For his speeches against the government and against the church of Salem, they had him whipped and fined. Then, to help him not to forget, they cut his ears off before sending him away.
इसके बाद उसे वहाँ से भगाने से पहले उसके दोनों कान काट दिए गए ताकि वह यह सबक हमेशा याद रखे ।