▁f als ified ▁witness ▁testim ony ▁by ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁was ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁bott le ▁that ▁was ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁un used ▁fire b omb . ▁This ▁bott le ▁however ▁was ▁never ▁actually ▁placed ▁into ▁the ▁evidence ▁files ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁myster iously ▁" lost " ▁by ▁the ▁fire ▁mar sh als , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁" original ▁photograph ▁was ▁st aged ". ▁Though ▁there ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁little ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁claims , ▁the ▁j ury ▁returned ▁a ▁guilty ▁ver dict ▁within ▁one ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁case ' s ▁arguments ▁ending . ▁T . J . ▁Red dy ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁James ▁Grant ▁got ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Parker ▁received ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁sent encing ▁of ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Three ▁emphas ized ▁a ▁clear ▁dich ot omy : ▁the ▁white ▁jur ors ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁fair ▁in ▁trial , ▁but ▁were ▁wor ried ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁re per cuss ions ▁that ▁would ▁come ▁about ▁from ▁supporting ▁these ▁black ▁men . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁" black ▁revolution " ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁by ▁imprison ing ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁black ▁movements ▁across ▁the ▁South , ▁whites ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁contain ▁that ▁movement ▁and ▁st ym ie ▁it . ▁Many ▁saw ▁the ▁decision ▁as ▁one ▁that ▁fav ored ▁the ▁per sec uting ▁of ▁black ▁leaders ▁for ▁their ▁black ▁revolution