Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-08
SCENES OF SHOOTING
VISITED LAST NIGHT
BY ACCUSED WIFE
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tive for the strange shooting case. With
out a motive the case against Mrs. Grace
will probably fall tC the ground. 1t is
said by frienus OF the wounded man
that tine only possible motive thus far
developed is the financial condition of
his accused wife. That Mrs. Grace did
not possess the fortune she once had
and was reported to have is the latest
theory. 1t is stated that her former
husband William II. Opie, had lost
large sums shortly before his death and
that he left his widow less than 100000.
The Philadelphia home, it is said, was
left to their blind child, with Mrs. Grace
as guardian. Most of the money left has
been spent, il is reported, so much so
that the Philadelphia house has been
heavily mortgaged to raise more funds.
Taking these alleged facts, the theory
has been advanced that Mrs. Grace, hav-
ing given the poyer of attorney to her
husband, realized that on his visit to
Philadelphia he would find out their
financial condition and that it distressed
her to have him do so. In support or
this. the alleged statement of Mrs. Grace
to her husband at the hospital, that she
would revoke her power of attorney, Is
recalled. And finally in the effort to make
a distressed financial condition the mo-
K
recently insured his life for $4,000, and
that he had sought another $4,000 policy,
but Sfailed to secure it, is brought for
ward.
Outside of these reports about the
Graces financial condition apparently
there is mo motive. At least none has
/ thus far been advanced that can be sup
ported. Just what the detectives believe
is not known, for Chief Lanford has re-
fused to discuss the theory on which his
men are working.
VISIT TO HOME.
For the first time since the police bat
tered down the door of the house at y
West Eleventh street Tuesday afternoon,
and found Eugene H. Grace with
bullet hole in his left side. Mrs. Daisy
Grace visited the beautiful residence
shortly after o'clock Wednesday even
ling.
The handsome woman, following her
release on bond at II o'clock in the
morning, had been constantly in consul
tation with her attorney until that hour.
and then she made hasty trip to the
home.
The house was in a very chaotic state,
and the first 20 minutes after her arrival
Mrs. Grace spent in Strengthening things
in the reception hall and drawing room.
1.-The vandals," she said, They have torn
things up"
When chairs and tables and bric-a-brac
had been arranged in the accustomed
order, Mrs. Grace sank into a big
chair.
"Oh, it doesn't seem like at home at
ALL" sighed the woman, who is accused
of wounding her husband, and then leav-
ing him locked in a room to suffer and
die.
Eugene has never failed to have sup
per with me since we have been in At
lanta, and everything seems strange at
home with him away-we have been 50
happy here"
One of the first things that Mrs. Grace
did was to attempt to enter the bed
room to look for some money and jew
elry, which she claims to have left on
the mantelpiece in the room.
/ Earlier in the day, however, detectives
had found the key to the room in a little
box in the upstairs hall, where she said
it would be. They entered the room and
made ar exhaustive search. The roll of
ten 81 bills, which Mrs. Grace declared
! she left on the mantelpiece was not
| found. The officers, however, did find a
fat purse belonging to Grace; and
number of diamonds which were his. On
leaving they locked the door, and took
the key with them to police headquar-
/ tiers.
Mrs. Grace was very disappointed at
not being able to enter the bedroom
and make a personal search for the roll
of bills and other things, which she said
| should be there.
HAD FORGOTTEN SUPPER.
"Daisy of the Leopard's Skins as the
widow of the millionaire William Opte
is known in Philadelphia, hadn't thought
of supper at Z o'clock, but when Josh
Tye, one of the signers of her bond, ask
ed her if she had dined, Mrs. Grace
realized that she was very hungry.
Then she discovered that the ser
wants were not on the premises and
was informed that both cook and but
Ter had been taken in custody by the
police. Mrs. Grace showed little sur
prise at this turn in the case, retain
ing the same self-possessed manner
which has characterized her every ac-
ton since she was first placed in GUS
! tody.
What is the charger" she asked,
"have they found any new evidence?
/ She was told that they were simply
being detained as witnesses and her
interest waned. -,
Mr.. Tye, who had been moving about
the handsomely furnished house, lean
ed against a window.
"Ah! that is where the paper saysl
they found the pistol" she exclaimed.
why would anybody leave it there?"
Then suddenly she turned appealing
to the bondsman. "Oh, who could have
shot him?" she exclaimed why. ev-
eryone who knew him liked him"
1T is a mystery to me-" was the
answer. II have known of a great many
criminal cases, but never one as
strange as this"