It was very unfortunate that he had to be shot down. From what we gathered from our interview he almost got over with one arm! And it still took 17 shots to get him down. Out of fear and a loss of hope Tom choose to attempt an escape. Yet due to our racist community he was found guilty. Tom Robinson was given, what is in my opinion, an unfair trial that made it clear that he was innocent. He was a tough one, but we sure got ‘em.” ![]() Unfortunately, we had to waste ‘bout 17 bullets to kill that Negro. If he’d had two good arms he would’ve made it over the fence, but my men had shot him cause that’s what they been trained to do. We had told him to stop and fired a few warnin’ shots, but he just kept on goin’. I asked the main post guard about the incident, and he explained, “Well, that negro was runnin’ ‘bout fast as a cheetah across the fitness field toward the fence. The prison officials say he was trying to run away, and I interviewed one of the men for further information. ![]() ![]() He was twenty-three years old.He had been shot 17 times by the guards. Tom Robinson, the black man who was accused with the rape of Mayella Ewell, died yesterday at Enfield Prison.
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