Martha Emerson Examined as John Procter Pleads from Jail (July 23, 1692)We follow the Salem Witch Trials on July 23, 1692 as justices examine Martha Emerson, daughter of Roger and Mary Toothaker and niece of Martha Carrier, over allegations of afflicting Mary Warren and Mary Lacey Jr. Testimony and courtroom fits surround Emerson’s glances and touch, and Warren claims Emerson’s specter described riding Matthew Herriman with an enchanted bridle as Herriman recounts a strange night and Emerson’s early visit for fire. Emerson admits a urine test and briefly implicates the specters of Martha Carrier and Mary Green of Haverhill, describing a pig familiar, then retracts and is jailed for six months. From prison, John Procter petitions Boston ministers including Increase Mather, alleging coerced confessions, torture of Carrier’s sons and his own son William, and urging trial changes that authorities do not make.00:00 Daily Introduction00:09 Martha Emerson Examined00:53 Spectral Evidence Escalates01:49 Coerced Confession Claims02:39 Sent Back to Jail02:53 Procter Petition From Jail04:04 Torture and False Confessions05:43 Ignored Warnings⁠Shop our curated selection of witch trial books⁠⁠: https://bookshop.org/shop/endwitchhuntsEnd Witch Hunts nonprofit⁠⁠: https://endwitchhunts.orgThe Thing About Witch Hunts⁠⁠: https://aboutwitchhunts.comThe Thing About the Salem Witch Trials https://aboutsalem.com