Ask Hillary. She was there.
Q. Do we have any modern day WITCHES?
Most were hanged. One accused was pressed (a board was laid on top of him and stones were placed on the board) because he refused to enter a plea. None were burnt at the stake.
Interesting thing, those who pled “guilty” were fined and given a prison term. All had their property confiscated by the local sheriff.
Those who pled “NOT GUILTY” were tried, convicted and hanged. Property confiscated.
Giles Corey refused to make a plea and was pressed to death. Because he did not make a plea, his property was not confiscated and his family survived intact.
No. They were hung.
“During” the trial, or after it?
Elderly women talking back is still a family trait even to this day. She was 67, which back then was elderly
I have female cousins who actually believe they are witches.
Who says the Puritans didn’t know how to have a good time?
Hanging a few witches. Party on!
Think of it as a late Halloween celebration for a humorless sect that refused to celebrate Christmas. No wonder Massachusetts has turned out like it has.
“In January 1692, a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts became consumed by disturbing “fits” accompanied by seizures, violent contortions and bloodcurdling screams. “
Probably ate the wrong type of mushrooms.
[[seizures, violent contortions and bloodcurdling screams]]
Grand Mahl seizures?
Sounds like modern day application of the law regarding law bidding non Democrats in Dayton Ohio.
I thought that the Massachusetts state motto was “Burning witches since 1692.” Apparently not.
Not in this country. But some were burned in England, as were Catholics.
But I have always wondered which witch is which?