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Goody Garlick, Accused Of Witchcraft, Walked Free

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Elizabeth Howell is buried in the Noth End Cemetery. There is no longer a marker. KYRIL BROMLEY

Elizabeth Howell is buried in the Noth End Cemetery. There is no longer a marker. KYRIL BROMLEY

A woodcut depiction of a witch in 1643.

A woodcut depiction of a witch in 1643.

Hugh King and Aimee Web talk about Goody Garlick at the Southampton Historical Museum. DANA SHAW

Hugh King and Aimee Web talk about Goody Garlick at the Southampton Historical Museum. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Aimee Web talks about the case of Goody Garlick. DANA SHAW

Hugh King. DANA SHAW

Hugh King. DANA SHAW

authorShaye Weaver on Oct 29, 2013
In 1657, Goody Garlick was a very unpopular woman in East Hampton. She was crotchety, sarcastic and cruel, and maybe—just maybe—something more.About 35 years before the Salem Witch Trials, which... more

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