Caroline Deserve A Fair Trial Analysis

In 1862, a young girl named Caroline Dennant served as a slave for the Levi family in Louisville, Kentucky. Caroline did many duties around the house and also served as a nanny for the Levi family’s only daughter, Blanche. The main focus of Caroline’s journey began when young Blanche consumed strychnine (a poison) and killed her almost instantly. Being that Caroline was the one taking care of Blanche, she got blamed for the child’s death as a murderer. While all of this is true, there is different pieces of evidence that changes every aspect of this case. Caroline was charged for the murder of the child as a slave, but factual evidence proves Caroline was in fact not a slave and deserved a fair trial. After further analysis of “The Caroline Chronicles,” evidence …show more content…
While some believe that Caroline was a slave and should get tried as one, others believe that she was free and should deserve a fair trial. Protests of Caroline’s trial were being sent to Governor Bramlette. One man by the same of John G. Barrett discussed his thoughts on Caroline’s case and found that “she was convicted on the flimseyest of circumstantial evidence” and felt that she needed a new trial. Others would go into great detail about the aspects of the case and give doubtful thought that Caroline convicted the murder. Many would plea for a pardon to be granted to Caroline. John L. McKee expressed his opinions on why Caroline should be grated a pardon. McKee stated, “I do not believe any one, as ignorant as she is, could tell me such a lie as she did, if guilty, and not be caught.” The trial kept being put off for Caroline to find pardon from God, but one could also assume that the trial kept being pushed back because of the overwhelming letters of expression to let Caroline go. The select people who wrote to the Governor believed that Caroline wasn’t a slave. She in fact deserved a fair trial for this coincidental