Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-16
SLAIN IN SWAMP
Negro Who Attempts Criminal As
sauIt on Little Girl Is
SHOT FULL OF LEAD.

The Father of the Little Girl is At
tracted by Her Screams and She is
Thus Saved from the Hellish Brute
Who Had Her Completely at His
Mercy. The Brutal Fiend Is Par
sued to the Swamp and Killed.
dispatch to The State from Null
lins says between 8 and 10 O'Clock
| Monday criminal assault was at
tempted upon the little 12-year-old
| Tincey Sawyer, the daughter OF Mr..
John Sawyer, a highly respected far
mer, residing in the Miller's church
section, three miles from Mullins.
Her screams and the hurried re-
sponse of her father, who was near
by, saved her from the brute
The child was taking a COW to
the pasture, near her fathers home.
and upon reaching the entrance of
the pasture, the negro, Lambboll
Carmichael, sprang from a clump of
bushes and made for the girl, who
began to scream frantically. Her
father heard the distressing cries OF
his little daughter, and ran to her
assistance. The negro. seeing the
approach of Mr.. Sawyer, made for
the nearby swamp, not, however, un-
til the later was near enough to re-
cognize him, who is a well known
character in that section of the coun-
ty.
The news of the outrage rapidly
cn nd In, Oh
whole neighborhood was upon the
track OF the fiend. Following in the
direction OF his escape into the woods
from the scene, the posse went in hot
pursuit. He was chased across Buck
swamp, which is of dense foliage. 1t
is said that one OF the party who was
unarmed got within few feet of the
negro in the chase, whereupon the
negro stopped and drew a pistol,
threatening to blow the brains of his
pursuer out. After this he again
disappeared in the swamp.
The little girl is sister Of William
Sawyer, well known contractor and
builder of this place, therefore when
the news reached Mullins excitement
ran high. Many of the townsmen
hastened to the scene. Upon reach
ing the neighborhood of the attempt
turning from the swamp, wearing
satisfied expressings. When Ques-
toned as to the outcome of the chase
they simply remarked that they were
satisfied and that the negro was
where he could do no further crime.
Other than this they would not speak
of the affair.
The States correspondent learned
something of the affair from one of
the most prominent citizens OF that
section, who said that frof his knowl-
edge of it he believed that the negro
was literally riddled with bullets and
that his body was left In Buck =.
Swamp. 1t is said that he was killed
as a last resort to effect his capture.
Following upon the heels OF the
attempted outrage upon Mrs. Charles
Sellers at Zion on Saturday night.
and but a few miles removed from
the Sellers home. the crime enraged
the people beyond endurance and the
whole neighborhood responded to the
call for a posse to track down the
would-be rapist.
Carmichael was II years old and
was born and raised in this section
Those who have known him for
long time say that he was bad
character and that the crime was
premeditated, that he had prepar-
ed to leave the neighborhOod, having
his trunk, a hand arrangement, with
him.
A sperial from Marion, giving mea-
gre details of the attempted assault
upon Miss Sawyer and the chase for
the rapists, says:
The negro was arrested and was
being carried to Mullins on warrant
issued by Magistrate Norton. but was
killed while trying to make his es-
cape. The negro is said to be well
known in the community and works
on the plantation of Mr.. Albert Rog-
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