Show Dayton M Minister nister Prays for Reporters COURTROOM Dayton Tenn July 13 AP Court AP-Court Court was delayed 25 minutes In opening today for the resumption of the trial of ot John T T. Scopes on a charge of violating the law of ot Tennessee against teaching evolution theories in the public schools The delay was caused by bythe bythe bythe the activities of newspaper and motion motion motion mo mo- tion picture photographers who photographed almost everyone in sight The opening prayer was of offered offered offered of- of by the Rev W. W A A. A Moffitt pastor of ot the First Baptist church of Dayton He lie Included petitions for the lawyers on both sides aides of the tho case and the newspaper men r reporting report portIng port port- ing the trial When the Jury roll was called William G G. Day filed flied objection to his name b being carried officially asBill as as' asBill Bill BUI This was vas corrected The attorney general announced that he wished to question one of ot the Jurors and the other eleven re retired retired retired re- re tired while R. R L. L Gentry was Interrogated Inter Inter- roga ted The defense objected to the Interrogation in interrogation interrogation In- In but the Judge overruled overruled overruled over over- ruled the objection Attorney General General General Gen Gen- eral Stewart announced that he had been informed that the Juror in question had expressed an opinion as to the guilt gulIt or Innocence of the defendant This Mr Gentry denied and said that he was unbiased Unprejudiced unprejudiced unprejudiced un un- prejudiced and had an open mind He lie was permitted to remain on the Jury Another delay ay was caused by one juror falling behind but he came In five minutes later lter The indictment was read |