Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft. When he went to trial he refused to make a plea, similar to the innocent and guilt of our day. That meant they couldn't try him. The tried pressing him under stones to force him to speak. He never did and the weight finally crushed him on September 19th, 1692.
Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
Around 80
Martha Corey is on trial. She was put on trial in Salem, Massachusetts as part of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s.
He was unusual because unlike majority of the deaths in Salem during the witch trials, he was tortured and pressed to death. The others were either hung or died in prison.
Giles Corey was a victim during th Salem Witch Trials. He was never really convicted but was still killed. His punishment was to be placed under heavy stones until he said he was a witch. He still did not "admit" to it and was squashed by the rocks. His death was the last but most painful.
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
Giles Corey is crushed by rocks due to a judicial order during the Salem Witch Trials.
Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
Hale did most lilkely attend the examination of Giles Corey. He was invovled in the trials from the beginning stages.
Giles Corey, who was around 80.
Giles Corey, pressed to death for etering a plea to the court
Around 80
Martha Corey is on trial. She was put on trial in Salem, Massachusetts as part of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s.
Giles Corey is a character in The Crucible, a novel about the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. He reveals to Reverend Hale that he thinks his wife is a witch.
They were hanged if they were convicted. Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones in order to force him to make a plea in court.
The victims of the trials were hanged. However, Giles Corey was pressed to death under stones when he refused to enter a plea during his trial.
He was unusual because unlike majority of the deaths in Salem during the witch trials, he was tortured and pressed to death. The others were either hung or died in prison.