August 24, 1692 - Dorcas Good, four year old, is being put on trial. She was first accused of witchcraft by Ann Putnam. Dorcas Good is the daughter of the famed Sarah Good, one of the first recognized witches. She was tried and hung in June and July respectably. Sarah Good was a homeless woman who often begged door-to-door. When people refused her money, she would often mumble incoherently and leave. Some villages even associated her visits …showed first 75 words of 323 total…

…showed last 75 words of 323 total…August 5, John was found guilty. He was hung on August 19, 1692. Another way to get out of the spotlight of being accused is to accuse others of witchcraft. Tituba, a Caribbean slave did that this past winter. In the process, however, she had to confess and was never tried. Is it fair for a four year old to be chained to a wall in prison? How does one even learn such magic in such short years?