The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-22
TEE sCAFFoLD N ONEIDA COUNTY.

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The Sentence Of CarswelI. tho Brutal Child
Murderer-He Il % be Hung ON the Sth Of
January-Spccch Of the Criminal.
from the Utica Herald Nov. 21.l
After the jury had brought in verdict OF guilty,
Thursday last against Carswell, for the murder OF
Abbey Elizabeth sander ne was Ssors 70 n a
O'Clock yesterday morning. the crowd set IN towards
the Court House at Rome. As the hour Of nine ar
room was occupied, and in the audience was in
cluded at least 100 women. few items OF business
S ana tasn e ,n was y an
him up the back stairway. Making ais way TO the
box he scarcely raised his eyes from the floor until
one or two persons In the bar and becoming
more assured raised his head and braved for time
the eyes that were turned upon him.
District Attorney Ball arose and moved that the
court pronounce judgment upon the prisoner.
With voice trembling with emotion the aged crler
silence while the Judge should pronounce the SEN
tence.
prisoner answered loudly and distinctly "Here" and
arose. Judge Morgan. commanding The prisoner to
rise said he had been tried and found guilty OF the
crime Of numbering Abbey Elizabeth Sanders. Had
not be pronounced against himf
Carswell leaned forward upon his hands, h1siace
whitened as II 1t had been bleached; look OF anX-
iety and pain passed across his features and then,
swallowing convulsively once or twice. he spoke
Will ulIuCuily III cucCL rs lOuOWb.-
"Yes, sir meaning he had something to say; am
not guilty, and morn that, don't think that man
there pointing to one OF the attorneys for the people,
gave me fair sight according to law, because was
poor boy and worked hard for my living. And Mr..
York has not testified to the truth here whatever
Do you think that was justicef All | have got to
say is let them meet me at the bar Of God. am to
be punished for what am not guilty OF that Ia all
have got to say, gentlemen: No man can come up
paid my honest debts and done all could to get an
honest living. An innocent boy is here In Oneida
that man has not sworn to the truth, and you let
such witness be sworn; no, Sir, don't think that
Judge Morgan-'Nearly every prisoner when con-
vcted Of such an offence as this Is In the habit Of
denying the charge, and It Ia not unusual thing
that prisoner protests his innocence and accuses
| the Witnesses Of perjury"
Observation-Disclosures gentlemen, II Twas guilty
should have owned II IKE . man IN Mr. Monross
| II Mr.. Monroe had come down here from Camden
and given me the satisfaction Of my own testimony.
And haven't proved my own testimony truep But
testified at Camden when I was arrested and was
not swOrn.D eENA
extended to you that you could ask. 1t seems you
| have parents and relatives-n
Carswell-t Raising his hands into which all the
looked almost purple)- sir, but we are poor"
Judge Morgan (cOntinuing)-"Ther Is no reason
the sany after you left t. and you give no &C.
count OF yourself from the time you seen at the
junction Of the two roads until you out the
commit this onence and escape by the byway SO as
to avoid observation; II it be true"
Carswell Qnterrupttng-sIt is not true"
Judge Morgan-'sThat you passed upon that Cam
den road by Dmblebees you would have been oh.
served, you must have seen somebody, and yet we
have no explanation whatever of your whereabouts
for one-haf or three-fourths OF an hour, and you
must have been engaged In that time in the COM
mission Of this ofrence. You are proved to have
been in the very vicinity OF the place where the
| crime was committed; and you give no account OF
your whereabouts IN that time 1t is impossible for
you to have gone up that Pond Hill road, q few mo-
ments ahead that little GIRL without knowing
thing about her. no one else is proved to be In that
vicinity but you and 1t appears that you were al the
corner OF the two roads as she passed up to McMl
lens, and then you went up that Pond Hill road o
few moments ahead apparently to await her return.
Under the circumstances detailed the evidence
give but opinion In your case The evidence
| seems to pe to be overwhelming against you. II
with your Innocence, it was easy for you to have
done So The court Is entirely satisfied with the
dct Of the Jury; they think you are guilty Of one Of
dvdual and the SAFETY OF society requires that you
should be made an example Of In all ages OF the
world murderer has been considered 1T subject
to be put out of the way. The safety Of society
qures that he should be removed, not only ex-
ample but to prevent his doing further mischief.
Will not indulge in any reflections upon your con-
| duct. The remarks which should make would do
no good now, and do not intend therefore, to un-
do L. as minister OF the law, to carry out the verdict
Of the jury. The sentence OF the law Is that you,
William Henry Carswel, be removed from this place
and detained in the custody OF the prison OF Oneida
county and thence taken to the place OF execution
on Friday the sth day Of January 1852 between the
then and there be hung by the neck until you are
dead. And may God, In his infinite goodness, have
the walls OF the prison OF Oneida county or within
the yard or enclosure adjoining the prison. as pro-
Tie prisoner received his sentence without appa-
rent emotion. He was then removed to the jail, and
the large crowd soon dispersed from the Court
House, leaving the room almost deserted
INTERVIEW WITH THE CONDEMNED MAN IN HIS CELL.
At ten O'Clock Mr.. 8. Y. Visscher, President OF
the Young Mems Christian Association and another
gentleman entered Carswell's cell. Mr.. yisscher has
been the spiritual adviser OF Carswell. The doomed
man sat upon the side OF his cot Mr.. visscher
told him that the trial was now over and he must
turn his attention to more serious things. Carswe
raising his bowed head and extending his purple
hands, said with the deepest emotion and strong We
sThe whole thing is unjust, and If I had only had
| fair trial would have been acquitted"
Mr.. V.-"There, there, try and be quiet now.o
Carswe-"After ! had gone into my house and
got my coat and vest-my old coat was patched you
70 %e sne ta To the rage
| coat and vest and went to Mrs. Mcslillen's never
| went upon that road again, that day. so help me
i God The last time saw the little girl was when
she was washing dishes in her own mothers house
on the 18th OF April think, when carried wash
i there alone was why did not stay at my fathers
because had got old enough TO take care OF myself
He wanted me TO give him half OF all earned, and
| was twenty-three years Old and able ~ be indie
| pendent
ate dinner with Mr.. Halls family the 26th o
April. Levi Sanders, the father OF the little girl, wal
there, and sat next TO me. Afterwards helped hin
| clean the stables. We were both talking friendly
Levi said to that his wife not as saving so
ne could pay fty dollars on his place. as she wanted
him to pay two dollars for half bushe OF onions II
his own father. That was all ever heard him sa.
against his own family. Levi Is q hardscratchint
| boy, like myself. We went up to the barn together
and Mr.. Hall said to Ionic (hs sonb You had bet
ter hitch up that horse yerred; he was about
twenty-three years old, that horse was. MRS. San
| ders did not asE me when passed her house II
Awere going TO the village, and therefore dit
not tell her was not She did ask me II Mr.
II Hall had gone to the village, and told her yes
Jennie McMillen swore that she was IN thu
house all the time was talking to her mother
She was not. leaned over the fence and saw he
playing with her little brother. Mrs McMillei
speaks mp and rays, Jennie, 60 into the house an
| mind your own business.' Mrs. McMillen sait
things to me she should not have said. she talke
about big girls coming TO my house what follows
| unit for pubcationl. She said In joking way,
| had better wait until Jennie grew up and the
marry her, when ! got through dinner at Mr.
| Halls IL was fifteen minutes to one O'Clock C245
We had q incoming OF Ave minutes p2:60 an,