. Duny had (so said the witness)
predicted that the child named would not live long, and within three
days the child died. Deponent also testified that Duny had, while in a
rage, said that she (the witness) would yet be going with crutches--a
prophecy followed by deponent becoming so lame in both her legs, that
she could not walk without being supported by sticks. "And, indeed,"
said she, exhibiting a pair of crutches in the witness-box, "I could
not come into court without them."

After lengthened and curious evidence touching the charges against the
prisoners for bewitching the children, named in the indictment, Dr.
Brown, a gentleman of great learning, expressed his opinion that the
children were bewitched. He said that in Denmark there had been a
great discovery of witches, who used the very same way of afflicting
people, viz. by conveying pins and nails into them in a mysterious
way. His opinion was that the devil, in witchcraft, did work upon the
bodies of men and women, and afflict them with such distempers as
their bodies were most subject to.

John Sloan testified that, while bringing home three carts of hay, one
of the carts accidentally damaged the window of Rose Cullender's
house, and that she, in consequence of this mishap, uttered violent
threats against him. The other two carts passed her house safely
several times that day, but the cart which damaged the window was two
or three times overturned. Once, when taking the unlucky vehicle
through a gate, it stuck fast, though nothing could be seen that
prevented it from being drawn along easily. After great trouble, the
cart was brought home, but, there again, fresh difficulties had to be
encountered: the vehicle could not be taken to the place where it was
intended to be unloaded; and, what most frightened the witness and
those aiding him was, that every one who approached the cart to render
any assistance on that eventful day, came away with his nose bleeding.

Robert Sherringhame swore that Rose Cullender, taking offence at him,
threatened him and his horses with injury, and in a short time many of
his horses and cattle died. Following these misfortunes, he became
lame, and was so tormented with lice that he could not get them
removed until he burned two suits of clothes.

Richard Spencer testified that he had heard Ann Duny say that the
devil would not let her rest until she took her revenge upon Cornelius
Sandswell.

The judge told the jury that the