All posts tagged "trial"
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20.0K5New HampshireEunice Cole, The Witch of Hampton Who Could Not Be Stopped
Virtually the entire town of Hampton, N.H., believed Eunice Cole was a witch. Town officials hauled her into court to face charges...
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8.5K1Crime and ScandalNathaniel Sewell Comes to America in 1643 – and Regrets It
In 1643, Londoners were worried about the well-being of street children. So they developed a scheme to improve the children’s lot in...
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6.5KBusiness and LaborIn 1770 Silversmith Samuel Casey Narrowly Escaped the Gallows
Samuel Casey was a talented, well-respected silversmith in Kingstown, R.I in the mid-1700s. He made teapots, tankards and porringers as well as...
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8.7K1ConnecticutThe Land Rush that Started the Hartford Riot of 1722
In 1721, the Connecticut General Assembly ordered Jeremiah Fitch to begin paying rent to John Clark for land he lived on near...
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13.9K3Crime and ScandalStop Thief! The Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves Chases Lawless Freebooters
Like many vigilante groups in New England, the Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves came about for good reason in Worcester, Mass.,...
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53.4KMassachusettsDon Pedro, The Last True Pirate To Raid the Atlantic
Don Pedro, the handsome, ruthless Spanish pirate, apparently didn’t get the memo in 1832 that piracy was over in the Atlantic Ocean....
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