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The end of the witch trials came when a new superior court was created. They released those who were awaiting trial and those who were facing execution. Apologies and restition was offered over the years to the families of the victims.
Sources Used
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/sal_acct.htm
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/why-did-the-witchcraft-accusations-of-1692-begin-in-the-village-parsonage/
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ma-salemcourt2.html
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/education/
An example of a pillory used for one form of torture.
The accused witches in Old Salem faced many different forms of torture, including having their feet hog-tied to their necks until blood dripped from their eyes and nose, having to stand for hours in a pillory, being deprived of water and food, and being stripped of clothing and pricked on any birth marks or blemishes.
An image of the jail from the cemetery.
image found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethomsen/8377993256/
The conditions of those accused of witchcraft were harsh. Some even described the atmosphere as “Suburbs of Hell”. Mice and rat infestations smothered each cell, not to mention they were all kept in complete darkness. During high tide, it flooded quite a lot, the water up to the prisoners’ ankles. Examinations and insults were unending at the jail, along with brutal torture and humiliation.
Another theory is that the salem witch jail was an opportunity to generate income. Based on what we have researched, we've found that all of the prisoners had to buy their necessities. Such as, clothes, food, water, etc. They also had to pay for things that were forced upon them, like chains or even their own cells. If you could not pay the price, you would go without, or be put into a small coffin like cell with only room to stand. With only these few examples a theory can be created that the government saw this as a chance to gain wealth.
Witch Trial Theory
Before the trials the colonists lived in theocracy, the belief that God and the government are one, and because god was supposed to be speaking through the government, they could do no wrong. They were “ordained as Holy Ministers” After the trials, the people believed that the government had an wrong and stopped believing this. The “witches” were innocent and many people died with no reason. The colonists no longer accepted that the government was the mouth of god. This caused separation of church and state.
The witch trials could easily be argued as a large turning point for theocracy.
Eventually, after around 20 people were executed for witch craft, the government admitted they were wrong. They then compensated the families for the convicted.
Over 200 people were accused of witch craft during the Salem Witch Trails.
The Salem Witch Trials began in the spring of 1692 in Colonial Massachusetts.
A jail cell in the Old Salem Witch Jail.
credit to http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/
credit to http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/