Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-26
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crime was csmnittsd. Rathbur -
UNsArA had taken two other pertsss
OF girls riding.
Mad. oirIs Walk Home.

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Of girls riding. lev
Made Girls Walk Homo.
Clark equivocated. and Byers pro-
| ceedcd to read, into the record the
| minutes OF the grand jury proceedings
which showed that ON the evening oil
the crime Rathbun and OMeAra invited
Mrs. Theobald and a Mrs. Schmidt,
of Ida Grove. to so riding with them.
Mrs. TheobaId testified before the
grand jury that the two young men
had driven the girls some miles from
Ida Grove, and had attempted TO In
dpcc HON To agree TO immoral acts.
When Mrs. Theobald refused To con-
sent to Rathbuns advances the girls
were left stranded to walk home. while
the Rathhuus drove back TO Ida Grove
without feminine company.
why did you not attach these min
utes OF the grand jury Testimony TO
your application as Is required by
law" Byers asked CLARK. ~ S
Clark said that he had considered
this affair as alt part of the same
crime.
why. then. did you write this state
ment declaring that Rathbun was Of
good moral character Byers asked.
Clark said that ne had seen the gov
ernor only once in. regard TO the par
don, that being about Nov. 6. when he
was told by the governor that no par
don would be considered unless he
secured accommodations from the
judge and the prosecuting attorney.
Governor Acted Quickly.
He took no further action, he said.
until Nov. 10, when he came To Des
Moines and filed the application with
Charles Witt, secretary to the gov
ernor.
Governor Harding was then absent,
Clark said. and witt promised to
tuhn over the application 10 him
upon mis- return. and see that the gov
ernor also received an abstract of the
whole testimony from the clerk of the
Supreme court.
The pardon was signed on Nov. l s,
and was at once mailed TO Clark at
Ida Grove, he said.
Members of the committee last mig ut
called attention 10 the discrepancy be-
tween Clark's testimony on this point
that ne had carefully considered the
application and the abstract Of testi-
monY presented for six, weeks prior to
the granting of the pardon. Accord
ing to Clark the abstract was not filed
urttl three days before the pardon
was issued
Clark was examined by Byers to
md out whether or not any agreement
had been made with the governor or
anyone connected with his office TO hold
up the recording Of the pardon and
supreme court proceedings in con-
nection with the case. He fatty denied
that there was any agreement OF this
kind
The attorney said he had told the
Rathbuns that hts fee for taking
charge of an appeal and application
for pardon would be $4,000. and that
nothing was said ABOUT what Clark
was TO do with the money,
Clark denied that he told Ratnbun
the $4,000 was to go to Governor
Harding.
Smell Testimony Continued.
When the inquiry was resumed at
? O'Clock yesterday afternoon Smell
was recalled az a witness.
Byers directed Smell TO go to Ida
Grove and return with all books, mem
orandums and stub checks he has on
hand.
He was then excused until he could
60 to Ida Grove and bring the papers
mentioned.
Byers-I want you to bring all let
ters and all other papers referring to
the Rathbun matter.
Snell-I can state that / have no
letters Of this character
Byers-We'll decide that later.
Snell-Well. I have none.
Byers-You are also directed 10
bring with you all communications you
have had with the governor during
1873.
AS Smell left the committee room he
was told by Byers to bring communica-
tions from anyone in the governors
office.
Well. I tell you / haven't any such
letters" replied Smell.
Clark then was called.
AT the time of adjournment you re-
fused to reply to questions in regard
to so-called parties at Ida Grove"
Byers opened
Il do not wish this committee to
think that the parties referred to are
purely card parties. At these parties
We discuss civic affairs. We also play
cards. The best citizens of our Ida
county gather there. We play cards
not for money but just social gather
ings.' 49,. ,..,.
Those Poker Parties.
Q.-"How do you settle your differ
ences?"