1915 January 29 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1915 January 29 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1915

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 JIM CONLEY WILL TAKE STAND TODAY AS STATE WITNESSES Negro Sweeper Will Be Called Upon to Testify Against Dan Lehon, Carl- ton Tedder and Arthur Thurman. Preacher Grilled by Law- yers for Defense After He Tells Story of Alleged Ef- fort to Bribe Him. New and startling developments are expected in the third session of the Lehon-Tedder-Thurman trial before Judge Ben Hill this morning when Solicitor Dorsey will, in all probability, put Jim Conley, the noted Frank Case witness, on the stand in behalf of the prosecution. The nature of Conley’s proposed testimony has not been divulged. It is expected, however, that he will testify to his relations with Carlton C. Tedder previous to the trial of Frank, when Tedder—a secret Burns operative—was in the employ of William M. Smith, Conley’s counsel. This morning’s session will be resumed with Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, the star witness, on the Stand. Ragsdale’s testimony occupied most of Thursday’s session. Thus far, he has been the only witness called. His story revolved around the alleged bribery by Burns Agents to swear to an Affidavit that he had overheard Jim Conley confess to Mary Phagan’s murder, for which he swears he was