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John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill” Chapter 7
Rocky Childers was the prosecutor for Ford County for many years. He was 42 years old and was elected prosecutor every four years. Childers had received dozens of phone calls from blacks and registered voters asking that Cobb and Willard not make bail before trial.
Childers despised Judge Persy Bullard but was summoned by him and Sheriff Ozzie to discuss bail for Cobb and Willard. Judge Bullard was not thinking about a certain amount of bail for Cobb and Willard. Not that he was not going to set bail but more that he was not thinking about a certain amount. Childers stressed the importance of a high amount of bail and making sure they did not get out on bail because they may get killed.
Childers proposed that Cobb had a criminal record and retained a private attorney, Peter K. Bernard, so he must have money so Cobb should receive a least $200,000 in bail. Willard had a public defender and had no money so Willard should receive at least $100,000 in bail. They discussed whether Childers would call Sheriff Ozzie as a witness. Childers said that since he testified at the preliminary hearing it would not be necessary for him to testify at the bail hearing.
It is time for the bail hearing. Judge Bullard gulps down some vodka before entering the courtroom. Willard’s attorney was Tyndale, the public defender. The same crowd from before was in the courtroom plus more spectators. Lester was in the courtroom but Carl Lee was not. Willard’s and Cobb’s family testified on their behalf.
Judge Bullard set bail for Willard at $100,000 and Cobb at $200,000. They were taken into custody until they could set bail. Lester was happy with the bail amount considering that when he had killed a man, bail was set at $50,000.
The “boys” were being taken to the holding cell. They were handcuffed behind. Cobb went first, then Willard, then Deputy Looney. Three other deputies waited outside with reporters. Carl Lee sprang from darkness with his M16 and open fired. He killed Cobb and Willard and wounded Looney on the leg. Carl Lee dropped the M16 and ran. Deputy Prather found Cobb’s body on top of Willard’s - their blood mixed together.
Jake ran to the courtroom. Sheriff Ozzie told him that he should leave. Jake told Ozzie that he is not to question Carl Lee without his presence. Ozzie agreed. Sheriff Ozzie and his deputies went to Carl Lee’s to arrest him. They arrested him without incident.
If in Carl Lee’s shoes, would you have killed Cobb and Willard? Should Lester be arrested as an accomplice? Let’s read together the next chapter of the book and find out.
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