Muff Potter

Origin
A hapless drunk and friend of Injun Joe. Potter is kind and grateful toward Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, who bring him presents after he is wrongly jailed for Dr. Robinson’s murder. Potter’s naïve trust eventually pushes Tom’s conscience to the breaking point, compelling Tom to tell the truth at Potter’s trial about who actually committed the murder.

Public Domain Appearances
Book:
 * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Film:
 * Huck & Tom