The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-23
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rulings wiped out the defense's case
and Scopes attorneys Immediately
agreed to have the jury instructed to
bring in verdict Of guilty.
The last straw was a ruling by
Raulston this morning expunging the
testimony of William Jennings Bryan,
placed on the witness stand yesterday
by Scopes attorneys to prove that the
greatest fundamentals Of them all
did not believe in literal translation
Of the bible story of divine creation.
With their scientists and bible stu
dents barred the defense surrendered.
Bryan's Speech Bottled Up
The sudden wind up excluded Bryan
from making the closing speech to the
Jury, which he was said to have pre-
pared in Florida two months ago. This
address was to have been an epochal
defense of christianity. Reports in
dicated Bryan would make a speech
on the court house lawn tonight.
Scopes to Go to University
1t also brought an offer from Prof.
Kirtley F. Mather, Harvard scientist
to raise $4,000 to finances Scopes for
a course in high Universities. This
was said to be the defendants sole
wish, as a result of his role in the
anti-evolution trial.
Scopes took the verdict with slight
emotion.
State Had Four Witnesses
The verdict was based on the test
imony of four state witnesses, who
said Scopes had taught the theory of
evolution from Hunters biology. They
were Harry Shelton and Howard Nor
gan, two of the pupil in Scopes
school, Walter White, the county SUI
perintendent of schools, and F. Earl
Robinson, chairman of the county
board of education.
Robinson added that Scopes had adj
mitted to him his teaching Of the Hun
ter's version of biology was viola
ton of the state law.
That was the states case but the
defense attorneys could not break il
down. In order to get an appeal case
they had to admit Scopes taught evo
luton and the court overruled theil
motion to quash the indictment or
constitutional grounds. With this
ruling, the defense based ali its efforts
on writing into the records of the
trial the foundation for an appeal tC
higher courts.
Professors Attempted Reconciliation
Only two defense witnesses were
summoned, DIR. Maynard M. Metcalf
scientist, and William Jennings
Bryan, but the jury heard none Of
their testimony and only the scientists
testimony went into the record.
The defense, however, inserted 9
$4,000 word brief from eight nation
ally known scientists, all of whom at
tempted to reconcile evolution to the
biblical story of the divine creation.
Get 80 Days to File Appeal
Announcement was made that z
Baltimore newspaper had agreed tC
go on Scopes bond under the appeal.
Then Dudley Field Malone, of de
tense counsel, arose and thanked the
state of Tennessee and its hospitablt
people for permitting us to try these
great issues here"
The court then gave the defense
thirty days in which to prepare theil
appeal and the trial was ended.
Judge Says He's Guilty
A chance remark by the Judge
signalled the collapse of the trial. II
commenting on the exclusion of reli
gious witnesses, the judge said the
only question before him was whether
Scopes taught evolution and he tho
the professor had.
well, if he's guilty." drawled the
imperturbable Darrow, There's moth
ing left but to bring in the verdict"
With that, Darrow approached the
Judges stand, called the states at
torneys to his side and said, "I'll en-
ter into an agreement right now t
have my client found guilty and wei
end the trial"
THAT suits me-" said Attorney Gen
eral A. Thomas Stewart, chief of pro
secution.