The incident would soon bring many other young girls with similar symptoms, who would also later be accused of being bewitched. The accused of bewitchment would have a right to a trial. The accused would be put on display in a courtroom most of the time showing acts of screaming , spasms, contortions,and other of the symptoms of being possessed in the 1600’s. Many of the accused would deny their study of witchcraft but others would confess, some in the hope of being saved from death others because of the belief they truly were witches. The witches accused would also claim that other women would be apart of their service to the devil, thus spreading accusations of women being bewitched throughout Massachusetts. The accused would be and could be just about anyone, such as high regarded members of the church down to a four year old girl. The number of women that were being claimed of being bewitched was so great that it began to overwhelm the local justice
The incident would soon bring many other young girls with similar symptoms, who would also later be accused of being bewitched. The accused of bewitchment would have a right to a trial. The accused would be put on display in a courtroom most of the time showing acts of screaming , spasms, contortions,and other of the symptoms of being possessed in the 1600’s. Many of the accused would deny their study of witchcraft but others would confess, some in the hope of being saved from death others because of the belief they truly were witches. The witches accused would also claim that other women would be apart of their service to the devil, thus spreading accusations of women being bewitched throughout Massachusetts. The accused would be and could be just about anyone, such as high regarded members of the church down to a four year old girl. The number of women that were being claimed of being bewitched was so great that it began to overwhelm the local justice