Rapist Robinson Convicted
MAYCOMB, AL, July 10- Negro Tom Robinson, 25, has been charged for rape by the Maycomb Court. Robert E. Lee ‘Bob’ Ewell, 50, the victim’s father Mayella Violet Ewell, 19, had accused Robinson of the rape of his daughter. The jury unanimously found Robinson guilty after an hour-long jury debate. This was despite the defense attorney, Mr Atticus Finch, 53, uncovering inconsistencies in the testimonies of witnesses Mr Heck Tate, Maycomb County sheriff, Mr Bob Ewell, father of the victim and Ms Mayella Ewell, the victim. However, prosecutor Mr Horace Gilmer ultimately convinced the jury of Robinson’s guilt. Hundreds sought admission into the courtroom when the trial opened yesterday, with even Mr Finch’s children watching from the coloured balcony.
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According to Ms Ewell, she had asked Robinson ‘chop up a chiffarobe’, letting him into her house before she was raped. Mr Ewell had reportedly seen Robinson having sexual intercourse his daughter through the window of the house. Mr Ewell said in his testimony that the room looked ‘slung about, like there was a fight’ when he had run home, hearing the screams of his daughter. He claimed that Robinson had ‘run out the front door’ before he could get to him. Mr Ewell then looked for the sheriff, Mr Heck Tate. When questioned by the defense attorney, both men admitted that they had not called a doctor as they had thought it ‘unnecessary’, although Ms Ewell was ‘bunged up’ on the right side of her face, had bruises on her arms and finger marks on her throat. However, Robinson’s left hand was crippled, contradicting the prosecution’s stance, as Ms Ewell’s attacker should have used his left hand to hit