Courthouses

In a town called Landers, 75 miles west of Salem, a girl named Abby is walking through town. Looking around nervously, and jumping when a stranger say hello, she walks. Day in and day out, she walks. Abby Willis has been the subject of every gossip conversation since she got to Landers. “Why does she walk?” one woman asks another. “Surely there is something wrong with her,” says the other. Everybody wonders who she is and where she came from. Several people have tried to talk to her, but her…

false actions ,they took him to the Tulsa Courthouse were he remained for hours.At nine p.m,there were hundreds of whites gathered outside the Tulsa County Courthouse, demanding that the authorities hand over Dick Rowland, but the sheriff refused. The following hour, it was reports of the dire conditions downtown reached Greenwood, a group of approximately twenty-five armed African American men, many of them World War I veterans, went down to the courthouse and offered their services to the…

Courthouse Visit On Tuesday, November 8th I visited the Price County Courthouse in Phillips, WI were the honorable Douglas T. Fox presided. Judge Fox is a circuit court judge which is an elected positon and he is currently serving his sixth term. I was not aware that Judge Fox was an elected official until I did research on his background, but I feel that this is a good way for the people to pick a judge that will be fair and impartial and has similar views as the public. On the day that I…

watercolor “At the Wedding” and it’s study composed by American artist Alfred Hutty demonstrates how subtle changes in composition can influence the perception of a piece. “At the Wedding” depicts a newlywed couple leaving what appears to be more of a courthouse then a church. The finished watercolor is visually appealing by itself; however, the watercolor is displayed alongside its study in the exhibition. At some point between the study and the finished…

and Sarah Osburne. Abigail Williams, former servant to the Proctors, told the girls that if they told the truth, there would be consequences. John Proctor tells Mary Warren, current servant to the Proctors, to do just that. John takes her to the courthouse and pushes her to tell the truth. After Mary has told the…

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alive. I always have the best memories when I look back into the past of the times growing up. My family that adopted me had always been there whenever I needed them. When the day that I was adopted came I was very anxious. The car ride to the courthouse felt like it was an entire sun and moon cycle. We had finally arrived and met up with my grandparents. It was then we walked through the door and saw multiple police officers with metal detecting wands. Everyone had gotten through security and…

men responded differently to the arrest, jail time, and death sentences. Initially the arrest came as a shock to both men, neither had any idea to consider the possibility of the murder as the reason of arrest. On the fourth floor of the county courthouse lived Perry Smith. Over time Perry reveals himself as a character whose life revolves around childhood horror and brutality. Perry defines himself through his family abandoning him and nuns abusing him. Perry educates himself through reading…

organizations. Eventually in April 1873, a mob made up of more than 150 white Democrats showed up at the “Colfax Perish Courthouse” and would attempt to take control of the…

The Action at Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, when Brigadier General John Sappington Marmaduke’s Confederate cavalry division attacked the small Union garrison under Colonel Powell Clayton that had occupied Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) following the capture of Little Rock (Pulaski County) on September 10, 1863. The purpose was to return the strategic initiative to the Confederacy. Marmaduke led a force of some 2,000 Rebels out of Princeton (Dallas County) on October 24 to assault…