Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-10
HAvNeR's ASSISTANT IN RATh.
BUN PARDON CASE OBJECTS
TO BEING sIoErRAckeo.
HARplNo's FRIENDS
OBJECT TO SIOUX, c'TYAN
Kennedy Issues Sharp Statement De-
mandins the Whole Truth and
Charging Legislators With Desire TO
Whitswash Governor - Claims TO
Know Facts Not Known to Others.

Des Moines, March 1o-Procedure to
DE followed ny tho judiciary com
mittee Of tho Iowa house Of represen-
tatives In its investigation Of the
Rathbun pardon case will be deter
mined at . meeting Of the committee
tomorrow afternoon.
The house Saturday unanimously
voted to probe not only the part taken
By Governor Harding in granting the
pardon, but to combine with the in
vestigation q study OF the means used
by Attorney General II. M. Havner in
obtaining Rathbun's consent to a re-
vocation Of the pardon.
Judge ]. L. Kennedy. Of Sioux City,
who was special investigator for the
department Of Justice in the recent
transactions at Ida Grove, last night
issued q statement at Sioux City, re-
questing that he be given an oppor-
tunity to finish UP the work he started
in Ida county.
Governors Friends Fight Kennedy.
His statement followed tho opening
of fight yesterday afternoon against
his appointment, led by strong sup
porters Of the governor.
Opposition to Kennedy Is based
upon the charge that he has declared
his intention Of exposing all Of the
facts which we're brought out before
the grand jury at Ida Grove as to the
manner in which the pardon was OBJ
taiIed
1t Is certain that bitter fight will
be>made in tho judiciary committee If
an effort is made to name Kennedy as
the special assistant to aid in pre-
senting the evidence in tho case. The
governors friends do not want Ken
nedy under any circumstances, for
reasons which they are not /. making
public.
kennsdy's Statement.
The following statement was issued
at Sioux City Saturday night by Ken
aedy:
MY attention has been called to q
D&s Moines dispatch regarding the
action Of tho Judiciary committee in
the matter OF the Rathbun pardon,
stating that when limitations were
made that I might conduct tho in
vestigation before the legislative COM
mittee, opposition was raised on the
ground that could not present the
matter impartially.
Il want the legislature and the peo-
pie OF Iowa to understand that have
no axes to grind either for or against
the political ambitions OF Governor
Harding and Attorney General Hav-
ner.
Il accepted the offer made to inves-
70 ha - ~ O,,vr 1f,,cr he 4
of the rapist. Ernest Rathbun, with the
distinct understanding that the probe
should be made to the finish, without
fear or favor to any man. I spent my
entire time for three weeks in the in
vestigation OF this matter at Ida Grove.
After the investigation was COM
pleted and on March l made for
NAL statement to the public thru the
press announcing that could go no
further owing to the fact that much of
the evidence gathered was taken be-
fore the grand jury and therefore, I'M
der the law, could not be revealed.
Consequently the matter was squarely
UP to the legislature, which has power
TO call before it all the witnesses who
appeared before the grand jury at Ida
Grove. In this manner the public could
become possessed Of all the facts OBJ
tainable surrounding the granting of
this pardon or let the matter drop, as
the legislature saw fit.
II even went 50 far In this public
statement as to say, might say for
myself personally, that I profoundly
hope the legislature will at least call
before 1t the witnesses that the pub
lie may know all the facts, many of
which, under the law, can not be re-
,eaied in any other way
Having made this investigation. 1
know all the facts obtainable, the wit
nesses and exhibits by which they can
be proven, as no other person knows