Unjust Accusations: A Story of Witchcraft Trials

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You have heard many testimoneis and lots of evidence about whether my client is witch or not. My client did not come to this town to stir up trouble or to bring harm to anyone. She came to live a normal life like you and me. The accusations against my client are absurd and my client has been targted by the community for their gain. Anaplasmosis. Perilla mint. Nitrates.Prussic acid. I bet you are wondering what all these things are. Each one of these things is a diferent reason why cattle can suddenly die. Yet the proscueter wants you to believe that the only reason why any of the cattle died is because my client cursed them. But what proof is there, what autpousy was done on the cattle. There is no real cause of death just people who did not like my client saying she cursed their cattle. These people that are accusing my client of witchcraft have no real evidence to prove that my client affected their cattle in any way. What does my client have to gain from cursing these peoples cattle,There is no money she gains no land and no gain in social status. The real question is what do the people have to gain from accusing her of being a witch. …show more content…

These witness have plenty to gain from suppoudlesy seeing martha at these witch meetings. Noting the fact that they are not on trial and will never be on trial for being a witch themselves, because of these so called eyewitness staments that gurantted there own freedom. The other towns people also had plenty to gain if martha carrier was convicted as a witch. Martha had just gained a land and money due to her brothers death from small pox. If convicted they dont have to worry about a woman who is not like them gaining land and money. Imagine not being a well liked woman in your own communitny then having your own children suppousldy willingly testify against

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