Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-05
MRS. GRACE WILL
LEAVE CITY At
MIDNIGHT
May Never Return to "SCene of
Her Greatest Sorrow" She
Declares.

In an effort to avoid any more Of the
notoriety which has chung to her since
her husband was shot five months ago.
Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace will leave At
lanta for Philadelphia upon a midnight
train tonight. With her will 90 only
her aged mother, Mrs. UIrich. It is
SAID that even the sweeping car reser-
Vations have been made under other
names so that no morbidly curious fell
low travellers will pry upon the acuuit-
tea deIendant as she makes her Journey
TO the bedside of her blind son in the
North.
Il am going to leave Atlanta for
Philadelphia some time today with nv
mother to see my blind son in Phila-
ueiphla, who Is ILL., | do not know when
VIII come back here l may never
come back to the scene of what has
oeen the great sorrow Of my life. II
my husband sues me for divorce here
will can not say what l will do
have made no plans"
That was the final statement Of Mrs.
grace as she sat in her law
yef's office this morning signing thu
papers in the Grace Lawrence firm, in
junction case. which will make her FREQ
or the laws arm and able at last 70
meet uhIettered the little blind lad in
tue Northern hospital. who has never
oeeh tod that his mother was even ac-
cused Of shooting her husband
Mrs Grace said she would have CON,
TO Fnlladelphia yesterday, only she was
SUN Ill IRON the reaction that followed
ner acquittal. ana because the hanks
were closed, 50 that she could not cIosa
up her part of her husbands cornar,,,u
a'lalrs here. She would not say how the
Injunction settlement had been made
wants to Forget All About Case
dol want to think of those tbinou
any more" she said Il want to for,rot
! eVerything-that terrible morning a.
I ,Il.e days between and the awfu,
heart-breaking days of the trial
want to go back with my mother 70 M,
! son and live for him and with be,, Mi,
I die. WIN ''ei until
am grateful to the people NJ A.
i"h'a Tor the kindness and the corsid
'''loH tHey have shown me, but II hos
DeH trlghtful ordeal and | will he
slad TO live the rest OF nv Iffa cori,.
Tor and educating my son and .stond7
ing by my mother whose RELIGION. 10.
mas ura"h me to her way of thinking
mean that l believe, with her tbat
prayer had much to do with making the
jury see that I was guiltless.
1t Is untrue that | have soueht -
communicate with Gene Grace in New.
nan In the hope Of bringing about
reconciliation. l have not and NV law
yers have not, nor any one represent
ing me-"
10 Tell Son of Tragedy Some Tim.
Mrs. Grace recalled that inst &C 49,,
was leaving the court room less than
I'VE minutes after the verdict of ac
qulttai had freed her, she was met at
the foot Of the court house elevator bv
neWsboy who thrust into her hand
a copy OF The Georgian extra announc-
ing the result of the trial.
He asked me to keep it as a souve-
MR. she said, and I'm always going
to. But | will never let my little blind
| boy hear of it until he grows up old
enough to understand how his mother
was falsely accused. Perhaps some day
ne VIII get back his sight so that he
can read it. Then I will show it to
him. The next years of my life l am
going to spend teaching him and try
ing to find out if there is not some wav
to make him see again"
Mrs. Grace appears wan and still
very nervous. Her mother, too though
not confined to bed, is suffering from
the reaction of the trial.