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¶ … crime Junius was accused of was witchcraft. However, testimonial goes into more specific and varied details. Dr. Georg Adam Haan explained he saw the accused about a year and a half ago attending a witch gathering within the electoral council-room. He said he saw the accused drinking.
Hopffens Elsse said the accused was spotted on Haupts-moor attending a witch-dance. The court says his accomplices had confessed and ratted him out. People said they spotted him attending a witch meeting and a witch-dance. They did not say he performed magic. They did not say he put a curse on anyone or was seen casting a spell.
The merely said they saw him quite a while back, attending witch-themed events. This is of course insane because even if he attended these events, he was not seen doing anything wrong. He in fact did not commit a crime. If his "accomplices" were in fact persuaded to confess, they did not list the crimes they did nor did the list their names. It seems as though they were just trying to pin something on Junius because they wanted him to pay for something.
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Although the torture inflicted on Joannes Junius was severe, he did not confess. He was subjected to leg screws, thumbscrews, and being pricked on his right side. This did nothing in terms of yielding a confession.
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Strappado. He has never renounced God; God will not forsake him; if he were such a wretch he would not let himself be so tortured; God must show some token of his innocence. He knows nothing about witchcraft. (History.hanover.edu)
Therefore, the role of torture, at least from the perspective from the official record of the trial, had no part in the accused's confession. The man appeared steadfast in proclaiming his innocence.
In fact it was only when the record mentioned "urgent persuasion" that Junius appeared to confess. Now this from Junius' perspective is when he grew weary from being tortured. It is here one sees the true effects of torture. The role it played in his confession was great. He reached his limit and was afraid of further torture.
Since he the record wanted to remove any additional torture from the document, it was written in a way that made it seem as though Junius was persuaded through mere verbal means. Although the executioner did persuade him, it was only after extensive torture. The confession and his perspective state, that "urgent persuasions" were not what caused him to confess, but rather, the fear of more torture. That torture then…
Works Cited
History.hanover.edu,. 'The Witch Hunts At Bamberg'. N.p., 2015. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.
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