I write in response to your column regarding Judge Danforth's actions during the

witch trials in Salem. Surprisingly, you praised Judge Danforth for his "impartiality and tact" during this tragic set of trials. You could not be farther from the truth. Judge Danforth abused his judicial power, throughout the trials, to the fullest of his abilities. His abuses range from berating and coercing witness into saying what he wants them go, to blatantly ignoring testimony that refuted the

accusers. He presides over his courtroom as if he has divine right. Judges are supposed to find truth, not invent it. When Mary Warren confessed to Danforth that she, along with the other accusers were sporting, h

condemnation ultimately. Either way, their decision has no good outcome. If they confess to witchery they will be blackballed from the community and shunned, if they refuse to confess, they will be hanged. This ultimate miscarriage of justice also led people to make an even more harrowing decision at the same time, between their God and their life. To refute the claims leads them to lose their life, but to lie will be a sin in the eyes of their God.

trial. The accused witches were given the choice, confess or hang. This is

other miscalculations on Danforth's part numerous people lost their lives.

e refused to believe her. To think. that he would obviously ignore her is just beyond my comprehension. he did this simply to save face. To listen to Mary

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