was a Caribbean - Indian born in Barbados in the West Indies. Reverend Parris brought Tituba to New England when he was still a merchant, and after this she married John Indian who also worked as slave for Reverend Parris. Tituba was the person asked to aid with the girls' illnesses by making a witch's cake to find their culprit and after this did not work, she was arrested four days later for being a witch herself. Local Salem officials examined each of these three women before they were sent off to await trial in a Boston jail. The girls, who these witches had supposedly inflicted sickness upon, were also present during these trials to show the court how much pain the three women had caused. During the trial Sarah Good kept insisting that she was not guilty but rather that she had been wrongly accused. When asked why she hurts the innocent children she responded, "I do not hurt them. I scorn it." Then, she attempted to shift all blame onto Sarah Osborne who in turn responded with disbelief. She said that she "was more like to be bewitched than she was a witch." While Good and Osborne were trying to defend themselves, Tituba confessed, most likely in fear of her Master, Reverend Parris. When asked who was to blame for all the possessed girls she responded, "The devil for aught I know." Tituba told the whole court about her pact with the Devil and the type of wonderful things he gave her in return for her service and loyalty to him. Then, after she was done telling her story, when the magistrate asked her who she had seen doing the witchcraft, Tituba says, "Goody Osborn and Sarah Good and I do not know who the other were. Sarah Good and Osborn would have me hurt the children but I would not . . . “ So according to Tituba there were still witches out there bewitching their innocent children. After Tituba's confession, the entire community of Salem increased their efforts to find the witches who were bringing such horrible events to...
