The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-14
McVeigh and Underwood.

We can hardly suppose that the fedefa'
prosecution initiated against Mr.. McVfiah %
intended to go to any serious extent SO HALL
testify unsustained by law as it Is.
The accurate reporter of the New 1ork
Herald gives the true motive OF Mr' DC
yE,oa in accosting Judge UNDERWOOD. we
cory the following from his letter to The
Herald:
nAt the same time that the Judge ap.
nroached the corner of Ninth and Main Mr..
McVcich was crossing Main to the same point,
where they met by the mercst accident.
Upon seeing Underwood the memory of all
his injuries so enraged McNeigh that be con.
lronted the Judge, stopped him, and said in
an excited tone:
al want to have something to say TO you,
sir. about my property, SIR
"Upon this Underwood is said to have re-
marked, do not-want TO have any "oius
with YOU making movement as II 10 pass
"McVeigh prevented this by stepping Ill
rectly in front Of the Judge, and. se'z1ns
him by the lapel Of the coat, sald, lou
have kept myself and my family ouL OF my
property for seven wears. You have made
nv children paupcrs, and now, sir, you are
| stealing my furniture 49,.
"Ouitc crowd had gathered by this
| time. but no one interfcrcd. Underwood,
always ashv pale, becoming terribly fright
cncd, dropped his satchel, and McN elgh
having seized his cane he graspcd it with
both OF his hands, the cane remaining be-
tween the two and held rs lightly as by two
babes.
"Mcyeigh then repeated something to the
above effect, adding, You are an old scoun'
drel and thief"
After the announcement of this bit OF
truth. Mr.. McVEIou struck few blows
upon the head and bread-basket" OF IN
pgEwoop that could by no means harm him,
when the twain were separated, and the
Judge picking up his satchel proceeded Witha
somewhat rickcrty step towards his place oil
holding court.
Now, in the concluding part OF Mr.. Nc
EElGu's speech, before the clash OF arms,
| is found the cause of the collision. "Stcal'
ine my furniture" says Mr.. NcEE1GH, anu
in saving so that gentleman against whom
| no man has a word to say told the truth.
perlincnt to which truth we copy the follow
lowing from the Alexandria Gazette:
"Judcs Underwood, having rented Mr.
McVcigh's house TO other parties, has re-
moved to Washington
Exactly! Here is man, a United States
| Judge at that, who has been declared by the
highest judicial tribunal in this nation to be
holding property that belongs to another
man who has by dsslaceful trickery re-
sisted the decision Of that high court in
postponins the delivery of the property he
held BY proceeding which that august TIL
| buna pronounced ga blot upon our civiiza
ton and Jurisprudence -; who not only keeps
| the ri.htful owner out Of his property by oc
cupying it himself for months after be should
have surrendered it, but who finally leave;
il. and, renting it to others, removes from
it the ",fu1witure of tie lightful owner
and removes it out Of The Slate. This fur
niture was as much Dir. McFE1Gu's as tho
house itself, and it had been SO decided. Is
it surprising that Mr. 1icNEIGn should have
been in a rage at tie bare sight OF the man
who had so wrongrd him: And is there q
man Of any kind Of politics OF morality Oh
| the face OF the earth who could represS q
sentiment of Ni,approyal Of the conduct of
| man who, wearing the crmine OF justice,
should perpetrate this outrage upon h" and
justice:
After the decision OF the highest tribunal
OF Virginia, which was also disastrous TO
the moral character Of the man who is such
blot - upon the United States Judiciary,
Mr.. McVEloH repaired TO his house TO take
possession of it. UNDERWOOD was ready
with process for delay. and Mr.. NcFElGH
had to leave without accomplishing his pur-
po>e-a purpose which could not ultimately
be defeated, and which could only be tempo
larily delayed by trick and dishonesty.
As he was leaving the house UNDERWOOD
proclaimed to him the entertainment on his
part Of the most Christian feeling and per
sonal friendship. This sentiment IS now IL
Illustrated in the renting out Of Mir. McFElGH 5
house and the stealing Of hlsJWnItrc
The case is unparalleled, Never before
did man hold il seat in the United States
judiciary who WAS 20 unworthy OF it, and
which he so diSgraced.