Scotland's Hidden Hauntings: A Collection of Real Ghost Stories (The Haunted Explorer Series Book 1) by G Stewart

Author:G Stewart [Stewart, G]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Folklore & Mythology, Religion & Spirituality, Occult & Paranormal, Ghosts & Hauntings, Supernatural, Occult
Amazon: B00AX6ITEU
Published: 2013-01-03T23:00:00+00:00

By the time the trials ended in 1705, twenty-six people had been accused and of course tortured, and eighteen of them had been killed. The most horrific case was that of Janet Cornfoot, whom Laing had named. Janet became a ‘problem’ for Cowper as she had once spoken to a visiting official from the ruling City of Edinburgh regarding her treatment within the tolbooth. That night, she seemingly managed to escape through a second floor window. Bearing in mind she had been tortured for days, much speculation surrounds her escape as not only would she need to leap from a second floor window, she would have had to avoid the guards and overcome the town wall. It is thought she may have been released to instead ‘remove the problem’ with the Edinburgh officials for Cowper. She was however captured around ten miles away and quickly returned to Pittenweem. She was immediately met by an angry mob, who subjected her to beatings and dragged her down to the harbour where she was tied to a rope and repeatedly submerged in the ice cold water found there. She escaped into a nearby house, but the mob threatened the occupants of the house and pulled the door off its hinges. The door was put on top of Janet and stones were piled on top until the weight crushed her to death. To make sure she was dead, a sledge used to pull goods from the harbour up to the village was harshly run over her body several times.

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