New-York tribune., 1868-04-30
A CHILD BRUTAILY OUTRAGED AND MURDERED

From The Utica Herald
A most horrible tragedy was enacted OH Satur-
day last at Pond Hl about four miles east OF Camden
village About O'Clock on Saturday afternoon. little
girl eight years of age, daughter OF Levi Sanders was
brually outraged short distance from her fathers resi-
dence and then her and her head mashed
In with stone! The particulars of the ease are as
follows: Mr. Sanders, who is o poor man, had been
promised some veal by Of his neigbors. Between
and O'Clock D. of Saturday. the father told the little
girl to take a pail and Ia the neshbors, about halt
mile distant aud get the She took the pail and
started her erand the road leading through piece OF
woods Arriving at the neIghbors she remained There
few moments and then, in company with another lite
girl started for home The second girl, having gone
short distance with her turned about and went back
short time aferward heard by the Sanders
family. but attention was paid to them, they beng
thought emanate from man who was afterward ar
rested for the murder About O'Clock the father and
mother became alarmed at the non-appearanee Ot their
daughter and a search Instituted. Tie girl was
traced from the neghbors house into the small piece OF
woods and beside the road wac found me st eEldeae
further the place where the outrage was probably
cernabe on the leaves on the ground From this place for
about twenty rods to lonely guf the tran c0uld DC
dragged along Following this up for short distance
the body OF the girl was dscoveredwth the head pushed
under the log aud the remainder partially concealed wih
nieces OF decayed wood thrown careessy upon it, she
was Immediately taken cut when her throat was round
cut her head horribly mashed ill., and, is alleged her
nerson cut with knife in order to the commital OF the
hesh deed, and the little creature was still alive she
was unable to speak She lived about Is minutes after
being found. Under the right was mark as II some
person had clenched her ercey by the throat while over
one OF the eyes still another wound was found.
As soon the Of the horrible crime was spread
abroad the first inquiry among the neighbors was for tue
murderer, and loud and deep VOWS OF vengeance
In the piece OF woods where the murder was committed
and within about rods OF Sanderss house, lives IN
hut young man, 26 years OF age and named William
Henry Carswell He leads sort Of hermit hfe living
entirely alone his parents residing some distance away
in tho town OF Camden IL is said that he has always
been considered Of brutal disposition ana wlthal
rather eccentric II foolish. 10 is alleged that
this man Carswe enter the woods before the
girl passed through her way to the neghbors and
ALSO TO leave and hurry away in the direction OF
Camden short time after she entered the woods again
on her way home. The fact was deemed surlcent 10
warrant his arrest warrant was issued Saturday
night and placed in the hands o. Mr, York, Camden
officer He traced Carswe from Camden into tine Town
of Vienna where ne was at last found about II O'clock
IN bed at the residence OF his brotherlnaw lie made
no resistance. and was Immediately taken TO camden ana
LODGED in ia When he was charged with the deed lie
stoutly denied committing IL.