The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-02
THIS THE STORY
SHE TOLD JURY
Mrs. GRAcE's ATTORNEY OUT
LINED DEFENSE IN HIS
OPENING SPEECH.
QUARRELED OVER PROPERTY
Sent Her Off to Save Disgrace of 1t
Getting Out That He Had Been
Shot in "Nigger Row." - colored
Dressmaker Testified.

Atlanta, Aug. Mrs Daisy Opie
Grace went on the witness stand at
2.3G o'clock this afternoon and told
the jury by which she is being tried
fo shooting her husband, that Grace
shot himself between II and IL O'Clock
the morning of March 5, while he
was scuffling with her. pistol in his
hand, following a quarrel. She de-
nice that she ever had the pistol in
her hands until after it had been dis
charged.
In fear for her life, which she
sWCre Grace threatened to take be-
cause she was trying to take away
from. him power of attorney she had
Civ en- him to sell her house in Phila-
delphia, the accused woman grappled
with her frenzied husband to prevent
him from shooting her with the re-
volver he had taken from the dress
er Locked in each others embrace,
according to her story, they fell up
ol the bed. 1t was at that time she
claims the weapon was accidentally
discharged.
Her hurried departure from the
house and her continued silence were
because Of promise she says she
made to Grace, who feared the dis
grace certain to follow the expos
ure of the row. At the time, she
says, he thought he was only slight
1y hurt, and would not permit her to
call a doctor.
Negro Dressmaker's Testimony.
Rebecca Sans, mulatto dressma-
ker, was the most important witness
introduced by the defense during the
morning session.
The woman testified that she was
for Mrs. Grace until 10 o'clock the
night before the shooting. She says
she talked to her the following morn
ing over the telephone. That night
after she heard of the shooting, she
saiu she went to the hospital and saw
Mrs Grace in the ante-rOom before
the latter had seen her husband.
Il told her l was sorry to hear of
this, and that l felt sure she was
innocent said the woman. The pros
ecution has contended that no one
had informed her she was accused up
to the time she saw Grace and con-
fronted him with the words: "They
tell me you say l shot you "
Made the gWidow's Weeds"
The seamstress said she made the
black dress for Mrs. Grace, which the
prosecution claimed she took to
Newman to be prepared to don "wid-
oW's weeds" 1t was a fad of fash
ionable women at that time to wear
black, she said. The woman said she
had seen oilcloth on the Grace bed on
one or two occasions when she made
them up, so as to have place to put
her sewing.
"You seemed to be right intimate
with Mrs Grace" remarked the pros
.ecutor, beginning cross-examination.
What did you call her?'
"I always called her Mrs. Grace"
Did you ever call her Daisy, OF
Daisy of the Leopard Spots?'
81 object to that" shouted Attorney
Rosser, Indignantly. "Such conduct as
that ought to be reprimanded. 1t. is
a disgrace to a civilized court "
Solicitor Dorsey withdrew the ques-
ton.
Didn't you try to get the Ruffins to
testify in Mrs. Grace's behalf?"
mo, sir"
what are you being paid 'or your
activity in behalf of Mrs. Grace"
Witness replied that she was doing
nothing to be paid for.
At the opening of court the defense
submitted a list of fourteen witnesses
TO be called. Mrs. Grace appeared pale
AMI nervous. Grace had arrived in the
courthouse, ready to be carried into
tn. room the minute the accused, his