| Claim/Version | Hamilton
(1780s) |
Cole
(1830) |
Bennet
(1831) |
Capron
(1833) |
Stafford A
(1833) |
Stafford B
(1833) |
Bell
(1888) |
| Was a magic circle drawn? | yes | yes | no | no?147 | yes | yes | yes |
| Was there one or two circles? | two | one | one(not magic) | one (not magic) | two | one | one |
| Who drew the cirlce? | Walters | unclear | Joseph Sr. | Joseph Sr. | Joseph Sr. | Joseph Sr. | |
| What was used to draw the magic circle? | rusty sword | sheep's blood | |||||
| Were stakes used? | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| What were stakes made of? | steel | unknown | wood | ||||
| Were stakes ritually prepared? | smeared with hen blood and hog dung | no | no | ||||
| Is there a rod in the center? | yes | yes | |||||
| Size of the circle? | 6 feet in diameter | several rods around148 | 12 or 14 and 8 or 10 feet in diameter149 | ||||
| Magic book used? | yes | ||||||
| Sacrifice of an animal? | hen | cock | sheep | ||||
| Can dirt be thrown in the circle? | no | ||||||
| Is there a fear of the treasure moving? | yes | no | no | no | yes? | no? | no |