how did the people in maycomb respond to tom robinsons death in chapter 25

They quickly forgot about it and moved on with their lives.

Helen Robinson collapses at the news of the death of her husband. For most of the Maycomb residents, however, the news was a source of gossip and contemplation for a couple of days, and then becomes merely a side issue. 'To Maycomb, Tom's death was Typical.' This is except in the eyes of Mr Underwood,who wrote a forceful editorial on the senseless death of Tom Robinson.