Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-13
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" About nine in the morning, March the 4th,
the trial came on before Mr.. Justice Powell.
Alter the usual fOrmalities, and the prisoner
having pleaded not guilty, and put herself on
her trial, the jury were sworn, and the witness
es called over, being sixteen in all
" The first evidence that was sworn was Ahne
Ihorne, who, going to relate what had happened
to her, fell into a fit, being taken speechless,
with violent convulsions, and was very strong.
My Lord said that he never heard that, in any
wltchs trial before, the person afflicted fell into
fit in court but for the satisfaction of the
jury, he permitted the prisoner to be brought
near her, and to speak to her, upon which the
girl flew at her with great fury, as usual
&C. Then Mrs. Gardner was sworn, who gave
very full and exact account of what had passed,
to her leaving the house on Sunday the 18th of
February, when the pins were brought to her
servant Anne Thorne. Her evidence was long,
and very particular, being the same in substance
with the eabove written narrative. In the mean
time Anne Thorno had another fit, and it being
proposed that she might be prayed for in court,
my Lord at present was unwilling, saying she
will come to herself by-andby.
The next evidence was the Rev. Mr.. Gard
ner, rector Of Walkerne, who related the quar-
rel between John Chapman and the prisoner,
which was referred to him, told the story of
Anne Thorne running the first time to fetch
sticks, and the prisoners coming in when they
were burning proceeded to all the particulars,
and concluded with the above mentioned ac-
count Of her confession to him and Mr.. Strut,
be having been an eyewitness to all the strange
/ passages
The next was the Rev. Mr.. Robert Strutt
Vicar Of Ardley, who contested the prisoners
confession at large, and deposed that he was
present and saw Anne Thorne IN several of her
| grieyous fits, out Of which she was recovered by
prayer he snid also chat he tried the prisoner
often to see whether she could say the Lords
Prayer, and that she could not do it, naming
the sentences she could not say. When he was
talking Of the recovery Of Anne Thorne out of
her fits by prayer, my Lord asked lin what
prayers We're used? He answered, Several
out of the Office for the Visitation of the Sick,
and other parts Of the Common Prayer My
Lord was pleased to say, thathe had heard there
were forms Of cxorcism in the Romish liturgy,
but knew not that we had any such in our
Church However, he was glad to find there
was such virtue in our prayers.
4" Afterwards, Anne Thorne continuing in
her fit, the Reverend MIR. Chshull oferd and
was permitted to pray he used that form in
the Office for the Visitation of the Sick which
begins, The Almighty Lord, who is strong
tower &c and repeated the Lords Prayer,
upon which the colour came into the maids
cheeks, and the jury, and others that were near
her, heard her distinctly repeat the petitions of
the Lords Prayer after the minister. 1t was
extremely well taken by all true lovers of the
Church, that Mr. Chishull should offer his assls-
tance at that time, when its prayers were ridi-
culcd by too many that welc present, though
indeed bis acting IN dis case was but agreeable
to the rest of his shining character.
" Another witness was MIR. Arthur Chauncy,
who deposcd that he was present at the second
time OF Anne Thornos running for sticks; that
when she went no further than the bottom of
WhtehIl, her strength failing her Gas is above
related) that he followed Anne Thome at a
distance when she went the third time, but be-
hind an hedge, SO that she did rot see him
that he saw her 90 to the tree, pull off the
sticks, wrap en- in her apron, and come running
home. That when she fell down, he and Thom-
as Ireland took her in their arms and brought
her home; that she was forced from them, and
went overN fve-bar gate as nimhly as grey
hound which words my Lord taking notice
Of, he again affirmed upon his oath, that she
went over as swiftly as ever he mad seen any
greyhound leap over such gate That he had
seen Anne ThorRo in several of her fits, and
that she Away recovered upon prayers, OIL Jane
Wenhams coming to her; and particularly re-
lated at large an account OF the greatest fit of
all, when she WAS given over lUr dead, but re-
covered upon the approach OF the prisoner, al
tho at that time prayers We're sufficient. He
related that he pricked the prisoner several
r times in the arm, but could fetch no blood from
her That he saw pins IN the hands of AnnC
Tho,ne, when there were none in her clothes
nor anywhere within her reach; that he TOOK
several Of these pms from her which he wa;
, ready to produce. Thejudge told him that wal
needless he esupposed they were crooked pms
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