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an. 81 was not in a position to
raise an objection myself nor was
I willing to have it raised for me
without ascertaining my willing
ness to be cross-examined.
Then turning to the court, Bryan
asked, you expunged the questions
as we'll as the answers?"
''Yes," replied Judge Raulston.
barrow ID Cynical.
ST shall make q statement to
the press, giving them a list OF
questions, which I would have
asked defense counsel If they had
taken the witness stand as they
said they would" Bryan added.
go out ON the lawn and make
that speech" said barrow, drawing
Il object to the speech"
Bryan charged the defense with
hiding behind a screen OF the
law"
shouted.
I've are willing to meet Mr..
Bryan TOR further discussion OF this
subject in any forum that he
chooses shouted Dudley Field
Malone.
Announcing that he would ex.
punge Bryan's testimony, the judge
said:
ssSfnce beginning of this trial,
the Judge has had many big prob
lens to pass upon. II haye made
a mistake, we shall find out WHEN
the higher courts pass upon this
case. If did err, it was an error
Of the heart and not OF the mind.
OverzeaI Is Blamed.
CAS- I see it. there are two ways
by which the court might commit
error; first, by passion Of the mind,
and second, by an overzeal to DE.
fair. The court feels he showed
an overzeal in permitting Mr..
Bryan to testify.
''I feel that the testimony of M.
Bryan can shed no light upon any.
issue before higher court. The
issue is whether Mr. Scopes taught
that man came from lower order
OF animals. It Is not a question
whether God created man all at
once or whether God created him
by a slow process.
As / see it, after due delibera.
ton, Mr.. Bryan's testimony cannot
ald the higher courts in deternlin.
ing that issue. Therefore. L am
OF Mr. Bryan from the record.
It was a chance remark BY fhe
Judge which signalled the col
lapse of the trial. In comment
ing on the exclusion of religious
witnesses, the Judge said the only
question before him was whether
Scopes taught evolution and he
thought the professor had.
WELL IL he's guilty" drawled
the impeturbable barrow, ssthere's
nothing left but 10 bring in the
verdict
With that, barrow approached
the judges stand. called the States
Attorneys to his side and said.
III enter into an agreement right
now to have nay client found guilty
and Wen end the trial.
THAT suits me-" said Attorney
General A. Thomas Stewart, chief
Of prosecution.
Its All Over" Says barrow.
"All right, it's all over nov. :"
barrow said with snap of his
on the record and Wen all go
home"
Let's have it regular" retorted
Stewart. 1.-THE judge should in
struct the jury. We can waive
closing arguments, but you can t
waive the verdict and expect to
appeal the case"
We'll. I'll leave that to you Ten
nessee lawyers" barrow replied.
viii you help me arrange our
appeal?" barrow asked Stewart.
Yes, sir; wen do all we cam
The attorneys then told the Judge
they wanted him to instruct the
jury without hearing closing argu-
ments or any further testimony.
The judge agreed, recessing court
TO prepare his charge
Bryan's Hate Tor barrow.
The hatred OF William Jennings
Bryan, outstanding fundamentaIist,
for his legal opponent, Clarence
barrow, q self-styled agnostic,
drove the trial beyond the control
OF Presiding Judge John T. Rauls-
ton. 1t was Bryan who agreed to
appear as a voluntary witness for
the Unconstitutional his testimony
was admittedly out OF order-mere-
ly for the sake OF getting Da:row
on the witness stand for his own
examination.
I'VE called Bryan to show that
no man of intelligence accepts the
Bible literally" said Hays. Bryan
is a Bible scholar, and he agrees
with us that this world may be
ages old because the story Of crea-
ton cannot be accepted literally"
After hearing barrow question
Bryan, there can be no doubt that
Bryan wants to examine barrow
The Commoner, given widespread
applause at the opening of the
battle Of wits" found barrow get
ting the greater hand at the close.
barrow Corners Comm6ner.
There was the time when Oar
row turned to ask a colleague what
word meant the science OF Ian
guages, and Bryan heard the whis.
pered reply, "Oh. any word will dc
for him."
And. again, when barrow asked
him about the age OF civilization.
Bryan answered, It don't think
about what l don't think about"
only TO hear the Chicagoau ask
with studied insolence, do you
think about what you do think
about?'
A third time barrow read of the
fall. OF Adam and Eve and the pun
ishment of the serpent. made thence
forth to crawl on its belly.
do you believe that?" barrow
asked.
Yes" said Bryan. -
"How do you suppose the serpen