Muff Potter is arrested because he is believed to have murdered Doctor Robinson. In reality, it was Injun Joe who killed the doctor. Early on in the novel, Potter, Joe, and Robinson appear to be working together to rob graves in the local cemetery. An argument breaks out, Potter is knocked unconscious, and Joe kills Robinson with a knife. After these events, Potter is framed for murdering Robinson and subsequently arrested. Though many other events take place in the novel, this grisly act of murder functions as the plot's centerpiece and contributes to most of the drama. Luckily, since Tom Sawyer (along with Huck Finn) witnesses the murder in the cemetery, he is able to clear Potter's name before he is unjustly condemned for a murder he didn't commit.
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