John Atkinson one of the many people to accuse Susanna Martin of being a witch said that he exchanged a cow with a son of Susanna and how it was Sussanna’s fault that after he "hamstring’d" the cow while it was tied to a tree then it escaped and gave them more trouble. So Atkinson believed the only reason that this could happen is by witchcraft. Even if the cow was tame before, John just injured the cow that is why it is trying to get away. Another accuser, Bernard Peache, said that one night he heard a scrabbling at the window and saw that it was Susanna Martin. She jumped into the room and raped him for two hours and he could not speak or move. When he finally could move he grabbed her hand and bit three of her fingers until the bone causing her to run away. …show more content…
If this was true does Susanna Martin have the bit marks, wouldn't there be more blood, and how is their only one set of footprints. Robert Downer also accused Martin saying a few years ago a witch was prosecuted in court and he told Martin he believed she was a witch. In response to this, she said “That some She-Devil would shortly fetch him away!” which was heard by others. That night an animal similar to a cat came through his window and took hold of his throat and almost killed him. Later it occurred to him that Martin threatened him a day ago so he screamed “Avoid, thou She-Devil! In the name of God the father, the son and the holy ghost, avoid!” which resulted in the creature to fly out the window. If this happened where is the neck wound, why was it not reported sooner and why did no one hear him scream. William Brown another accuser said that Susanna Martin vanished in front of his wife leaving her