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Show HO LEGISLATOR TUINSjORCEl Representative Holzhcimer of Idaho Legislature Accused of Many Crooked Transactions. Warrant Issued for Arrest or Accused Man,' But He Evidently Had Warn-Ing Warn-Ing and Has Disappeared Was Prominent Resident of Pocatello. Pocatcllo, .'daho. Ed. L. Holzhel-mer Holzhel-mer of this city, representative In tho stato legislature from Bannock county, coun-ty, is a fugltlvo from Justice. A warrant war-rant is out for his arrest for forgery. He is charged with signing tho name of D. J. Bronnan of Pocatello to a deod and forging Brcnnan's signature to a check for f 1,300. Tho county attorney at-torney Is also in possession of sufficient suf-ficient Information to warrant tho issuance is-suance ot complaints charging many othor irregularities, including forging othor men's names to doublo mortgages. mort-gages. Tho total peculations will amount to S8.000. Hozhelmer was apprised ot tho tact that his alleged crimes had been uncovered un-covered whllo attending tho state legislature leg-islature at Bolso. He Immediately disappeared and his whereabouts si unknown. It ia generally Dolicved that ho went direct to Canada, although al-though tho Bhorlff is Inclined to tho belief that ho Is bended for Mexico. Holzholmer was elected to tho legislature leg-islature on the Republican ticket last Novombor. Ho was very popular throughout tho county nnd polled an exceptionally heavy vote. At that tlmo ho was engaged In tho real estate es-tate and Insurance business, being secretary of tho Bannock Abstract & Trust company of Pocatello. During tho campaign Irregularities In. tho way of unremitted premiums began to bob up. Tho trust company made good about S500 and asked for Holz- helmor's, Resignation. On tho strength of a bogus telegram tele-gram telling of his heirship to an es-tato es-tato worth S3.000, Holzhcimer secured $1,000 in cash from tho First Nntional bank of this city about two weeks ago. Ho Is accused of forging the namo of Brennan to two mortgages, covering tho samo plcco of property, and securing se-curing $2,500 from his agod mother pnd $1,500 from a woll known business busi-ness man. ' As a notary public Holzhelmer cortl-fled cortl-fled to all bogus mortgages and deeds, so his dealings woro known only to himself and tho othor principals in tho transaction. Holzhelmer was married about a year ago at Saginaw, Mich. His wlfo, sister and mother aro hero. |