Opening statement for Mayella Ewell Good afternoon, my name is Lauren, and it is my pleasure to represent Maycomb County and to serve as a prosecutor in this important case. Mayella Ewell lay under oath. Mayella Ewell lied because she feared what her father would do to her if she told the truth. Bob Ewell beat his daughter and in court, she was scared of telling the truth. She thought that he might beat her again if she told the truth. Her father saw her move in, Tom Robinson through the window. “ Mr Tate said, “Oh yes, that’d make it her right eye” (Lee 192). “He got me around the neck, cussin’ me an’ sayin’ dirt-I fought’n hollered, but he had me around the neck” (Lee 205). “You are positive that he took advantage of you?” She said he did