The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07
WIFE PROTESTS
Her INNOCENCE
Mrs. Grace Denies That She
Attempted to Murder
Husband.
SHE IS RELEASED ON BAIL
Atlanta Deeply Stirred by Dc
tails of Shooting
Mystery.

! Atlanta. Ga. March Good knows
C-rich- Gpic Grace this afternoon, after
her release on bail pending Il hearing
( OF the charge OF assault with attempt
! TO murder her young husband. Eugene
IL. Grace. prominent building con-
/ tractor. who was myst 4r!ously sho; at
their handsome Eleventh Street home
yesterday.
! While the doctors at ST. Joseph's
iniirmary are endeavoring to save tho
lie of the seriously wounded husband.
inc police are searching for more facts
to support their theory that the cri,ne
was committed by the wife.
Tonight the physicians stated that
Grace has but slight chance for re-
covery The bullet penetrated the left
, side. going through the lung and
lodging near the spinal cord Pneu-
, monia already has set In, they stated
Mystery StIrs .itiantn.
Not in years has Atlanta been stirred
mystery became generally known. De-
velopinents have followed fast since
Grace telcphoned the police at .
o'clock yesterday afternoon 10 rush n
doctor 10 his house. as he had been
shot
did your wife shoot you?" asked a
| policeman, after breaking down the
door of Grace's room snd finding Grace
on tho bed.
1T begins to look that way" the
wounded man replied.
Mrs Grace was located at Newman.
Ga. at the home OF her mother-in-la w.
who accompanied her back TO the city.
On her arrival Mrs. Grace was ar
rested and taken at once, on her own
request. to the hospital 10 which her
husband had been removed. Meeting
/ of husband and wife was dramatic
DAISY. you are the one who shot
me"
why. hos can YOU" she protested;
you are trying to make me out a
murderer. and they will take me to
Jail tonight"
You are tho one who tried to kill
me-" Grace repeated.
'If you persist in that will take
the power of attorney which YOU eX
erc!se away from YOU" said Mrs.
Grace, who was formerly the wife Of
wealthy Philadelphia pulp manu-
facturer. Grace then rclentod.
81 don't know who did It," he said
Here is the story told by Mrs. Grace:
II left the house at 1918 o'clock to
go TO Newman where l WAS to stay
whiic Mr.. Grace was In Philadelphia.
for which place ne planned to leave
on an afternoon train. When | LETT
him. my husband was about ready TO
get UP. I knew that he was not feel
inE well. hut did not think he was
even sick. Hn said n would meet me
at the depot. but when he failed 10 do
40 went on to Newman. thinking he
had been detained on business. The
u next thing I heard was whey reached
| the home Of his mother. They said
there that Gene had been shot. Then
/. I don't know what did. may have
| tainted was Mortified when told
was accused OF shooting my husband.
My arrest and the accusation OF my
husband Is all horrible mistake"
| Failed to Get Doctor.
Grace told the police that he hrs.
discovered he was shot az o'clock IN
the morning. when he a-woke with n
burning sensation In his side. al told
my wife" he said. land asked her to
! get doctor She left tho room and
! came back later. saying she was un-
able to reach one over the telephone
Grace says no then became uncon-
| scious, and when he next awoke he
; ed the police.
/ = 80 chlibre ,istol was found on a
| window sill Ia the hail of the nool
below Grace's room. II had one empty
/ chamber.
| AS furnishing a possible motive. the
| police are said to have discovered to-
| day that Grace recently had his lEe
/ Insured FOR $4,000 naming his wife
Z as the beneficiary. On the other hand