Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-21

uplaud she ran ;she could notyget sout of
the basement without help; she made no
answer, sheisaid, when he told her mot to
tell her pa" This occurred between IL
and O'Clock in the day; we have no time
piece, and L suppose it to be this hour.
Mother came back about o'clock, and
told her of the matter, and she went to
my aunt's with Sarah; she would have told
about the matter herself, ] think, when she
got quieted down.. / am sure i did not
tell Sarah that Underwood wasa bad man..
know did not.
To Judge Rankin-I am fifteen years old.
CALEB M. MORRIS sworn: l saw I'm
derwoOd on last Thursday week, in house
of Browns Row, corner of Sixth and Town
streets; Sarah is niece of mine; went to
Browns Rowsto see the man who had out
ragged her; did not know who it was; l
asked for him, and Benia Baker told us he
was on the house. Mrs. Vincent asked him
what he was doing with the little girl at
the, State Street school; he at first denied
going, but afterwards confessed it; on being Q
asked what he had done to the girl, he said
he had urinated and the girl looked at him.
and on being closely charged with doing
worse, that he had committed penitentiary
Ofense, he confessed he had, and asked to
compromise and settle the matter; this con-
versation was in the back yard; we passed
through the house and Underwood came
round the back way, out on Town street,
meeting US OH Sixth street, still urging "a
compromise and settlement, giving as a
reason for compromise that he had not hurt
the girl.
| Cross ss-examined-There was nothing said
in the conversation in regard to submitting
the matter to an examination by medical
gentlemen Underwood first said he didn't
60 with any little girl, and afterwards chat
he didn't do anything, on being Informed
that Sarah had told she had gone with him !;
hoo lo7o ho hod xxifI haIs hI1f
had not hurt her,-U Underwood said he had
urinated, and that she had looked athim.
Mr.. Vincent said ''You have done worse
than that" 1 won't be sure whether he
said more" or 'worse" than that. He
continued his entreaties for compromise,
but Mr.. Vincent told him he. was only an
uncle, and the matter must be submitted TO
the father; that he had committed peni-
tentiary offense and it was not matter for
compromise; Underwood acknowledged
that he had committed a penitentiary Of
tense; there werestWe questions put; one,
sthad he not done worse than that?" and
the other, "did he not know he had COM
mitted a penitentiary offense?" and he
made one reply ito both, the word yes"
Mr.. Vincent is clerk in Clark's shoe store,
and has gone east. Mr.. Underwood fol-
lowed after us; am not positive that he
did not call I did not hear, Underwood ask
to, have the child taken before a physician
anu 6AamlU6U.
BARNEY MCCABE sworn.-I arrested Un-
derwood on the 18th; had a warrant for
him; it was placed in my hands on the day
of the outrage; L endeavored to arrest him
here; I found him at Jefferson, in Fairfield
county; he was on farm pitching hay !;
he went by the. name. of Tully or Tally /;
he told me as he came to town, that he had
gone into the basement of the school to
urinate, and this girl was looking at him.
and that he took her up and put his hands
upon her person; that he had attempted no
rape.
Cross-eXamined-I have no means of
knowing that he went by the assumed
named of Tully but 'hearsay.
A statement of Mr.. Amos Vincent, who
went to see Underwood in company with
Mr.. Morris. was read in evidence by con-
sent, Mr.. Vincent being east on business.
1t is the same in substance as Mr.. Norris
testimony, except in regard to what Tn
derwOod said.
SARAH e. VINCENT recalled Objection
being made, the Justice decided that there
was no rule to exclude this testimonyIl L
had glass pen-holder which my aunt gave
| me, and which was broken; I had the piece
in my. hand and dropped it; he picked it
| up and gave 1t to me this was just before
I GaW the little girls at the window. He
did place portion of his person against
mine.