...furious rage of a multitude. The truth, painful as it is, cannot be concealed. On no individual does the responsibility of the sad consummation of that excitement rest more heavily than on William Stoughton. Cotton Mather may have had more agency in its origin and progress; but the countenance...

...furious rage of a multitude. The truth, painful as it is, cannot be concealed. On no individual does the responsibility of the sad consummation of that excitement rest more heavily than on William Stoughton. Cotton Mather may have had more agency in its origin and progress; but the countenance...

...consist of five judges, and at the head of these was placed William Stoughton. On no individual does the responsibility of the sad consummation of that excitement rest more heavily than on William Stoughton. On the organization of the superior court under the charter, Stoughton was nominated...