The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-07
WIFE HELD
 FOR MURDER
ATLANTA IS THE SCENE OF A SENSATIONAL FAMILY SHOOT
 ING AFFAIR YESTERDAY.
Wealthy Wife Accused and Arrested for Shooting Husband-out on Bond She Declares Her lnno-
 cencc of the Crime.

Atlanta, Ga, March 6.-"God knows am innocent, exclaimed Mrs. Daisy Ulrich-opie Grace this afternoon, aft CT her release on s75O0 bail pending hearing next Wednesday on the charge of assault with attempt to murder her young husband Eugene Fl. Grace, prominent contractor who was mysteriously shot at their hand. some Eleventh street home yesterday.
 While the doctors at St. Joseph's infirmary are endeayoring to save the life of the seriously wounded hus- band, the police are searching for more facts to support their theory that the crime was committed by the wife. Grace has slight chance to re- cover A bullet penetrated the left lung, lodging near the spinal cord. Pneumonia has already set in.
 Not in years has Atlanta beer stir red as it was today when details of the mystery became generally known. Developments have followed fast. Grace telephoned the police at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to rush doctor to his house, as he had been shot
 Did your wife shoot you?' asked policeman after breaking down the door of Grace's room and finding Grace o.n the bed.
 Tt begins to look that way the wounded men replied
 Mrs. Grace was located at Newman, Ga. at the home of her mother-in- law, who accompanied her back to the city. On her arrival Mrs. Grace was arrested and taken at once on her own request to the hospital to which her husband had been removed. Meeting of husband Fnd wife was dramatic.
 Daisy. you are the one who shot me!'
 Why. how can you say that2' she protested. You are lying to make me out a murderess and they will take me to jail tonight"
 You are the one who tried to kill me- Grace repeated.
 If you persist In that. I will take the power of attorney which you ex- ercise away from you said Mrs. Grace, who was formerly the wife of wealthy Philadelphia pulp manufac- turer
 Grace then relented
 I don't know who did it, he said
 Here is the story told by Mrs. Grace;
 'I left the house at 12:15 o'clock to go to Newman, where I was to stay while MT. Grace was in Phila. delphia, for which place he planned to leave on an afternoon train. When left him my husband was about ready to get up. I knew that he was not feeling well. but did not think be was even sick He said he would meet me at the depot, but when he failed to do so, l went cn to Newman. thinking he had been detained on business. The next thing heard was when [ reached the home of his mother. They said there that Gene had been shot Then I don't know what l did 1 may have fainted was mortified when told was ac- cused of shooting my husband My arrest and the accusation of my ia.s- band is all a horrible mistake.
 Grace told the police when they first reached him that he first dis covered he was shot st 6 o'clock in the morning when he awoke with a burning sensation in his side.
 q told my wife, he said. and ask her to get doctor She left the room and came back later saying she was unable to reach cne over the phone"
 Grace says he then became uncon- scious and when he next awoke he squirmed over to telephone and called the police.
 Much importance Is attached to the corroboratiye testimony of ! C. Ruff 1 f'n and his wife. negro servants. The woman says she made fire in Grace's room q little after ? o'sicesk at Mrs. Grace's request While she was in the rooms she says. Grace
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