Ossian gets his friends and family together in the house to try and defend his property. The mob quickly got violent though and one white male dies and another is injured. The police who were not containing the mob in the first place, arrest Ossian and his companions. They go through a trial, their judge being Judge Murphy. Judge Murphy treats the trial fair, and does not side with white nor black but looks at the facts of the event. He goes through the trial fast instead of rushing it and sees the Sweet family as not guilty. This shows the Northern states and choosing the side of justice more so than the
Ossian gets his friends and family together in the house to try and defend his property. The mob quickly got violent though and one white male dies and another is injured. The police who were not containing the mob in the first place, arrest Ossian and his companions. They go through a trial, their judge being Judge Murphy. Judge Murphy treats the trial fair, and does not side with white nor black but looks at the facts of the event. He goes through the trial fast instead of rushing it and sees the Sweet family as not guilty. This shows the Northern states and choosing the side of justice more so than the