The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-03
Mrs. Grace Freed on
Charge Of Trying to
XIII Husband.
SILENTLY GRASPS
HANDS OF JURORS
Then She Hastens Away to Bed
side Of Her Blind Son in
Philadelphia" 'retty Rot
ten Is Comment Of Grace
on Resu.s OF
Trial

Atlanta. Ga. August Mrs Daisy
ople Craze was declared no, guilty Of
trying TO KIM her husband. by Jury
aere at . o'clock this evening Mrs.
Grace wealthy ana well known in her
former nome in Philadelphil and here
was on the verge OF collapse when the
twelve men who had decided her fate
ME. into the courtroom When the
verdict was announced she simply
bowed her head.
y fcw minutes after She had been
freed she was handed & telegram say
ing her blind son was very III in Phil
adelph!a and il is understood that she
VIII leave for his bedsid. late tonight.
Immediately after the verdict was
3 ven women struggled frauucally 10
reach the place whore ,irs Grace sat.
only TO DC forced back by officers. The
jurymen remained in their places even
after they had been DISCHARGED \ full
minute elapsed and then Mrs Grace
arose and was assisted 10 the jury box
For tho INST time she showed sign
OF animation rs silently She grasped
the hand OF each OF the Twelve men.
Mrs Grace was escorted from the
courtroom Immediately afterwards
Argument in the case was ooncluied
shortly after ! o'clock this afternoon
and Judge Roam immedistely began his
charge TO the jury. IN this charge, he
said in part
You have heard the defendant make
her statement She was no, subjec, To
examination or Decentralization ana
her statement was not made lndcr
oath The jury can take that state
ment SIS 1t sees fit. 1t can believe it all.
az reject 1t all, as II sees lit In other
words, 1t is for the jury to determine
the force and effect thas shall be given
her statement"
Grace was found in oed at nis home
here the morning Of March ; last shot
in the side. Tho bullet lodged against
the spinal cord and since then ne has
been paralyzed from his waist DOWN
lie charged that his vie had drugced
and shot him. intending to XIII him TO
Set $4,000 insurance.
Mrs Grace said Grace shot himself
In a scuAie with her over possession OF
a revolver after ne had threatened to
kill her.
Mrs Grace at first maintained that
she knew nothing Of the shooting.
Yesterday she was placed upon the
witness stand ana told tho story Of
the scuiile adding that Grace hal
threatened to XIII her several times
II was this statement referred to IN
tina judges charge
Calls ~ Pretty Rotten"
Newman, Ca. August 2-"In her
heart she knows she is guilty" de-.
clared Eugene II Grace at his home
here this afternoon when informed
that his wife had just been acquitted
OF the charge OF shooting him.
Its pretty rotten. don't sec how
they could have even had mistri4l.
She may be innocent in the eyes OF
men. but She is guilty in the eyes OF
God
less. even II had been sho, in q
good cause, but it is almost unbear-
able when l have been shot in cold
blood
"when she tesuncd that she haa
taken an oath on the Bible to keep
this shooting a secret She told an in
famous lie It was sncrilege on her
part to bring In God name"
Grace declared he reafiirmed in every
detail his statement Of how he was
shot because il is true"