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Maycomb TribuneAugust 15, 1935
Atticus Finch with the accused Tom Robinson
e Tom Robinson Trial: An Injustice?
2 Maycomb Tribune
Atticus questioning Mayella Ewell
Bob Ewell, Father of the victim
Atticus is Defending A Black Man
Testimony of Bob Ewell- I am the father
of Mayella Ewell. Before sundown, I
was coming in from the woods, and
when I got to the fence he heard Mayel-
la screaming. I ran up to the window
(three feet off of the ground) and saw
Tom raping Mayella. The room looked
like there had been a fight there. I saw
that it was Tom, and then I ran inside.
A"er I Saw Mayella, I went straight to
Mr. Tate. I have asked the county for fif-
teen years to clean the nest of Negroes,
as they are dangerous to live around. I
also didn't contact a doctor.
Injuries Mentioned: Completely agreed
with Mr. Tate's description of the in-
juries. Mayella had many bruises, neck
injuries, and a right black eye.
Questioning of Atticus- When ques-
tioned by Atticus, it was found out that
the person who raped Mayella was le"
handed and Bob Ewell is le" handed
too which it easier for him to beat her
right eye.
Testimony of Heck Tate- On November
21st, I was leaving his office when Mr.
Ewell came in and said a Negro raped
his daughter. That was when I got in his
car and went to Mr. Ewell's house.
When I got there, she was badly beaten
and when I asked her who did it, she
said it was Tom Robinson. I drove to
Tom's house and brought him back
and she identified him as the one. I
didn't call for any doctor.
Injuries Mentioned: They were around
her head, bruises on her arm that hap-
pened about thirty minutes before. She
had a black eye coming on her right
eye. There were more injuries on the
back of her neck.
Questioning of Atticus- When Atticus
asked him about the reason of not call-
ing a doctor despite the injuries, Heck
Tate said that he didn't feel need for a
doctor.
Tom Robinson was convicted of rape of
Mayella Ewell, the daughter of Bob
Ewell on November 21. Atticus was de-
fending him against the jury. When
Tom Robinson came in the courtroom,
everyone started to make their own
stories.
There were a lot of testimonies heard
but Tom's testimony was never consid-
ered true. Atticus Finch put a lot of ar-
guments against the testimonies of
Mayella and Bob Ewell that Tom Robin-
son could have been proven not guilty.
But the jury was blindfolded by the
rules of the society. Testimonies that
were heard during the trial were from
Heck Tate, Bob Ewell, Mayella Ewell,
and Tom Robinson.
Testimony of Mayella Ewell- At dusk on
November 21st, I was sitting on the
front porch doing nothing. I am nine-
teen and a half years old. I was sup-
posed to chop up an old chiffarobe. I
wasn't feeling very strong so I asked
Tom to do it for me. I said I would pay
him a nickel. When I went in the house
to get a nickel for him, I turned around
and he was on me. He grabbed me
around my neck and repeatedly hit me.
While he was doing this, I kicked and
screamed as loud as I could. The next
thing that I remembered was Mr. Ewell
standing over me saying 'who done it?
Who done it?' Then I fainted.
Questioning by Atticus- Atticus ques-
tioned her about her relationship with
her father and she said that it was a
very good relationship and he was easy
to get along with except when he was
drunk. She denied that her father had
ever beaten her. Tom was well known
to her but she had never asked him to
come inside the fence. She wasn't sure
whether Tom had beaten her face or
not. She reclaimed that when she
turned around, he was there. She
didn't have a chance to run. When Atti-
cus asked her about her siblings listen-
ing to her screams, she didn't respond.
3Maycomb Tribune
Jury of the Court Case
Tom Robinson testifying
Now, it is your time decide whether the
judgement of the jury about Tom was
justified or not?
Evidence- According to Tate and Bob,
Mayella had injuries on her right side of
the body meaning they were given by
someone who was le"-handed. Tom
was right-handed since he had his le"-
arm damaged in an incident. Bob was
the one who was proven to be le"-
handed when Atticus told him to write
his name on a piece of paper. It meant
that Bob was the one was used to beat
Mayella and probably sexually abused
her. That was the reason that Mayella
lied about Tom, as she was scared of
her father. Her father had said that he
wanted to eliminate all the black men
from the society. When Atticus asked
Mayella about her siblings not re-
sponding to her scream, she was quiet.
Mayella never paid Tom but this time,
he was coming inside to get paid. Tom
said that the chair was the only top-
pled furniture in the room where as
Bob said that the whole room was
messed up like there was a fight. All the
evidence proved the innocence of Tom
Robinson.
Decision of the Jury- The jury had al-
ready decided to imprison Tom before
the court case started. Atticus gave a
lot of evidence to the courtroom to
prove the innocence of Tom but the
jury sticked to its decision.
Testimony of Tom Robinson- On my
way home on November 21st, I passed
Mayella on the porch. She asked me to
come inside to fix the door hinges. I
pulled the door back and forth and saw
that nothing was wrong with it. Then,
she shut the door in my face. Then I
asked, "Where are the children?" She
said that they went to town to buy ice
cream. She asked me to come inside,
step up on a chair, and get a box off of
the top of the chiffarobe. When I got up
on top of the chair, Mayella grabbed
me around the legs. I was so scared
that I jumped off of the chair and it
tipped over. That was the only toppled
over piece of furniture in the room.
Then I turned around and she jumped
on me and hugged me around the
waist. Then she kissed me on the side
of the face and she told me to kiss her
back. She said that she has never been
kissed before and her father doesn't
count. I tried to run but she blocked
the door and when I told her to move,
Mr. Ewell shouted through the window
'You goddamn whore ill kill ya.' Then I
ran because he was scared of what
might happen because I am black.
Questioning by Atticus- When Atticus
asked him to a glass with his right
hand, he caught it easily but when Atti-
cus told him to catch it with his le"
hand, he couldn't even li" up his arm.
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The unknown man, Boo Radley
Jem and Scout on the way to home
Tom Robinson
Bob Ewell Attacks Finch Kids
Tom Robinson Shot Dead
Bob Ewell had some interesting com-
ments about the death of Tom Robin-
son. He said,"That nigga totally de-
served it. One down, two more to go."
According to Mr. Underwood, killing
Tom Robinson was like killing a mock-
ingbird.
A week ago, Tom was shot dead when
he was trying to escape from the prison
a"er being imprisoned for the rape of
Mayella Ewell. Tom's attempt to escape
was not a good decision. He ran across
the football sized prison yard to climb
the fence in the broad daylight while
several guards were watching him. It
was the only way he thought of escap-
ing. He would have been by an electric
chair if he didn't escape. He was shot
17 times in the back and died due to
blood loss.
What will happen to Ewell family? How
they will survive financially? Who will
step up to help them? When will Jem
heal his arm? These are the unan-
swered questions that need to be an-
swered quickly. We will update you as
soon as we get those answers.
Last evening, Bob Ewell attacked the
Finch kids last night. Jem and Scout
were walking home together from the
school pageant. Scout was wearing her
Ham costume. They heard some
strange noises and when they looked
back, Bob attacked them. He broke
Jem's arm and knocked him out.
Someone came and pushed Bob back
from the kids. Bob took out his knife
and that is when the fight started be-
tween the unknown man and Bob. Bob
was found dead a"er falling on his own
knife as stated by Heck Tate. The un-
known man took the Finch kids home
safely. The unknown man turned out to
be Boo Radley. According to the police,
Bob Ewell fell on his own knife and no
case was registered.
Nobody knows the real reason why
Bob Ewell wanted to harm Finch kids. A
few weeks ago, Atticus was defending
the accused Negro, Tom Robinson. He
had concrete evidence to prove the in-
nocence of Tom. A"er the trial was over
and Tom was found guilty, Bob spat on
Atticus's face. However, Atticus just
took out his handkerchief and wiped
his face. He dealt with the situation
peacefully and Bob didn't like it. He
swore to harm Atticus in every way
possible. Bob could also have been an-
gry with Atticus for his daughter cry in
the courtroom. These are some deduc-
tions that can provide the reason for
the attack on Finch kids, Scout and
Jem.