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To: haqihana who wrote (30505)6/29/2000 6:39:00 PM
From: Chris land  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39621
 
Read Thomas Brattle: Condemnation of Witchcraft Trials

Withcraft hysteria seized Salem village (now Danvers), Massachusetts, in the spring of 1692, when a group of young women began experiencing hysterical pains and delusions. The local physican could find no physical cause, so the Reverend Samuel Parris and a conference of ministers attribute the malady to witchcraft.....

...contrary to popular legend, no one was burned at the stake. Thomas Brattle, later treasurer of Harvard College, rendered a vivid account of the episode in the following letter of October 8, 1692, to an unknown English clergyman...... Source MHSC< 1798 V. pp 61-69

Yes, some were convicted and some were killed but it was the witches who started the rumor that some were burned at the stake. The judges may have been mislead and may have been wrong...I WON'T JUDGE THEM AS JUST AS YOU LIKE!

Chris



To: haqihana who wrote (30505)6/30/2000 8:00:38 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39621
 
The supposed witches at Salem were hanged rather than burned - a minor point IMO. 19 or 20 people (and 2 dogs!?) were put to death all on the testimony of several hysterical teenage girls. Eventually 150 or so people were accused by the girls of witchcraft. As the number of accused rose, the authorities realized their mistake and stopped the proceedings. Too late for those already put to death, most of whom were women.


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