Nineteen, fourteen women and five men.
During the Salem Witch Trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death and as many as 13 died in prison.
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
Nineteen, fourteen women and five men.
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
outside of Salem
The Salem Witch Trials occurred primarily in 1692. The only man executed during these trials was Giles Corey, who was pressed to death with heavy stones for refusing to enter a plea. His death exemplified the extreme measures taken during this period of mass hysteria and injustice.
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
They would tickle the witch
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.