Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-16
PAUL UNDERWOOD CAPTURED
SHERIFF CUDIHEE CATCHES THE FUGITIVE NEAR
TOKELAND SATURDAY MORNING.
The Weary Man Days Successfully
Child Says It Dead When Cast the
Water Cheha County Severely

at Sheriff Huff and at Marshal Graham
and his deputies at Aberdeen. The law
covering the negligence of officers charg-
ed with enforcing the laws is very plain
in this case. Here is the statute taken
from the state code:
"Sec. 1909. Refusal to Assist Officer
If any person being lawfully required by
any sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner, con-
stable or other officer, willfully neglect
or refuse to assist him in the execution
OF his office in any criminal case, or in
any case OF escape or rescue, he shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not more than six months, or be
fined not more than one hundred dol
lars"
Prosecuting Attorney Fulton believes
that whether Underw BOD is captured or
not, the sheriff of Chehalis county, as
well as the guilty officers at Aberdeen
can be prosecuted under this statute.
He believes that the neglect of duty by
the authorities at Aberdeen was fragrant
in the extreme. Mr.. Fulton feels very
strongly on the subject. Said he yes
terday:
"There can be no question that the
authorities at Aberdeen shamefully
neglected their duty in the Underwood
case. They were informed that he was
wanted here for heinous crime, and
that a warrant was out for his arrest.
They knew this several hours before I'm
derwood disappeared. They could have
no excuse for Allowing the man to escape,
as his presence in the town was known
to them several hours before he escaped.
l hope that the matter will be pressed.
I A distinaa aid fragrant violation of duty
on the part OF peace officers should not
be permitted to 60 unpublished"
That Sheriff Cudihee acted with
promptness in wiring for Underwood's
arrest Monday night is conceded, but the
sheriff is open to some criticism in not
going directly to Aberdeen on Tuesday
morning, the day after the investigation
at Ballard. Moreover, it is held and
with well-fodnded reason that the King
county authorities Numbered in per-
uniting the facts obtained from Mrs.
Hetzler at the Ballard investigation to
become known before the alleged MUIR
derer and his wife had been apprehended.
The story, published in a morning paper
before the copy of the warrant had been
telegraphed to the sheriff of Chehalis
county, was wired to the Underwoods
and their relatives by friends in this city.
Underwood was informed of the fact
that he was wanted for murder before
the authorities had begun to move in
the premises. Then they allowed him
to coolly walk out of town and disappear
in the brush.
An incident is related of Sheriff Huff
showing his inclination to play to the
galleries. When the train left Aberdeen
that brought Mrs. Underwood to Seattle
he was at the depot and just before it
pulled out he took position in the front
door OF one of the coaches with news.
paper in his hand and began TRADE
against the press. He charged them
with being responsible for his not captur.
ing Underwood and used very inelegant
language in expressing his opinion of the
press. He followed this TRADE with an
attempt to explain the vast amount of
work he had done on the case and prais-
ed himself very highly.