New Britain herald., 1925-07-16

not in conflict with Christianity and secondarily, that Professor Scopes was not guilty as charged. He as- serted that the outlawing of the teaching of evolution would put a ban on geology, physiology. biology, astronomy and other scientific studies and would cripple the prog ress of agriculture and other indus tries.
 prysn's Name Enters
 A diversion was created as the New York lawyer sought 10 intro duce In his statement the name of Mir. Bryan, whom he designated as the embodiment of anti-evolutionary sentiment and the recognized cham pion of fundamentalists throughout the country. MT. Malone quoted from a former address of Mir. Bryan and declared that he sum moned to testify for the defense the "Modernist Bryan" of that time against the Fundamentals Bryan" of today.
 When the state objected to the use of Mir. Bryan's name In the declaration Of the defense's position, the court sustained the objection, but Mir. Malone appealed to the former secretary of state to say that the use of his name was not objec- tionable.
 Mir. Bryan at length arose and announced he would not ask for the protection of the court, He said he would prove "at the proper time" that the quotation imputed to him was consistent with his present beliefs and contentious In this case and not contradictory, as the de- fense lawyer held.
 As his witnesses, Attorney General Stewart called to the stand Walter White, superintendent of Rhea county schools, and designated as official prosecutor in the case; two former pupils of Mir. Scopes, and F. E. Robinson, chairman of the county school board.
 Admits Teaching
 Mir. White told of a conversation he had had with the defendant, In which MT. Scopes admitted to him that he had taught the theory of evolution to his science class in tho high school, employing as test the statutes authorized volume. Mir. Scopes, he said, told him that he had reviewed the text In the last three weeks of the recent school session which closed early in May, and that this book contained theory of evolution which set forth that man was descended from lower form of life
 The prosecution. through all its witnesses, sought 10 fix the time of the alleged offense in the latter part of April, the last three weeks before the close of the school year.
 The two school boys testified that from the text book and in lectures the defendant had taught them evo- lution, telling them that human be- ings had evolved from a single cell, and that the first life had been in the sea. Cross by Mfr. Darrow they were unable 10 recall that their teacher had told them what mammal was. The defense lawyer read portions Of the text and the boys acknowledged that these parts which described the "evolu- tion tree" and the types of mammals had been taught them by Mir. Scopes.
 The youths admitted they had never received to their knowledge, any inquiry from the instructor.
 Mir. Robinson recounted discus sion at his drug store in which the defendant announced that he and every one who taught the adopted text book on biology were violating the recently enacted Tennessee stat ute. The defendant had said, the wit ness stated, that no ono could teach the text without violating the law.
 On cross-examination, Mir. Robin son testified that he, chairman of the county school board, had sold at hi, store the text book in question fol ''siy or seven years"
 Mfr. Stewart, at the beginning ot