The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-02

Atlanta. Ca. August with her
husbands tace lcering at her from tho
pillow Of his cot. Mrs. Daisy Grace to-
day related her story of the shooting
TO the jury.
Il did not shoot Mr. Grace ana la
nc solemn truth she exclaimed
dramatically, and Grace's lips parted :
in a cynical smile.
II was a remarkable story, told in
caim' even voice, without pause as 1t
revealed in black colors as a creature
who had rewarded wifcly love and
generosity with the srossest cruelty
and infidelity.
Mrs. Grace occupied the better part
OF an hour in it's tellne. At it's con-
cluslon she left the stand. and the de-
Tense rested its case As she did not
make the statement under oath tha
prosecution was denied the privilege of
cross examination. The state then nut
on one or two witnesses in rebuttal
and rested hnally
VIII go tn Jury To-day.
Five hours are TO be divided by thu
two sidos in summing up Lamar Hill.
counsel for Grace. occupied an hour
cf the prosecutions time before ad-
lcurnmcnt was taken until morrow.
The case is expected to 20 to the
jury shortly after noon Friday
y bold stroke by the prosecution in
trying To have Grace sworn to robut
the statement OF the accused woman.
did not succeed Judge rsoan ruled
that. under the Georgia law. nus
band was not competent to testify
against his wife.
Mrs Grace declared In her state
uent that Grace shot himself during a
scuillc with her for possession of
pistol with which he was trying to
eli bc
ii, had attempted TO XIII her she said.
Last summer after she had made her
VIII in his favor AZ his insistence. she
testified that he tried To throw her
overheard from steamer on which
they We're making trp from New
York 10 1t. Johns.
some tim. after that. when they
were I'm Atlantic City. She testified
he threw her across the bed and held
a pistol AT her head declaring THAI
he would XIII her ii she did not stop
talking to him about going TO work.
She said that he had beaten and
chokcd her frequently. but that in
spitc q his mistreatment she had
mi for him every sacrifice in this
vc that woman could Ike for
no
From the time she met him until the
day Of tho shooting she said she nad
given MIN Tlo.NVu ctSh VAS III
true to him as any wlfc could be-"
she said. "and | always humored ana
pettcd him like a spoiled child
lnothcr Nommn in Cnsc.
soon after they came to Atlanta
last November Mrs Grace tastincd.
she began TO realize that her husband
was neglecting her Another woman
began calling him up over the tele-
phone. and when sha would say any
thing to him about it he would set
mad. IS hc usually beat her when
mad. she declared. She was careful not
10 arouse his anger Then Grace Went
into tho building business with Mr..
Lawrence but with such poor sue
cess that he was drawing constantly
on her money Finally he prevailed
upon her to give him power Of attor-
ney to 70 to philadelphia and sell her
house lie was 10 leave on the morn
ing OF the shooting, SHE going to the
Tome az his mother to stay during his
absence Grace awoke that morning
fcolns badly and she Suggested that
they dcicr thci. departure until next
day n
Grace demnrred and told nor 10 hur-
RS and set ready Ills manner was
very suspicious" she said "and I
made up my mind that he was tfyspg
to get me out OF atlanta before nv
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