New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18

for the invalid's comfort and the chlld
we'll being, gave the case in charge OF ~
Ellicotr, and then avoided the place to escap
the gratitude of his beneticiaries.
Five or six weeks later DR.. Ellicott cam
for him hurriediy. "She wants to Sc
a you said he: .'she will not live more tina
two or three days. Misty went with hin
to tue chamber of death with that teelin
| OF awe which always overcOmes young
hearty natures in their presence. Tn
| dying woman held out both hands to hin
and gazed at him earnestly with her large
wisttul eyes. Fiine kissed him. AMI
nestled to his arms. Tho dear little CIR
r was sober aud silent. but Misty felt I
strange yearning toward her as he strOkeo
her hair and sat down by the side OF thu
bed.
''lou have kind heart" said Cariotts
Gomez. land l. who have taxed its gener
osity SO lavishy, atn now going to appeal t
il again. am dying and do not want my
hu band to have my child. He is a brute
and he will dispose of her according to bis
instincts. Promise me he shall not have
my child
Misty promised, teIventiy.
| "My father, Jose RIncon, is Il very rich
man. a proprietor OF mines, and q grea;
merchant in i'ern. He discarded me for
marrying Sancho Gomez, but l think he
will adopt my child when l am dead.
!
| promise me at least that Sancho Come
! shall not have my child
Again Misty promised.
The woman, with great sob, kissed
Tomkins' hands, and pat the child iuto his
arms. A she did so. another actor APP
peared upon the scene, a low brow ed
Spaniard, with a vicious face. hashly
attired. and smoking cigar which made
his wife cough. 1t was Gomez. He bowed
| low avon crmnSDy I ha gai1 witt,
an attempt at sarcasm. II trus. 90 not
| intrude'
Company. yes: friends who have come
! to see me die said the woman, fixing her
! great eyes upon him. Il have left my child
| 20 this kind friend" she continued. II
wish Mr.. Tonkins to be Teresas guardian
| Promise me you will not interfere with INV
| last wish. Sancho.'
ajor Gidney. Mr.. Wait Winthrop. Cap
tain Sewall and Mr.. Sargent, were sworn
| and went to work. On the thirtieth Of
June. Sarah Good, Rebeka Nurse, Susannah
| Martin, Elizabeth How and Sarah Wilder
were brought to trial: all were found guilty
| aud sentenced 10 death except Nurse, who
was d church member, and was acquitted
| by the jury. At this the "atiiicted" children
| fell into fits, and Others were aggravated;
and the popular dissatisfaction was so great
that the court sent them back to the jury
room. and they returned shortly with a
verdict OF guilty against Nurse, too. The
Rev. Mr.. Noyes of Salem communicated
Nurse-delivered her to Satan, and then
they all were led out to die. The minister
Noyes told Susannah Martin that she was
witch and knew it, and she had better own
it; hut she refused. and told him that che
lied,' and that be knew it, and 'that if he
took away her life, God would give him
blood to drink which curse is now tradi-
tionally believed, and that he was choked
with blood. They were hanged. protesting
their innocence. and there was none 10 pity
them.
On the fifth of August new batch were
''haled before the court-the Rev. George
Burroughs, John Proctor and his wife, John
Willard, George Jacobs and Martha Carrier.
Burroughs was dislIked by some of the
clergy for he was tinctured with Roger
Williams ideas OF religious freedom, and he
was particularly obnoxious to Mather: be-
sides. he had spoken slightingly of witch
craft, and had even said there was no such
thing as witch. Willard had been con.
stable employed in Selling witches. and
becoming sick Of the business, had refused
to do it any more; the children at once cried
ont that he too was q witch. He lied for
his life, but was caught at Nashua and
brought back Old Jacobs was accused by
his own granddaughter, and Carrier was
convicted upon the testimony of her own
children They were all convicted and
sentenced.
After the sentence. the girl. Margaret
Jacobs, who had been particularly useful
in the conviction of Burroughs and her
grandfather, came to Burroughs and con-
fessed with many tears that she was
wicked liar and coward. She also wrote
to the court, endeavOring TO undo what was |
done. saying: 1.-The lord above knows I |
knew nothing in the least measure how or !
who afflicted them 1.-THE bewitched) they !
told me, without doubt, l did. or else they |
would not fall down at Inc; they told ne if |
l would not confess should be put down |
into the dungeon, and would be hanged; |
but il | would confess, should have my |
lite. the which did so fright me, with my |
own vile, wicked heart, TO save my life. |
that 1t made me make the like confession |
ii. !, which confession, may it please the |
honored court, is altogether false and I'M
true. What l said was alto.
gether false against my grandfather and |
Mr.. Burroughs, which did to save my life
and to have my liberty"
1t did not avail; and all but Mrs. Proctor
saw the last OF earth on the nineteenth Of |
August - they were hanged on Gallows
Hall.
Minister Burroughs made so moving a
prayer. closing with the Lords Prayer
which it was thought no witch could say,
that there was some fear lest the crowd
should hinder the hanging. AS soon as he
was turned of, Mr.. Mather, from his horse,
the people to prove to them that
lis was really no minister. and to show how
he must be guilty notwithstanding his
prayer; for the devil could change himself |
into angel of light. When he was cut
down he was dragged by the rope to 2 hole
among the rocks, and thrust in with VII |
lard aud Carrier, and halt buried in
hurried way.
by these things" said Mather 1--WE see
what the devils cOuld have power to do,
should the great God give them that
power.
On September ., six more received sen
tence of death. Ga September II, nine
more. The juries cleared none who were
tried. Il meet with but one person, in near
4 hundred, whose examinations are upon
lie, says Hutchinson, that was dismissed |
alter having been once charged
Giles Cory had refused to plead to the |
,harge against him; what could then be
lone with him. 1t was found that for this,
'y some sort of law. he might be pressed
o death. SO on the sixteenth Of Septem-
,er, just as the autumn tints were beginning
o giorify the earth, he was laid on the
,round, bound hand and foot. and stones |
we're piled upon him till the tongue was
pressed out OF his mouth; 1.-THE sheriff with
lis cane forced it in again. when he was |
lying Such cruel things did fear-fear of !
he devil-lead these people to do. He was
he first and last who died in New England
II this way.
On the twenty second Of September eight
II the sentenced were carted up Gallows |
Hill and done to death amid great con. ,
curse of men, women and children from
he neighboring villages and from boston.
The victims went crying and sin ging,
ragged through crowds OF terrorstrieken