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...thunderbolt???citation for contempt?fell then. Court was adjourned over the weekend. The lawyers retired to their respective camps on opposite sides of the valley and bombarded one another with resounding statements to the press. On the Monday when Darrow entered court, he was informed by Judge Raulston: "He who hurls contempt at my court insults the great Volunteer State, . . ." and requested to make bond for $5,000 pending a hearing for "contempt and insult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Great Trial | 8/5/2005 | See Source »

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