The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-06-25
BEFORE THE COURT
PAUL AND NELLIE UNDERWOOD
: .ARRAIGNED FOR THE MUIR
DER OF THEIR BABY,

AhhAIUNED FUR IEE MCk-
DER OF THEIR BABY.
Jail Life is Easy for Underwood
He Feasts on Good Things from
/ His Friends s-Docters Say
Baby Was Not Dead
When Thrown in
Water.
Seattle, June 21.-Paul and Nell
lie Underwood, the accused murd-
ierers of their infant child by drown
I ing at Ballard three weeks ago,
were arraigned in the justice court
i today, and bound over for trial to
the superior court without prelim-
mary hearing. Bail was denied
each defendant, though until this
I time the woman has been In Jail
in default of $4,000 bail, fixed
before the capture of her husband.
The little court room in which
the defendants were arraigned was
crowded to sufocation when the
prisoners were brought in a closed
carriage from the county Jail in
charge of two deputy sheriffs. A
mong the crowd were many women
! friends of Nellie Underwood from
Aberdeen. Neither Of the defend
ants attorneys demanded prelimin-
ary hearing, nor took exception to
| the courts order denying bail to
their clients. Both request that the
first trial, that of Underwood, be
held not later than September, and
earlier, if possible.
Iu requesting the court to deny
the prisoners bail. Deputy Prose-
cutting Faben said:
81 have thoroughly reviewed the
facts in this case, and with Mr.. Full
ton, my superior, believe the proof
positive, and therefore the presump-
tion great. I cannot see how any
bail can be allowed in any case. Mr.
Fulton and agree that the case is
murder in the first degree Or Moth
ing"
Paul Under wood, the alleged MUIR
derer of his 3-weeks-cld baby, is
finding life in the King county Jail
soft snap. He has good many
friends here among the shingle
weavers, and they have been bring
ing him lots of "good stuff" to eat.
AS has been published heretofore
in the columns of The Evening Tel
egram, Underwood declares positive
ly that he is not guilty Of murder,
claiming his baby was dead when
he threw its body into the icy wat
ers of Salmon bay. Expert physi-
clans Of this city,, interviewed by
the correspondent Of The Telegram,
state his story is untrue, as there
was considerable water found in the
infants lungs when the physicians
performed the autopsy. This, they
swear, could not be true had the
baby been dead before striking the
water. They say it is contrary to
the fundamental laws Of physics.
Be that as it may, Underwood
has told his story and AYERS be will
repeat it on the witness stand, add
ing: "And then take my medi-
cine"
For the first time since his incar-
ceration he was allowed to see his
wife one day this week. She is con-
fined in private room of the Office
of Sheriff Cudihee. A deputy sher-
if and two newspaper representa-
tives were present at the meeting.
Mrs. Underwood, only wee, fra
gile bit of woman of 16 summers,
rushed to her boy husbands arms
as he entered, and soon bota were
embracing each other. The child
wife exclaimed: "Oh, Paul, it
seems two years since We parted"
They had a brief conversation,
touching bis escape from the off
GERS, and then separated with mu-
tual expressions of sympathy and
parting injunction to 'sbe true"
It is understood the defense will
be based upon the theory that the
baby was dead, as stated above, be-
fore the accused threw the body in.
to the bay.
Since Underwood's arrest and in
carceration in the county Jail, in
terest here centers in the man hunt
now in progress for the scalps of
Tracy and Merrill, the Oregon con-
victs. 1t is remarkable the public in
terestin that hunt. The newsboysnev.
er cry anything now except "All a.
bout the 'scaped convict hunt, and
papers sell like the proverbial bot
cakes.
Burns, o., June 18.-The coro-