The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-18
THE FUGITIVE IS FOUND
OFFICERS CAPTURE PAUL UNDER
WOOD NEAR SOUTH BEND.

| Away OF lntant-She Has Made
| Strong Denial-Within Ten
Feet of Men Hunting
Him Several Times.
South Bend, Wash, June 14.-Paul
Underwood accused of the murder of bis
ree-weeks-o1d baby, was captured a.
bout 6:32 o'clock this morning near here.
/ From the start the officers have been
trailing him, Deputy Sheriff Markham,
of this county, w S Kindred and-G L
Houk, all experienced Woodsmen, keep
| ing the trail, while the others sought to
head the fugitive off by beating the woods
ahead. AS usual they started out at day
break this morning, and at the hour st at
ed Sheriff CGdihee saw Underwood come
down hill, aud the latter, evidently spy
ing the officer, dropped into the tall grass
on the tide land at the bottom of the hill,
but gave himself up promptly when Cudi-
hee came upto him. He was apparently
making his way to Cedar River, and had
about half of his supply of provisions left
when captured. He was placed in the
custody of Sheriff Roney, of this county,
in whose charge he was brought to this
city. He was taken to barber shop for
shave and then to the jail. His first
wish was for a glass OF beer, which was
not gratifed. He was not fully satisfied
| with his quarters, and sent word to Sher--
| iff Cudihee that he would like cleaner
| quarters.
Underwood talked quite freely when
assured that he would be treated fairly.
He said.
"My baby Wes ruptured and was dead
/ when I threw it in he water. This is
the honest God s truth I had to take
most of the care of the baby from the
start, for I loved my baby, I confess,
more than I did my wife. She did not
seem to have so much love for it, as she
thought il would disgrace her. It slept
on my arm at night, and I had to wash
and take care of it. Itthen took sick. /
got some catnip tea, which did not
seem to do it much good. It would nurse
all the milk my wife had, and I would
feed it more out of a cup, and then it
would throw it all up. Mrs. Hetzler told
me it might have the spring fever, and if
it had it could not live. Friday night,
before we left, it was the most i'll. My
wife wanted me to get rid oft. told
her we would sell everything and move
to Aberdeen, where my mother would be
/ glad to care for it. Her parents did not
know then that she had baby: but my
mother did, and she told me to bring it
home"
Underwood fairly ragged when informed
that his wife was reported to have ex-
pressed ignorance of how the child was
made away with, and had laid the blame
on him.
"She knows that is 1ie," he said,
"Why don't she tell the truth and be done
with it. She wanted me to get rid of the
baby, and refused to do it. She said
she did not want any babies, and I told
her that it was no use for us to live to-
Igether then. Why, she held one side of
the sack when we dropped the baby into
it with the rock, and then jo1ted the bag.
She knew all about what was going to
do when dropped the baby in the water.
If I had wanted to drown the baby 1
would not have gone that long distance
to do it. Icou1d have done it at Ballard,
when pc were going to catch the street.
car to take the train for Aberdeen.
T was carrying the baby. Itbegan to
groan and then to cry. It had not slept
well for two sights. happened to have
along little bottle of eh1oroform I had
bought for my wife to take during her
illness, but Mrs .Hetzler said it was dang
ereus to use it unless a doctor was pres
ent, aud I did not use it then. The baby
needed sleep, and I pnt few drops on
my handkerchief and put itsoyer the ba-
/ by's face. It stopped crying, A little
while afterWard it groaned and seemed to
be gasping. Then it became timber. It
stopped breathing began to grow
cold. Oh, loved my baby. Then put
my ear down to its breast and its heart
lad stopped beating. We put it into the
sack and threw it into the water. We
fought to have remained and given it a
decent burial. This is the. Ged 'struth. I
shall tell this story on the witness stand,
It was healthy baby, and with proper,
intelligent care. it would have lived"
Underwood was greatly agitated while
telling his story. Speaking of his expe-
rience since he left Aberdeen, he said,
/ aI had no intention of running away,
but was notgaiug tc let that officer MUIR
ply catch nae. I had no use for him.
He an Z 81 "a solne tronbie, went out
iof the back door Of the house as he came