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Rh or innocence of the defendant?

A—No, sir.

Q—Have you any leaning or prejudice either way?

A—Well, I don't know that I have.

Q—Well, could you go into the jury box and be perfectly fair to both sides and try the case wholly on the law and the evidence?

A—Yes, sir.

Court—Competent juror.

QuestonsQuestions [sic] by Mr. McKenzie:

Q—What church are you a member of?

A—Baptist.

Mr. McKenzie—Pass him to you, Colonel.

Questions by Mr. Darrow:

Q—You are a Baptist.

A—Yes, sir.

Q—How long have you been a Baptist?

A—About eighteen years.

Q—Were you a member of the church before?

A—No, sir.

Q—Do you go pretty regularly?

A—Well, I haven't—I haven't been for a little while. I used to go pretty regularly.

Q—Have an automobile?

A—No, sir.

Q—Well, you are a farmer?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Always been a farmer?

A—Most of the time; yes, sir.

Q—Ever work at anything else?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—What?

A—Carpenter trade.

Q—Where abouts?

A—I worked in Ohio.

Q—How long did you work there?

A—I worked about three years.

Q—Belong to the union?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—Then you came to Dayton, Tenn.?

A—Hear this—I don't live in Dayton.

Q—Well, you think you could be a fair juror here?

A—Yes, sir—I don't know.

Q—Heard much about the case?

A—Well, I have heard a right smart about it; yes, a little all around.

Q—Heard much about evolution.evolution? [sic]

A—Not until this came up—not very much.

Q—Never knew about if until this?

A—Well, nothing to amount to anything.

Q—Have you read any books on it?

A—No, sir.

Q—Ever listened to any speeches?

A—No, sir.

Q—Ever hear your minister make airy speeches?

A—Well, no, I don't think so.

Q—On evolution?

A—No, sir.

Q—If he did, you would probably make up your mind for yourself, wouldn't you?

A—Yes, sir.

Q—You don't pretend to know much about it?

A—No, sir.

Q—And you haven't any opinion that you call an opinion, have you?

A—Oh, I don't know whether I could say I don't have any opinion about it or not—not at all.

Q—Well, you don't think it is worth much, do you?

A—The opinion?

Q—On evolution?

A—Well, I don't know about that.

Q—Where did you get it?

A—Well, the opinion I have—you mean whether it is true or untrue?

Q—Yes.

A—Why, nothing more than only just rumors of what I have heard talk and the newspapers.

Q—Do you think that gave you an opinion of whether evolution is true or not?

A—No, I couldn't say that it did.

Q—You do know that it sit is [sic] quite an interesting question, don't you?

A—Well, I don't know about that. I don't know just what it is.

Q—Well, do you think it is a question upon which you could form an intelligent opinion without some study?

A—Yes, sir; I think so.

Q—You think you could form it without any study.study? [sic]

A—Well, I don't know about not studying it. I thnkthink [sic] I would have to study something about it or know