The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-29
PAUL underwood
TAKES THE STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE
accused Murderer of His Baby Tries TO Account for
The Fatal Stone and Sack Seen in the Woodshed
Prior to the Tragedy Says He Brought the
Stone Home TO Use as an Anvil

ssf.rse was opened this morn
:. : he esse 81 Paul Underwood.
-, with the murder OF hts In
- laughter 81 Ballard. May al.
= - present. pear.
pxal schneider. the nsachiniss who
..'.rs tns ha-iy o. the babe in sal
- nv June |. VAS the lAst W.T.
- -. ~ he state. He was the nrSt
..<--.~s ms state called when the
80 s>rTn Thursday afternoon. and
- -ss.llza thls morning merely 10
,.--.-s tn me fact that the spot where
- s<Sv was found was covered oy
rs,<s al high tide.
s,,arr<v I. NJ. shlpley. for the de-
- then began his cpenink state
49, He said the defense would
- n frs first place that the tn-
E~~nsS baby had not durtnE It's
~ ia. h<sn the entirely healthy
~ ~ state had based lss theory
v -. s4x~ upnn. on the contrary.
=. NJ t4d been aiifng for some
-. Ssfcrr rs death. and had for
:-~~sl rlxktS kenf the parents
80 n "a. Suffering from stotn-
- ers.1k,e ara the tinderwoods I'm
- d<ssrYrinet % leave Ballard sna
~rrys 10 Aberdeen where the child
~ ~ rkilifuliy cared for BY iss
nn1per<rts
He Chloroformed Il
~ z<f@ns< would show. Mr.. snip
- .<1a that when the Tnderweods
s. c<~s fI.rxfsrfs house az Ballard
= ~ nlrhi Of the alleged murder.
- s1c< With them a hurtis Of
- <,s,r~s ana a bottle Of rhloro-
10. nnoor other things. The baby
- aszes, Al that time. but awoke
11re may reached the street car
1ulre Ara seemed 10 he in palm.
s~6rt 4 and relieve lis runerfnss.
roc1 saturated hls wtfex
~,rrhI<f with ehIcrofofm ana
d orsr th< child's face.
~ atfent<rn VAS attracted BY
- cnx. Wns1 they Locked At
~ fsre again. they we're hor-
r Ana 1hnt Il MAS - TIA sfrur-
1&xh n an axpny ~ xr1rf
" usn1<re1 away from the car
they we're finally forced TO
10 hat tk< child was dead They
- ksexn r1nx7t<rinx how they
6Irkt zIspsss ~ the body. not hav-
~ ecoufh money TO even think %
eenzfnIt< d Seattle and buryfnE
~ cAil1 b Ne usual way.
Pal I'm ccnxldeFed hurTlnR the
zA''t r$<k h. own hands. and re-
t1snef q ~ irouse 10 get SPADE.
H1ile sh4re h. noticed a sack and a
Use for the Stone
y Nd picked ap the etone on the
nafn fm 90 Is an anvil h. fnakin&
nue fxhtrx tackle and had brought
/ k1n<, ted up IN the sack lie
iz<st41 " place the babes body IN
H= s4<k vita the stone and sink u
i ~ bay. Hs returned TO Mrs. Tn
<Ea1of xi<n the sack and stone and
- f1isctanxiy consented 10 allow
~ b carry out bis plan This NAs
kfz<r throwing the babes body
~ fks b4y they went 70 a lodging
<s11c % Third avenue. tn seattle.
~ here spent the night The next
n1ln<of they Nent on 10 Aberdeen
~ zhtpiey closed by stating that
- 4<fe1fs would ahsoIuteiy prove
y medical experts that the child
- di<d from eaIoFoforn and not
y f<r~EinE.
Didn't Do Well
- first witness called by the de-
n1e< vas Mrs.. Eo<e Hetzier. orBai-
~ rn0 had testified for the state
- who wsa rndsrwcct's landLady
! beil1fd- Attorney Shields failed
11<1in any testimony Of value
I94 TIE witness. the court. on OBJ
[1o1 nom Prosecuting Attorney
kzn0E. refusing 70 allow Mrs Hetz-
= q tel how the Underwoods were
~ habit Of treating their child.
~ Hetzler heard Paul Underwood
- bis wife the day before the ba be
zms 70 It's death, tnat they would
rsturn 70 Aberdeen. where the
~ could be cared for by hls
!. n state id not cross-examins
y: J. Underwood. OF centraiia. n
@psner o. the defendant. vas the
80 vitrsss for the state He told
~. year Or 70 ago, when his own
20 was I'll, Paul had assisted a
ei9n 10 giving II chioroforrn and
2ter zdministered cnioroform
-. *lthoat the physician being
Underwood on the Stand
tntn, % the great surprise OF the
80 aHd o. the audiencs as welI,
@,o.ney shlpley called the defend.
". raa' Underwood himself. 10 the
u. s'naeswocd told his story In a ram
~. t manner. The baby, he said.
- s,fn % the evening u May Is.
i, time u was tolerabiy healthy.
49,, 4 week or No before lts
80 $500 y mad been suffering With a
ana also with stomach troubIe.
ss sakeful and kept him awake
80 demanding constant nursing.
es-..s - 20 witness ana his wife 10
s<.- takirg the child to Aber-
4 tnsre i could receive the care
- .ss1eas mother. NY mother II
1880 : flfEt-elsaa nurse" in
-<....te1 Underwood.
1 lasss and his Wife had received
ron witness mother. ask
IA. sn Y rtfurn TO Aberdeen and
ne baby with them.
The Fatal aist Of May
-.r ss'sfwood then told Of his move-
zs-s- ~ Friday and Saturday. the
IN ps'ng the fatal sIst or Nav,
s1t,s,,sxx ssid stone IN evidence were
~ ssa 70 him BY Mr.. ahipley. VINO
M - Y e had ever seen them be-
u h. h. u 70. how they happened
H MA ne woodshed OF his house
4 ~ - ~ sack and stone had been
tescrs ,odshed for nearly a month
D,r,r.s moved away.
AM Is Z Shutdown Of Kellogg
riirssa. winch he nad been WORKING
., A. vent clam digging. while
a. s..s yam beds he saw a large
ssss.ss 49, He Remembered maj he
hsnn..esan anvil for the p,Irpoae oi
asta .1K out aorne babbis metal H.
lhl1ki,r',e .. Tor his nshinR lines
fts ssss That the stone would serve
VIne 4, rse he picked il up. ana
i<k /, y the bottom OF the saeIf
n q rune no'ne and placed Il In a cor.
ne Nsodshed-