The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-12
-IttI3 Nt:W lItf 4 .IUI1Y u 1866
1,,,,n Jetrcys OF 1ntericu.

yOe JeHreys W 1mesica.
correspondent of the New York
Who knew Judge Underwood
0I'" lives that paper some account Of
|eli' sThe writer states that he is
pl. Of Herkimer county, New York !;
ptlV no studied law when he grew up to
pau hnno,l. and attempted to practice it,
pal'n nv NO business, because he was de-
" ~. IT. in talent, and people had no con-
ien in his honesty. 80 low was
t'enl, y says the writer, 9 in the esti-
sun sun of his townsmen, that his name
l;'''"' ,pproach, MS presence was con-
"a .ad nocompliment,a and his character
lde' rev protection to him from open in
ga7 nv IN the streets" Pretty good Gre
lls s;. u. for a United States Judge! The
'riter states, by way OF the illustration
4 the feelings towards nm, that the
';srhievous boys droVea donkey into
! al ottire and left him there ali night"
bne naturally sympathizes with the
nI.py. in this case, on account of the
onaf indignity inflicted upon him!
TTffaderWood essayed to become poll
IN am offered as a candidate on the
1 Ei,ig' ticket, but, being beaten, turned
/. r"nliltjonist of the Abby Folsom and
| ."Iler stamp. Failing in law, h turned
" attention to wood-chopping, and
'rnisbed cross-ties to the railroad; in
''hinh transaction his conduct was such
| aof at all calculated to increase respect
:, him or confidence in his integrity.
Nancy was entrusted to him as trustee
;. the school district in which he lived.
Hi, he appropriated to his own use;
HI his successor only recovered it by
EaIguent and execution. He collected
Inooey as attorney for one OF his clients,
nd pretended to the client that he had
Eat collected it. Some time after he had
k.looyed to Virginia the client found
FMf the truth, and instituted proceedings
f. recover the money, Which was, after
Frpat squeezing got out OF him.
Another interesting reminiscenee OF
H.. IIerkimer career WAS that weak
bid man wanted to secure Il complete
titIe To a piece of land, the fee in which
Was held by a man in Albany. The old
n,aa sent Underwood with his money to
secure the title, but he returned with
the title in his own nan e, and repre-
eputed that on account of some difficulty
he could not get the land TOR his client,
but found that he could buy it for him
sell. aad did so. He offered it to the old
man at an advanced price, which he was
to pay! He has since gone
inIo the business Oh a larger scale
udaieet, McVeigh's house in Alex
andria.
He removed, after these events, in
about 1850, to Virginia, to live upon
some land owned by his wife, who was
most unfortunately Il Nirginian. He
made himself especially obnoxious as
an ultra Abolitionist in Fauquier. The
Of the community was very
bitter against him, and he left, accord
lMg to this letter, some time before the
war, affecting TO consider his life in
danger. He attached himself TO the
Black Republicans, and peddled the
Helper pamphlet in part fora livelihood.
lie was at the Chicago Convention
which nominated Mr.. Lincoln for the
Presidency. That gentleman being
elected, and coming to Washington,
Mrs. Underwood prevailed on him to
give her husband an office in the Treas
ury Department, which Office he held
until, unfortunately for the honor oil
the bench and cause of JUSTICE" he was,
.aSS tiie writer, appointed 10 that Office
from which he made that disgracelul
hafangue.s Meaning the charge in
which Underwood vomited his ISLANDERS
on the people of this city.
The writer thus concludes his letter:
. last summer he (Underwood) visited
Ii!ls village (Herkimer,) but not even
MS high office could rescue him from
general contempt. He was welcome
noWhere-received nowhere"
-, Ills short career here is black enough.
Inc world never beheld such judge,
ana 1t is to be hoped may never see his
Ike agaiii.-Richmond Dispatch.
HOW GEN. SCOTT ESCAPED BEING
,cALPED.-A correspondent of the
lhnty md Macy Journal gives the fol-
owing incident of Gen. Scott, related