Show I IOWA GOVERNOR IS QUESTIONED IN IM PARDON CASE He Says He Now Believes Defendant in Case Is Guilty i By Press DES March 27 Governor Go W. W L L. appeared eared as asa asa a witness Wednesday vec In the Iowa house judiciary committees committee's Investigation of the Rathbun pardon case INo i io No o reference was made to an affidavit affi- affi i davit by William father of the pardoned youth in which the senior senior se- se Rathbun asserted It was his understanding un- un I the 1000 he gave Clark Clarl for obtaining the pardon was to go to the governor I PARDON BASED ON RECORD The governor testified lie he now believes believes be- be there Is no question as to the guilt of Ernest Rathbun who Is In a I reformatory following revocation of his pardon at the instance of Attorney I General Havner I When he said this opinion was based i inn inn nn the records in the case Special counsel flyers Byers asked And you could have obtained the same opinion If you I had with slight diligence Investigated the case before granting the pardon Well Veil not with slight diligence the governor replied but I could have i found It out all right I It If at the time you granted the pardon par par- don you ou knew what you know now par par-I would you have granted the pardOn Byers queried No I wouldn't was the executives executive's executives executive's tives tive's reply I Then why didn't you call in the parole board and nd let the pardon be issued issued is- is I sued in the customary way he was asked I MIND MADE UP My mind was made up the governor gover- gover I gover-I nor answered After reading the abstract abstract ab- ab given me and the recommendations for clemency signed by the presiding presiding pre pre- siding judge and the county attorney I thought the boy Innocent You relied absolutely for your Information information In- In formation In the tho case upon a than Ihan with whom you ou had only a slight acquaintance acquaintance ac- ac referring to Attorney Clark 0 Yes the governor gO replied Counsel flyers Byers then read parts of the evidence presented to the grand jury that Indicted Rathbun and from the testimony Introduced at his trial and the governor agreed that It contained far more incriminating evidence than was presented to him in the records of the case |