scopes conviction stands
for violation anti
evolution law
100 years ago – Today in History
The courtroom in Dayton Tennessee has been preserved from the way it was back in 1925 and I was able to walk around by myself a couple of years ago on a visit to Dayton.
A local lawyer saw me wandering around and came in and explained that that the audience seating, the counsel tables and the Judge’s bench all dated from the Scopes Trial.
He said some efforts were made at better sound proofing and that carpet was added in places and the floor made such a racket.
You could hear the voices.
Folks forget Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone and Arthur Garfield Hays, well, they lost their case, which so far as I know, still sits on the books of the State of Tennessee.
John T. Scopes was found guilty and had to pay $100.
Whether it was ever paid, I do not know.
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