The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-08

From the Hartford Times
A friend in Glastonbury sends us
tho following account, which had
boon cut out Of tho Times away
Back in 1923, md pasted in IN old
scrap-book. Juliana Cox, wo ro-
ioiso to boliove, was tho only witch
TINT was over hanged in Connects.
out and it is Il matter Of regret
that even ono such case Of supcrsti~
ton and shame can DO brought up
against the good cid State. Tho
place of tho execution, on "Gallows
Hill" in this city, is now known as
tho commanding trap rock ridge by
tho "stono~pits." Horo is tho ac-
count:
"In tho beautiful town of Glus-
tonbury, in Connecticut. tho fol
lowing remarkable ovont occurred
in 1863: In March Of that year,
ono Julius Porry won't out with liz
dogs to hunt. In tho depths of tho
forest he discovered Ms ho allcgcd)
on old gray fox, and his dogs gnvo
chase. After chasing this fox up
wards of two miles, tho animal was
holod. When Mr.. Porry camo up
no hoard q strange noiso over tho
othor sidc Of tho holo, and, going
to tho spot, ho thoro found Julianu
Cox lying and painting for breath.
Hor loft shoul dor was bleeding and
had on it tho marks Of dogs teeth.
This just tho spot on tho gray foS's
shoulder whero tho dogs had soixcd
hold. Upon this testimony Miss
Cox, maidon lady Of IA, was
brought to trial for tho capital Of
fonco of being " witch. On her
arraignment she plondod not guilty,
and it was determined that u Com.
mittee of Soloctmen should examine
hor person for witch marks, in or.
dor to introduce conirmatory proofs
against her. She WAS therefore ro-
mandod to prison. The following
persons wore appointed on tho
Committee: Ebon Brewer, AlaNes
Jones, and Samuel Cutworth.
These mon proceeded at once to tho
prison, and stripping Miss Cox,
they began their examination. For
a time, exceeding M hour, thoy
could find no marks, and Miss Cox
submitted to their examination With
tears and sobs. Finally, when they
pricked many places on bcr body
without success, she confessed to
two marks--one a littlo below tho
right hip, and one on tho left arm,
The Committee now became salts
tied that these were true marks, as
tho flesh was thereon discolored in
slight degree. They thercrpou
made their report to tho Court APP
pointed to hoar tho triaE
''This evidence. confirming thai of
Mr.. Perry, was thought conclusive,
and on tho 3d of April tho trial
took place It was thought unne-
cessary to resort to furthcr tests,
and Miss Cox was found guilty OF
witel,craft on the evidence already
quoted, and sentenced to be hanged.
Strange noises and demons haunted
the jail at Hartford up to tho time
that her execution took place. which
was on the 7th of April, at 5 o'clock
in tho morning. There was e. largo
conco,use of men and women
attending hor execution. and,
although she declared that she was
unjustly accused, and that she con-
fessed to tho witch marks to stop,
the pain of being pricked 30 cruolly
by tho Committeeman, yet oyery
person present believed her to be 2.
true witch and in league with tho
devil. She further declared that
Julius Perry accused her wrong
fully. She said she was in tho for
ost gathering herbs, and that Julius
Perry came along and would have
his will of fher ;that she constantly re-.
f,sing, he set his dog upon her, and
tho animal bit her shoulder, and
that he, fearing to be detected in
this bad act, had laid tho charge OF
witchcraft against her. This she
said under the gallows, wheroupon
q shout was made among the peo~
pie 10 burn the witch, as han nging
was too easy death for so foul .
strrsmpet Of the devil. While the