, 1879-03-16

which latter charge the prosecution seemed to
have abandoned.
1l:c Lour. SAID hcwould hardly be justified in
diseharging the prisoner under the evidence
Alr. Wilson asked Mr.. Woodbridge If he had
any testimony to offer.
Nlr. Woodbridge, referring to what the Court
had just said, remarked that he would put
|, MRS. uNDERn1LL
! herself on the stand There was good deal Of
uncomfortable laughter as he proceeded to in
terroyate her, but he opened out on the crowd
in vigorous way, which had the effect of put
ting stop to the unsccmly h1arity. The pris-
ooer tried very hard to MAKE it appear that she
had used the old man al right. As to the
charge that she hadn't given linn beef-tea, IN
accordance with Or. Hawks DIRECTIONS, She
claimed that he didn't like becf-tea anyway.
She bud ALWAYS fed him well and cared
for him property. but he didn't
like the food that the Doctor prescribed, and
often asked him to get something else. ''Isn't
that SO, Doctor!" she asked, looking at that
gentleman.
"No it isn't so," bluntly replied tue Doctor,
aud the prisoner looked rather abashed.
Mr.. Woodbridge wanted to show that her
strong language was the result Of the neigh
bors' interference between her and the old man,
but the Court shut It out.
Mrs. Underhill subsequently got this claim In,
however, and The prosecution let it 20. Tie re-
n1tnder Of her testimony vas to the effect that
big Betsy" didn't Hike her, and she had had
to discharge her; that she had always had plenty
OF bread in the house, and sent out tor beef
several times: that the window was raised on
account Vi the bad smell in the sick-room; and
that she didn't bruise, wound, turn the water on
him, or lock him out at nights.
This closed the testimony, and Col. Shirley
set out on his argument, quoting lberallg from
the poets as he progressed. alr. Woodbridge
made the closing address, and at I 80 in the
morning everybody went home and took rest,
-tlat is. everybody who had homc Those
who Notwithstanding the visitors did the best
they could with the wretched "hotel" accom-
modatious at their command.
At $50 O'Clock in the morning everybody Was
on hand again. Justice Dunton ''aiIowcd'' ~
that he might be little preiutliced towards tIe
prisoner, h:.vi1l.. known Of her proceedings in
the town, aud being aware OF her general char
acter, but he haQ given the case an impartial
consideration, Notwithstanding, aud was con-
scicntous III declaring it as lis decision that she
should be
HELD WITHOUT BA1L
to await the action OF the next Grand jury.
The lawyers took tue early train for the city,
but tho prisoner and the Deputy Sheriff came
III by later train, and 4frs. Underhiit resumed
her place in 1},t jail.
The allegation Of poisoning, 1t will be seen,
was practically abandoned, but the prosecution
insisted that the old man was murdered by
starvation, il-treatment, and exposure to tho
weather.
TIE DEFENDANT.
4 reporter called last night upon Mrs Under
hill at the County Jail She was found in the
upper room Of tile woTncn's department, in q
very quiet and peaceful state. The ncws-mou-
ger talked for sone time with her, but failed to
draw out anything new. She repeated her state
ments rs to the faIsity of the charge that had
been laio against her, and assured thc reporter
that conspiracy to detraud her of her property
was the handspring OF the entire proceedings.
She said that she hardly knew whether she was
sleeping or dreaming. She could not
realize that she was in Jail,
She expatiatcd at great length upon
tue intensity Of the love that had existed be-
tween her and her husband; denounced the res
idcnts OF Arlington Heights as consprers and
frauds; and said that she would BY far rather
divide her property among lawyers than give it
to the men who had appeared SO prominently in
the prosecution ugainst her. She said that
woman living at Arlington Heights had
told her, four months before her
husbands death, what was in store
for her. Much more she said, all
OF which has been noted in this paper Mrs. |
Unde1hil appears to be about33 or u years old.
She is not really pretty, nor is her conversation
what might be called pleasing. She is about
the average hight Of woman, spare rather than
stout, darH-eyed and dark-haired, and nervous
in her manner. She talked to tile reporter in a
rambling way, for which she apologlzed on the
ground of excitement. i,