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Show . FALSE AFFIDAVITS ARE REPUDIATED Rev. V C Ragsdale in the superior court at the trials of I S Lehon, C C Tedder and Arthur Thurinan, Indicted tor subornation of perjury in the Leo M. Frank murder case Lehon, Le-hon, Tedder and Thurman are charged charg-ed with procuring false affidavits from Ragsdale and R. L. Barber, saying say-ing thy overheard James Cbnle 8 negro, acknowledge the murder of Mar.. Pbagan, n factory girl, for wh h Frank stands convi ted. Ragsdale and Barber repudiated the affidai li Lehon is manager of a detective ag- n- i cy which took up Frank's defen-e Signed False Affidavits. Ragsdale testified that or. April 23 last he signed the affidavit. The only truth in It. he said, was that lie bad beard two negroes discussing ih--Frank case. "Thurman told me." the witnesi testified "that this conversation could be fixed up to appear as a confession by Conley to another negro" Ragsdale then told or alleged mi et I inK8 and negotiations with Thurman. , redder and Lehoo The da afi ! he signed the affidavit. Ragsdale tes tlfied. Thurman gave him $2un ami j I gave Barber $100 "Thurman and Tedder both told me ihM Pach eot I ?10f out of the deal," said tin , ness. Told to Sit Steady. "The saan night a man with a voice like Lchons called mo ou the I telephone and said. 'Ragsdale vo sit steady n the boat. We can give j bond fnr auy amount and there's ?10.- j 000 waiting for you if this thing through.'' Fndrr cross examination Ragsda1" Bald 1 on the day he made his original WtldavU his mind was in a whii and that he "was practically uncoil-BCiOUS uncoil-BCiOUS of what be dw |