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Helen Duncan, (Not) Scotland’s Last Witch
Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Witchcraft Act 1735 Was Used in a Modern Court of Justice
The trial went on for seven days, and at the end of it, the recorder instructed the jury to simplify the issue and deliberate only on the charges related to the Witchcraft Act. After deliberating for less than half an hour, the jury found all four defendants guilty. The convictions were upheld though Duncan was returned to Holloway Prison. She reportedly conducted seances from her cell and she was released on September 22, 1944 having served about six months.
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