Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-09
MRS. GRACE IS FREED
FOUND NOT GUILTY OF SHOOT
ING HER HUSBAND.
Wounded Man Still Declares Wife
Fired Bullet Which Has Caused
Paralysis.

gentlemen" cried Mrs. Daisy Ulrich
Opie Grace at 4:40 in the afternoon
when the jury found her not guilty
of the charge of shooting her hus-
band.
There was note of hysteria in
Mrs. Grace's voice and she seemed on
the verge of collapse, but her law
yers patted her on the shoulder and
urged her to restrain herself and she
soon became calm.
Then the crowd in court cheered the
verdict and surged about Mrs. Grace,
many of the women weeping.
At last the deadly whiteness of Mrs.
Graces face was relieved by a flush
and she began to smile.
Then she approached each of the IL
jurors and gave them thanks.
81 feel like kissing and hugging you
ALL" she said. 81 trusted you all the
time. l knew you would not believe
what they said about me-"
The verdict was generally expected.
1t was conceded that the state failed
to sustain the charge that Mrs. Grace
had drugged and shot her husband
and locked him in to die in order to
get $4,000 insurance on his life.
Mrs. Grace's statement had a tire.
mendous effect on the jury and its
main statements were generally cred
tied.
The case was given to the jury at
2:30 p. m. by Judge Roam, whose
charge favored Mrs. Grace. The jur-
or nd Oh o.
consideration of the case. After a
little discussion it was found that all
agreed Mrs. Grace was not guilty and
the verdict of acquittal was ordered.
Grace was not in court He was
taken back to his hotel and there
heard of the verdict.
Il don't care what the jury said,"
he declared. "Shes as guilty as hell
and she knows it."
Grace announced that he would
make statement about the case and
at once sue for divorce.
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ident of the United States at the time
| of the absorption of the Tennessee Coal G.
Iron Co.. it is highly improbable that the
| chief executive would in 20 minutes have
given his consent to a merger fraught
| with infinite injury to the steel industry
and to the public alike.
| The enormous earnings of the steel
| corporations are due not to a degree of
| integration of efficiency not possessed by
| it's competitors, but to the ownership of
ore reserves out of all proportion to its
output requirements and to the control
and operation of common carriers, divi-
| sions of rates, and the liberal allowances
| obtained from other concerns through in
| equitable and inordinate terminal allow
| ances. The business of production and
| transportation should be absolutely sep
| arate and distinct, and no industrial con-
cern should be permitted to own or op-
| crate an interstate carrier.
Legislation Recommended.
The legislation recommended by the
majority consists of three bills. One
of them, the Brandeis bill, is designed
to give an injured party the right to
! institute suit to prevent the organiza-
| ton of combination in restraint of
trade.
Another bill would provide that mo
person who is engaged as an indi-
vidual or as a member of partner.
ship or as a director or other officer
or an employe of corporation in the
business, in whole or in part, of man.
ufacturing or selling railroad cars or
locomotives or railroad rails or struc.
tural steel, or mining and selling coal
shall act as director or other officer
or employe of any railroad company
which conducts an interstate com.
merce business"
The third bill is intended to hit at
the system of interlocking director,
ates and would separate industrial
from railroad business.
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Cotton Revision Bin Passes House.
Washington. ID. C.-Representative
Lenroot (Wis.) led the fight OF
the Republicans against the Demo
cratic cotton downward tariff reyisio
bill presented by Chairman Unde
wood of the ways and means comm 4
tee. He represented the La Follet
idea that there should be carried pr
lection for manufacture OF cotton pl
ducts and said that the Underw6
bill did not give to the manufacti
the proper protection and safegua
against importations The Under
bills passed house by vote of l66