The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-19
FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE.
Ed Underwood Thinks There Is TOO
Much Prejudice Here
70 GIVE HIN AN IMPARTIAL TRIAL.
A Nation 10 Change the Venue Bnscu
,,,, .sain>it, of George UNDER
wood aud Albert PETERS

y! '"o "se " ,',1. -, a., far. hear
capltal ohcnse' "ni''' ~ 81,
ing in the criminal court yesterday upon "'
arrli,,.ion NV the defendant. Underwood,
.,,,, s,,,,.,ortea Inv an
ior ehahee oA VENUE c.,,,
AFFIDAVIT 10 tuls ehece in"ue W
Underwood and Albert Peters. testimony
.... ,,,,r,,<,,,cod os follows upon the subject
VOC '''>' -, .,,,. to sacure a fair
OF the detenaaut pel"s "''o ~
and impartial trial IN TINS county
Mr.. George Underwood. the foster father
-, a., .,ofe,dor, was tn. first witness
'"V -, -, ,,rai
placed upon the s'ahu' fie N"u
the application fol change OF venue lie
know of A prejudice existing here against
tho dcfrndant. lie got tnis from people
an tho street ,ueiub,rs OF the Jury, etc.
Iiis rontact vim The peopie vas very gem
sal Had lived mere since 1873. Was Il
t.v,var and had a thorough knowledge OF
The ,uriss of The county. At least fifteen
members of the yenire summoned in this
case had SPOKEN to witness upon the sub
ioct If nrei,dtce As TO a combination OF
influential persons against the defendant,
witness was abo.t TO tell what some one,
whose name he could not remember had
tnId hin, whom the court ruled this testi-
monv ort Of order. one of the veniremen
In this case had told witness that he was
sn rreiu,lIco1 in the case that he could not
~, Witness said the lOIlCH
ea,,' ~" ,,as ,,a,,,,oa AGAINST The defendant.
I,a,,h,II tt.,,,7 boa ibid witness that he
ynuld shove The defendant To the wall.
Nv tho Sto,e-I never adopted the de-
feniont simnlv raised him NV wife
r,,o hin, NV name have no affection
for him. NV only motive in taking an in
tercst in his behalf is one of desiring to
scc iustice done. l. J. Weiss and Monroe
Cook were of the special venirc who had
srokon To witness in reference to being
prejudieed in the case About fifteen in
all had spoken to him about 1t. but he did
not remember the names OF the others.
Don't believe that there could be gotten
a Jury OF twelve men in Houston who
could give Underwood a fair trial Could
rot find twelve men in the First ward who
could give defendant a fair trial Could
not tell how many qualified jurors were
In the Second ward. Did not know how
many qualified voters lived IN the Ihird
ward Did not think jury could be got
ten out Of the Third ward VINO would give
Underwood fair trial witness dld not
know how many qualified jurors liYed IN
man in the county had heard of defend
ant.
VA rcu'F'ct examination NHnVSs 'e't-
Grated me statement mat ne e'a no, De
IrVe juIy coui1 pe sgcusel IN ii"tI.s
.u"n'S tu"' with s'e '"'ei "o'N '"i'
"'ei; No. .,. . a..
,,,, Ni"vit cSe.s, We ulne' aien'1 vi .ne
ilf,'' iSu io' "a SH"nse .. fehue anu the
,t ~ VI .iiV , 'Ha' III M; opinion
a ,,oi, =, o aV"'u ''oo SUI a. iutl ,,l1i.
~ ,a s'J !" 'NN az" ''Ui'' H0' oV p'o's"'
~ ciTss.ts' ~
soi6 thore ,,,s co,d aaaI ns "no 1871, ny
against Underwood hut ,a co,,ia ~, 50 :.
that II went TO thnt extent 10 nrovert his
securing a cair ano ,mns-t,al tr,,I WI.
ness knew of no continuation IN mis- co,,n-
ty against lnderwooJ
MIR. Ray. city editor Of tho HoroIl
thoucht To sora ovte,', Tho dota,,da,,
would he prendgod upon almost INV sn.
rious charge He bore an unsovo,.y rom.
tatiou. lie dio not know of his own know,I-
edge of any concerted nction On me- mart
OF the police to drag this defendant down
By the Witness thought the de-
| fWdant could get fair trial. rho Under
wood matter had been very generally ven
| tllated through the press end was lished
! up IN sensational style
Mr. II $. Moss Of the Herald knew
something Of the publication about Under
! wood and his trial He had written some
thing OF Underwood's rearrest for robbery
aft. l..f