New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-01
MRS. GRACE TO TESTIFY
At HER TRIAL TODAY
Prosecution Gains Point in flav-
ing Alleged AIibi Letters Ad-
mitted as Evidence.
SAYS SHE WROTE THEM
State Claims They Show Shoot
ing of Grace Was Premedi-
tated-Wounded Man Ur-
able to Attend Trial.

Atlanta. July 3I.-After forging the last
link in the chain OF circumstances which
II claims connects Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace
with the shooting OF her husband, the
prosecution rested It's case late to-day.
Mrs. Grace is expected TO go on the stand
at the opening of court tomorrow 10 tell
her own story.
The state played its big cards to-day,
and won two points. Two letters. which
It was claimed Mrs. Grace wrote TO her
self over the signature OF her husband
nickname, Gene" and mailed as she was
leaving for Newman. Ga. 10 establish An
alih were offered in evidence and admit
ted by the court after battle between
opposing counsel lasting more than two
hours
Mrs. Grsce's words OF greeting 10 her
husband when they met in the hospital
which the defence had fought hard TO
keep from the jury, also were admitted.
George c. Billiard. city detective, was the
witness who told OF the meeting.
who spoke hrst"" asked Mr.. Dorsey,
state solicitor.
Mrs. Grace
What did she say
she said How did this happen, Gene?
What have you beer telling these peoplo7
They tell me YOU say ! shot You.
Did she Kiss her husband?'
no: sho stood straight up beside tho
bed"
Judge Roam would not permit the Wit
ness 10 rotate TO the Jury tho subsequent
conversation He admitted her first
statement, because the prosecution al
leged il had proved by witnesses WHO
were with Mrs. Grace from the tlIhc '"'
heard Of the shooting until tho meeting
AT the hospital that no one had told nor
sho had Deen accused.
Although the prosecution attaches
great weight TO the alibi letters and con
tends that they show the shooting or
Grace was premedItated by his VIE the
defence claims the evidence has not CON
uected Mrs Grace with them In any way.
Mrs. Grace did not receive the two let-
tors which were Enclosed In one enYe-
lone through the IN Rils They were
postmarked Atlanta. f.3o p. m on the
dav Of the shooting. and they reached
Newman after she had returned to Az
lanta
They were forwarded 90 her. hut fell
into Graco's hands Tho handwriting on
the envelope has been Identified by Wit
nesscs az Graco's
None OF them was able 10 identfy 'he
handwriting Of one Of the letters when
was scrubbed with pencil. Tn" other
was typewritten.
In one OF the notes. supposed to nave
been written on the night OF tho d'F
Mrs. Grace left Atlanta for Newman. Ca
was one Oh ase. After I left you 81 the
train"
The state is attempting to show It Is
said. that Mrs. Grace wrote this letter
TO herself. post dated Il and signed her
husbands name 10 IL aud had mailed IL
70 herself in Newman in order to estao-
lish an alibi
The defence IS trying 10 prove that the
letter was written by Grace himself.
Grace was suffering from slsh'
fav.r to-day and was too III TO be
brought into court. Or. Willis Jones ies-
tih.d to-day that n" examined Grace
Yesterday and founG he was completeIE
naraIyzed from the waist down ana that
he was losing strength.