Jailhouse Confessions and Two Georges in the DarkWe take you straight into Salem jail on April 20, 1692, where Abigail Hobbs doubles down after her confession and names apparitions, a “witches’ sabbath,” and the Devil’s image-magic used to afflict the girls. Then the pressure shifts to Mary Warren as she describes signing the book, explosive claims about the Proctors, and the tense, live-wire moment when Giles Cory is brought in and her fits erupt as he turns to face her. The night turns even darker as two new specters surface: former minister George Burroughs in Ann Putnam Jr.’s terrifying encounter, and elderly farmer George Jacobs Sr. in Mercy Lewis’s midnight testimony. Our best hook: the claustrophobic, fast-moving jailhouse intrigue where accusations multiply and the next wave of suspects is already closing in.00:00 Confessions Continue00:20 Abigail Hobbs Details01:21 Devil’s Images and Sabbath01:57 Mary Warren Questioned03:08 Giles Corey Jailhouse Drama04:31 Specter of George Burroughs06:14 George Jacobs Appears06:58 Tomorrow’s New Suspects

April 19, 1692: Confessions, Specters, and the Salem Village ExaminationsWe head straight into the packed courtroom at Ingersoll’s Ordinary as magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin arrive from Salem Town to interrogate Giles Cory, Bridget Bishop, Mary Warren, and Abigail Hobbs—while Ezekiel Cheever and Samuel Parris take notes and the afflicted erupt. Two of the accused confess and two refuse, and then the witness statements begin: reports of spectral visits, pinching, choking, and relentless pressure to sign the devil’s book—followed by the striking moment when the afflicted claim relief as soon as a confession starts. Depositions from Benjamin Gould, Priscilla Chub, Elizabeth Hubbard, Margaret Knight, Mercy Lewis, Lydia and Elizabeth Nichols, and Mary Walcott drive the day’s narrative and reveal how quickly accusations spread from one name to the next. For the full examinations, our weekly podcast goes deeper into what unfolded on April 19, 1692.00:00 Welcome and Setup00:10 April 19 Court Examinations01:12 Witness Depositions Begin01:28 Gould Accuses Cory and Procter02:00 Hobbs Confession Stories03:40 Confession Stops Afflictions04:16 Nichols Sisters Testify05:08 Mary Walcott Sees Specter05:54 Hubbard vs Warren and Bishop06:51 Podcast Plug and Wrap

April 18, 1692: Four More Arrests, and a Name AddedFour more suspects were arrested on Monday, April 18, 1692—Giles Corey, Mary Warren, Abigail Hobbs, and Bridget Bishop—with Bishop named as a suspect for the first time in a warrant that shows her name inserted after the document was initially written. Earlier that day, John Putnam Jr. and Ezekiel Cheever complained that the four had bewitched Ann Putnam Jr., Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Mary Walcott, and Elizabeth Hubbard. Three days earlier, Putnam’s infant had died, and he later tied the death to the Towne family, including Rebecca Nurse, Mary Esty, and Sarah Cloyce. Magistrates ordered Essex County marshal George Herrick to make the arrests and summon multiple witnesses, and the suspects were taken to Ingersoll’s Ordinary, a central Salem Village site used to stage prisoners and examinations.00:00 Daily Introduction00:09 Four Arrests Named00:25 Warrant And Complaints00:56 Putnam Infant Death01:22 Marshal Summons Witnesses01:40 Ingersoll Ordinary Setting02:01 Why Ingersoll Matters02:24 Next Day Examinations