Trial for black man accused of rape
On July 24, 1935 the trial for the black man named Tom Robinson was being held. Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Tom was accused on November 21st. Tom’s defendant was Atticus Finch who was known to be a fair lawyer so he was chosen to defend Tom in this trial.
Earlier in the week of the trial there was a lynch mob outside of the courthouse looking to kill Atticus for defending a black man. Sources say that the mob was broken up by the young daughter of Atticus Finch. What courage by the young lady. Atticus states that everybody deserves a fair trial and that is why he is doing it.
When the trial begins the first person to state their testimony was Sheriff Heck Tate states that on November 21st he was leaving his office when Bob Ewell said a black man had raped his daughter. He then got in his car and went to the Ewell home and found Mayella badly beaten. But for some reason they did not call a doctor.
Next was Bob Ewell, he is Mayella father and has no wife because she has past away. Bob states that he was out chopping wood and when he came home he heard Mayella screaming. He says he ran to the window and saw Tom raping her. Bob says that the room looked like there had been a fight and after running inside and chasing Tom out he went straight to Mr. Tate.
Next to the stand was Mayella herself, the daughter of Bob Ewell. She says on November 21st she was sitting on her front porch needing to chop up an old chifferobe but she did not feel like it so she told Tom that she would give him a nickel to do it. When she turned her back she said that is when Tom started raping her. She did not seem to want to answer questions.
Lastly is Tom Robinson’s testimony, the man accused of rape. He says on that day he was walking past Mayella on the porch but she had asked him to come inside to fix some door hinges not to chop up a chifferobe. A chair that Tom was standing on was the only piece of furniture tipped over because that when Mayella grabbed onto his legs and he jumped off. He says she started kissing him and she told him to kiss her back but he wouldn’t and when he tried to run thats when Mr. Ewell came. That is when Tom said he ran.
Although during the trial it seemed that the way Mayella’s defense was talking and how stupid Atticus was making them look in the end the court voted Tom guilty and he went to jail.
Kids attacked and one man dead
After a school pageant Scout and Jem Finch are attacked while walking on their way home. Scout and Jem had a school pageant the night of September 23. While walking on their way home they heard a noise but thought nothing of it because earlier that night on there way to the school their friend Cecil Jacobs and jumped out and scared them. Well this time it was not Cecil it was someone out to hurt them. They try calling out Cecil’s name but he does not answer. When they are almost to the road the person after them starts to attack and Jem shouts at Scout to run but she loses balance because of her costume and falls. Something tears at her costume Jem breaks free and carries Scout almost all the way to the road when he is dragged back Scout hears a crunching noise and then Jem screaming when she runs back towards him she is grabbed. Then the man is pulled away and when all the struggling has stopped she feels around for Jem but only finds an unshaven face smelling of whiskey.When she has stumbled home Heck Tate is there talking to Atticus telling him that Bob Ewell was found dead under a tree with a knife stuck in his ribs.
On July 24, 1935 the trial for the black man named Tom Robinson was being held. Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Tom was accused on November 21st. Tom’s defendant was Atticus Finch who was known to be a fair lawyer so he was chosen to defend Tom in this trial.
Earlier in the week of the trial there was a lynch mob outside of the courthouse looking to kill Atticus for defending a black man. Sources say that the mob was broken up by the young daughter of Atticus Finch. What courage by the young lady. Atticus states that everybody deserves a fair trial and that is why he is doing it.
When the trial begins the first person to state their testimony was Sheriff Heck Tate states that on November 21st he was leaving his office when Bob Ewell said a black man had raped his daughter. He then got in his car and went to the Ewell home and found Mayella badly beaten. But for some reason they did not call a doctor.
Next was Bob Ewell, he is Mayella father and has no wife because she has past away. Bob states that he was out chopping wood and when he came home he heard Mayella screaming. He says he ran to the window and saw Tom raping her. Bob says that the room looked like there had been a fight and after running inside and chasing Tom out he went straight to Mr. Tate.
Next to the stand was Mayella herself, the daughter of Bob Ewell. She says on November 21st she was sitting on her front porch needing to chop up an old chifferobe but she did not feel like it so she told Tom that she would give him a nickel to do it. When she turned her back she said that is when Tom started raping her. She did not seem to want to answer questions.
Lastly is Tom Robinson’s testimony, the man accused of rape. He says on that day he was walking past Mayella on the porch but she had asked him to come inside to fix some door hinges not to chop up a chifferobe. A chair that Tom was standing on was the only piece of furniture tipped over because that when Mayella grabbed onto his legs and he jumped off. He says she started kissing him and she told him to kiss her back but he wouldn’t and when he tried to run thats when Mr. Ewell came. That is when Tom said he ran.
Although during the trial it seemed that the way Mayella’s defense was talking and how stupid Atticus was making them look in the end the court voted Tom guilty and he went to jail.
Kids attacked and one man dead
After a school pageant Scout and Jem Finch are attacked while walking on their way home. Scout and Jem had a school pageant the night of September 23. While walking on their way home they heard a noise but thought nothing of it because earlier that night on there way to the school their friend Cecil Jacobs and jumped out and scared them. Well this time it was not Cecil it was someone out to hurt them. They try calling out Cecil’s name but he does not answer. When they are almost to the road the person after them starts to attack and Jem shouts at Scout to run but she loses balance because of her costume and falls. Something tears at her costume Jem breaks free and carries Scout almost all the way to the road when he is dragged back Scout hears a crunching noise and then Jem screaming when she runs back towards him she is grabbed. Then the man is pulled away and when all the struggling has stopped she feels around for Jem but only finds an unshaven face smelling of whiskey.When she has stumbled home Heck Tate is there talking to Atticus telling him that Bob Ewell was found dead under a tree with a knife stuck in his ribs.