Who says that magic is only in the town of Hogsmeade? Apparently the city is not only magic in the Harry Potter novels written by author JK Rowling. Magic City really exists, is located in the United States, or more precisely in the State of Massachusetts. The city was officially established as a city of magic by Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts during the period.
The city is designated as a city of magic because in this city, once there was a terrible event (certainly are associated with magic). Namely the events of The Salem Witch Trials, the event where more than 150 residents of this city were arrested, tried, and convicted only because considered practicing witchcraft.
City of Salem was founded in 1629. In 1641 English law was applied in this town (at that time, the United States is still made up of British colonies) And one of the laws enacted in this city is that everything associated with the practice of witchcraft is a serious offense. Year 1688, Martha Goodwin, a young local people there, a fight with a washerwoman named Goode Glover which sparked the emergence of this witchcraft.
Martha then gets a strange disease, followed later the second brother and sister experienced the same thing. Glover then arrested because deemed to have been practicing witchcraft to the Goodwin family
Then a clergyman named Cotton Mather to see Glover Glover membujul to immediately recognize perbuatanya, because if not, then he will be sentenced to hang by a local court. But Glover has become a scary face and scary
then in the new year 1692, Abigail Williams (11 years) and Elizabeth Parris (9 years) suffering from the same disease with the Goodwin family children four years ago. Hose then a girl named Ann Putnam Jr.. and several other girls were experiencing similar things. In mid-February 1692, a doctor considers what is experienced by the population of Salem is the result of witchcraft.
Tituba, a slave woman is identified as a freak because she had to feed his dog a piece of cake homemade magic cake called a few days earlier. Several other residents accuse Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne as witches. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin examine Tituba from the local police, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne over the allegations. Tituba confessed that the practice of magic derived from Goode Glover and Sarah Osborne.
Then there are three people named Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott and Mary Warren confessed contracted a strange disease of Ann Putnam Jr.. Ann accuses Martha Cory was a witch, and so did Abigail Williams accuses Rebecca Nurse. Deputies also arrested Samuel Dorcas Good Brabrook are then examined by both police Hathrone and Corwin, they also arrested Rebecca Nurse.
Furthermore, Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce (sister of Rebecca Nurse) accused of being a witch, after Sarah Cloyce all-out defense of his brother and said that her brother was not a witch. The same thing happened to John (husband of Elizabeth Proctor) when he defends his wife and made him the first man who accused as a witch. Action accuse accuse even this growing and making a lot of people were arrested (both men and women) and put into jail.
Date May 27, 1692, the state of the city of Salem increasingly heated. The Court also held. Bridget Bishop was the first woman on trial for Elizabeth Booth (woman who accused witch) proved to have these strange symptoms, Bridget Bishop, was sentenced to hang. Next Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah Good and Sarah Wildes were tried and they were hanged on Gallows Hill. Then George Jacobs Sr.., Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Willard, John and Elizabeth Proctor declared guilty and they were also hanged, except Elizabeth Proctor because she was pregnant. Followed by Martha Corey, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Dorcas Hoar and Mary Bradbury. Witch accusations grew hear the presence of Giles Cory.
17 September 1692, Margaret Scott, Wilmott Redd, Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker, Abigail Faulkner, Rebecca Earnes, Mary Lacy, Ann Foster and Abigail Hobbs were tried and sentenced to hang. What happened to Giles Cory is more sadistic and terrifying, the man crushed by a large stone to death because he refused to admit his mistake and it took two days until he died. A few days later, Martha Cory, Margaret Scott, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Willmott Redd, Samuel Wardwell and Mary Parker were hanged.
October 3, 1692, the Reverend Increase Mather, president of Harvard College (the father of the Reverend Cotton Mather) announced how the use of evidence in court magic. But Governor Phipps said that the evidence did not apply to the court witchcraft.In the fall, the Governor Phipps to free some of the suspects was not enough evidence.Judge Stoughton received orders from the governor to continue the litigation hanging witchcraft and punish the women even though they are pregnant, because that's Judge Stoughton resigned his position as Judge of the city.
Finally, 49 of the 52 suspects freed included Tituba who then sold to new masters. In the summer of Governor Phipps apologizes to all suspects who are still remaining in prison. Until 1697 the city court to admit a mistake has been imprisoned and sentenced to death many people without clear evidence and determine the day of fasting and soul-searching for the tragedy in Salem. They also declared that the year 1692 as the year without the law.
Now, the city of Salem later became a tourist town full of supernatural values. The Salem Witch Trials event is still remembered and visitors can still see the city of Salem.As in The Witch House, home of Judge Jonathan Corwin, one of the judges in the Salem Witchcraft Trials event. The building is now owned by the city Department of Parks and Recreation Salem and made a tourist destination complete with a tour program, tour history, and architecture tour. In addition, tourists can also visit the Salem Witch Museum. In this museum visitors really like taken back to those terrible events. In the museum there are theater performances, narration and dialogue as well as footage trial event. There are also tour witnessed the artificial prison cells complete with sculptures that resemble the native people convicted.
Now in this town are many residents of Salem who was a witch, or a more suitable referred to as the paranormal. but even so, do not expect you can find the witches who look like Harry Potter here except on Halloween night
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