1914 April 28 Atlanta Constitution 16 Pages Georgia

1914 April 28 Atlanta Constitution 16 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 Frank’s Lawyers Hear Confession Witnesses Now Repudiate Stories Attorneys Give Out State- ment in Which They De- clare That They Believed Ragsdale and Barber Were Telling the Truth. SHOW HOW AFFIDAVITS WERE SECURED BY THEM “If These Rumors Be True, We Denounce the Perfidy of These Men With All the Vehemence of Our Na- tures,” They Say in Card. The report current in Atlanta yesterday that Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the minister who accuses Jim Conley of having confessed to Mary Phagan’s murder, and that R. L Barber, the member of Ragsdale’s flock, who corroborated the pastor’s story, had repudiated their stories, and had branded them as “frame-ups” last night, resulted in a sensational statement to The Constitution from Frank’s counsel. His attorneys also presented affidavits from Dr. J. M. Pierce and John E. White, who had vouched to Frank’s defense for the character of Ragsdale, and similar affidavits from George E. Knott, who had testified to the character of Barber. Rumors were persistent on Monday that there would be startling developments in the Ragsdale and Barber affidavits, but Solicitor Dorsey absolutely refused to discuss the matter, declaring that all deve