He is the person majorly responsible for the occurrence of the trial in 1670. Thomas Weir or Major Weir was accused of various crimes such as incest, adultery, fornication, and bestialities. He was a married man who committed all of the atrocious crimes and got convicted of his crimes, spent a small amount of time in jail and then went to trial. Major Weir was a radical religious member within his community. Thomas supposedly had made a deal or multiple deals with the Devil so that he could have supernatural powers. Thomas was not ashamed of his crimes since he pleaded guilty for his actions. He had slept or laid with his deceased wife’s daughter, his sister, his servant, and animals. Major Weir’s crimes had gone above and beyond for his guilt, he had confessed to all of his crimes, but he did not feel any remorse for the committed crimes. His performance of incest occurred with his sister Jane, thus adding her into the trial in April
He is the person majorly responsible for the occurrence of the trial in 1670. Thomas Weir or Major Weir was accused of various crimes such as incest, adultery, fornication, and bestialities. He was a married man who committed all of the atrocious crimes and got convicted of his crimes, spent a small amount of time in jail and then went to trial. Major Weir was a radical religious member within his community. Thomas supposedly had made a deal or multiple deals with the Devil so that he could have supernatural powers. Thomas was not ashamed of his crimes since he pleaded guilty for his actions. He had slept or laid with his deceased wife’s daughter, his sister, his servant, and animals. Major Weir’s crimes had gone above and beyond for his guilt, he had confessed to all of his crimes, but he did not feel any remorse for the committed crimes. His performance of incest occurred with his sister Jane, thus adding her into the trial in April