in turn, named others. Like a domino effect, the witch trials began to take over the local courts. In May 1692, two new courts were established to help ease the strain on the judicial system: the Court of Oyer, which means to hear; and the Court of Terminer, which means to decide. ...
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was specifically established for Salem’s Witch Trials. John Hathorne was the chief magistrate, though the Court included magistrates Stoughton, Richards, Gidny, Winthrop, Sewall, Sargeant, and Saltonstall, who was later replaced by Corwin. Hathorne had previous exp...
One man who was openly critical of the trials paid for his skepticism with his life. John Proctor, a central figure in Arthur Miller's fictionalized account of the Salem witchhunt, The Crucible, was an opinionated tavern owner who openly denounced the witchhunt. Testifying against Proctor were...
Joseph was the great-great-grandson of anotherJoseph Houlton, an important landowner in Salemwho had a documented role in the Salem Witch Trials. During the trials, great-great-granddad Houlton, who was in his 70s at the time, came to the aid of one woman accused of witchcraft. The Sal...
A Boston merchant named Robert Calef, who denounced the Salem witch trials of 1692, would write:“And now Nineteen persons having been hang’d, and one prest to death, and Eight more condemned, in all Twenty and Eight, of which above a third part were Members of some of the Churches ...
Elizabeth Proctor: Survivor of the Salem Witch Trials By Jone Johnson Lewis April 1692: Widening the Circle of Suspicion April:More than 50 men in Ipswich, Topsfield and Salem Village sign petitions declaring that they do not believespectral evidenceabout John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor nor do ...
Salem witch trials victim's home for sale The former home of John Proctor is on the market for $600,000. Proctor was convicted of witchcraft and subsequently hanged in 1692. Just ahead of the spookiest holiday of the year, the home of a well-known Salem witch trials victim is up fo...
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope: Directed by Dennis Azzarella. With Alek Primrose, Roman Makarenko, Irene Bunde, Graham Jarvis. A bizarre series of events focused on young women in the village of Salem causes paranoia in the late 1600s. It
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One man who was openly critical of the trials paid for his skepticism with his life. John Proctor, a central figure in Arthur Miller's fictionalized account of the Salem witchhunt, The Crucible74, was an opinionated tavern owner who openly denounced the witchhunt. Testifying against Proctor ...