Giles Corey facts
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After he was accused of witchcraft, Giles Corey was subjected to "pressing." He was stripped naked and weight was added to a heavy plank on his chest to force him to plead innocent or guilty. Each time he was asked to make his plea, he said "more weight" and was eventually crushed to death.
how giles corey died?
No one was burned at the stake for witchcraft in Salem. They were all hanged, with the exception of Giles Corey who was pressed to death over the course of two days
What did giles corey die from?
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what happened to giles corey?
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Giles Corey who, in 1692, was pressed to death in Salem, MA for refusing to plead innocent or guilty of witchcraft. When asked for a plea, he replied with, "More weight."
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Old man Giles Corey, who was forced to confess to witchery in Salem. He died from being crushed from heavy rocks, but before he died he said he wanted "More weight".
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Giles Corey, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. After refusing to enter a plea (negating the ability to be tried) he had boulders piled on his body in an attempt to coerce a plea. Every time he cried 'More Weight!' until he died.
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About Giles Corey, a Salem, MA man accused of witchcraft. He is the only known US example of death by pressing where he was crushed over a 3 day period rather than enter a plea. Today his ghost is rumored to foreshadow disasters.
