The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-05-22
From tho Utica New York Herald.
A Child Brltally Outraged and
Murdered,

murdered.
A most horrible tragedy was enact
ed on Saturday last, at Pond Hill,
about four miles east of Camden vii:
lage. About three o'clock, on Satur-
day afternoon, little girl, eight years
of age, daughter of Levi Sanders,
was brutally outraged short dis
tance from her fathers residence, and
then her throat was cut and her head
mashed in with a stone The par
ticulars of the case are as follows ;
Mr.. Sanders who is a poor man, had
been promised some veal by one of his
neighbors. Between 2 and 3 O'clock
p. IN. Of Saturday, the father told the
little girl to take pail and go to the
neighbor's, about half a mile distant,
and get the meat. She took the pail
and started on her errand, the road
leading through piece of woods
Arriving at the neighbor'sshe remain
ed there u few moments, and then, in
company with another little girl,
started for home. The second girl,
having gone a short distance with her,
turned about and went back. A short
time afterward, screams were heard
by the Sanders family, but no atteR-
tion was paid to them, they being
thought to emanate from man who
was afterward arrested for the mur-
der. About 5 o'clock the father and
mother became alarmed at the nom
appearance of their daughter, and o
search was instituted. The girl. was
traced from the neighbours house into
the small piece Of woods, and beside
the road was fonnd the first eviden 90
of the murder--a stone was covered
with blood ! A few rods further on
was the place where the outrage was
probably committed, as the evidence
Of struggle was clearly discornable
in the leaves on the ground. From
this place for about twenty rods, to a
lonely gull, the trail could be distinct
ly seen, as if some dead body or log
had been dragged along. Following
this up for short distance, the body
of the girl was discovered, with the
head pushed under the log, and the
remainder partially concealed with
pieces of decayed wood thrown care
lessIy upon it. She was Immediately
taken out, when her throat was found
cut, her head horribly mashed in, and,
it is alleged, her person cut with a
knife in order TO the committal of the
hellish deed, and the little creature
was still alive. She gasped two or
three times, and then opened her eyes,
but was unable to speak. She lived
about fifteen minutes after being
found. Under the right ear was a
mark, as If some person had elenched
her fiorcely by the throat, while over
one Of the eyes still another wound
was found.
AS soon as tho news Of the horrible
crime was spread abroad, tho first in
quiry among the neighbors was for
the murderer, and loud and deep were
vows Of vengeance. In the piece Of
woods where the murder was commit
ted and within about 40 rods of San
der's house, lives, in hut, young
man, 26 years of age, and named Will
liam Henry Carpwell. He leads
sort of hermit life, living entirely
alone, his parents residing some dis
tance in the town of Camden. 1t is
said that be has always been consider
cd of brutal disposition, and withal
rather eccentric if not foolish. 1t is
alleged that the man Cprswell was
seen to enter the woods before the
girl passed through on her way to the
neighbor's, and also to leave the same
and hurry away in tho direction Of
Camden short time after she entered
the woods on her way homo. The
fact was deemed sufficient to warrant
his arrest. A warrant was issued
Saturday night, and placed in the
hands Of Mr.. York Camden officer.
He traced Caswell from Camden in
TO the town of Vienna, where he was
at last found, about III o'clock, 10 bed
at the residence Of his brother-in law.
He made no resistance, and was i'm
mediately taken TO Camden and
lodged in Jail. When he was charged
with the deed, he stoutly denied com
mitting it.