Complex sentence: In 1823, she contacted the authorities and demanded to be tried by water for witchcraft, in order to clear her name for the rumors of sorcery that were circulating about her and which had increased to such a degree that her own children suspected her.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1823, she contacted the authorities and demanded to be tried by water for witchcraft, in order to clear her name for the rumours of sorcery that were circulating about her. The rumours had increased to such a degree that her own children suspected her.