Last night I was watching Tom Robinson's cell to make sure nothing went on. Call it a feeling, but my feeling was right. I sat outside the jail knowing people where coming, when the men showed up i finally got them to go on home. On the day of Tom Robinson's trial there was alot of talk going on about how people didn't like what i was doing. I took this case because I had to, so I'd defend this man the way I would any-other man. the trial went on and Mr. Tate was on the stand, now I had a feel'n that Mr. Robinson wasn't the one to blame, so I questioned everyone as detailed as I could. When Bob Ewell was on the stand I questioned him what had went on that night. The markings on Mayella were from a left-handed man and Tom Robinson couldn't do nothing with his left hand. I had Bob Ewell just as I needed him. I called Mayella to the stand, I questioned her about what really happened and she didn't crack and didn't tell it all truthfully. I called Tom up he told us everything from start to finish, and then everyone had a pretty good sense that Tom didn't do it if he could not use his left hand. Mr. Gilmer was questioning Tom trying to make him say he did it, but Tom kept telling him that he didn't do it. all that came out of Tom Robinson's case was that the white inhabitants of Maycomb refused to believe a man because he was coloured (http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/SG/SG5.html ) . In the end the jury had found Tom Robinson guilty as charged.
A.F
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