In 1658 Elizabeth Garlick was tried for witchcraft following the mysterious death of another Elizabeth, the daughter of Lion Gardiner. A 3-month trial before 3 magistrates, at which the accumulated spleen of the citizens of East Hampton was vented at Garlick, was interrupted when Lion Gardiner, accompanied by armed guards, transported Garlick to Hartford, Connecticut where a higher court terminated the proceedings. The parties were ordered by John Winthrop, Jr.:
According to the court records, her trial had been for "some detestable and wicked Arts, commonly called Witchcraft and Sorcery, [you] did (as is suspected) maliciously and feloniously, practice at the said town of Seatalcott in the East Riding of Yorkshire on Long Island." Though the jury had not found enough evidence to prove guilt, they did find grounds for suspicion.
Elizabeth Garlick and her husband continued to live in East Hampton after her trial.
Her date of death is unknown.