Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-07
SHE THREATENS INJURED MAN
Will Take Away Use of Her Wealth
from Husband.
MRS. GRACE PUT UNDER ARREST
Woman Makes Attempt to Prevent
Doctor Seeing Spouse.
MARRIED LESS THAN ONE YEAR
Police Discover Grace Recently Had
Life Insured for Twenty-Five
Thousand, with Wife as
Beneficisry.

ATLANTA. Ca, March God knows
I am innocent exclaimed Mrs Daisy
U.rich-opie Grace this afternoon otter
her release on bail, pending q hearing
on the charge OF assault with attempt
10 murder her young husband, Eugene
II. Grace, prominent building contractor.
who was mysteriously shot At their home
yesterday.
Tonight physicians said Grace has but
slight chances for recovery. The bullet
penetrated the left side. going through
the lung and lodging near the spinal
eorl Pneumonia already has set In.
they say.
DEVELOPMENTS have followed fast since
Grace telephoned the police to rush a
doctor to his house.
did your wife shoot your asked a
policeman, after breaking down the door
or Giaee's room aud finding Grace on
the bed.
"It begins to look that way" the
wounded man replied.
Accuses wife Of shooting.
Mrs. Grace was located at Newman.
Ca. at the homo OF her mother-in-law.
Who accompanied her back 10 the city.
on her arrival Mrs, Grace was arrested
and taken at once on her own request
TO the hospital 10 which her husband
had been removed. Seeing her, be said.
Daisy. you are the one who shot me-
why how can your" she protested.
you are trying 10 make me out a mur-
derer and they will take me to jail to-
night"
You arc the one who tried to kill
me-" rGace repeated.
III you persist In that will take the
power Of attorney which you exercise
away from YOU" said Mrs. Grace. who
was formerly the VIE Of wealthy Phil
adelphia pulp manufacturer.
Grace thon relented.
Il don't know who did H. he said.
Here Is tho story told by Mrs Grace:
u left the house AT l2:is to so to New-
man. who're | was TO stay while Mn
orsce was IN philadelnhla Tor whici
place he planned to ieaYu on an after- I
noon train. When I left him. my hus-
band was about ready to get up. knew
that he was not feeling well. but did
not think he was very sick lie said he
would meet me at the depot. but when
he failed to do so went on to Newman.
thinking he had been detained on bust
ness The next thing heard was when
| reached the home Of his mother. They
said there that Gene had been shot My
arrest aud the accusation OF my hus-
band is all horrible mistake
Abandoned by woman.
Grace told the police when they first
reached him that he first discovered he
was shot At o'clock In the morning,
when he awoke with a burning sensa-
ton In his side.
Il told my wife he said, "and asked
her to get doctor. She left the room
and came back later. saying she was
unable to reach one over the telephone .
Grace gays he then became unconscious
and when he next swoke he worked
his way to the telephone and called the
police.
Much Importance is attached BY the
police to the eorroborative testimony OF
J. c. Ruffin and his wife. negro serv-
ants. The woman says she made
fire in Graee's room about I o'clock
at Mrs. Grace's request. While she was
in the room, she says. Grace groanee
several times and Mrs. Grace said:
You are not sick. Gene. You ars
sleeping"
Ruffin says Mrs. Grace told him al
she was leaving the house that ~
husband was sick and that he had