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Having besought Judge Raulston to quash the indictment brought against Scopes lest it ignite a conflagration of bigotry in the land, and because the act under which it was brought was unconstitutional (TIME, July 20), Lawyer Darrow, shambling, leonin counsel for the defense, next besought His Honor to dispense with, as being prejudicial, the long prayers (by visiting and local Fundamentalist clerics) with which the sessions were being opened. Hot words from the prosecution. Hotter words. In the course of this debate, Attorney General A. T. Stewart snapped at defense-counsel Arthur Garneld Hays: "Willyoupleasekeepyourmouthshut...
Then came His Honor's delayed pronouncement upon Darrow's motion to quash. Mr. Stewart had apologized to Mr. Hays and the courtroom tension had lowered, but when Defense-Counsel Malone heard the quasher denied he rightly forecast: "This is going to be a scrap from now on; a knock-down and drag...
...Lawyer Darrow leaped up in fighting' mood, shoulders hunched, rocking on his heels...
...their nine friends were facing murder charges. Their trial was a window on forces that were exploding across the U.S., including the migration of Southern blacks to Northern cities and the rise of the N.A.A.C.P., which saw Sweet's case as an ideal rallying point and brought in Clarence Darrow for the defense. Though the story ends with freedom for the accused, it was a dreadful episode and one nearly forgotten. Boyle brings it back to life brilliantly. --By Richard Lacayo
...DIED. FAY WRAY, 96, "scream queen" and star of more than 100 movies, including Erich von Stroheim's The Wedding March; in New York City. Despite her lengthy r?sum?, the sultry Wray is mostly remembered for her legendary role as Ann Darrow in King Kong?and for the scene in which she is carried to the top of the Empire State Building in the beast's fist. At the film's premiere she commented, "I wasn't too impressed. I thought there was too much screaming...