Men Accuse Bridget Bishop of Invading their Rooms at Night: May 30, 1692
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Men Accuse Bridget Bishop of Invading their Rooms at Night: May 30, 1692
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Spectral Attacks, a Boston Arrest, and the Oyer and Terminer Jury CallWe dive into a chilling cluster of late-May 1692 developments: a tantalizing, barely recorded claim that Elizabeth How’s specter dragged Susannah Shelden to a pond, and the strange death of Captain John How’s sow—followed by countermagic, a numb hand, and lasting pain that pointed suspicion back to Elizabeth. Tension spikes as Philip English, hidden for a month, is seized in Boston and transferred into Essex County custody. We also track fresh accusations that never become warrants and revisit the vivid, decades-old testimonies Samuel Gray and William Stacy used to condemn Bridget Bishop—midnight visitations, vanished figures, sudden mishaps, and fleeting mentions of dead children. Everything races toward the turning point: jurors are ordered, witnesses warned, and the Court of Oyer and Terminer is set to convene in Salem.
00:00 Daily Briefing May 30
00:35 Philip English Arrested
01:08 Mysterious Pig Incident
01:52 Samuel Gray Testimony
03:49 William Stacy Testimony
07:11 Court of Oyer and Terminer
07:44 Trials Begin and Fear