Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-03
Mrs. Daisy Opis Grace Be !. comes Dramatic When Ac=
 quilted By a Jury.
MADE FINE WITNESS
Declaration on the Witness Stand Had Keen Rehearsed and Memor;zad
 Verdict POpuiar.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 2-"God bless you, gentlemen, cried Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace, at 1 40 this afternoon when the jury found her not guilty of the charge Of shoc,;ng her husband
 There was note of hysteria in Mrs. Cmace's voice and she seemed on the verge of a collapse. but her lawyers patted her on the shoulder and urged her to restrain herself and she soon became calm. Then the crowd ia the court cheered the verdict and surged about Mrs. Grace, many of the women weeping.
 At last the dealy whi;ness of Mrs. Graee's face was relieved by a flush and she began to smile.
 Then she approached each of the twelve jurors and gave them thanks. T feel like kissing and hUgging you all.s she said. "I trusted yGu all the time. l knew you would not be- lieve what they said about me. Fol lowed by cheering throng Mrs. Went to the office of her attorneys. There she received a telegram from her sister Il Philadelphia 10 the eff feet that Mrs Graee's little blind son is ill.
 ''! will go to Little Webster at once, said Mrs. Grace. She intends to return to her old home just as scon as she aranges some business here. The visit was generally eX- pected. is conceded that the state failed to susta.n the charge that Mrs. Grace dlugged and shot her husband and locked him in to die in order to get $25O00 insurance on his life.
 Mrs. GTace's statement had tremen- dous effect on the jury and it's main statement was generally credited, es- pecially those relating to large sums of money she had lavished upon Grace and h's attention to other women.
 It developed today that Mrs. Grace's remarkable story of the shooting of Ter husband was a ceme- fully prepared Reclamation, pruned, amerded and polished by her lawyers and as carefully rehearsed as a dramatic offering by a professional actress. For two months Mms. Grace 1ehearsed the statement until she was letter perfect. There were 5000 words in the statement and Mrs. Grace never fal1ered once during it's delive~ance.
 The bringing of Grace into court on a stretcher was done by the pros ecuti0n in an effcr, to cause the. ac- cused wife to break down but Ii failed With her husband paralyzed from the wound she was accused of inflicting, gazing at her with a eyni- cal grin, she spoke without falter.
 The case was given to the jury at 2:30 by Judge Roan, whose charge favored Mrs. Grace. The jurors ate dinner and about 3:30 began cons d. eratlon of the case. After a little discussion it was found that all agreed Mrs. Grace was not guilty and verdict of acquittal was order ed.
 Grace was not in court. He was 1 taken back to his home in Newman last night and there heard the yer diet tn afternoon.
 I don't care what the jury sald.' declared the paralyzed husband She's as guilty as he'll and she i knows it.
 Grace announced that he woult make statement abouJ the case ano at once sue for divorce.
 At her lawyers office the freet woman gave out this signed state ment:
 q have been asked to make a
 statement since my acquittal.
 am gratified beyond expression but not surprised. I knew that
 God would not forsake me in my
 troubles. I was taught to believe
 that he will never forsake the in
 nocent. am thankful for all who
 helped me. I will return to my
 little boy in day or so and de-
 vote the rest of my life to him.
 will live with my mother m
 Philadelphia and try 10 comfort
 her as long as we live.o
 (Signed) DAISY E GRACE.
 As Judge Roan adjourned the coul he said: Well boys, the drama IS oV er.''