The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-30
DENIES SAYING
He KILLED GIRL.
JAMES CoNLEY, CHIEF WIT
NESS IN FRANK CASE,
AGAIN ON STAND
HIS TESTIMONY
VERY IMP ORTANT
In Trial of Detectives and Law.
yer For Subornation of
Perjury.
(By Associated Pmss.)

s-...r.t Wy ASoptiateu ffttSI
ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 29.--Deniai
that he had ever told another negro
that he had killed a girl in the fac
tory where the body OF Mary Phagan
was found was made here today by
James Conley, who was the States
chief witness In the superior court
trial OF Dan S. Lehon, @. C. Tedder
and Arthur Thurman for snbornation
OF perjury. Lehon and Tediar repre-
sented the William J, Burns National
Detective Agency In the murder In
yestigation and Thurman Is local
lawyer.
& The testimony of Conley, who wac
the chief witness against Leo M.
Frank, and who was convicted as an
accessory after, the fact, was intro
Guced In support of the statement of
the Rev. C. b.. Ragsdale that he was
paid $500 for signing false afiidayit
reflecting on Conles.
r. L. Barber, who made an affidayit
supporting that OF Re gsdalei which
hs ais0 T5puIdihted later. preceded
Conley as a witness. He said he Wis
tied Tihnrman's office on April %,
1914. and that he told the lawyer
neither of the negroes he and Rags
dale overheard talking In an alley
was Conley. 81 S. Z. y IS
Mr.. Thurman asked me if siGs
wouldn't persuade md to swear one OF
Them was. & added the witness. L re-
niLed that 90 FsolIdii't ( persuade me
te snssA ~ ~
Barbaf decinSsd that Thurman fiti-
ally agreed tn pay him s 100 to make
ans afIld6,vit as TO what ne and the
minister overheard Teddar. he said,
was present at the conference. He
explained. however. that the atldayits
Of both Ragsdale and himself were
made later in the Office Of Luther q.
E,osser, one OF Franks attorneys.
"If YOU didn't believe Dne OF the me-
ss.ssssss,. s. ... ,ss.ey, ~Sy Gid ;Ts swear
10 it in your affidayit2" Inquired So
iieitori General Dorsey, chief Of the
States counsel. y
II didn't swear it, Rnswerer Bar
Der.
III is in the aridayit. How came
Il there?a
Il don't know All that part Is
false"
w. w. Rogers. a former county po-
1iceinan and later employed by the
Burns agency IN It's jnvestieation OF
the murder, waB witness for the
State. He testified that he was sent
to Ragsdale's home to get names OF
people TO testify as to the minister's
good character. .Ragsdale's family
turned me away at the! door, (" said the
Witness when reported this TO
Bnrns he called Ragsdale on the tel-
ephone. but Ragsdale refused to
talk
Cross examination of Ragsdale was
completed today. The minister said
he Was unconscious q part OF the
time he was In the office of Franks
lawyer to sign the affidayit and said
he did not remember some OF the
things that occurred In the ofice. =
w. "A. Engsdale. son of the minister.
testified that since 1907 his father fire.
Grientlcl had had spells OF, mental
trouble.
DR. Ben Wildauer testified he was
a friend OF Leo NJ. Frank and that he
induced w. T. Rnrns IN falrs mn tha
phagan murder case. He said he spS-
sested 10 the Burns operatives WAT
s.thht Teddar knew the truth about
the Frank case"
After Coniey concluded his tesff-
mony the State sailed Herbert HAS.
al,nihAr,, nf FRANKIE afto orIleyss 40 its
final witness. He stbIitted cam
called check for 5000 which he said
HID bean paid 10 8usnst representa-
tiFes for 9 months advance salary
and expens+ money for Tedder on
April 16. The State asserts eixGrts
were then being made % obtain the
Ragsdaie affidavit.
u II sssss::sss sss.: esseel several cannElisa
checks. the largest hf which called
for 81 900 Asked II cheeks 10 the
BaTns agency were frequent. the att
lt6rney answered
81 Yes and rapid too. = ~ o