Claim: Abigail Hobbs pleaded guilty to both indictments against her, one for afflicting Mercy Lewis and another for covenanting with the Devil, and she accused George Burroughs, the previous minister of Salem, of being a witch.
Evidence: At her trial in September, she pleaded guilty to both indictments against her, one for afflicting Mercy Lewis and another for covenanting with the Devil. In her examination on April 20, 1692, Abigail Hobbs accused George Burroughs, the previous minister of Salem, of being a witch.