She was basically the group leader of the group that accused women of witchcraft. She herself was the first accuser in fact in the trials, which led her to accuse other women. According to an eyewitness, at this time she showed signs of fits including running around in the room flailing her arms, ducking under chairs, and attempting to climb the chimney. And her body apparently contorted into impossible positions. After the incident, her uncle ended up taking her to the doctor because it troubled many villagers of Salem. The doctor didn’t find any medical reasons to these actions so he suggested it must be witchcraft. These same actions happened to her cousin, Elizabeth Parris, and was one of the first accusers of the trials along with Abigail. The accusations of Elizabeth and Abigail led to the arrest of Tituba, her uncle’s slave, Sarah Good, and Sarah
She was basically the group leader of the group that accused women of witchcraft. She herself was the first accuser in fact in the trials, which led her to accuse other women. According to an eyewitness, at this time she showed signs of fits including running around in the room flailing her arms, ducking under chairs, and attempting to climb the chimney. And her body apparently contorted into impossible positions. After the incident, her uncle ended up taking her to the doctor because it troubled many villagers of Salem. The doctor didn’t find any medical reasons to these actions so he suggested it must be witchcraft. These same actions happened to her cousin, Elizabeth Parris, and was one of the first accusers of the trials along with Abigail. The accusations of Elizabeth and Abigail led to the arrest of Tituba, her uncle’s slave, Sarah Good, and Sarah