Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1913 — DORIS UNDERWOOD ACQUITTED BY JURY [ARTICLE]

DORIS UNDERWOOD ACQUITTED BY JURY

School Teacher Who Used Revolver to Avenge Sister’s Wrong is Cleared on First Ballot. The trial of Doris Underwood was brought to a close at Muncie Monday afternoon and within a half hour after the judge had given his instructions to the jury, that body of men had returned a verdict acquitting her of a charge of attempted murder. The jury had balloted only one time, all favoring her release. Doris is a school teacher. She had a younger sister named Ada who had been a charge of hers since the death of her mother. Ada alleged that she had been deceived by a young drug clerk at Muncie named Otis Fisher and that he was responsible for her motherhood. Doris got a revolver and went to the drug store and shot Fisher. He was not seriously wounded, however, and was active in an effort to prosecute the woman who shot him. He was hissed during the time he testified against the sister of the girl he is alleged to have ruined. When the verdict finding Doris Underwood not guilty was returned the large crowd in the court room became demonstrative in their approval and clapped their hands and shouted their approval. Fisher will now have to stand trial on a charge preferred by Ada Underwood.