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gabby11 | February 11, 2009 01:28 AM | in History | about Salem Witch Trials

Why did Giles Corey get crushed between stones?

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | bernices | February 11, 2009 02:14 AM

It is said that he stood up many times against how the witch trials proceeded, leaving many to doubt his own beliefs. After a jail term of 5 months, he refused to stand trial. The punishment for refusing trial was to be stoned to death. Instead of what we typically know as stoning, in this case stones were piled upon his body, crushing him. Giles Corey actually asked for more stones to be used so his death would come sooner.

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_BCOR.HTM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey

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jduvall | February 11, 2009 03:53 AM

Eyewitness To History states that he "refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty to witchcraft and under church law was tortured by heavy rocks until he entered a plea. Despite the heavy rocks, he still refused to talk and therefore died from the crushing of the rocks.

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http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/salem.htm

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