New Britain herald., 1925-07-11
SCOPES JURY IS ALREADY PICKED No Session in Evolution Trial
 Set for Today FIRST CLASH ON MONDAY
Opposing Counsel Ready For Battle On Monkey Issuc-Dcfcnse Hopes To Bring In Expert Witnesses 10 Give Testimony.
By The Associated Pres

Ing the SeleCu0n Ot a Jury, counsel for both defense and prosecution in the Scopes evolution case today planned conference sto consider the IneXt move. No session of court was scheduled for today. the defense having asked for q day to consider angles of its case.
 The jury is composed of nine farm CTS, one school teacher and farmer combined, one fruit grower and one shipping clerk. Only one is not d church member.
 Hot Battle lmpCnds With indications of a battle in the offing, the defense intended 10 deter mine on what grounds they would base their plea for admission into the evidence the testimony of eX- pcrts along scientific and religious lines to attempt to show that the theory of evolution does not conflict with the Biblical account of crea- ton.
 Prosecution attorneys in the mean time were drawing up their battle lines to withstand the expected at | tack,
 Indications were that the defense would attempt to have this testi- mony introduced as q matter for tho information of the presiding judge, to be dealt with atterward as he sees ! it. While it has been known for several weeks that this probably would be the basis of their argu- ments for the submission of such evidence, they still were seeking other grounds upon which 10 base their contentious.
 Prosecutions Plans Prosecution attorneys, on the oth- CT hand. consider the case one in which only the question of whether John T. Scopes taught that man de scended from q lower form of animal Is involved Easing their contentions upon this view, they have announced their intention of making supreme effort 10 prevent the trial from leaving the purely To- gal course and trailing into relig- iOus and scientific controversy.
 The only issue. Attorney General Stewart said last night, Is whether Scopes taught that man descended from a lower form of aniwal. Their stand in the matter Is not a change of any prcWously announced plans. it is pointed out, since they have not previously announced any course Of action.
 The administration of the oath 10 the jury Monday, followed by the reading of the indictment and the arraignment of the defendant will hring the opposing counsel together for their first real clash in the trial.
 Symptoms of such a clash were revealed several times yesterday in the objections of Mir. Stewart To the manner of questioning pursued hy Clarence parroW in examining pros 0ectivc jurors Mir Stewart, both a, a brief exchange Of views of oppos- ing attorneys, and during the scIec- ton of the jury. objected strenuous ly to the injection in inc trial of anything which would indicate that it would develop into an effort to reconcile the theory of evolution with the Bible.
 Statement To Press.
 In q statement to the Associated Press last night, he declared:
 Since the state has made known its position concerning the com potency Of the proposed evidence ol scientists tending to show that there is no conflict between evolution and the Biblo, l think it but right that our position should also he definite Iy stated and it might be undcrs' ood that we intend 10 hack our position as vigorously as We know how."
 Continuing, ho declared il 10 he his understanding that Scopes would not deny he taught to high schoo students that man descended from | lower order of animal.
 If this be true" he said, "hc it guilty of the violation Of Inc law and all the evidence of scientists within his reach cannot save him. The law itself says that it shall not be taught to the students in the public schools that man descended from lower order of animal"
 Whether scientists might bc brought into court 10 cxpouud th, belief that man descended from z lower order Of animals hy the pro. cess Of Gods creation, hr l,1t would make no difference. declaring the law says such cannot b" taught.
 Opposes Experts Views.
 Production ot expert witnesses hy both sides would lead to "a never. ending proposition and would in th, end be but a hahh)c or tongues"
 The statement of the attorney Ecn- eral came last night at the concIu. sion of the first days procccitnss during which he had appeared be fore the Rhca county grand jury with a new indictment
 This grantcd, the oil hill was Quashed and the jury selected for th, trial.
 The move for nov indictment was made 10 remove technical lcea defects from the first hil' which va, returned hy a grand jury called intC session without specified notice re- quired by law.
 Evolution SidrlightS
 Judge Raulston threatened to clear the court room al one stago when the spectators, usually in good order, considering the scores who occupied crowded standing room. burst into spontaneous applause. They were cheering the response Of a prospective juror who told parroN emphatically that he believed in the 1 Bible.
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