Show Witchs Bridle An Interesting but most cruel object of punishment may be found in the council chamber of the town hall at Forfar which Is generally known as the Witchs Bridle This Is o kind of cage made of Hat iron bars Into which the head of tho unhappy sorceress sorcer-ess was thrust a lock at the back securing se-curing and keeping It in position Tho mouthpiece In this Instanco Is made of Iron plate studded with sharp spikes which caused great suffering to tho woman If she tried to speak As soon as the victim had boen condemned condemn-ed to death for witchcraft this bridle was placed over tho face and she was led through the town by a short chain to be mocked amid made the butt of all who saw her after which she would be publicly strangled and burned The latest record of an execution of a supposed witch at Forfni in Scotland was in tho year 1662 |