The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-01
POINTS IN FAVOR
OF PROSECUTION
STATE ALLEGES MRS. GRACE
SHOT HUSBAND FOR $4,000
INSURANCE IN HER FAVOR.
STATE SCORES A POINT
Famous "AIibi Letters" Kept From
Jury-Attempt Made by Prosecu-
ton to Show She Wrote Letters to
Herself.

Atlanta, July 31.-The state rested
its case this afternoon in the trial
of Mrs. Daisy Grace and announced
that all witnesses had been exam
1ned. Court then took recess until
o'clock tomorrow morning. When
the defense was asked what would be
its first step, Luther 2. Rosser re-
piled to court that time was needed
to rest and the court ordered the re-
cess. Rosser had made no intimation
whether the defense would offer any
witnesses at tomorrows session.
The prosecution in the case showed
its hand this morning when the fam
Gus 'alibi letters were read in court,
with the jury excluded, and offered
as evidence. The court had not de-
cided whether they would be admitted
when the usual noon recess was
taken.
There were two letters addressed
to Mrs. Grace and contained in one
envelope, which was addressed in
Grace's handwriting. Witnesses iden-
titled the handwriting yesterday
Gene" is the name attached to both
letters. One was entirely typewrit
tes, the other written in pencil in
uniC entitled handwriting. There was
no date on the typewriter letter. The
other, dated Tuesday night, started
off as follows: MY Own Darling
Wife: After put you on the train to
day." etc.
The envelope bore the postmark of
Marcn 3, 4.5U p. m. 1t was received
in Newman at 7.30 O'Clock the same
evening, after Mrs. Grace had re-
turned to Atlanta to see her wound
ed husband, the same Tuesday night,
apparently.
Defense Objected.
Counsel for the defense vigorously
objt cted to the introduction of the
letters as private communications be-
tween husband and wife. When the
court suggested that it had not been
established that the letters were writ
tea by Grace, Attorney Rosser de-
clared that the burden of proof was
on the prosecution to show that Grace
did not write them. He was citing
authorities in support of this conten-
tio.l when recess was taken.
Solicitor Dorsey is also endeavoring
to get before the jury another letter,
written by Grace to Paul Clements,
whose house he formerly leased, on
December 2, 1911. Two typewriter
experts have expressed their opinions
on the witness stand that this letter
and one of the alibi letters were
written on the same machine. 1t is
contended that this typewriter was
in the Clements house, which the
Graces gave UP in January.
Was Long Premeditated.
II expect to show" exclaimed the
solicitor, that this woman premedi-
tated this crime to get the insurance
Oh her husbands life as far back as
last January" He intimated that the
typewriter alibi letter was written
in January before the Graces moved
to Eleventh street.
The full text of the letter written
in pencil, which was very similar to
the other, was as follows:
The Letter.
TUESDAY night.
"My Own Darling Wife: After put
YOU on the train, l got to talking to
an old boyhood friend of mine and
got left, which will make me day
late in getting back. l am terribly
sorry that it is going to keep me
away a day longer, but l shall hurry
back. dear girl, and bring you back
something real nice. My friend Is
here at the house with me now, and
7 have been telling him what nice
sweet girl you are. 1 am awfully sorry
for what i said, and what happened
sunday and I know It will not hap
uel again. 1 hope you are having a
fine time in Newman and that you
y,u see \lots of people. | shall think