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Second Floor Landing & Courtroom:
The very small second floor landing at the top of the stairway. Through
the double doors can be seen the courtroom which takes up most of the
space of the second floor. To the right and left of the landing are the
defense and prosecution council rooms. A rod-iron banister has been
installed during restoration for the safety of museum visitors but take a
moment to notice the original 3-foot wooden banister which winds down to
the first floor. Great care must have been taken while coming and going
during those packed court sessions
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Furnishings Inside (Left) Council Room:
This is the council room interior to the left of the upstairs landing
facing the back of the courthouse. These two council rooms are small and
would have been used to prepare the prosecution and defense for court |
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Fireplace Inside (Left) Council Room:
Each of the two small council rooms have their own small fireplaces.
The bars at the doorway of each room in the courthouse are to prevent
excess wear of foot traffic in each room. The caretaker has no issues
however with giving a guided tour into each room if asked |
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- (Right) Council Room View:
Interior view of the Prosecution/Defense Council Room to the right of
second floor landing. This is facing the front of the courthouse. The
fireplace is positioned to the right of this view. Note the exposed
hand-hewn wall slat to the upper right of the window molding |
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Courtroom:
One of the finest examples of an old South courtroom still in existence!
This looks much like it did back when it was first built and being used.
This room was at times the best entertainment in town. It had it's light
moments as well. For example, there is the story of a drunken Jacinto
citizen by the name of Andy Cole who went to court and made faces at the
Judge and Jury. The Judge ordered the Sheriff to lock Andy in jail. Cole
refused to enter the cell stating that it was inhabited by snakes. The
Sheriff entered to prove differently; Andy closed the door, pocketed the
key, and returned to his former occupation of sweeping the floors at the
court. Drinking became a problem for Jacinto with all of the taverns and
bars in existence during it's heyday. Jacinto was home to two classes of
citizens...those who fought and drank and those who went to church and
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Right Side Seating in Courtroom:
Wood slat Courtroom benches provided seating for Jacinto citizens in
attendance at the packed Courtroom hearings. The benches are original and
are thought to have been built in the Courtroom |
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