The Witch trials that occurred in Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. People believed that bad spirits and curses were haunting its residence, and the only way to settle the dispute was to lie and point fingers. The life style at the time were rural Puritans from England, so a lot of families. It all started when a group of young girls come running into the city claiming they are possessed by the devil. They pointed fingers at some local women saying that they were witches and they brought the devil within each other. Bridget Bishop was the first woman accused and got hung in 1692. Over 150 people got accused in the next months and 18 more got hung. Cotton Mathur is an important name to the trials because he was a priest that saw the behavior unfold. before the accusations came in. In 1889, he published a book called Memorable Providences which was about hims role in the Goodwin family's case accused of witchcraft and came up with a solution that it is not right to accuse people of witch craft based on spectral evidence. Sir William Phips was the governor for that time and he is best know for his influence in the court. Dr. William Griggs diagnosed the girls with bewitchment.