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Tom Robinson's trial started today. Miss Maudi was the only one in town who didn't come to the trial. Jem, Dill and I were waiting for everyone to enter so we could sneak through the back without anyone seeing us, expecially Atticus. Thankfully Reverend Sykes saw us, because he lets us sit at the balcony with all the black people and we get great a view of the whole court room.

 

          when Atticus began to interrogate Heck Tate, Atticus got Tate to admit there was no doctor envolved in the incident. Atticus continue to get out of Tate that Mayella, the one who accused Tom of rape, was bruised on the right side of her face. Bob says that when he heard Mayella yelling, he came running with a shot gun and when he reached the house, he saw Tom raping her. Atticus interrogation was short because he had Bob write his name. Bob signed his name with his left hand and that's when Atticus said it easier for a left handed person to hit the Mayella on the right side of her face.