Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-21


ter OF acquiring n pardon for him,
had several conversations with
George clark In reference TO tho
, matter and he finally told me that
he thought that for $1,000 TO $1,000
he could yet n pardon Tor my oon,
and said II was necessary for
him to go TO Des Moincs and SEQ
about the matter. l asked HIN
what he was going to charge me
for doing the work himself. a.
clark told me he would not get
.ny Of this 1880 or $4,000. He
told me that his charge would not
DO over 1900.
HE went to Des Moinee and
when he came back .e told me he
could not make the deal with the
governor to secure the pardon for
$1,000. He told mo Il would coat
more money and went 10 Des
Molncs a second time.
Said Money Was For Governor.
Il am not certain whether Clark
told me before or after he went 10
Des Mo!nes the second time that
the governor would require $4,000
or whether IL was after he had been
at Des Moines. but either before
or after he had been 20 Des Moines
the second time he told me that II
would take $1,000 for the governor.
and what he received for compen-
sation IL would have to be over
and above that amount. He told
me at that time that he must have
in the first place at least $4,000.
II brought him into Ida Grove
$4,000 in currency. Ny son. will
Rathbun. was with me when |
brought t2.t00 of the $4,000 in, |
talked with George Clark at that
time with reference TO where this
money was going, in the presence
of my son. William Rathbun and he
told me It was going TO Governor
Harding.
George Clark told me at that .
time he was going to Des Moiner
the next day TO see the governor
and he must have the other $500.
brought him the other 5000 the
next morning. Ny son William
suggested we ought TO have some
thing to show Tor this money for
n receipt. Clark said at that time
we did not need a receipt. his word
was good for that amount. The re-
ceipts he did give me were not
given me until the Monday morn
ing the grand jury Investigation
commenced at Ida Grove this
morning.
Promised Pardon or Money Return.
George Clark told me at that
time he had fixed out the receipts
so as TO correspond with his bank
books.
i further state that an Nov.
II, George Clark called me to his
office and told me he was ready
TO go and get the pardon. The
Conversation had with him at
that time was that he. George
Clark, was ready to deliver the
goods and set it (referring to the
pardon) and ! said. Be careful
that you get 1t or return the mon
ey when you come He haid 1t
win be one or the other He
wanted the rest OF the money,
that Is the rest of the $4,000. My
son. Ernest Rathbun, was with me
that time In George Clark's Of
flee.
Il went from George Clark's Of
flee and went to the Anderson &
Upton bank in Ida Grove and bor-
Al
for that amount TO the Anderson
a. Upton bank and took four 5000
packages of paper money and took
it across the street TO George
Clark's Office and gave him the
currency. Ny son, Ernest Rath-
bun. was In CIark's office when
turned this $4,000 over to George
Clark.
Il further state that the $4,000
was given to George Clark about
three or four weeks before the par
don was secured, but | could not
be certain Of the date.
Clark's Fee Separate.
Il further state that the S'oo
check given to George Clark on
Nov. Is was no part of the So,ooo
paid for the pardon. After George
Clark came back from Des Moines
from the trip that he took the
3.0O9 have mentioned in this ar
fidavit. he told me everything was
favorable at Des Moincs and that
he would be ao'c to land the mat
tel. The $3.50 check included a $500
fee to George CLARK for securing
the pardon and what he told me
was some court costs and some
personal expenses :ncurrCd in con-
nection with the trips IL reference
to the pardon. George Clark told
rae he received no part of the $4,000
that all OF it weut to the governor.
Il further state that when the
pardon was delivered TO my son
Ernest and shown 10 me by George
Clark he cautioned mo ibuut say
ing anything about the pardon
having been granted