Engulphing Flames Takes out Miss Maudie’s Place

By: Mr Underwood

Awoken at one in the morning, Miss Maudie was scarred for her life when her stove caught her house on fire. Trying to keep her beloved potted plants warm, she left her stove to do the job. She had always been on to set her plants be for herself and this time it got the best of her. Rushing to put out the flames, fire trucks were at the scene, one from Maycomb, and the other for Abottsville, and last from Clarke’s Ferry. No one was injured except Mrs. Maudie’s plants. In fact she was even happy that she could have a bigger yard now for her plants, “Always wanted a smaller house, gives me more yard!” She had also planned to surprise Mr. Avery with a lane cake for his heroic efforts.

Tom Robinson Sent to The Chair

By: Mr. Underwood

The day of April 26, 1935 in Maycomb county, Tom Robinson was tried against Bob Ewell, when he was accused of raping his daughter; November 21, 1934. The trial progressed through the whole day, and concluded after a 3 hour jury decision the defendant, Tom Robinson was found guilty and sentenced to the electric chair. The defendants lawyer Atticus Finch was defending the black man, he was trying to prove that the eye of Mayella Ewell claims she was hit in was nearly impossible because Tom as a boy got his arm stuck in a cotton mill, which left him handicapped, and Mr. Ewell was proved to be left handed. This case had a big impact on the town, because they had never seen a jury take so long to decide a black mans sentence.