65 years, three-time candidate for president, former member of Congress, Secretary of State for President Woodrow Wilson, popular orator, leading advocate for “fundamentalist” Christianity, political “progressive.” From Florida
Clarence Darrow
68, America’s premier defense attorney, prominent labor lawyer, champion of the “underdog,” political progressive and former political ally of William Jennings Bryan, noted religious agnostic. From Chicago.
Arthur Garfield Hays
44, civil rights attorney, co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, a Jew. From New York
Tom Stewart
Prosecution
33, district attorney general for the 18th judicial district, lead counsel for the prosecution. From Winchester, TN
Dudley Field Malone
43, attorney, liberal activist, undersecretary of state for William Jennings Bryan. From New York.
John R. Neal
49, noted constitutional lawyer, former law professor at University of Tennessee and dean of his own law school; formal lead defense counsel. From Spring city, TN
Kelso Rice
Bailiff
29, policeman from Chattanooga, hired for the Scopes case and appointed bailiff by Judge Raulston.
John Tate Raulston
57, circuit court judge for the 18th judicial district, elected in 1918, and a candidate for re-election in 2026. From South Pittsburg, Tennessee.
Ben McKenzie
Prosecution
59, attorney for the prosecution, former district attorney general, father of J. G. McKenzie. From Dayton.
J.G. McKenzie
Prosecution
31, attorney for the prosecution, son of Ben McKenzie, county judge (county mayor). From Dayton.
Tommy Brewer
4, lived across Third Avenue from the courthouse, selected by the sheriff to draw names for the jury.
Walter White
School Superintendent
45, Rhea County superintendent of schools, a former state representative. From Graysville, Tennessee.
Howard Morgan
Student
14, a student of John Scopes. From Dayton.
Frank Earle (F.E.) Robinson
44, proprietor of Robinson’s Drug Store, chairman of the Rhea County school board, correspondent for several Tennessee newspapers. From Dayton.
Maynard M. Metcalf
57, zoologist, professor and research scientist. From Baltimore, Maryland.
John Scopes
Defendant
School teacher, coach. From Paducah, Kentucky and previously lived in Salem, Illinois (William Jennings Bryan’s home town).
Nellie Kenyon
27, reporter for the Chattanooga News and one of the few women to cover the trial.
George Rappleyea
31, manager of the Cumberland Coal & Iron Company, whose comment to F.E. Robinson triggered local efforts to hold the Scopes Trial.
