According to (the) gossip, why didn't Sheriff Heck Tate throw Arthur Radley into jail years ago?

Question

Why didn't they throw him into jail???

Asked by penny a #365850 on 4/7/2014 1:27 PM

Last updated by dla;;d;ald;adjlkds;adaa;jdl;jadfj;aja;dsjaldsd on 4/8/2014 11:41 AM

Answered by grace l #365853 on 4/7/2014 1:35 PM

Well, Arthur was really young.

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/7/2014 1:44 PM

According to Miss. Stephanie, "The sheriff hadn’t the heart to put him in jail alongside Negroes, so Boo was locked in the courthouse basement."

Source(s): To Kill a Mockingbird

Answered by dla;;d;ald;adjlkds;adaa;jdl;jadfj;aja;dsjaldsd on 4/8/2014 11:41 AM

Boo was locked in the courthouse basement

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