_George Jacobs_, Son to old _Jacobs_ being accused, he fled, then the Officers came to his House, his Wife was a Woman Crazy in her Senses and had been so several Years. She it seems had been also accused, there were in the House with her only four small Children, and one of them suck'd her Eldest Daughter, being in Prison; the Officer perswaded her out of the House, to go along with him, telling her she should speedily return, the Children ran a great way after her crying. When she came where the Afflicted were, being asked, they said they did not know her, at length one said, don't you know _Jacobs_ the old Witch, and then they cry'd out of her, and fell down in their Fits; she was sent to Prison, and lay there Ten Months, the Neighbours of pity took care of the Children to preserve them from perishing. About this time a New Scene was begun, one _Joseph Ballard_[48] of _Andover_, whose Wife was ill (and after died of a Fever) sent to _Salem_ for some of those Accusers, to tell him who afflicted his Wife; others did the like: Horse and Man were sent from several places to fetch those Accusers who had the Spectral sight, that they might thereby tell who afflicted those that were any ways ill. When these came into any place where such were, usually they fell into a Fit; after which being asked who it was that afflicted the person, they would, for the most part, name one whom they said sat on the head, and another that sat on the lower parts of the afflicted. Soon after _Ballard's_ sending (as above) more than Fifty of the People of _Andover_ were complained of, for afflicting their Neighbours. Here it was that many accused themselves, of Riding upon Poles through the Air; many Parents believing their Children to be Witches, and many Husbands their Wives, _&c._ When these Accusers came to the House of any upon such account, it was ordinary for other young People to be taken in Fits, and to have the same Spectral sight.[49] Mr. _Dudley Bradstreet_,[50] a Justice of Peace in _Andover_, having granted out Warrants against, and Committed Thirty or Forty to Prisons, for the supposed Witchcrafts, at length saw cause to forbear granting out any more Warrants. Soon after which he and his Wife were cried out of, himself was (by them) said to have killed Nine persons by Witchcraft, and found it his safest course to make his Escape. A Dog being afflicted at _Salem_-Village, those that had the Spectral sight being sent for, they accused Mr. _John Bradstreet_ (Brother to the Justice) that he afflicted the said Dog, and now rid upon him: He made his Escape into _Pescattequa_-Government, and the Dog was put to death, and was all of the Afflicted that suffered death. [110] At _Andover_, the Afflicted complained of a Dog, as afflicting of them, and would fall into their Fits at the Dogs looking upon them; the Dog was put to death.