John Scopes

John Scopes Convicted of violating the Butler Act By Ryan O’Malley

a statement stating that it was not Scopes on trial, but civilization in general.

The Scopes trial ended yesterday on July 21’st 1925. The outcome of the trial clearly was The case continued for seven expected. John Scopes has days. The prosecution brought in officially been convicted of many witnesses including the breaking the Butler Act. schools superintendent who was believed to have initialized this This trial which made case. The defense bit back and headlines all around America had brought in scientists most notably some surprising twists and turns Maynard Metcalf a zoologist from that much of the American public John Hopkins University to fight the may not be aware of unless they prosecution using scientific proof of were part of the 1000 plus that evolution. attended this land mark case. In the end the trial became The jury consisted of 12 men so crowded that they had to move of various backgrounds. Most were it to the courthouse lawn. The end regular churchgoers. William came with the expected verdict of Jennings Bryan tried to advocate a guilty John Scopes. Darrow for his side by giving the church however expected this, his goal sermon before the first day of the was to bring this case to the trial. supreme court of Tennessee or if possible the United States supreme When the trial began the arguments basis were exactly how court for an appeal. they thought they would be. The This case that has attracted bible would go against the words of national officially has ended, but wisdom of Darwin. Bryan used a what will come next. Some say tactic to try to appeal to the this is the beginning of a new Christian Jury by starting out with chapter that might change America an argument based on the Bible, forever. the book of genesis other wise known as the story of creation was what he used. Clarence Darrow the defense attorney began his argument with