Evening star., 1926-05-31
GOVERNOR DENIES
SELL|NC>PAR0LE
Brother Took Fee to- Obtain
Convjct'S Release During
His Abense, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May 81S-
Complete denial of having anything
to do with the activity of his brother
Floyd Terral. in securing pardon for
Lee Mode, convicted of burglary. and
a declaration that the affidavit given
to the press by J. A. Mode, Conway
merchant and banker. that he paid
the governors brother 81 900 to secure
a pardon for his son Lee was prompt.
ed for political motives" were made
by Gov. Tom J. Terrall in a statement
issued on his return to the city last
night.
Lee Mode was one Of the nine con.
victs pardoned by S. d. Mccall. State
Senator. while acting as governor in
the absence of Gov. Terral last Au.
invalid by the State Supreme Court.
to which body Gov. Terral carried the
fight to void the executive orders Is
sued by Mr.. Mccall.
The governors statement followed
a statement by Floyd Terral earlier
in the night. after Modes affidavit
had been given newspapers. embody-
ing the same charges that he made In
a statement Saturday.
Says Pardon Was Promised.
Modes statement and affidavit
charged that Gov. Terral told him
that his son would be given a sus-
pension Of sentence and advised him
to return to the capital on a certain
date and that on his return to Little
Rock he found the governor out OF
the city, but through payment OF
81 900 to the governors brother he got
the pardon for his son from the acting
governor.
Gov. Terral termed the portion OF
Modes statement relating a promise
Of clemency from him as a lie.
Mode knew that he had no chance
on earth of securing clemency from
me-" Gov. Terral said. Hence his
appeal to Acting Gov. Mccall.
Referring to Modes charge that he
paid the governors brother "$1 ,000
and was now trying to get 1t back,
since the pardon was held invalid.
the governor said: He complained
that he paid my brother $1,000 Tor
securing the pardon and now thaI
had fought them and the court heio
the pardon void. he felt that snouio
give his son clemency. L mace II
plain that my brother was not run,
Ming the governors ofice. If Floyd
Terral did not have any source OF
revenue except fees for pardons, his
family would starve to death. My op'
nosition to those who try to live upon
convicts by getting fees out OF them
for clemency Is well known.
Admits Taking Fee.
Floyd Terral in a statement last
nioht admitted that he had received
81 600 for assisting Mode IN gettins
his. son a pardon from Acting GOV.
Mccall, but that it was his zee as
an attorney. He said that ne ar,
ranged a meeting between Mccall ano
Mode. His brother neither knew any
thing about it nor had anything to 40
with It. he declared. adding. Il d1dn
think I was doing wrong, ana my
brother should not be blamed.
Gov. Terral is making the race 70
succeed himself in the Democratic pri'
mary. equivalent to election IN tnis
state. to be held in August. he Is
known as the mo pardon. no parole
governor" not having issued par
don or parole since taking Office. :,
The nine pardons issued by McCal
during the absence OF the governor
last Fall were held invalid. In Cnan
cerv Court and the ruling sustained II
the Supreme Courts Two of the par
doned men are now fighting extradl
tion in Texas and the other seven
;ncludinx Lee Mode, have never beer
apprehended to be returned TO com
plete their. sentences.