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 among these names appears that of Jonathan Putnam, one of the very men who had procured the warrant against her.

So deeply were the jurors impressed with the proofs of the virtue and Christian excellence of her character, that, in spite of the clamors of the spectators, the monstrous charges brought against her by the accusers, and even the plain leaning of the court against her, they brought in their verdict of "Not guilty."

But immediately all the accusers in court, and shortly after all the afflicted out of the court, made a great and hideous outcry, to the amazement not only of the many spectators, but of the court itself.

One of the judges expressed himself as not being fully satisfied; another of them said that they would have her indicted anew; and the chief justice intimated to the jury that they had not well considered one expression used by the prisoner.

This induced the jury to ask leave to go out again, and reconsider their verdict.

The point in question was this, that when one of the accused, who had confessed to be