Simon Finch made money by practicing medicine and he made a living out of cotton.
Well, you can’t hear me so the comma helps and puts a little space in reading the same sentence, a momentary pause. I’m from Texas; I’m not a Cowboy (semi colon is used for a cause and effect sentence). Wow! That’s so cool! Exclamation marks add emphasis
The main idea is basically that anyone, no matter what they're believed to have done, deserves to be considered by a non-biased group of citizens.
around spring im guessing since it was may/ april