Evening star., 1925-07-21
Jury Takes Few Minutes to
Decide Case After Judge
Demands Adherence to
Letter of the Law.
BOND is FIXED AT $500
PENDING DEFENSE MOVE
Darrow. Addressing Jurors. Says
Decision Other Than Conviction
Impossible in Light of Ban on
Effort to Introduce Testimony.
Defendant Hits Statute.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COURTROOM. Dayton. Tenn. July
PA verdict of guilty was returned
in the Scopes case at 11:29 am.
Scopes was summoned before the
bar. Judge Raulston told him of his
conviction by the jury and read
copy of the statute to him.
The judge then fixed the fine at
500,
Have you anything to say, Mr..
Scopes?" asked the judge.
Your honor, 1 have been convicted
of violating an unjust statute" replied
Scopes. ANY action other than l
have pursued would be in violation of
my idea of academic freedom"
The judge repeated the fine of 800.
Bond was fixed at $500 pending an
appeal
Scopes added to the court in his
statement that he would continue to
oppose the law in every way in his
power. as he considered 1t an unjust
law and in violation of the Constitu
ton.
Bond to Be Arranged Soon.
Dudley Field Malone announced that
bond would be arranged at once. Mr..
Malone also thanked the people of
this community for their hospitality
and for the opportunity to try the is
sues in this case"
Arthur G.. Hays, for the defense.
made a formal motion for arrest of
judgment Judge Raulston pointed
out that the law of Tennessee permits
60 days for perfecting an appeal.
1t was announced that the appeal
would be made to the Supreme Court.
meeting at Knoxville. The court gave
the defense 80 days in which to per
feet the appeal and said that an ex
tension would be granted if necessary.
The jury stood and posed for photo
graphs as defense lawyers made final
arrangements for their appeal.
Judge Raulston asked if there were
any other matters to be attended to.
The only business was the taking of
photographs.
Amy one anything they want to
say?" asked Judge Raulston.
There was no response.
Later the meeting was thrown open
for general discussion and a half dozen
informal speeches we're made. thank
ing the people of Dayton for their hos
pitality during the period of the trial.
J. Gordon Mckenzie told the visit
Tennessee appreciated their coming.
Other speeches followed.
William j. Bryan added a word
about Dayton. Dayton is the center
Of this case largely by circumstances,
he said. He recalled the great pub
licity attending the case.
This case has stirred the world"
he said, because it goes deep and
wide.
Here has been fought out a little
case, of little consequence as a case,
but one in which a great issue Is
involved.
Sees Discussion Vital.
Some day 1t will be settled. but
there can be no settlement without
discussion.
your honor, and we are sometimes
apt to magnify the individual. But
causes go on forever. We who have
become associated with this case have
attached ourselves to mighty issue"
Clarence Darrow followed Bryan.
He told of his appreciation at what
he described as friendly treatment by
counsel ION the other side and at
the hands of the townspeople of
Dayton.
Here we have done our best to
force back the tide that has attempt
ed to turn back the modern trend of
scientific thought"
Raulston Speaks.
The final address of the informal
session was made by Judge Raulston,
who declared that lit sometimes takes
courage to stand for a sentiment that
stands in contravention to public opin-
ion about him. A man who is big
enough to stand up for principle is
big indeed"
The Judge paid tribute to small
towns. saying many great men have
come from villages.
Two things in this world are in
destructible," he said. "One, the truth
and the other the word of God, given
to man that man may use 1t.
This little talk comes from my
heart. | am glad to have had these
gentlemen with us.
IF l have made mistakes the higher
courts will find it So
Arthur G. Hays of defense counsel
asked the court to permit him to
send him an autographed copy of
Darwin's Origin of Species" and
Descent of Man"
After benediction by the Rev. c.
r. Jones. the court adjourned sine
die a few minutes after noon.
Judge Reads Charge.
The Judge began rea ding his charge
to the jury at 11:04. He opened by re-
viewing the act under which Scopes
was indicted.
The State must make out its case
beyond a reasonable doubt" the court
told the jury.
The judge called attention to the
wording of the indictment, in which
1t was charged that the defendant
tau@lt theory of evolution teaching
that man descended from a lower or
der of animals. or denied the story of
Divine creation as taught in the Bible.
The Judge charged that IL the de-
fendanr should have violated the law
against teaching that man descend
ed from a lower order of animals he
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