Mary Newman was a Stamford resident who testified against Elizabeth Clawson after Goody Clawson was accused of witchcraft by Katherine Branch. Goody Newman claimed that Goody Clawson bewitched and killed three of her family’s sheep after a quarrel that took place when Goody Newman’s daughter stole apples from Goody Clawson’s orchard.
Mary Newman Quotes in Escaping Salem
The Escaping Salem quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Newman or refer to Mary Newman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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"About two years past," confided Goody Newman, "I also had a difference with Goody Clawson and angry words passed between us. The next day we had three sheep die suddenly. When we opened them up we couldn't find anything amiss to explain their deaths. Some of our neighbors told us then they thought the creatures were bewitched.”
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Mary Newman Quotes in Escaping Salem
The Escaping Salem quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Newman or refer to Mary Newman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
"About two years past," confided Goody Newman, "I also had a difference with Goody Clawson and angry words passed between us. The next day we had three sheep die suddenly. When we opened them up we couldn't find anything amiss to explain their deaths. Some of our neighbors told us then they thought the creatures were bewitched.”
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