During the court case, they found out that Tom Robinson did not have a functioning left hand. So that is saying that he couldn’t have been the one to punch Mayella in the right eye.
Bob Ewell was asked if he drank before he got home he replied “Yes” he had a history of drinking and becoming drunk. When he was found dead Sheriff Heck Tate said “there was a distinct smell of whiskey around Bob Ewell.”
Bob Ewell hired men to kill Tom Robinson after he lost the court case. Bob Ewell hired Mr. Cunningham and more guys to go to the Maycomb