The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-17
DEFENSE HIT
HARD BLOW IN
SCOPES TRIAL
Stormy Session Follows
Judges Announcement Of
His Ruling
EXPERTS ARE EXCLUDED
Adjournment Taken Until
Monday on Plea of De-
PENDANTS Lawyers
EXPERTS ARE EXCLUDED


--(%)--After Judge John T. Raulston
had excluded scientific testimony i'm
the Scopes case, court was adjourned
today until Monday morning at 3 II.
m. The intervening time is to be
spent by counsel for the defense in
preparing statements for the record
ol what their witnesses would have
testified had they been permitted to
take the stand.
Judge Raulston's decision TO ex-
clude the experts from the witness
stand developed sharp clashes be-
tween Arthur G. Hayes and Judge
Rau!ston and Clarence barrow in the
court.
Although court was in session on
ly 30 minutes. the Judge giving his
decision at 9:5l, it was Il stormy
session. After defense attorneys had
raised their voices in vehement pro-
test to the courts ruling, another
argument developed on the question
OF the weekend recess. The defense
insisted on this step, and while the
state protested. the court finally
ruled for the halt in the proceedings.
Judge Raulston indicated, however,
that upon his return to the bench
Monday he would insist that the case
move more rapidly. This was taken
to mean that it might end Monday.
Arguing against the admission of
testimony by experts yesterday, w.
J. Bryan said:
This is not the same as the
growth of the individual
"A Christian believes that man
comes from above" he said, "but the
evolutionist believes that man comes
from below"
Taking the text book on biology,
MIR. Bryan called attention to dia-
gram in which animals were classi-
fled.
These animals are given in round
| numbers" he said. but / do not be-
lieve these animals breed in round
numbers"
The court room resounded with
laughter as the speaker took up
| sketchy discussion o. the diagram
showing the number Of birds. beasts
and fish.
MAN is shown here as a mammal,
scattered around somewhere inside a
cycle with 3,499 animals.
Great American Game
"A great game in public schools
now is trying to find the man. You
| can't find him.
''lf the children of today believe
some Of the things taught in the
schools, they are taught TO scofr at
| the religion Of their fathers.
''ln New York they are trying to
prevent the adjournment of schools
, to permit the children to 60 to
churches Of their choice for instruc-
tons. These attorneys are not going
back to New York to protect the
children Of that state, but they are
here TO try to bring experts to tell
Tennessee how to have your children
| taught
mo person has the right to say
that they shall rob the children Of
their faith in God and send them to
their parents infideis."
Reading from Darwin, he said that
! evolutionists have discarded Darwin
in many ways, but they retain the
Darwinian theory that all life comes
| from one cell in the sea.
He read what he called the Darwin
family tree" apologizing for fear
| that he should stumble on some Of
the long words as he turned scien-
tist for the moment"
"Now, here we have our glorious
pedigree and each child is expected
to take it home to his family to be
substituted for the Bible family
tree"
The court asked Mr.. Bryan If ne
thought evolution the question Of the
virgin birth of Christ.
| Evolution q Hypothesis
| II am perfectly willing to answer
do not think evolution deserves to
be called theory. it is an hypothe-
| sis.
Evolutionary theory has failed
and today there is not scientist
| who has traced one species to an
other and yet they call US ignora-
muses. and bigots because We won't
throw away our Bibles"
Mr.. Malone launched into heated
defense of the men and women Qf the
scientific and teaching professions.
"The theory read by Mr.. Bryan
was written by Darwin IS years ago."
he declared, referring to outline read
by the preceding speaker.
:Have we learned nothing in the
last IS years?
"Are we to hold man to a belief
in God simply to hold to literal
Interpretation of the Bible? Are we
to hold to the beliefs of people who
believed that the earth was flat and
whose other scientific beliefs were
| cTEOucOuS SIMPLY Iuot We may HOIu
to our litsral construction Of the
Bible?"
Clarence Darrow outlined the
views Of creation the defense desires
to present through expert testimony
through an informal questioning by
Judge Raulston in open court today.
| A Figure Of Speech
This contention would be that the
statement in Genesis that God crea-
ted man out Of the dust Of the earth
should not be construed literally but
as q figure of speech.
"The belief is that man was not
created by God as q carpenter builds
q house." he told the judge. ''but
gradually through a process called
evolution"
i rs this your belief. Colonel Oar.
row." asked the court.
i "As for myself don't pretend to
know" Darrow responded. II am an
; aRnostic to that as well as other
J things about which there is mystery.
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