The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-21
SCOPES FOUND
GUILTY;COURT
ASSESSES FINE
Young Tennessee Teacher Is
Convicted by Jury in
Evolution Trial
DEFENSE WILL APPEAL
Given Thirty Days to Garry
Case to Supeme Court
of State

Courtroom, Dayton, July 2l.-
R)-A verdict of guilty" was
returned in the Scopes case at
20 a. m.
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 ut 500.
Bond was fixed at $500 pend
ing an appeal.
"Have you anything to say,
Mr.. Scopes?" asked the judge.
"Your honor, l have been con-
viCted Of violating an unjust
statute" replied Scopes. "Any ac-
tion other than I have pursued
would be in violation Of my idea
of academic freedom"
The judge repeated the fine Of
S1OO.
Scopes added to the court in
his statement that he would con-
tinue to oppose the law in every
way in his power, as he cOnsid-
cred it an unjust law and viola
tiOn Of the constitution.
Motion For Appeal
Arthur G. Hayes, for the de-
arrest of judgment. Judge Raul
stOn pointed out that the law of
Tennessee permits sixty days for
perfccting an appeal.
1t was announced that the ap-
peal would be made to the su-
prems court meeting at Knox
Vile. The court gave the de-
fense 30 days in which to perfect
the appeal and said that an ex-
tension would he granted If nee
essary.
Courtroom. Dayton. July> 2l.-
P)-Testimony of VIM. Jennings
Bryan. given in the Scopes case
yesterday, was excluded from the
record of the case this morning
by Judge RaulstOn.
81 feel that the testimony of
MIR. Bryan can shed no light on
any issue that will be pending
before the higher courts" he
said.
"The issue is whether Mr..
Scopes taught that man descend
ed from a lower order of ami
mails.
Il feel that Mr.. Bryan's testi-
mony cannot aid the higher
court" he repeated.
Therefore, am pleased to
exclude this testimony from the
records of this court"
VIM. Jennings Bryan. in discuss
ng the expunging of his testimony
uggested that the views of the de
ense counsel had not been brough
ut as clearly as might have been
dudley Field Malone for the defens'
etorted that members Of the defens'
f the case were ready at any TIM
0 make their views public wheI
uch an issue was germane.
r. T. Mckenzie suggested join
ebate after the trial was over ant
he discussion ended when the jur!
vas ordered brought in.
Want Guilty Verdict
Clarence Darrow and Attorne!
ieneral Stewart agreed that tn
udge should charge the jury in tn
egular way and then let the recort
how that the jury's verdict was on'
f guilty"
They agreed further that the pur
ose of this procedure was to ex
xpedite the case and to bring it be
ore an appellate court.
i
ect verdict of guilty" was dis
arded when it was pointed out tina
or the defense to officially admi
'uilt would deprive it of the right t.
ppeal. The record would show. i
vas said, that the verdict of guilt!
vas in due and regular form.
1t was explained that the defense!
estimony on which it relied to de
end Scopes was excluded.
Dayton, Tenn, July 21.-R-Th,
iteral truths of the Biblical accoun
f the creation, Jonah and tn.
shale: Adam and Eve and the flood
rovide the theme of the most dra
natic moments of the Scopes evo
ution trial-a debate between Viii
lam Jennings Bryan and Clarence
barrow, in which fundame ntalism
nd agnosticism met in clash O.
Wits.
With the Jury still absent, Bryan
ook the stand yesterday, not in tn
rowded Rhea county court room, bu
N platform in the open. while
Iundreds pressed forward as Darrov
objected him to running fire o.
on the Bible.
Darrow defined the questioning al
N effort to "show the people wha
undamentalism is" but the witness
allied it an effort to cast "slurs up
N the Bible"
Tells of His Faith
The great commoner, who an
,ounced his willingness to take tn
tand "to protect the word of Coz
gainst the greatest agnostic in tn
inited States" expressed his belle
hat Everything in the Bible shoul.
,e accepted as it is given there"
Mr.. Bryan indicated that he il
url expected to place Darrow ant
,thers Of the defense on the stand
,ut whether this part OF the pro
ram would be carried out remained
a doubt as preparations were mad'
Continued on page four.)