The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-19
Underwood.

correspondent writing from HerRimer New York,
the native place OF UNDERWOOD gives brief sketch Of
thc fest history cf this notorious person, from
which we make the following extract The reader will
recolect this s copied rerbatim from Northern paper
and is On accurate estimate Of UsDEnwooDs standing
where he was born
The unworthy and disgraceful charge of Judge Un-
derwood to the Grand Jury Of the United States District
Court at Richmond, which appears In the New York
readers who this Underwood is and what his past his
tory has h been @ n Ms5e where known it
to what kind Of man he is and in what estimation he
t. New York; and remained resident here until about
the year 1885, After being admitted the bar he
reeoected but it must have about the year 1855
At that time he was member Of the whig party From
and dc down 70 & e ss iss the S
county he was Abbey Killer Foster abolitionist Ho
opened law Office, but he never able as LAWYER
to command the respect of his fellow-czens Hc was
without clients and mainly because he WAS lazy drone
nifty that his integrity could not be relic upon 30 low
had he sunk in that respect in the estimation OF his
Bence considered compliment and his cbaraeter
was no protection to him from open insults in the
streets one time some mischevous boys in this VII
lsge did to him what they would have Thought Of
doing to mnn of respectable standing the VILLAGE
They drove donkey into his Office snd left him there all
Failing lawyer and having plenty of leisure, he
made himself conspicuous in the abolition moyement
and occasionally delivered abolition and temperance
lectures until a last driven to the necessity Of doing
some'hing for living. he purchased come standing
wood and commenced getting cut and ties for the
Railroad Company.
While in practice here among other stories currently
told of him. characteristic OF the man. was one to
this effect: An ignorant old man wanted to buy or
of which owned by eatate. the agent OF Which
resided in Albany. He gave Underwood the money TO
for him. Underwood came back with the contract or
title In bis own name, and represented the old man
land him. found that ho could PURCHASE eIs II
for himself. and did 30 In his own name but he would
was compelled to give in order to act the land
Finally, starved out he broke up and went with his
which belonged his W 30 70 far rSs Ss
ne was personally concerned having respect for
in this that S,d @o
this sse sn HSs saoh 9T rss tSs 81
With some Of the funds Of the district and he applied
sor in ONCE account for the he oond not o
It, and, after repeated demands upon him for the mo.
WSo alter sn cosS
orable delay was collected execution On another
no~ 4e oasoon elect aad wsg sD Bsdss SsDs
client led aAt to 'hs bsa9a ~ was not and his
od si to collect the money; and sometime after be had
Le the county his client upon other attorneya to
that the has Srosh Est 70 the eo"na sas
iace as judge had collected the money several yesrs
called and did 80 by SSa1s %.s
@ that he had forgotten the collection which no
ohe hnowing him beloved for one moment N -"
nave nave SAID he went to virglnia on lands beonoino To
acsnaInted US WhiIo lady with whom bo said became
WI ne was married about 1880 She is Yirainian
the late aress connected being double Of
ase continued to reside ON bis wes lands nntii
the Nston, hG up as delegate from virginia in
e ior President He, course had no oonatitu
that conyspo setsyled delegate taking his seat in
EIrs, 1icied some surprise and Indignation amone his
aa eRnoors who, on seeing bis name ANNOUNCED
IN ~, 70 that Convention, at some meetna held
nyin at'gnporhood tg passed resolutions Indignantly de-
tSa at no was authorized to express or
that Convention. - o p'opo VI Virginia In
izrs was at once adopted by the Republican disoresn
mora & an instrument to be used by them, and none
hear o han or base could be found; the neIt we
Vroin,a% % we md him appainted to some agency in
this socto aSy to work he found his connection with
thsu the more suitable to his ante and disposition
heard of h OF farm life III Virginia. The next
VI nlm he turns up at the Chicago conyention