The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-02
SAYS II WAS HUSBANDS
SECOND ATTEMPT TO KILL HER,
Grace leers al Wife as She Tells
How He Abused Her and Spent
Her Money

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. with her hus-
bands face leering at her from the
pillow of his cot, Mrs, Daisy Ople
Grace today related her story to the
jury.
Il did not shoot Mr.. Grace, and he
knows it: as God is my Judge that is
the solemn truth" she exclaimed dra-
matically. and Graces lips parted IN
a cynical smile. 1t was remarkaUle
story, told IN a calm, even voice with
ont pause, as though it had ben wei
rehearsed. Grace was revealed IN
black colors as a creature who had
rewarded wifely love and generosity
with the grossest cruelty and inhdel-
ity. Mrs. Grace occupied the better
mart of an hour in its telling, and
at it's conclusion she left the stand
ard the defense rested its case. AS
she did not make the statement un-
der oath the prosecution was denied
the privilege of cross examination
The state then put on one or two wit
iesses in rebuttal and finally rested
Mrs. Grace declared in her state
ment that Grace shot himself during
scufile with her for possession or
a pistol with which he was trying TO
shoot her. She said that he had
beaten and choked her frequently,
but that in spite of his mistreatment
she had made for him every sacrifice
II this world that woman could
make for a man."
From the time she met him until
the day of the shooting. she said, she
bad given him $4,000 in cash. Il
was as true to him as any wife could
te," she said, and | always humored
end petted him like spoiled child
He sprang out of bed and grabbed
my left wrist with his right hand
and my right wrist with his left
hand" she said in relating the cir
cumstances of the shooting at the
Grace home one morning several
weeks age in a fashionable Atlanta
suburb I'VE struggled and he back
ed me over against the bureau and
twisted my left hand so hard that
| dropped the power of attorney pa
pers he did not want me to destroy,
on the floor. Then he let go of that
hand and grabbed my throat with
his right hand and reached in the
bureau drawer and took out his re-
volver He was cursing in low voice
and his face was so distorted with
rage that | was badly scared. When
be made motion to hit me with the
pistol and then tried to shoot me, \
threw all my weight and strength
against him, grabbed him around the
arms, backed him over the bed AS
soon as his legs came in contact with
the bed he fell over backwards with
me on top of him. was pushing,
pulling and showing to keep him from
shooting me when suddenly the pistol
vent off and screamed and jumped
up.
"He told me to stop screaming
that he was not hurt and that the
thing for me to do was to get out
OF the house and leave the rest to him
lie made me kiss Bible that | would
rever tell what had happened as 1t
would disgrace us both forever.
Gentlemen, | did not shoot Mr.
Grace and he knows it; as God is my
Judge, that is the solemn truth"
She said she wanted to call up a
doctor but Grace refused to permit
Ter and insisted that she should go
He said: IF this damn thing should
get out in the neighborhood like this
al his business and social prospects
would be gone forever"
Grace's only comment after hiI
wife had finished her story was II
sounds slim to me, doesn't 1t to you?