The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-11-20
sULfANA cox, The wirCH.
How and why the GOOD People Of
COnneCticut Hanged Her q
CenturyaAge.
Hartford Times.

CooturyeA80s
Hartford Times.
A friend In Glastonbury sends us the
following sccount which had beenscut
put of.the Times away back In 1898, and
pasted in an old scrap-book. Jnliana
Cox, we rejoice to believe, was The only
witch that was ever hanged in'C Connect.
it IL matter Of regret that
even one such case of superstition and
shame can be brought up against Che old
State. The place Of execution, on .Gsl-
lows Hilp' In this city, is now known as
the commanding trap rock ridge by this
"stone pits" Here is the account:
In the beautiful town of Glastonbury;
in Connecticut. the following remarkable
event occurred In 1853. In March of
that year one julius Perry went out viii
his dog to hunt In the depths OF. the
forest he discovered (as he alleged) an
old gray fox. and his dog gave chase
After chasing this fox upward of two
miles, the animal was holed. When Mr..
Perry came up be
se HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IA
Over the other side of the hole, and, 90,
ing to the spot, be there found Julisna
Cox lying and painting for breath, Her
lett shoulder was bleeding, and had On
il the marks of the dogs teeth. This
was just the spot on the gray fox's
shoulder where the dog had seized hold.
Upon this testimony Miss Cox,a maiden
OF forty-four, was brought to, trial for
the capital ofense OF being witch. On
her arraignhaent she pleaded not guilty;
and 1t was determined that Committee
of Selectmen shouldsexamine her person
for witchmarks, in order to Introduce
condrmatory proofs against her. She
was therefore remanded TO prison. The
following persons were appointed on the
Committee: Eben Brewer, Elexas Jonas
and Samuel Cutworth. These men pro-
ceeded at once to the prison, and, strip
ping Miss Cox, began their examination.
For time exceeding an hour they could
End no marks, and Miss Coz submitted
to their examination With tssfs and soba
Finally, when they had pricked many
places in her body without success, she
confessed 70 two rharks-one little be-
low the right hip and one on the left
arm. The committee now became salts.
fed that these we're trus thstks, as the
flesh thereon was discolored in slight
degree They thereupon made their re.
port to the Court appointed to hear the
trial. - =
This evidence, confirming that OF Mr.,
Perry, was thought to be conclusive, and
April 8 the trial took place. It was
thought unnecessary to resort to further
tests, and Miss Cox was found guilty Of
witchcraft ON the evidence already ono;
tied, and sentenced to be hanged. Strange
noises and demons
HAUNTED TIE JAIt
1t Hartford up to the time that her exc.
lcution took place, which was April 2, ut
5 O'Clock in the morning. There was d
large conc6urse OF men and women az
tending her execution; and although she
declared that che was unjuslly accused,
and that she confessed to the witch
marks to stop the pain of being pricked
SO cruelty by the committeeman, yet
every person present believed her to be
. true witch and ID league with the devil.
She fdrther declared that Julius Perry
accused her wfongfuily. She said that
she was in the forest gathering herbs,
and that Julius Perry came along and
would hste bis will of her; that she,
1 constantly Refusing, be set bis dog upon
her; and the animal bft her shoulder, and
that be, fearing to be detected in this bad
act, had laid the charge Of withcraft
against bet, This was said under the
/ gallows. Whereupon . shout was made
among the people to "burn the witch, y
for hanging was too good death for 20
foul slrubpet OF tie devil. Whih the
people went to fetch wood to buru her
the Sheriff hung her up, go that she died
on the gallows before the wood could be
brought. Il sr5 ,s7s
i This account of Juliana Cox's witch
craft and. death is abridged. from the
statement of Dinah Jones before q. Com
I mittee Of Delegates to revise the laws oi
1ConnectEnt. stt.ss staeii So