They didn't start quickly. The affliction began in January. The examinations, that can be most easily compared to a Grand Jury trial, began in March. The trials themselves began in June. That's average progression for a witch panic.
Salem, Massachusetts
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
In the winter of 1692, in Salem Massachusetts.
It all happened in 1692.
There were no witch trials in Salem in those years. The trials happened in 1692 and 1693.
The Salem witch trials began in 1692.
Salem, Massachusets.
The Salem Witch Trials took place in 1692.
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of real historical events in Salem, Massaschusetts in 1692, NOT A STORY!
The Salem witch trials happened in 1692.
The witch trials were an event. An event does not eat.
The last of the Salem Witch trials ended in may 1693