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MASSACHUSETTS !

JUNE 11 1692

PURITAN DAILY Hanging on Gallows Hill Bridget Bishop Meets Her Maker

By Ma"ie Lamarre

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Bridget Bishop, a resident of Salem Village, was hanged at Gallows Hill on June 10th, after being proven guilty of practicing witchcraft. Bishop’s ordeal began when she was accused of tormenting a group of young girls

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including Ann Putnam Jr, and Mercy Lewis. Although Bishop pleaded innocent, the evidence held against her was firm. (continued on pg 2)

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HANGING IN GALLOWS HILL (CONTINUED) In her trial, the afflicted girls were brought before her, and, as Bishop moved, the girls moved the same way as if Bishop were controlling them. Bishop showed little interest in the girls torment, but her satanic intentions were clear. Along with this piece of evidence, there were other accusations of Bishop showing signs of her practicing witchcraft.

Samuel Shattuck, the owner of a dye shop, testified that Bishop had brought extensive lengths of lace for him to dye; much more than any respectable woman would ever need. He stated that some of the lengths were much too small for any woman to wear, and that he suspected that she used these on poppets, dolls used in conducting spells.

Shattuck’s were suspicions were confirmed when John Bly claimed that while tearing down a cellar wall in Bishop’s former house, he found poppets made of rags and hogs bristles with pins stuck through them inside.

After considering this evidence and more, the magistrates confirmed that Bishop was indeed practicing witchcraft, and sentenced her to death.

Bishop was hanged yesterday, and even as she stepped up to the hanging tree she still showed no remorse for her evil deeds and refused to admit to her guilt. The death of Bridget Bishop should be taken as a lesson as to what happens when you make such a pact with the devil.

ADVICE COLUMN (CONTINUED ON PG 3) whole town showed up to watch!

Dear Abigail I have found myself in a very dire Now the girls have accused half the

were afflicted. When the doctors

situation indeed! I have come

town and one has been proved

because of witchcraft, they named

into some very important

guilty and executed. Only I know

Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah

information and I am not sure

their dark secret.Not long ago, the

Osborne. Now they are on a roll

what to do with it. Here in Salem

girls had been meeting in the Parris

and are accusing anyone that they

a very strange and sad situation has

house to tell stories and read palms

don’t like, that have had feuds with

arisen. A group of girls have been

with the Parris slave, Tituba. As

their families and any other reason

pronounced that their behavior was

having strange fits and seizures, and you must know, the practice of the only reason that our doctors such activities is a sin and after a

that you could think of. My real

have been able to come up with is

while, little Betty Parris began to

the authorities. If I do not, then

that the the girls have been

have fits and visions because she

there will surely be many more

afflicted. This means that we

was scared of what would happen if

deaths, however if I do, they will

have witches among us! As one

someone found out. Soon her

most certainly call out on me or

would expect, this has caused quite

cousin Abigail began to have such

one of my family members.

a stir in our small community.

fits. The other girls soon found out

What am I to do?

Before long the girls were asked to

why they were having these and

~Susanna English

name their tormentors. Nearly the

decided to pretend that they also

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problem is whether or not to tell

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ADVICE COLUMN (CONTINUED) Dear Elizabeth, I am sorry to hear about your difficult situation, what a problem indeed! Here in Boston the witch business has actually made an appearance, although nothing like what is going on in Salem. I am sure that the witch trials will simmer down before long, but until then, sit tight and try to stay calm. I am sure you will know what to do when the time comes.

Good Luck, !

Abigail

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Puritan Press, my name is Ann Putnam and I would like to share my concerns on the events that have passed in the last few months. I have myself played a part in these events, but what I have done is for the better good. The people who have been punished for the practice of witchcraft have, though they may not have actually been witches, gotten what they deserved. My family has been wronged by countless individuals and, as a payback for what they have done, I have accused them of witchcraft, since this is the perfect opportunity. My friends and I were telling fortunes and listening to stories told by

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Tituba, the Parris slave, and before long, the youngest ones, Abigail and Betty began to have nightmares and fits because such practices are a sin. They were taken to the doctor and were told that they were bewitched.

Now of course, there would have been a good chance that we would have been found out is the rest of us did not pretend to be afflicted as well, and since we were told to name our tormentors, we decided to have a little fun, as well as get revenge. All in all, I think that these past weeks have gone fairly well for Salem, and it is good that before long, our town will be free from all unpopular and annoying citizens.

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Lexicon Organizer Word & Page #

Part of Speech (noun, verb, adj)

Definition

Sentence from book/article

Relevance or importance to topic/time period.

verb

To charge with the fault, offence, or crime.

Nineteen accused witches were hung on Gallows hill in 1692.

as many as 150 people were accused of witchcraft in the Salem

The accused had little impact with their claims of innocence during their trials, mostly because the judges allowed spectral evidence.

verb

To seize a person with legal authority or warrant, to take into custody.

On February 29, 1692, the first warrant was issued for the arrest of Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba.

When a person was accused of witchcraft, they were immediately arrested.

Most of the accused witches were arrested upon trial.

noun

One of the chief accusers in the Salem witch trials of 1692.

Betty Parris, her cousin Abigail Williams and two other friends formed such a circle.

Betty Parris was one of the girls in the circle who accused people of witchcraft.

Betty Parris and her friends began accusing witches because they didn’t want to get in trouble for telling fortunes with Tituba.

verb

to affect by witchcraft or magic, to cast a spell over.

He did not find any physical People who were cause for their strange displaying strange behavior and concluded behavior were that the girls were

Accuse

arrest

betty parris

bewich

Use the word in a new sentence. (your own!)

Another word for bewitched is afflicted.

Lexicon Organizer bewitched. noun

a wheeled vehicle drawn by horses for conveying people.

verb

to prove a person guilty of an offence, especially after a legal trial.

because the I drew my carriage Salem witch trials over to the side of the were in 1692, the road. most popular mode of transportation was by carriage.

Carriage Additionally, those who were convicted for witchcraft had their belongings confiscated by

As many as nineteen people were convicted and executed during the salem witch trials.

The people who were convicted and hanged for witchcraft totaled 19 in all.

the government.

convict noun

condemnation to eternal punishment as a consequence of sin.

An all encompassing terror of eternal damnation was a constant presence in the lives of settlers.

the Puritans believed that unless you were practically perfect, you were condemned to eternal damnation.

We Puritans believed that if we committed sin we were condemned to eternal damnation.

noun

The supreme spirit of evil;; Satan

In February the village began praying and fasting in order to rid itself if the devil’s presence.

Witches were believed to be in league with the Devil.

In Many of the confessions the people told of the Devil ordering them to torment the girls.

noun

The act or

Other girls soon joined

Tituba practiced

Tituba and the circle of

Damnation

Devil fortune telling

Lexicon Organizer practice of predicting the future.

their circle in the evenings to listen to Tituba’s tales and participate in fortune telling experiments.

fortune telling and read the girls palms.

girls practiced fortune telling, a deed if found out could ruin a family’s reputation.

noun

an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, uncontrollable laughter or weeping, etc.

Hysteria is known to cause strange physical symptoms in a person of good health.

The salem witch trials grew until it reached the point of hysteria.

The hysteria grew until it was out of control.

noun

a prison, especially one for those awaiting trial or having committed minor offenses

Dozens languished in jail for months without trials.

All suspected witches were put into jail to await trial.

The conditions in the jails were so bad that around 4 victims died while there.

noun

the quality of being just, righteousness, or moral rightness.

Why did this travesty of justice occur?

The magistrates who judged the trials had little sense of justice.

There was little sense of justice in the court.

noun

a male with the chief authority over a country and people.

King Charles I granted the puritans a royal charter to colonize the area, but Charles II revoked this

The colony of Massachusetts was just breaking off from the kings

The colony of Massachusetts was still controlled by the King of England when

Hysteria

jail

Justice

King

Lexicon Organizer charter in 1684 after colonists violated several of the charter’s rules.

the Salem Witch trials occurred.

noun

a female servant Mary Warren, the twenty-­year-­old maid servant in the Proctor house-­-­who herself would later be named as a witch-­-­accused Proctor of practicing witchcraft.

Many wealthy families of the time had servants and maidservants

Mary Warren was one of the accusers in the trials, and was the maidservant of the proctors.

noun

an assembly for religious worshipers.

By 1672 Salem Village became a separate parish at which time they built a meetinghouse and hired their own minister.

Meeting was an important part of life for the people of Salem, and anyone who did not attend was not considered respectable.

People who didn’t go to meeting were often suspected to be in league with the Devil,

noun

a residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.

These are the foundations of the Salem Village parsonage where the hysteria began.

Tituba and the circle of girls met in the Parsonage to tell stories and read palms.

The owners of the Parsonage were not aware of the activities going on there,

noun

a person who is strict in moral and religious matters, often excessively so.

Hundreds of others faced The the people of accusations of witchcraft;; Salem were dozens languished in jail Puritans. for months without trials until the hysteria that swept through Puritan

Maidservant

Meeting

Parsonage

Puritan

rule during this time.

Most of Salems residents practiced puritan ways.

Lexicon Organizer Massachusetts subsided. noun

The town in massachusetts where the witch trials were held.

The events which led to the Witch Trials actually occurred in what is now the town of Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known as Salem Village.

Salem Village was Most of the executions the place in which were held on Gallows the trials were Hill in Salem Village. held.

noun

One of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft.

Sarah Good was a homeless woman who begged door to door.

Sarah Good was a poor beggar and was accused of witchcraft along with Tituba and Sarah Osborne.

Sarah Good’s 5 year old daughter Dorcas Good confessed that her mother was a witch.

noun

Another of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft.

Sarah Osborne was an elderly lady who had not gone to church in a year, and poor church attendance was considered a Puritan sin.

Sarah osborne along with Sarah Good and Tituba were the first three to be accused of witchcraft.

Sarah Osborne was hung on Gallows hill, the first of 19 to be hung.

noun

a sign or indication of something.

A person is considered bewitched if a dog shows similar symptoms to the afflicted.

The girls in the circle pretended to be afflicted and showed symptoms of being bewitched.

The doctors could not describe the symptoms that the girls displayed as anything other than witchcraft.

noun

The west indies slave of the Parris family,

Not only did Tituba accuse others in her confession, but she talked about black

Tituba was accused of tormenting the

Tituba was not executed because she confessed to being a

Salem Village

Sarah Good

Sarah Osborne

Symptoms

Tituba

Lexicon Organizer the first to be accused of witchcraft.

dogs, hogs, a yellow bird, red and black rats, cats, and a wolf.

girls.

noun

The determination of a person’s guilt through the law.

Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges.

The accused had 19 of the people to go to go on trial, but on trial were executed. their claims of being innocent had little effect.

noun

people who Every victim was an suffer from a unfortunate tragedy of the destructive or Salem witch trials harmful agent or action.

Of all the victims of the trails, 19 were hung, 4 died in prison, and 1 was pressed to death.

The salem witch trials had many victims, even those who were not directly harmed.

noun

A person, especially a woman who practices black magic.

The Salem Witch trials were all based on the fact that a group of girls blamed people for being witches.

None of the accused witches had any credible evidence on them truly being a witch.

trials

victims

witch

Puritans believed that to become bewitched a witch must draw an individual under a spell.

witch.

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