Wednesday, 27th January 1915: Trial Of Detectives To Be Hard-fought, The Atlanta Constitution

First Day's Hearing Results in Securing of Only Six Jurors. Testimony to begin Today. That the fight of Dan S. Lehon and Carlton C. Tedder against prosecution for subornation of perjury, as a result of the W. J. Burns investigation of the Frank Case, will be one of the most spectacular of recent legal battles in Fulton County is evinced by the stubborn progress made in the first day's proceedings. It is anticipated that the trial will require the most of the week. Although four panels of seventy-six prospective jurors were exhausted, only six jurors were obtained yesterday. The hearing of testimony is expected to begin today. Besides Lehon and Tedder, Arthur Thurman, a younger lawyer, was also arraigned on a similar charge.

Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, who will be the Star Witness, was in Court ready to take the Stand. It was Ragsdale's Affidavit on which the Subornation Charges were based. When the Case was first called, Judge Arthur Powell, representing the Defense, made the motion to overthrow the Cases on account of lack of evidence. The motion was overruled by Judge Hill.

The Defense is represented by Judge Powell, John A. Boykin, Marion Smith, of Atlanta, and St. Clair Adams, former District Attorney of New Orleans. Solicitor Dorsey, his Assistant, E. A. Stephens, Detectives Pat Campbell and John Starnes and Newt Garner, Special Investigator of Dorsey's Staff, representing the Prosecution.

The half-dozen jurors chosen yesterday are C. V. Logan, R. F. Mobley, Dr. J. A. Wise, W. A. Simpson and Claude Williamson.