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Show i warn of IDAHOISARRESTED Former State Insurance Commissioner Is Under Embezzlement Charge Specal to The Tribune BOISE April 10 E Van Valken burg former state insurance comnuss on er was arrested here tonight Charged with embezzl ng state funds He was placed under $000 bond and the date for h s prelim nary hear ng was set for April 15 John U Ha nes former gov ernor from whom an Valkenburg re ceived h s appo ntment as insurance comn ss oner and A A Frazer a well known local attorney went su ety as h s bondsmen The compla nt conta n ng the charge aga nst Van Valkenburg alleges that while he was insurance com m ss oner rece v ng rem ttances from in surance companies seeking to transact bus ness n th s state ne embezzled $oo9 05 between January 5 1913 and December 30 1914 and appropr ated tho money to h s own use Van alkenburg s arrest caused a sensat on He is well and prominently known n th s c ty Appo nted January 31, 1913, as insurance comm ss oner to rel e e Isaac Hattabaugh ot Grange ville a Democrat, he came into off ce with the fornier Bepubl can adm n stra t on It is reliably reported that the county attorney s office is in possession of m format on to show that the embezzle ment starte 1 less than s xty days after ward Checks of nsurance compan es are alleged to have been cashed by Van Valkenburg and part of the money ap propr ated The compla nt was sworn to by George 1 Steele present Insurance commiss oner who succeeded Van Val kenburg |