The Washington herald., 1912-08-02

ness. she says Grace became worse thar
ever with women. Finally just before
| the shooting Grace's business got in q
bad way and he became clamorous for
money. At last he persuaded Mrs. Grace
to give him power Of attorney to sell her
| house In Philadelphia and also TO sell
some securities she owned.
Grace arranged to leave for Philadel-
! phia on March 5-the day he was shot
and he insisted that Mrs. Grace should
go to his mothers home in Newman.
| Grace's insistence that she go to New
nan. made Mrs. Grace suspicion. She
said:
Suspected Woman. =
At nrst I did not suspect why he was
SO anxious for me to go to Newman on
tnat particular day. but finally I began
TO suspect that he was either planning
TO take woman to Philadelphia with
him or that perhaps he intended to get
me out Of town and have her come to
our home and carry on his disgraceful
conduct; and believed It was either the
woman who called him out of the theater
or the one whose picture he was carry
Ing In his watch when I first met him,
and whom he had confessed that he had
ruined and had taken from Atlanta TO
Philadelphia and lived with and at one
time was very much In love with him.
This is the same woman who tele-
phoned him at the Piedmont Hotel when
We were having dinner there.
His manner was very suspicious, and
l made up my mind that Mr. Grace
was trying to get me out of Atlanta
before he left so he could take a woman
to Philadelphia with him. or worse, still,
thought he might take her to my home
Then came March 5. the day OF the shoot
Ing. Mrs. Grace's story OF the events
CT that follows:
"on the morning OF that day I learned
that Mr.. Grace's financial affairs were
looking better and / decided not to al
low him TO sell my Philadelphia prop
erty.
Threatened to Break Neck.
Il said to Mr.. Grace: I am so glad
things are looking better and asked
him II he would not wait a while longer
before selling my home, as 1t did not
seem necessary IL the business was get
ting better. At this suggestion he raised
MS voice very loudly. cursing and abus-
ing me and told me IL l did not hurry
and get out of the house and do as
he had told me to do he would break my
damned. Internal neck. the same time
looking as though he intended to make
good his threats.
1t was plain to me that he would al
low nothing to change his plans OF get
ting me on to Newman on the o'clock
train and his actiops so aroused my
suspicious that 1 was convinced there
was a woman at the bottom of his
strange manner and I decided that
would not permit him to send me OF
while he went away on a pleasure trip
with some other woman on my money,
and sell my home and probably spend a
great portion of the proceeds on the
woman and his own dissipations. And l
told him as much.
AS i said this Mr.. Grace was living
on the bed. His coat was hanging lust
behind where he was lying and as 4
spoke walked toward the coat and took
out Of his pocket the power of attorney
along with some other papers which
were in the coat
Tried to Shoot Her.
1T was my intention to throw the
power Of attorney into the fire and as
sprang out of bed and grabbed my
left wrist with his right hand and my
right wrist with his left hand. We
struggled and he backed me over against
the bureau and twisted my left hand so
hard that I dropped the papers on the
floor.
Then he let go of that hand and
grabbed my throat with his right hand
and he reached in a small drawer in the
bureau and took out his revolver. He
was cursing in a low. hushed voice. and
his face was so distorted with rage that
was very badly scared, and when he
made a 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 to the bed. and as soon as his
egs came in contact with the bed he
FELL over backward. with me on top of
lin. and I was pushing. pulling and
and doing all in my power to
Keep him from hitting me with the pistol |
)r shooting me, when suddenly the pistol |
vent Off. and ! screamed and jumped up |
AT first 1 thought I was shot and |
hen when I did not feel that I was, I |
hrew my arms around his neck and said |
oh. Gene. what have you done? Are |
'ou hurt?' He said No. I am not hurt: |
'ut for Gods sake don't make so much |
ioise or you will have the whole neigh |
,orhood in here
Asked to Hide Pistol.
ne tneE lOlQ NE tEdt the tnlng Tor L
ne to do. and do It quickly, was to go |
nut of the house and leave the rest to |
lin, and said If this damn thing should |
,et out in a neighborhood like this we
would never be able 10 live It down. and |
III his business and social prospects
would be gone forever, He insisted that
hurry up and do as he had planned /
or me to do, and said that IL he later
hought that he needed a doctor that he
would get one.
IT judged from the way my husband
alked that his wound must certainly be
My slight. and that probably his plans
7ere all for the best. and know now
hat he did not think the wound at all
erious. He told me to take the keys
nth me, as I would get back from
Sewnan before he would arrive from
/ always tried to obey Mr..
race in all things, and II 1 disobeyeS
ny of his Instructions in this affair that
can recall, II was when placed the
istol on the window sill in the hallway. |
had put 1t in my handbag, as he told
le to, but when I got downstairs I
ound could not close the handbag. as
was too full.
Swore Never to Tell.
II kissed him good-by. and he made
le kiss the Bible that was lying on the
ible and swear that I would never tell
hat had happened.
Gentlemen. / have told you the truth
this most unfortunate affair. and as
Cd aboye me Is NV Judge i neyer shot |