The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-01
Wins Two Imp ortant
Points in Case Against
Mrs. Grace.
COURT ADMITS
ALIBI LETTERS
Loving Epistles Claimed to Have
Been Written by Accused Wo-
man to Herself to Prove Her
Innocent of Shooting Hus-
band--She Will Tell
Story To Day.

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the last link in the chain Of circum-
stances which it claim connects Mrs
Daisy Grace with the hoours OF her
husband. the prosecution rested It's cas-
laIe to-day. Mrs Grace is expected TO
20 on the stand at the cpenins OF cour,
Tomorrow ia tell her own story
The state played It's mig card today
and won TWO important points. TWO
letters. which it was claimed Mrs.
Grace wrote to herself over hen nus
bands nickname. Cen" ana mailed
She was leaving for,> Nnan, TO es-
tablish an aIibi. were offered IN cvl-
dence and admitted 5yttne court after
a desperate battle between opposing
counsel lasting more tfan iwD nours
Mrs Grace's words Fcf greeting to
her husband when theysmet in the nos
ptal. which the deteneo had fought
hard to keep from theslury also were
admitted. George c. Ballard. city de-
tective, was the witness who vas per
mitscd to tell OF the meeting
WAC spoke hrst?' asked Solicitor
Dorsey.
Mrs Grace
What did she say?'
she said: How did this happen.
Gene? What nave YOU been t@i.ing
these people? They teal me YOU say
shot you"
Did she kiss her husband"
NO. she stood straighs UP besid4 the
bed"
Conversation Not Admitted.
Judge Roam would not permit tho
witness to relatesko thu Jury IN. sub
sequent conversation bstweon husband
and wife He adnGtts6 her first state
ment because the lfrostcution claimed
that ii had provenssbs witnesses VINO
were with Mrs. GrSo9 IRON, IN Inn
she heard the news 81 the meeting
az iaee.Yasriirl that R5,;sl.o had told her
she had been accused
Although the prosecution attaches
great weight to the 'alibi letters ana
contends that they show that the shoot
ing OF Grace was premeditated hv MS
VIE. the defense claims that Mrs
grace Mas not been connected with ,hen
IN any Way by the ev!Ience-eithor
with having written. matlo5 ,r 49,
celVed them BY some strange Kick o.
tate. Mrs Grace did not receive tie
Two letters. which were inclosei n ona
envelope. through the mails Post.
marked Atlanta. $3.50 p. NJ on tn, dav
Of the shooting. they reached Newaan
after she had returned 10 Atlanta They
were forwarded TO her. but fcl into
Vrac-s hands and We're turned over to
the attorneys BY him. The handwrlt-
ing on the envelope has been ilentined
a that Of Grace by witnesses. but nom.
Of them was able 70 identify the hand
writing Of one OF the letters wnich
was scribhled with pencil.
Grace suffered from q slight fever to-
day and was too II to be brought into
court
The full tex, of the so-caled auoi
Tuesday Night.
MY own Darling wife:
After I pu, you on the train / got
10 talking 10 an old boyhood friend OF
mine and got left. which Will make ne
day late in getting back am ter
rlbly sorry that it is going 10 keep
me away day longer But | shall
hurry back. dear girl. and bring you
back something real nice. Ny friend is
here at the house with me now. and
have been telling him what a nice. sweet
girl you are. am awiully sorry Tor
what said and what happened sunday
and l know 1t viii not happen again.
hope YOU are having a hno time IN
Newman and that YOU Will ssc lots OF
people. l shall think OF you all the
time l am away and be rs good as |
know how. BE a good. sweet gin ana
think of me lots WITH all my love
and a billion kisses GENE
The other letter. which the prosecu-
ton claims Mrs. Grace wrote on type
writer weeks before the shooting.
read
My Dear Wife. Daisy.
After saving good-hy 10 YOU a t tho
station to-day. run into fellow friend
OF mine from Charlotte. y c. and
Daisy. believe me. my heart went out to
him completely The chap is dead broke,
and he had such a pi,ful story that
am going TO try and get him Job.
am going to have him come out TO
% West Eleventh and make him take
a bath and let him sleep all night with
me. and in the morning l will give
him suit of clothes as he is very
tall, and think my clothes Will fit him
If he pulls his susponders up Now
DAISY dear. ! am one day late getting
away. so ! viii be ono dav late getting
back to Atlanta. SO instead OF me
coming to Newman. WHY. YOU bring
mother up along 10 Atlanta with you.
and will send Won telegram when
YOU may meet me at the station. Hope
YOU wrote 10 your mother and told her
I'll he in Philadelphia AMI to have your
satchel ready packed 50 won't have to
wait for 1t. All my love for YOU and a
million kisses. From Your devoted
| husband GEN z. -