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 A—Yes, sir.

Q—In high school of Rhea county.

A—Yes, sir.

Q—At Dayton?

A—Yes, sir.

Gen. Stewart—Cross-examine.

Cross-examination by Mr. Darrow:

Q—Let's see, your name is what?

A—Howard Morgan.

Q—Now, Howard, what do you mean by classify?

A—Well, it means classify these animals we mentioned, that men were just the same as them, in other words—

Q—He didn't say a cat was the same as a man?

A—No, sir; he said man had a reasoning power; that these animals did not.

Q—There is some doubt about that, but that is what he said, is it?

(Laughter in the courtroom.)

The Court—Order.

Gen. Stewart—With some men.

Mr. Darrow—A great many.

Q—Now, Howard, he said they were all mammals, didn't he?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Did he tell you what a mammal was, or don't you remember?

A—Well, he just said these animals were mammals and man was a mammal.

Q—No; but did he tell you what distinguished mammals from other animals?

A—I don't remember.

Q—If he did, you have forgotten it? Didn't he say that mammals were those beings which suckled their young?

A—I don't remember about that.

Q—You don't remember?

A—No.

Q—Do you remember what he said that made any animal a mammal, what it was or don't you remember?

A—I don't remember.

Q—But he said that all of them were mammals?

A—All what?

Q—Dogs and horses, monkeys, cows, man, whales, I cannot state all of them, but he said all of those were mammals?

A—Yes, sir; but I don't know about the whales; he said all these other ones.

(Laughter in the courtroom.)

The Court—Order.

Mr. Darrow:

Q—You might never have seen a whale suckling its young?

A—I did not.

Q—But the others were all mammals?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You don't know whether he told you why they were mammals or not, did you?

A—No, sir.

Q—And you don't know whether they were mammals or not, only what he told you?

A—I just know what he said; he said they were mammals.

Q—And you didn't know that the definition of a mammal was a species that suckled its young, did you?

A—No, sir.

Q—Well, did he tell you anything else that was wicked?

A—No, not that I remember of.

Q—Will you please step down here; I cannot come down there or I would.

(Witness steps down to counsel's table.)

Q—Is this one of the books he taught you from?

(Handing book to witness.)

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Now, read that and see whether you remember that after you read it.

A—Examples of mammals, lions, monkey, lion, cat, dog, horse, cow, monkey and man.

Q—Isn't there some more that you remember when you look it over?

A—I don't remember.