Giles Corey, September 19, 1692. According to legend, his last words were "More weight," as more stones were placed on him and he died.
Four people have been confirmed to have died in prison.
Roger Toothaker, Ann Foster, Sarah Osbourne and Lydia Dustin.
As many as 9 others may have met their end awaiting trial.
Conditions in prison weren't the best. Sarah Osbourne, one of those who died in jail, had been ill for a few years before the Trials.
Giles Corey, September 19, 1692. According to legend, his last words were "More weight," as more stones were placed on him and he died.
Giles Corey, age 93.
Died of being crushed to death by stones.
EDIT:
Giles Corey was actually around 80.
There are clear records of four deaths in prison, Roger Toothaker, Ann Foster, Lydia Dustin and Sarah Osbourne. As many as nine others may have died, but sources conflict.
a lot of people
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.
They would tickle the witch
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
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.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
a lot of people
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.
The convicted were executed by hanging.
They would tickle the witch
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
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.
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
outside of Salem