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Show PETERSON DENIES RAMSTEDT CHARGES Uses Emphatic Language In Reference Refer-ence to Treasury Looting Inference Boise, Idaho, Jan. G. Branding as a "damnnblo, hell browed Ho" tho ln feronco that ho participated In tho looting ot tho stato treasury to tho oxtent of $GG0 as mado ln tlio Ham-stedt Ham-stedt report submitted to tho legislature legisla-ture by Governor Aloxander, Attorney Attor-ney General J. II. I'etorson has is sued a statement containing a sweeping sweep-ing denial of the chnrgo and to this Expert Bamstedt has replied. "I shall tell my story to tho grand Jury to any legislative commlttco," said Attorney General Peterson. Ho then gives a history of tho Itamstodt report from tho tlmo Expert Ham-stedt Ham-stedt was appointed to Investigate tho treasury until 'ho (lied It. Introducing Intro-ducing this history, Potorson says: "Anything ot a low and putrid character might perhaps havo beon expectod from this gang of slimy po Utlcal sower rats," ho says, "but It wub porhaps generally thought that a lingering spark of manhood might prevent tholr attempting to Infest an innocent man with tholr foul and dlscaso laden breath." To which Examiner Bamstcdt ro-piled ro-piled tonight: "I do suy that O. V. Allen advanced advanc-ed to J. U. Potorson and that J. II. Peterson rocolved amounts nggrogat-ing nggrogat-ing $CG0 belonging to tho peoplo ot tho stato of Idaho. I do not say that Mr. Potorson know in his heart that this was stato monoy whon ho received receiv-ed It, neither do I say that he did not Intend to roturn It, but I do say that tho stato reasury Is short to tho ox-tent ox-tent of $GC0 on account of this transaction, tran-saction, Whothor Mr. Peterson knew that this was stato monoy whon he received It Is a quostlon to bo do-tormlned do-tormlned by a competent tribunal. "I proposo to dovoto all tho timo nt my disposal and, If necessary, my llfo, to extormlnato tho maggots that havo been circulating ln and about tho Btato treasury." On tho ndvlco ot Attorney General Peterson, Warden Snook of tho stato penitentiary today deniod Examiner namstodt tho right to oxnmlno tho books nnd accounts of tho penal in stltutlon, although. Itnmslcdt was armed with a commission to do so from Governor Aloxnndor. An opon clash followed, and removal proceedings proceed-ings may bo instituted by tho gov-crnor gov-crnor at any tlmo. |