This trial is based on actual events that occurred in Newport and were tried at the Jackson County Courthouse in Jacksonport in late fall of 1886. The trial will be conducted in the same courtroom where it was originally held. After enjoying a Southern style supper, audience members will take part in a living history drama, playing the roles of defendant, witnesses, lawyers, and jurors to determine the fate of A.B. Chambers. Did he do it? Or is he completely innocent? Only the members of the jury will decide.
Meet at the Visitor Center multi-purpose room before the trial. Admission is $25 per person