June 20, 1925—THIS DAY IN SCOPES HISTORY
Dayton Mayor A.P. Haggard and Sheriff Robert “Bluch” Harris ask Governor Austin Peay for state guardsmen to protect residents and visitors from “the influx of pickpockets, gamblers, and thieves [who will be] at the Scopes Trial.” When Peay refused their request, Dayton hired four police officers from Chattanooga. Judge Raulston appointed one of those officers, Kelso Rice, to be the court bailiff.
This information is taken from “Causes Go On Forever…: A Chronology of the Scopes Trial,” by Randy Moore and Tom Davis. Copies of the book are available from the Rhea County Historical Society, P.O. Box 31, Dayton, TN 37321. Cost is $25.
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