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A GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT ! ! ! ! 
Will he Commenced In No. lfi. Ready Feb. 1§«U, of 
THH HW Y B X WEEKLY, 
The But Story tad Shekh Paper qf'llu Age, a thrilling Hale, entitled 
THE WITCH FINDER ; 
OR, 
TOIIE MOOTm MAie m BMEM 
is "V l e o >r l *: w i :«> , 
Armor, or "The Sh.yei: Snip," " The Watkb 'VBQf.P,'.' " Syria, ran Jewess," etc., etc. 
A thoroughly authentic history or Salem Witchcraft has 
ill. In tlifi books twiting of this subject, the 
atrocities Unit were p. mi,, initml by the Witch Testers were 
rlussed , ,,,,,' nuse commltteil 
unilcr tlie (Ugiulon that tho victims were gifted with super- 
natural powers, and e.mkl nt will alBict any person with the 
molt direful plr i i in incuts— such as blind- 
ness. Scformity. or Insanity. Intliose day's every person who 
nc ill, ;il ouce prorlaliucd that he was be- 
. ami 1„ _-i!i recalling to mind the female on whom 
,!, ami who, it was thought, bad prostrated 
him by Uje power of Witchcraft. The suspected party, 
was natural? generally proved to be some unfortunate worn 
against whom the invalid had Ion:: harbored a spirit of un- 
friendliness. The relatives of tho sick person were at once 
summoned; after listening to the story of the individual 
supposed to be Bewitched, they would proceed in a body to 
the dwelling of the unsuspecting victim, drag her forth, pub- 
licly accuse her of Witchcraft, in having afflicted their suffer- 
ing relative, and make her submit to 
The Witch-Finder's Test. 
Tears and entreaties were of no avail; tin? expostulations 
of triends only made matters worse by leaving tliem open 
to suspicion, and it often happened that in endeavoring to 
shield Hip uniortun > <■ virtini from the fury of t lie snperstl- 
The "Witch-Finder's Test. 
These tests were as numerous as they were atrocious and 
diabolical, and lr^]U"nl I y resulted in the death of the vic- 
tim. When proven gnilfv of Witchcraft, death by the most 
cruel means was oi 'course tho sentence; but it was not a 
rare occurrence for 
The "Witch-Finder's Test 
topnt an end to the victim's sufferings by death, just as she 
was about to lie declared Innocenl. 
U tin- ,1 1- rant il:iv, an, I mi I his a- " el, light, el ill, ait. t hi- re 
will be found nianv who will discredit the following brief 
description of one of the many tests resorted to by 
The Heartless "Witch-Finder. 
The Salemites believed that It was impottiHble to drown a 
leildi— that if thrown into a river, she would certainlv be 
able to make her way to the shore. Acting upon this belief, 
1 suspected of Witchcraft, she would be 
Witch-Finder's Drowning Test. 
She would l,e drueead to the nearest river, and plunged in 
at a considerable dislauee from the shore. In case the 
woman sue '.led for a time in keeping her bead above the 
surface of the water, that was considered posit, re eri, letter 
that she tens ,1 Mitch, and she would be stoned to death as 
she stiugtrled with the remorseless waves. In this test, the 
oiilyproot ot the woman's Innocence of Witchcraft was 
;/'/,,,( She roithl nut twlm. and therefore sunt to rise no 
more! Innocent or guilty, it was death in either ease! fiv 
drowning, she proved herself innocent ; but it'll appear--,! 
probable that s oaldsave her life by swinilllin-. she was 
atoned like tt fit unUt the drowned ' 
Kvcn cruelty more atrocious than this was put In practice 
The Witch-Finder. 
Private quarrels and ancient grudges were avenged by 
accusing innocent people ,,| Witcheiall . Voun'" wi\a-"s 
nihlessly torn from loving hu-baii.ls. aecu-eiT b.fore 
t i,e gaping, ignorant and snuerslitinua populace, 
Branded as Witches, 
Female Demons, 
the vlllainons 
Witch-Finders. 
The remarkable story which is soon to appear In the 
New York "Weekly, 
Is a reliable expose of the atrocities enacted In the 
Days of Salem Witchcraft. 
la en'tliied " lolln ' ted on * n "'entie records and data, and 
THE "WITCH-FINDER ; 
in:. 
The Hunted Maid of Salem. 
The plot of the story is original, although It has for Its 
basis anaocilral. • account of the cruellies that were perpe- 
trated during the period of ' ' 
Salem Witchcraft. 
Among the principal characters portrayed iu.this exciting 
6tory is 
The Witch-Hunter. 
The most disreputable person in Salem, at the time of the 
Witeherait excitement, was a man named Ho.\.i;iutrsn, who 
had achieved a devilish notoriety as :i Volunteer Accuser, a 
Witch-Tester, or Witch Discoverer. This heartless miscre- 
ant practiced various Juggleries, under pretense nf distin- 
gui-hmg a witch from an innocent person, such as drawing 
blooa, saying the Lord's Prayer backwards, etc. 
The Hunted Maiden. 
Another in teres tins: personage of those times was Hester 
W vybuook. the daughter of Colonial merchant— a beauti- 
ful and noble-hearted girl, whom the villain Bowtniusii 
persecuted wish his attentions, and alterwards hunted a-* A 
Witch. 
The White Angel of Salem. 
A third and most remarkable personage of those dark days 
was a mysterious being who appeared in Salem ■when the 
delusion was deepest. She possessed tin' asoeet of a voung 
lady; but a strange, peculiarity was noticed in her appear- 
ance— she was strangely white, and her skin shone, so bril- 
liantly that many supposed her to he an angel. She ■went 
about doing good, opposing the Witch-Hunters, releasing 
prisoners, helping widows ami orphans, etc. 
Whoever w. mid have full particular* concerning tlcse and 
THE WITCH-FINDER; 
on, 
The Hunted Maid of Salem. 
By Leon Lewis. 
Which will be commenced in No. 18 of 
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