGAINST PETERSON.
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were followed by the quick arrest of
the parties named in bench warrants
issued by Judge Davis. The amount
of bond which would be required in
each case was indicted on the warrants
by Judge Davis and they were return
ed by s O'Clock before Judge d. T.
Miller of the justice court, who requir-
ed each one of the parties going on the
they were worth the amount for which
they signed over and above all incum-
brance.
None of the men arrested had diff
ficulty in securing bonds and they were
detained at the sheriff's office but a
short time. The warrants had been
given to Emmit Post, sheriff of Ada
county, but short time before and he
put all of his deputies on the job of
serving them. Some of the indicted
men were interrupted at their homes at
dinner and were obliged to leave an
unfinished meal and accompany the
officers.
Outgrowth of Ramstedt Report.
The indictments are the result of the
exposures made in the Ramstedt report
which was demanded by Governor Alex
ander the day he took office and incor-
porated in his message to the legisla
ture. In this report Examiner Ram
stedt showed that the total Allen short
age of so, 345.6S was made up of five
items, three of which constituted treas
ury funds advanced by the defaulting
state treasurer to Peterson, Huston and
I'll. f. Allen. These three items were as
follows: Peterson, 5000; Huston, $3.50
and HI. F. Allen, $26,500. Peterson and
Huston claim that the money received
constitute personal loans. Thesmoney
that Allen s brother received is said to
have gone into a fruit and hog ranch
the defaulting treasurer and his brother
operated at Twin Falls.
The Wallis and Wark indictments are
based on the 81. o. U.s." carried by
Allen as leash in the treasury depart
ment for treasury money he is said Ia
have advanced to them on salary war
rants for which he took their orders Sc,
cured by the notes. Wallis was advanc
ed 5000 and Wark 1896.
The only two men mentioned in the
"I. o. u" list of the Ramstedt report
were not indicted, it is said They are
Henry Spieler, former janitor at the
state house, and Guy Mckinley, former
clerk in the office of the state treas
urer, who received $50 and SO respec
tively
What Indictments Charge
With the exception of the dates
named in the indictments they all read
alike and charge assistance on the part
of other state officers and clerks il
the embezzlement of SIC, 345.6s of state
money by o. v. Allen.
The Indictment against Joseph II
Peterson, accuses him of the crime oil
accessory before the fact of embezzle
ment and that on or about and prior tC
the 5th day of October, 1914, he com
mitted the crime of embezzlement. The
indictment then briefly recites the
Allen embezzlement and states:
"And that the said Joseph Fl. Peter
son in the county and state aforesaid
on or about the first day of August
1914, before the said embezzlement was
committed, in form aforesaid, did ther
and there wilfully and feloniously coun
sci advise encourage, aid and abet the
said o. V. Allen and in other ways to
the grand jurors unknown help, assist
aid and abet the said o. ". Allen tc
commit the said felony in manner and
form aforesaid"
Il More Indictments.
Boise. January 19-The grand jury
today indicted A. R. vannuys, state ex
aminer, for perjury, and State Auditor
Huston and his brother, were Jointly
indicted for using railroad scrip fur
nished by the state for their personal
trip from Los Angeles to Boise. The
charge is embezzlement and the amount
Is $3.50. Attorney General Peterson was
arranged today and given to January
2s to plead.
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