Important notice amongst the people of Salem!
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We are believed to be under attack by a dark spirit that may harm our people of Salem. If you have witnessed any strange activity regarding witchcraft among anyone in our town please bring this information to the Salem court and we will be sure to take care of the situation. Witchcraft can be shown in many different ways, if you start to sense any differences among someone you may know such as a change in attitude or any odd hobbies amongst your loved ones or any of your neighbors and friends you must bring this to the court at once. The witches are given a bargain with the devil for the ability to have power to harm others and in return to him for this power, is loyalty to him. In order to help prevent this harm by the devil to our people we must rid of these witches and bring them to trial in front of our judges so they can pay for their sins. This new hysteria has brought fear amongst our village so any information will be greatly appreciated by the courts and help to make the village safe again.
Thank you-
Salem Court Officials
9/6/62
Dear diary,
The paranoia is getting worse day by day and I myself find myself wondering if this witchcraft is real. Tituba a servant to reverend hale has recently been accused of witchcraft and admitted to this crime, did she really make a bargain with the devil? Am I next to be targeted? Whether it be by the devil or the 11 year old girl who has been naming people in court and are soon to be brought to trial where they are most likely to be hanged. I fear that this darkness is going to come to me even though I'm completely innocent and would never do such a thing to harm the people in the village. I see friends, family and neighbors turning against one another accusing each other of witchcraft. I believe this hysteria is becoming a way to blame each other for witchcraft because they don't like one another. So I ask myself is this fear of witchcraft even real? The court reaches out to us and tells us to report any change in attitude or odd hobbies amongst our people but someone's attitude can be so misunderstood by another person. For example, Giles Corey accidentally told reverend Hale that his wife Martha had been reading books at night in the corner and hides the books. But for us women it is not common for us to read, we are expected to help around the house and not have much knowledge. Now Martha will be taken to trial for this mistake her husband announced, I believe this is all a misunderstanding and Martha just wanted to read books but with the fear amongst us it makes sense that she was scared of the court finding out about her reading and suspecting her of witchcraft, that's why she hid her books. I've learned to keep to myself and not to act out of the ordinary amongst the village. I hope that I am not one whose named in court and brought to trial. I also hope that this will pass very fast it's very scary in the village today living everyday not knowing whether you will be the next one accused of witchcraft and taken to trial.
Wish me luck,
Amy
|Salem Police Report|
Case No:1478342
Date: 9/18/62
Reporting Officer: Cheever
Subject: Witch Evidence Time: 18:30
conspiring against Abigail
Victim: Abigail Williams
Defendant: Elizabeth Proctor
Other witnesses: John Proctor, Reverend Hale, and Mary Warren
Evidence Taken from scene: Poppet doll with needle through stomach
Arrest made: Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren
Incident:
Elizabeth Proctor was found with a doll at her home which is believed to be used in a witch craft manner in order to harm Abigail Williams. Asked whether she owns a poppet or not she replies "no" but I see a poppet with a needle through the abdomen in her household. Elizabeth Proctor says "Why this is Mary's" (Crucible) But, last night at dinner Abigail Williams stabbed herself in the stomach and claims it was Elizabeth's spirits pushing it in which would explain the reasoning of why there is a needle through the stomach of the poppet. John Proctor states that Abigail has done this to herself claiming Abigail is a liar. Soon after Mary Warren claims the doll is hers and made it in court then gave it to Elizabeth we will also be arresting her along side of Elizabeth Proctor for their suspicious witchcraft activities. Seeing how Elizabeth is already been named in court by Abigail for witchcraft and due to the evidence we can only believe that this correlates with witchcraft and was an effort to harm the reverends niece.