Episode 4 - Accusations

https://www.patreon.com/Witch_Hunt The hysterical and violent fits of the young girls in Salem Village spreads from the family of Minister Samuel Parris to that of Thomas Putnam, the head household of one of the most powerful families in the village. When Elizabeth Hubbard, niece of the local doctor, begins to have fits the door is opened for legal action, as the other girls were too young to be witnesses in court. It is widely assumed that malefic witchcraft is taking place. Putnam goes with some supporters to Salem Town to make official accusations against local suspects. The accused are: Tituba, a native-American household slave of minister Parris; Sarah Good, a local beggar woman who is an embarrassment and a nuisance to the village, and Sarah Osborne, a scandalous figure who had gone against the Putnam family in court. The three women, all likely suspects for witchcraft are rounded up and brought into custody. All the while the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay colony live in constant terror of encroaching warfare in Maine and New Hampshire.  All music written by Brian O'Connell except: “Long Cold Nights” from the collection of traditional fiddle tunes called “Apollo’s Banquet” compiled by Henry Playford, 1690.    “Second Meter – Psalm 119” adapted from the Bay Psalm Book, 1698. Recorded at Studio Vinniechops, 2021-2022 Episode IV Parts:  Part I - “Long Cold Nights” Part II - Sarah Good, Mary Sibley’s witch cake (music – “Long Cold Nights” & “Second Meter”) Part III - “A Perfect Storm”  Part IV – “The Accused” Brian O’Connell – nylon and steel string acoustic guitars, electric 12-string guitar, bass guitar, piccolo bass guitar, acoustic and electric upright basses, piano, moog synthesizer, acoustic guitar w/ glass slide & ebow, cymbal, percussion, voice Rachel Koppelman – accordion https://www.patreon.com/Witch_Hunt A Perfect Storm Long cold dark nights Growing shorter with each day The rains of March Winter washed away Tempest driving on the fields Roads turn into mud To the west the river has overflowed And drowned the cows From London comes a new charter New government and laws Blasphemers are welcome now  In the land of puritans New masters come to rule us all The city on the hill will fall War is coming from the East Bringing refugees Telling tales of burning homes And mutilations How many have already turned Signed their names into his book If we need someone to blame We can provide a list of names Our complaint we swore before the court We gave the names of the accused Much mischief done on our poor girls By disturbers of the peace The constables have been sent out  To bring them before the Magistrates Sources  “The Salem Witch Trials – A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege” by Marilynne K. Roach, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2002  "A Storm of Witchcraft - The Salem Witch Trials and the American Experience“ by Emerson W. Baker, Oxford University Press, 2015  "In the Devil's Snare - The Salem Witchcraft Crisis" by Mary Beth Norton, Vintage Books, 2002 https://www.brianvoconnell.com/ Support the show