Tests on salam witchs?

Question

what did they do to them to proove them guilty or innocent?

(i know ive asked this already i need more answers)

Answer 1

i know one of the tests was called the sink or swim test, the suspect would be curled up in a non-breathable position with rocks tied to their ankles. If the victim sunk, it would obviously die, and the midwives would know it was not a witch, yet if the victim floated, there would be a trial held. The diabolical mark: Usually, this was a mole or a birthmark. If no such mark was visible, the examiner would claim to have found an invisible mark. Another test consisted in putting a blessed ring into a pot with boiling water, where the accused had to introduce the hand to extract it. The hand was bandaged and in three days the bandage opened. If no sign of burning was found, the person was considered innocent.
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Answer 2

There was a trial where people came forward and told what they
knew about the defendants. Since witches symbolized the devil
and evil there was mass hysteria and no one really told the truth.
Some of the people accused of witchcraft were tortured until
they "confessed". If I recall my history lessons correctly, I
don't believe anyone was found innocent who was accused of
practicing witchcraft. All of the people found "guilty" were either
hung or burned at the stake.

Answer 3

its a good thing we just learned about this in social studies!

the water test. they would tie up the accused witch and through in water. if you drowned you would be Innocent. mean, bet that's how it went. if you lived, you would be a witch.

triels. you would have to go to court and if you were examinated. if you had a witch marking (like a scar, scratch, ar freckle) on your hand or if one of the accusers had a fit and said you were causing it you would be proven guilty.

if you confessed to being a witch you would not be killed, put in jail or prison. you were let free and off the hook.

hope it helped! i dont know evverything about it, but i hope this works.

Answer 4

They really didn't do anything to prove or disprove it. People were given the option of admitting that they were witches but it would forever harm their reputation and they would become social outcasts or they would be hanged.

Giles Corey refused to stand trial and was sentenced to be "pressed" to death. They piled a tons of stones on him until he died from it but he refused to be tried for witchcraft.

I believe around twenty five people were killed or died awaiting trial.

Answer 5

Dunk them under water. If they lived, they were witches. If they drowned, they weren't. That's a lose-lose situation if I've ever heard one.

Answer 6

It was almost as bad as killing Indians because they were Indians