He was pressed to death by the court for not entering a plea, and he didnt want to entertain the court byt entering a plea.
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To enter a plea back then is like pleading innocent or quilty now. It is more likely that he refused to enter a plea because then he could not be tried and his wealth could not be confiscated, but would go to his family than he did it to aggravate the court.
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Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
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 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.
Giles corey was martha corey husband and john procters friend. Giles corey was introduced into the story because he was an actual uncommitted victom in the salem witch trils.
Giles Corey, pressed to death for etering a plea to the court
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
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Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
Giles Corey is crushed by rocks due to a judicial order during the Salem Witch Trials.
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 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.
Martha Corey is on trial. She was put on trial in Salem, Massachusetts as part of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s.
they thing that some people are around the fire it is a witch
Giles Corey, who was around 80
Martha Corey, elisabeth protor, john proctor, giles Corey, Sarah good, Sarah osburne,