Devonshire Street; une collection de faits et d'incidents ainsi que des reproductions d'illustrations se rapportant à une ancienne rue de Boston . qui ont été acidifiées par les persesfinanciers pendant la dernière partie de la vie de son mari. Ces mesures imbittédères naturellement crabbed, et finalement ses querelles quereleuses lui ont apporté la censure de la salle de réunion. Tout cela a tout fait pour aller jusqu'à l'accusation de sorcellerie faite contre ses voisins. Les frais spécifiques ne sont pas clairs. Une personne semble avoir dit à ses voisins, qu'elle a vu chuchoter ensemble et glaner sur le côté

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Devonshire street; a collection of facts and incidents together with reproductions of illustrations pertaining to an Old Boston street . which were acidified by the financial lossesduring the latter part of her husbands life. These imbitteredher naturally crabbed disposition, and finally her quarrelous waysbrought upon her the censure of the meeting-house. All of thissmoothed the way to the accusation of witchcraft made againsther by her neighbors. The specific charges are not clear. Oneof them seems to have been telling her neighbors, whom she hadseen whispering together and glancing sideways at her, that sheknew they were talking about her. Her first conviction was in 1655, but the magistrates, influenceddoubtless by her social connections as well as the lack of goodevidence against her, set aside the verdict, and in 1656 she wastried again before the General Court and condemned. Passingstrange in those days were the tests to which a supposed witchwas put. She was searched or examined to see if the devil r> £ T)r-r _. -»> 3 2.CO H B. • X 0 lis § • 2 5 3 2. o m o 5. 32 DEVONSHIRE STREET had made any strange marks upon her, and was watched atnight to see if any evil imps in the shape of toads, cats, or snakes, and like animals that were thought to attend a witch at night, appeared through a hole which was made in the floor, the sus-pect in the mean time being placed, with her legs crossed, in an un-comfortable position on a table. Anns searching and watch-ing revealed, so far as we know, nothing unusual. In her will, which she complacently made before her execution on the gallowsof Boston Neck, June 19, 1656, she mentions a gold weddingring, a taffety cloak, silk gown, and kirtle, pink colored petticoat, and money in the desk. She was hanged for having more wit than her neighbors, saidJohn Norton, a celebrated Boston divine. And some at the timethought her a saint, and some a witch, so divided was the town inits opinion of Ann. LATER DAYS OF THE SITE A part

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