The arrest of these three women was followed almost immediately by many more accusations. The arrival of Governor Phips in May, armed with a charter which empowered the general court to erect and constitute judicatories and courts of record, or other courts of which the Governor was to appoint the judges, gave a great impetus to the persecution. Finding the prison full of witches he gave orders for their immediate trial. All through June and July the cases crowded one upon another, and such was the pitch of superstitious terror to which the people of Salem had arrived, that two dogs were put to death for witchcraft. The cases of Martha and Giles Carey, and of Rebecca Nurse, are so well-known that we will rather turn to the trial of Susanna Martin, held in the court of Oyer and terminated at Salem on June 29th, 1692. Cotton Mather relates of her that:--"Susanna Martin, pleading 'Not Guilty' to the indictment of witchcraft brought in against her, there were produced the evidences of many persons very sensibly and grievously bewitched, who all complained of the prisoner at the bar as the person they believed the cause of their miseries." At the examination the cast of Susanna's eye was supposed to strike the afflicted people to the ground whether they saw it or not. _Magistrate._ Pray what ails these people? _Martin._ I don't know. _Mag._ But what do you think ails them? _Martin._ I don't desire to spend my judgment upon it. _Mag._ Don't you think they are bewitched? _Martin._ No, I do not think they are. _Mag._ Tell us your thoughts about them then. _Martin._ No, my thoughts are my own when they are in; but when they are out they are another's. Their master---- _Mag._ Their Master? Who do you think _is their Master_? _Martin._ If they be dealing in the Black Art, you may know as well as I. _Mag._ Well. What have you done towards this? _Martin._ Nothing at all. _Mag._ Why, it is you or your appearance. _Martin._ I cannot help it. _Mag._ Is it not _your Master_? How comes your appearance to hurt these? _Martin._ How do I know? He that appeared in the shape of Samuel, a glorified Saint, may appear in any-one's shape. John Allen, of Salisbury, testified that he having refused because of the weakness of his oxen to cart some staves at Susanna Martin's request, she was angry and said, "It had been as good that he had, for his oxen should never do him much more service." The witness answered her, "Dost thou threaten me, thou old witch? I'll throw thee into the brook!" to escape which she flew over the bridge and escaped. From that time various misfortunes happened to his oxen and they ended by swimming out into the sea. Of fourteen good oxen only one was saved, the rest were cast up drowned in different places.