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in 1692 all 26 who actually went to trial (lots more were accused) were convicted.
They would tickle the witch
a lot of people
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
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.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
They would tickle the witch
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.
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.
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.
outside of Salem
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.