Sands,Katherine
Case Reference: C/EGD/609
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/609 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Katherine Sands |
| Case Start Date | 4/5/1675 |
| Case Date | 29/7/1675 |
| Common Name | Sands,Katherine |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Maleficium | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | Yes |
| Singing | Yes |
Notes: There was a witness to their coming home, Jannet Hendry tried to destroy him but couldn't because she didn't have any malice for him. They had a blue light so the meeting could continue past dark.
Meeting Places
| Place | Location | Inversion |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkyard | west kirk of culross | No |
| Bank Side | at her mother's house | No |
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Paction | |
| Anti-baptism | |
| Body and soul | |
| Head and foot | |
| Devil's Mark | privie place |
Devil Appearances
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Male | gentleman |
Harm
| Human Illness | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Human Death | — |
| Animal Illness | — |
| Animal Death | — |
| Female Infertility | — |
| Male Impotence | — |
Methods
| Aggravating Disease | — |
|---|---|
| Transferring Disease | — |
| Laying On | — |
| Quarreling | — |
| Cursing | — |
| Poisoning | — |
Healing / Other
| Removal of Bewitchment | — |
|---|---|
| Recognised Healer | — |
| Healing Humans | — |
| Healing Animals | — |
| Midwifery | — |
| Property Damage | — |
| Weather Modification | — |
Disease Notes: got a white powder from the Devil to poison her brother.
Other Maleficia Notes: Wanted revenge on her brother for getting more of her father's estate after his death.
- Revenge
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Pipe | Devil played it |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Aitken | Investigator | ||
| John Halliday | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| High Court Process Notes | JC2/14 p. 346-354 |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/LA/806 | 12/7/1675 | 1675 | Guilty | Execution | Yes |