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Rh Q—You have not been on the regular jury panel in the last two years?

A—No, sir.

Q—You have no suit against you up here?

A—No, sir.

Mr. J. G. McKenzie—We pass him to you.

Examination by Mr. Darrow:

J. G. McKenzie—I want to ask one question: What church do you belong to?

A—None.

Mr. McKenzie—What orders?

A—K. P.

(Examination resumed by Mr. Darrow):

Q—Have you ever been a member of a church?

A—No, sir.

Q—How long have you lived here?

A—All my life.

Q—What is your business?

A—Well, I am a kind of a farmer now.

Q—Have you ever been in any other business?

A—Yes, sir; I have been clerking in a store.

Q—Here in Dayton?

A—Sir?

Q—Here in Dayton?

A—No, sir; I live in Rhea Springs.

Q—That is in this county?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You have never studied evolution?

A—No, sir.

Q—Are you much of a reader?

A—I read some. I used to read a great deal.

Q—Books?

A—Yes, and magazines and newspapers. Used to read books.

Q—You used to read books. And you went to school here, I suppose, rather than where you live now?

A—I went to the public schools in Rhea county.

Q—Did you ever hear anybody talk about evolution?

A—Oh, well, I have heard it talked about when they got this question up.

Q—I didn't get your answer.

A—I say I have heard them talking about evolution since this question has been up.

Q—They never talked about it before down here, did they?

A—Well, they might in a general way, but people never paid much attention to it.

Q—Well, you have not heard it talked about; nobody else has talked about it, and all the information you have has been since this case came up?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You have not any prejudice against the doctrine or idea of evolution?

A—No, sir.

Q—Have you ever heard of Mr. Scopes?

A—I have heard of him, yes, sir.

Q—You don't know him?

A—No, sir.

Q—You are not prejudiced against him?

A—No, sir.

Q—You have never made any comment on this case?

A—No, sir.

Q—You will be perfectly fair in dealing with it?

Q—I just want to ask you this—you are a farmer, now?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You have a family, I suppose?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You don't know what your neighbors think about this case?

A—I suppose some of them have thought about it.

Q—You wouldn't care what they thought if you were on this jury?

A—No, it wouldn't make any difference to me if I was on this jury.

Q—If you were on the jury it would not make any difference to you what your neighbors thought?

A—No, sir.

Mr. J. G. McKenzie—Challenge by the state.

The Court—Mr. Leuty, we will excuse you.

Mr. Darrow—Have they got a right to do that?

The Court—Colonel, perhaps you don't understand our practice.

The Court—They examine a juror. They pass him to you, and you can examine him and say that you pass him back; then they have the right to challenge him. They