Salem Witchcraft Salem Witchcraft TrialsTrialsHarrison ChenHarrison Chen

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12 November 200812 November 2008

• Nominated to be first Royal Nominated to be first Royal Governor of MassachusettsGovernor of Massachusetts

• Created Court of Oyer and Created Court of Oyer and TerminerTerminer

• Placed prominent and Placed prominent and experienced men of Boston and experienced men of Boston and Salem Salem

• Put William Stoughton in chargePut William Stoughton in charge

William PhipsWilliam Phips

• Even own wife, Lady Mary Phips Even own wife, Lady Mary Phips was namedwas named

• On October 1692, ordered On October 1692, ordered spectral evidence and testimony spectral evidence and testimony insufficient insufficient

• 3 weeks later, prohibited further 3 weeks later, prohibited further arrestsarrests

• Released 49 of 52 in jailReleased 49 of 52 in jail

• Putnam filed complaints for Putnam filed complaints for afflicted girlsafflicted girls

• Emphasized that the Devil was Emphasized that the Devil was attempting to spread evil in Salemattempting to spread evil in Salem

• Told judges they would receive Told judges they would receive praise and reward when Jesus praise and reward when Jesus was resurrectedwas resurrected

• Accused Reverend George Accused Reverend George Burroughs of being ringleader of Burroughs of being ringleader of witcheswitches

Thomas PutnamThomas Putnam

The Putnam HouseThe Putnam House

• Claimed that the person pressed Claimed that the person pressed to death Giles Corey wanted the to death Giles Corey wanted the same fate for Giles Coreysame fate for Giles Corey

• 122 of the depositions of the 122 of the depositions of the afflicted girls were written by afflicted girls were written by Thomas Putnam Thomas Putnam

• Had chance to shape words of the Had chance to shape words of the accusers as he saw fitaccusers as he saw fit

Politicians & Public Figures (cont.)

• Wrote “Clerical Correspondent”

• Liberal in politics and religion

• Organized Brattle Street Church

• Thinks the trials were wrong.

Thomas Brattle

Politicians & Public Figures (cont.)

• People escape arrest due to social position.

• “Did not heal the grievance, but compounded the evil”

• Became unpopular with the Puritans

Brattle Street Church

• Married Robert Prince who owned 150-acre farm next to John Putnam, but died prematurely

• Hired Alexander Osborne as a servant

• Married him shortly afterwards

• Attempted to take over her children’s inheritance money from deceased spouse

• Accused of witchcraft in 1692 along with Tituba and Sarah Good

Sarah Osborne

• Never confessed and did not accuse anyone

• She claimed that “the devil could take the shape of another person without their compliance”

• Osborne died shackled in prison at age 49; died before tried

• 80 year old man

• Refused to stand for the trial

• Given the sentence of peine forte et dure

• Only person in American history to be pressed to death by order of the court

Giles Corey

Pressed to Death

Pressed to Death (cont.)

• No forfeiture of estate by conviction under English and Massachusetts law

• No one else was proven innocent

• Thought the jury already found him guilty

Corey being crushed by stones

Who was granted a reprieve and had it subsequently withdrawn?Who was granted a reprieve and had it subsequently withdrawn?

Who was accused of being the ringleader of the witches in Salem?Who was accused of being the ringleader of the witches in Salem?

What was the name of Sarah’s servant?What was the name of Sarah’s servant?

What type of apparel was Corey wearing when he was interrogated?What type of apparel was Corey wearing when he was interrogated?

What is Thomas Brattle’s religion?What is Thomas Brattle’s religion?

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