Haywood Patterson’s Trial
The first trial of the nine innocent black teenager boys involved accusations of a gang rape by two white women. The group of nine black boys, and a group of white boys were on a Southern railroad freight run to find jobs between Chattanooga and Memphis. A white boy stepped on a black boy, Haywood Patterson’s, hand, which caused a drastic stone throwing fight between the two groups of boys which impacted the whole turn of events. The black group of boys successfully beat the white group of boys and threw them off the train. There were two women on the train as well, one by the name of Victoria Price and the other by the name of Ruby Bates. The group of white boys who were thrown off the train went to the stationmaster …show more content…
On April 3rd, Victoria Price was called to the stand and Leibowitz announced “Price’s reputation before painting her as a liar by pointing out untruths in her previous testimony” comparatively reflecting the lie she told during the first trial, by not knowing what prostitution meant to cover up the fact that she was indeed a prostitute. Leibowitz also points out that she was romantically involved with another man before she accused the Scottsboro boys of rape, so any traces of seman that was found while she was being examined may have been from someone else. Later on when Doctor Bridges was called to the stand he stated that “there was no blood found on either woman and that neither Price or Bates sustained internal damage consistent with rape” hence the accusations told by the two women, until Ruby Bates came forward and publicized that “there was no rape, and it was Price’s idea to accuse the defendants of the crime in order to keep from being arrested themselves”. Although Price came forward and confessed that she was lying about being raped, Attorney Knight insinuated that she may be lying about not being raped. Therefore her testimony couldn’t be surmised, and Patterson was considered guilty. Leibowitz appealed a mistrial but Horton denied it and Patterson was proven …show more content…
“The Scottsboro Boys Injustice In Alabama” 2014, Spring. https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/spring/scottsboro.pdf
O. Linder, Professor Douglas. “ “Scottsboro Boys” Trials (1931-1937)”, UMKC School of Law, 1995 - 2017.
The first trial of the nine innocent black teenager boys involved accusations of a gang rape by two white women. The group of nine black boys, and a group of white boys were on a Southern railroad freight run to find jobs between Chattanooga and Memphis. A white boy stepped on a black boy, Haywood Patterson’s, hand, which caused a drastic stone throwing fight between the two groups of boys which impacted the whole turn of events. The black group of boys successfully beat the white group of boys and threw them off the train. There were two women on the train as well, one by the name of Victoria Price and the other by the name of Ruby Bates. The group of white boys who were thrown off the train went to the stationmaster …show more content…
On April 3rd, Victoria Price was called to the stand and Leibowitz announced “Price’s reputation before painting her as a liar by pointing out untruths in her previous testimony” comparatively reflecting the lie she told during the first trial, by not knowing what prostitution meant to cover up the fact that she was indeed a prostitute. Leibowitz also points out that she was romantically involved with another man before she accused the Scottsboro boys of rape, so any traces of seman that was found while she was being examined may have been from someone else. Later on when Doctor Bridges was called to the stand he stated that “there was no blood found on either woman and that neither Price or Bates sustained internal damage consistent with rape” hence the accusations told by the two women, until Ruby Bates came forward and publicized that “there was no rape, and it was Price’s idea to accuse the defendants of the crime in order to keep from being arrested themselves”. Although Price came forward and confessed that she was lying about being raped, Attorney Knight insinuated that she may be lying about not being raped. Therefore her testimony couldn’t be surmised, and Patterson was considered guilty. Leibowitz appealed a mistrial but Horton denied it and Patterson was proven …show more content…
“The Scottsboro Boys Injustice In Alabama” 2014, Spring. https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/spring/scottsboro.pdf
O. Linder, Professor Douglas. “ “Scottsboro Boys” Trials (1931-1937)”, UMKC School of Law, 1995 - 2017.