The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-01
STATE SCORES TWO
VICTORIES AGAINST
MRS. DAISY GRACE
Prosecution ConfidentAtlanta
Woman Will be Convict
cd OF Shooting
LETTERS PROVE
STRONG EVIDENCE
Defendant Certain She Will
be Cleared Even If She
Does Not Take the
Stand Herself

ATLANTA. GA, July 3l.--After
scoring TWO important victories in the
trial of Mrs. Daisy Grace on the
charge of shooting her husband the
State this afternoon rested Its case
Mrs Grace Is expected to take the
stand Mt the opening Of the court
tomorrow and tell her story.
The two victories were:
First, the admission of the now
famous "alibi letters which the State
expects the jury 10 believe Mrs. Grace
wrote 10 herself; second, the admis-
sion OF the bedside conversation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Grace. when Mrs,
Graca stood beside her stricken hus-
bands bed and asked what WAS the
accusation he Was making against her
when. the State claims. no one had
told her Of the accusation. and 1t was
her guilty conscience impelling her.
George G. Baliard, city detective,
was the witness who vas permitted
10 tell of the meeting at the hos
pltal.
who spoke first ?" asked solicitor
Dorsey.
Mrs. Grace"
What did she say
"she said: How did this happen.
Gene9 What have you been telling
these people. they tell me you say !
shot you"
ibid she kiss her husband 49,
mo. she stood straight up beside
the bed
Judge Roam would rot permit the
witness to relate to- the jury the sub
xeouent converse ton between husband
and wife He admitted her first state
rnent because the prosecution claimed
that II had proven by witnesses. who
were witt, Mrs Grace from the time
she heard the news until the meeting
at the hospital. that no one had told
her she had been accused
Although the prosecution attached
great weight to the ,"aiibi letters and
contend that they show the shooting
Of Grace was planned by his Wife.
the defense claims that Mrs Grace
has not been connected with them In
any way by the evidence.
Didn't Receive Letters.
Mrs, Grace did not receive either
OF the two letters, which 1t Is alleged
she wrote. signed with her husbands
name and addressed to herself at
Newman Ga, IN order To establish
an alibi.
The letters in one envelope were
postmarked "ALan ta. Ga. A.5p l.. NJ
on the day OF the shooting. They
reached Newman after she had re-
turned to Atlanta in response 10 a
telephone message that her husband
had been shot They were forwarded
to her. but fell into Graee's hands and
were turned over to the attorneys by
him. The handwriting on the en-
velope has been identified as tsat OF
Grace by witnesses. but none of them
were able to identify the handwriting
of one Of the lssters, wiaEeh was sscri1-
hled with a pencil.
The first OF these letters written on
typewriter follows:
MY Dear Wife Daisy.
After saying goodbye TO you al
the station today, ran into an old
friend OF mine from Charleston. ).
q. lie was down and out. Ny heart
went ont to him. He was dead broke
/. is a pitiful story. He Is out OF
job. ! am going To take MIN nome
with me. give him bath and lei
him sleep all night with me. Tie can
wear suit of my clothes for he is
a tall fellow.
II am sorry | was delayed and
missed nv train 10 Philadelphia.
which will throw me a day late going
and coming back. You bring mother
hack to Atlanta with YOU instead OF
waiing for me to come to Newman.
Hope you wrote to your mother.
49, 80 '' GENE
Written With Pencil.
The second letter, written with
pencil reads:
my Own Darling Wife:
IF l put you on the train ! get
left. shall be day late getting
back Shall bring something nice.
Dear girl. my friend Is here at the
house with me now. I've been telling
him how sweet you are. | am sorry
for everything l said. 1 shall be AS
good as / know how With billion
kisses GENE
Attorneys for the state admit that
their case would have been gone u
the court had barred these letters,
They claim that the letters complete
the chain OF circumsantial evidence
against Mrs. Grace.
The jury was cut of the room most
Of the time today while the attorneys
fought over the admission OF the let
tiers During one Of these clashes
Solicitor Dorsey attacked Mrs. Grace
savagely.
This woman was SO mercenary,
said the solicitor. that she put extra
sheets and an oil cloth on the bed
when Grace was lying wounded to
prevent damage to the mattress, be-
cause it was among the furnishings
covered in the lease
During the solicitors arrangement
OF the accused woman. she sat at the
table with her counsel and attempted
TO interest herself In newspaper. She
failed however. Her face flushed,
and she shook her head.
Tonight Mrs. Grace declared she
was glad she would take the stand to-
morrow. ~
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