"A Jury of Her Peers"

This short story was interesting. The story was about a small town in which a murder occurred. Minnie Wright was a suspect in the murder of her husband, and some of her friends were rounded up to look through evidence at the Wright's house. When they get to the house, they notice it is messy, among other things. From the state of the house, the women infer that the marriage was falling apart. The quilts had uneven stitching, and the kitchen was a mess. The women also see the canary, which had been killed.

The women, who are going through the house try to justify what Minnie did by talking about the appaling conditions that Minnie had to live in. They talk about how their house did not even have a telephone. Becuase they feel pity for their friend who murdered her husband, they decide to conceal some evidence. The women take the canary, and make a story of how a cat came and took it.

This story seems to touch on human ethics. It is not right to hide evidence of a murderer even if the person is your friend. That is the major message I got from this story.