SATIN’S RAGE ON SALEM
APRIL 1692
The which trials of 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts.
SARAH GREENLAW
THE SALEM WITCH
HOLLAND
TRIALS OF 1692
B BLOCK
ISSUE 14 ARTICLE 5
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$3.00 U.S.A $4.00 CANADA
April 1692
"Betty Parris."-Wikepidia, the free encyclopedia, N.p., 15 Mar. 2015. Web. 14 Apr. Selem Village Massachusets in 1692. The witch trials 2015. were a set of trials used
THE RAGE OF SATAN
THE ACCUSED In the Salem Witch Trials about 200 people
to accuse people of
WITCHCRAFT!
Who they were and when they died
(September 22, 1692), Ann Pudeatos
were accused of practicing witchcraft, most of
(September 22, 1692), Wilmot Red (September
whom were women. 21 of these people Were
22, 1692), Margaret Scott (September 22, 1692),
executed. 7 of these people were male, 14 were
Samuel Wardwel, Sr. (September 22, 1692). The
women, Bridget Bishop (née Playfer) (executed
trials were held separately, but they waited to
June 10, 1692), Rebecca Newman (née Towne)
execute in groups if they n. Mass murders,
(July 19, 1692), Sarah Good (formerly Sarah Poole,
murders because these people were innocent of
née Solart) (July 19, 1692), Braydon Isaac Munoz
charge. The magistrate wanted the girls who
(September 12, 1692) -brother of Jaelyn Ann
were afflicted by the sickness to name people,
Munoz, Jaelyn Ann Munoz (May 5, 1692) -sister of
their "torturers". The girls were seen by a doctor
Braydon Isaac Munoz, Elizabeth Howe (née
and when he could not figure out what it was and
Jackson) (July 19, 1692), Susannah Martin (née
had no cure, he said it must be the work of the
North) (July 19, 1692), Sarah Wilds (née Averill)
devil. The girls even injured themselves to sell the The noose was the method of
(July 19, 1692), George Burroughs (August 19,
story to the court, but the court needed no
1692), George Jacobs, Sr. (August 19, 1692),
convincing. They would either be pardoned or
Martha Carrier (née Allen) (August 19,1692), John
found not guilty if the secret that it was a farce was
Proctor (August 19, 1692) – husband of Elizabeth
in jeopardy for lack of evidence. Those they could
Proctor, John Willars (August 19, 1692), Martha
make a case against were executed and nobody
Cores (September 22, 1692) – wife of Giles Corey,
would know the difference until it was too late for
Mary East (née Towne) (September 22, 1692), Mary
them.
Park (née Ayer) (September 22, 1692), Alice Park
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A NOOSE FOR HANGING THE INNOCENT favor when hanging a witch used in almost every case.
APRIL 1692
THE RAGE OF STAN The village of Salem and the chapel they used to try and convicted the accused in.
THE ACCUSERS The Puritan church parsonage in Salem
WHO WANTED THE OTHERS DEAD? WHO WANTED BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS?
one of the family's who were in on it. Maybe
was afraid of people gaining independence and
someone like a maidservant, a cook, or someone
breaking away, destroying there control over the
who would overhear family conversations. If you
Town and Village of Salem. Women and men
take brigit bishop for example, she was believed
were starting to have independence in their
to own more than one tavern in Salem Village,
beliefs and actions and the Puritan clergy there
play shueboard, and dress provocatively. It
did not want there power to be questioned and or
turns out though that she may have actually lived
destroyed. The puritans high up in the clergy
in Salem town where the allegations began, Sarah
were kinda like kings and kings love power and
Bishop was the wife of a tavern owner in Salem
destroying threats to there power. They used the
Village. The indictments against her clearly state
girls un known sickness to execute those who
that she was from Salem which meant Salem
were starting to get there own ideas like women
Town, on those from Salem Village it stated
drinking and going to bars and men disagreeing
specifically where they lived. The mistake could
with them. The people who were aected by this
have been a very good one for the accused but
sickness were usually people who were richer and
Brigit Bishop was the first person executed and
more respected in the community or they just had
even more innocent than the others as it seems.
a lot of influence. The girls were supposed to
This indicates that the Puritans may have been so
name people and then they would be tried. The
eager to prove their power that they just rushed in
girls would have "fits" in front of lots of people
and killed people without a care. They only care
and yell out a name or their "torturers" name so
about people not being outspoken so they used
that lots of people would be able to prove it had
their "god powers" to say it was the devil/
happened. People who got suspicious like
Santana's work which was unholy so they set the
servants would be called out if they worked for
example if it was unholy, you would get executed.
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One of the less common punishments:
BEING BURNED AT THE STAKE!
APRIL 1692
THE RAGE OF SATAN A trial for witch craft with the entire population of Salem Village present.
THE SYMPTOMS AND BEHAVIORS The girls who were being "possessed"
WHAT DID THEY DO TO EARN THIS?
would disappear for short periods of time to use
we're really just sick with a disease that the
the "venus glass" or a glass with an egg in it.
good doctor could not name nor cure so to
One girl saw a coffin and got very frightened.
protect himself he blamed witchcraft and Satan.
Then Betty Parris, reverend Parris's daughter
The people who were accused and then
started to act weirdly, hiding under furniture,
executed were from Salem Village, in the far
barking like a dog, complaining of a fever,
reaches, the accusers live closer to Salem Town
screaming and crying out in pain, and
which meant they had to be rich and have
convulsing into un-human like positions. Then
influence. They would have been able to tell the
Abigale Williams, Betty's cousin, started to have
afflicted how to prove it, like hurting themselves
the same symptoms. Shortly there after all the
and then when the accused did something that
girls started to show them and continued to
could be associated with that injury they would
have them. The girls were Elizabeth "Betty"
show it and say the person being tried had done
Parris, Abigail Williams, Mercy Lewis, Ann
it. The girls would have spasms that were most
Putnam Jr, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Walcott,
likely seizures and speak gibberish. Then they
Susannah Sheldon, Mary Warren, Elizabeth
probably started doing them on porpoise and
Boot, and Bathsheba (Besheba) Folger Pope –
then saying someone's name in the middle of
mother of James and Benjamin Franklin. They
their gibberish. Since everybody believed these
were the main accusers and held the most
spasms were real because of the church, they
influence over who was accused. Betty Parris
believed them and would turn on the accused
directly caused the deaths of 20 Salem Village
even if before they might have been really good
residence, 19 women hanged, one man pressed
friends. The girls started to behave weirdly after
to death.
they tried their hand at seeing the future. they
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A map of Salem Village and The Town of Salem with all the accused and accusers plotted. Notice where they live and how close some of them were.