Francis, Giles, and Proctor presented a joint testament signed by ninety-one landholding farmers who were also members of the church. The testimony by the people affirmed that their wives were reputable members of the society. In addition, the testimony suggested that the women were not known to deal in witchcraft. However, the attempt to save their wives did not go as planned and the ninety-one farmers were also to be arrested for questioning.

Francis: I have brought trouble on these people; I have -

Giles asked John to hand the judge his deposition. The deposition accused Mr. Putnam of killing people for their land. The aim of Giles’ deposition was to bring disrepute to the evidence presented by the girls by showing that they were being manipulated by malicious individuals. The men expected that if this was confirmed by the court, then the entire case would fall apart. However, Giles’ efforts were unsuccessful after he failed to name the individual who knew of Mr. Putnam’s conspiracy.

Giles, pointing at his deposition: The proof is there! I have it from an honest man who heard Putnam say it! The day his daughter cried out on Jacobs, he said she’d given him a fair gift of land.

The men finally presented Mary Warren as a witness. Mary Warren knew that the girls were pretending because she was a member of the group and previously participated in the theatrics. She, however, had a change of heart after being convinced by Proctor to state the truth. Mary Warren tried to speak the truth, but she eventually yielded to the girls’ manipulation.