The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-02
BY Associated Press.


Atlanta, Aug. 1.-The fate of Mrs.
Daisy E. Grace, accused of shooting
and attempting to kill her husband so
she would inherit $4,000 life insur-
ance, Is expected to be in the hands
of the jury before tomorrow night.
The defense rested this afternoon fol-
lowing the testimony Of the accused
who asserted that her husband shot
himself during a scuffle with her for
the possession Of the revolver with
which he shot himself. The argu-
ments have begun and it is expected
viii be finished before noon tomorrow
After the courts instructions the jury
will begin its deliberations.
At the opening of court the defense
submitted a list of IA witnesses to be
called. Mrs. Grace appeared pale and
nervous. Grace had arrived in the
court house, ready to be carried into
the room the minute the accused, his
wife, was called to the stand. Attor-
ney Branch then addressed the jury,
outlining the defense's case. He said
they expected to show that every
fibre of the states case was rotten"
WAS SHOT IN THE MORNING.
I "The states theory that Grace was
shot during the night or early in the
morning is utterly untrue. We VIII
prove that he was shot after IL o'clock
.
doped when shot We viii prove that
! he got up that morning and wrote a
check and that he talked over the
phone as late as 10 O'Clock.
( TT was ridiculous to say that Mrs.
Grace married Grace and tried to get
rid of him for his money. She had
I given him between $4,000 and $4,000
: in a year and he was going to Phila-
6elphia to sell her property to get
money for himself when the shooting
occurred.
@We are going to show the whole
miserable facts. The truth is that
! Grace wanted to get his wife out Of
town first Mrs. Grace suspected that
he had an engagement with another
woman. She accused him OF 1t ana
said she was going to take the power
of attorney she had given him to sell
her property. Grace began scuffling
with her to keep her from taking the
document He began swearing at her
and threatened to kill her, grabbing
up his revolver. Mrs. Grace grabbed
Grace's hand in an effort to protect
herself In the scuffle the revolver
was discharged and Grace was shot.
Grace did not think he was badly hurt
and made his wife leave the house
without calling a physician. He said
he was afraid of the disgrace that
would follow If 1t came out that he had
been shot in a niger row with his
wife. He made his wife promise that
she would say nothing about 1t.
The alibi letters were written oy
Grace himself and his wife knew
nothing about them"
The first witness for the defense
was NJ. o. Jackson, a telephone ofhclal
who identified Grace's handwriting OF
a letter submitted to him.
Rebecca Sans, mulatto dress
- INN Fa Wi =
ness introduced by the defense during
the morning session today.
REFUTES FORMER TESTIMONY.
The woman testified that she was al
the Grace home finishing a dress for
Mrs. Grace until 10 o'clock the night
before the shooting. She said she
talked to her the following morning
over the telephone. That night after
she heard of the shooting she said she
went to the hospital and saw Mrs
Grace in the anteroom before the lat
ter had seen her husband.
Il told her / was sorry to hear o1
this and that I felt sure she was in
nocent," said the woman. The prose
cution has contended that no one had
informed her she was accused UP tC
the time she saw Grace and confront.
ed him with the words, they tell ms
YOU say l shot you
The seamstress said she made the
black dress for Mrs. Grace which the
prosecution claimed she took to New.
nan to be prepared to don widows
weeds"
It was a fad of fashionable womer
at that time to wear black, she said
The woman said she had seen one OIL
Grace's bed on one OF two occasion!
when she had made them up so Il
have a place to put her sewing.
You seemed to be right intimate
with Mrs. Grace" remarked the prose
cution, beginning the cross -examina
ton. What did you call herr
7 always called her Mrs. Grace"
Did YOU ever call her Daisy or Daisy
Of leopard spots"
II object to that" shouted Attorne!
Rosser, Indignantly. Such conduct a.
that ought to be reprimanded. 1t is
disgrace to a civilized court"
Solicitor Dorsey withdrew the ques
ton.
Didn't you try to get the Ruffini
to testify in Mrs. Grace's behalf"
No sir
What are you being paid for you
activity in behalf of Mrs. Grace?"
Witness replied she was doing moth
ing to be paid for.