Absalom, Absalom!, 36 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2017-12-01 15:04
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
36
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
They took him back to town, with the ladies
Page Event Ends: 
36
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Thomas Sutpen
Unnamed Enslaved House Negroes
Unnamed Justice of the Peace
Unnamed Members of Vigilance Committee
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed "Runaway Slave"
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Monday, April 2, 1838 to Monday, April 30, 1838
Summary: 

With almost everyone in town surrounding him, Sutpen is arraigned "before a justice," then bailed out by Coldfield and General Compson (36). [SOURCE: Father]

Chronological Order: 
97.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Law:Arraignment, Spectacle, Mob, Runaway_Slave
Environment:
Public›Court
Actions:
Legal›Arraign | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues:
Law›Bail | Slavery›Self-emancipation
Themes and Motifs:
Community›Crowd

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