Trials In Us History Final, #2

Front 1

Will

Back 1

-dispute between Will and other slave
-overseer confronts, shoots Will
-Will runs, gets stopped by slave, swings knife, accidently kills Baxter
-gives himself in, sentenced to death, appeal to NC SC
-tricky because Baxter was not owner
-said Will killed out of passion
-was to be tried for manslaughter, never was
-race does not assume malice

Front 2

Clark

Back 2

-Virginia 1887-93
-Moffett, "Good Negro Rule is better than Whiskey Democrats
-is accused by Clark of ballot tampering, killed in fight
-Clark is sentenced to five years for voluntary manslaughter
-Southern justice allows killing of up-setters of social order

Front 3

Leo Frank

Back 3

-murder of young Mary Phagan
-trial of Jewish super. Leo Frank
-seen as cause of "white slavery"
-received stay of execution, lynched after words
-southern justice allows taking law into own hands

Front 4

Scottsboro

Back 4

-trial of 8 AA boys for rape
-sped up trials to convict as fast as possible
-convicted despite lies, inadequate defense, mob outside
-southern justice reaches courts to punish blacks by ignoring due process

Front 5

Lewis Brothers

Back 5

-slaves as property and people
-full law does not apply to slaves
-killing slave was minor crime
-Isham and Lilburn murder, dismember slave
-other slaves could not testify against slaves
-local authority does nothing, circuit court grand jury sought indictment
-southern justice moved to western frontier

Front 6

Celia

Back 6

-Slave in Missouri
-murders master, claims self defense, cannot due to premeditation
-slave can't testify=Celia cannot testify
-sentenced to death
-slaves held accountable of murder, despite defense of virtue being permissable