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The Washington times., 1912-11-03
SOUTH SIDE FANS
| DELIGHTED OVER
0'BR|EN PROSPECTS
Callahan Believes Boston
Pitcher Would Round
Out His Staff.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The South Side
fans are delighted over the prospects OF
having BUCK O'Brien with the White
Sox next season. believing that he would
emulate the success OF Eddie Cicotte
on shifting the color Of his sox from
rcd to white. However, Jimmy Cal
lahan deciines TO admit that he has
O'Brien.
III McAleer wants to pass O'Brien
over to me, why, nothing will please
me more" says the manager of Comis-
keys Comets. "O'Brien is a heady
pitcher. II he's in bad with the Red
Sox fans, that won't bother him with
the South Side bugs. O'Brien, White,
walsh, Cicotte, and Iangc makes a
pretty sweet twirling stan, don't you
think? I'd like to have him all right"
II is believed here that Callahan will
try to obtain O'Brien during the annual
meeting Of the big leagues In New York
next month.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MANAGERS HAVE
VARIED SUCCESS
Clarke Did Well in Pitts
burgh, and McGraw Made
Himself Permanent.
BY SENATOR

Johnny McGraw and Fred Clarke, sue
ccssful managers In the National
League.
Hank o'Das. Bill Dahlen. and Johnny
Killing. unsuccessful managers In the
same circuit!
orga MIA ton presided over by Tom
Lynch In 1912. None can foresec what
the tale Of 1913 viii be at this early
date. baseball has SO many ups and
downs.
Though unsuccessful in landing IA pen
nant, Fred Clarke did well with his
experimental outht. and many National
League fans believe that the Pirates
will be a contended far the pennant
next season from the start. IT took a
whole season to find Hendrix. Carey,
Kelly. and O'Toole. Next year they
should be stars OF the first magnitude.
McGraw Permanent.
'Muggsy" McGraw, leader of the
Giants. Is a permanent fixture in New
York. He has lad too many good teams
there since lg2. Indeed, a manager
IN New York must have good team
to stay in the affections OF the fans.
They want n winner, and nothing less,
along the Great White Way. McGraw
has consistently given them one.
Frank Chance. winner OF four PEN
nants and two worlds championships,
met with mishaps that kept his team
from landing In the coveted first place.
Injuries 70 himself and to his players.
the utter collapse OF his pitching stafr
when most needed, and the constant
pickering with Charlie "Bazoo" Murphy
kept the Cubs back. Once they were
but four games behind tho iGtterinr
Giants. With n pitching stan thcv
might have passed them The twiriers
were missing and they fsii hanL 20
third place to the end.
ever nonn a,,,i ever sa sa cniesV; ,ha, , nom,
failed as n nan.gcr nono b., ,s,,n.,,,,
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Will Play Match.

On account Of the friendly rivalry
existing between the patrons of the
Bay State billiard. academy, Sl2 E stree:
northwest, and the Boston billiard par
lor, 4l9 Ninth street northwest, W. D.,
Allen, proprietor of both rooms, has
arranged a match game OF pocket bill
liards 800 points up, between Edwin c.
johnson and James NJ Woltz,. one
hundred points, to be played Monday
night, Novembet H. at the Boston par
Ior, the second hundred on Monday
night, November is. at The Bay state
academy, and the final at the Boston
parlor on Monday. November 2j The
winner will receive a prize of so and
the loser IS.
The men are so evenly matched that
the game should be very close.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
ROGER BRESNAHAN
TURNS DOWNOFFERS
FROM THREE CLUBS
Departs for Home Without
Arranging for Com
ing Season.

ST. LOUIS. NO.. Nov. 3.-Roger Bres-
nahan. recently Internationally re-
lcnsed as manager Of the st. Louis Ma.
tlonal League baseball club departed for
his home IN Toledo, Ohio, last night.
Before leaving, Bresnahan said he had
received offers from two National
League clubs and one American League
team for his services as catcher.
Bresnahan. said that he will not con-
slider any offer at present, as he intends
TO fight for his contract with the local
National League club. Pittsburgh and
Chicago. according to telegram from
President Lynch, have made offers for
Brcsnahans services. IL Bresnahan can
get away from the National League he
probably will be with the local Amcri.
can League club. as formal offer has
been made.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
McCaffery Disappointed
At Eastern Victory

Coach McCanery Is not at all satis-
fled with Eastern's> showing against
Charlotte Hall yesterday. although his
team won by a 6-to-O score. Those who
saw Eastern win were Of the opinion
tina, the Washington high school team
should have won by larger score. The
Capitol I'M team played rings around
the home team.
The individual work Of Shinn and Nc
Elhennon. for Eastern, was worthy of
notice. as was that put up BY Captain
Cohill. For Charlotte Hall Wcidcn-
heimcr and stone played a creditablc
game
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Brown Wins, But Plays
Poor Game of Football

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Nov. 3-Brown
won slow and poorly played game
from the University OF Vermont Il to Z
yesterday. Both sides were pcnalizcd
many times. BY working the Mime
sofa shift IN the second period Vermont
drove Brown back. Seton going over
the line and Smith kicking the goal
Brown scored In the same period on a
run back of punt and line plunCcs
Forward passes and straight football ia
the fourth period brought the second
Brown touchdown.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Veterans of St. Louis Browns
to Give Way to
Youngsters.
BY SENATOR"

big Jack, Powell. the Mound city
mastodon, and Jimmy Stephens, the
veteran backstop, are due for the auc-
tion block. Inasmuch as both have
been performing IN the major league for
several years. dating back 20 far that
few can recall offhand just when either
broke in, II is not expected that any eff
fort will b. made to keep them In the
classy ranks of the big show. The de-
mand for Young blood spells the end
OF thcsc true and tried veterans of the
diamond. Waivers will be asked during
the winter, and very likely they will go
to the Dirming ham club. of the South
ern League. which Is strongly allied
with the st. Louis Browns.
Powell, the elephantine twirler of The
Browns. has been pitching ball for
some twenty years. For many sea-
CONS he starred. Generally he led his
team In Victories. That was before he
hegan to assume those aldermanic pro-
portions which took him from Clark
Grirlths team In New York to Jimmy
McAleers $ In st. Louis.
st. Louis Is the home OF many excel
lent bftws and Powell had many
friends In the industry who kept him
the vears went nm hi. uId.rn,n ,Ic ,,r,-
portions brcamc yraa,sr ana gr.gtn,.
until Gnallv n was a dirficuIt tasL Tor
nun MN to get into shape In the spring. he
managed to stay i'm the ring season
after season.
Once Had Curyes
o,o po,e,, 10, -, $1,000. -,
,h., u,. ,,,, ~ ~ ] @ 80 ~
ha. 1t, s,,,t ~, ~
49,, q, 49,, 49, ,.. e 's
,,,,ss a 10, ~ o
,,hIa,io. or ,h' D., g., o., ,,''S
70 ""nH p'''n'' 'ohs 'i'et
nia 'oss 'o'a's ia''entu AT 'he expense OF
ms WIN ''iuih' Inc bro"hs couidn
nit lick behind him and all his hard
work went for nothing. Three hits win
few games.
Last year Powell was cIumsier tbnn
ever Smart teams laid down hmm.
and gayly skinned down tho noib Will
he fell all over himself trying to Hnid
the tantaIizInp little rolIers II was aoan
that his days w.re numhcr.d lie ~on
nine games last year and lost ciuh,een
As CROUCH "Big lack, poweij In :
long held the chanpionshjp Of The biS
Leagues. His crouch ia Of tho inyrow'
ing type, becoming worse as the viciim
grows Older lie isverv old too I, r,i,h,
be said in passina Ills denart,,rn trI,,
hardly be received with tears even in
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Callahan Will Sign
White SOx Contract

CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-Jimmy Callahan
will sign a contract for 1913 In a day or
so. Charlie Comiskey is satisfied with
the showing made by his team In 1912
and believes that Callahan did as well
as possible with the material at hand
II Is expected that all efforts will now
be devoted to strengthening the pitch
Ing stan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

Ministered to His Wants,
Called Murderess. "

My friends the best way is the old
straight furrow way 1t has been shown
that Grace was sick that day. for the
first time; that he had bought medi-
cine. And yet. because she minis
tered to his wants. she is a murder ess.
ITS not So and they know it.
They say that am day long he was
drugeod Drusged on what? why don't
they prove something?
"A bottle Of parcgoric was found in
the hath room \ common remedy
There's no evidence that any opium was
in Gracc's system. and If there had
been they could have proved il,
lie was conscious and not drugged
when he called the police He wasn't
Idrugeod when the girl laid the tire, at
Mrs Grace's invitations lie guarded
with his wife them Ii he had been
shot. why didn't be tell Martha to get a
doctor? So assume he was conscious
thea,
AT o'clock his voice was heard
over the phone lie wasn't drugged
then
They will say when we are through
words to discredit Rehecoa Sans, a
loyal faithful servant But We are NOT
depending upon her That srocerymln
Charles L Meckle called up the house
and a mans voice answered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
She Kept Her Promise
To This King of Men. -

She kept her promise to this young
king of men. She thought he was not
seriously hurt She tried to telephone
him and the line was busy, and She
thought he must be all right If he could
use the phone. She then went to his
mother her only confidential friend, the
oniN person to whom this woman, in a
strange tnd, might turn.
II can believe that you little people
can not understand the great heart of a
woman woman bound by love for
her husband Your little souls can not
understand how people can be gener-
ous, self sacudciug
She knew she was innocent and the
great God of Justice could shield her
from all harm She didn't flee she
met YOU here in the forum, before a
jury of your citizens
Il know how unfair my friend is
going TO he when our lips are closed.
They say there are some letters here,
but they haven't proved Mrs. Grace
wrote them MIR Asao said the same
touch wrote two letters"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

Hugh Dorsey he said should have the
single used upon him for the use Of
tactics unbecoming a gentleman. He
initiated Mr.. Dorsey. He strutted up
and down rooster fashion. He initiated
Mr.. Dorsey's manner of saying Day
sey.' He screwed up his nose and
pursed his mountaineering the jury into
a smile and the crowd into loud laugh
ter. He referred to Lamar Hill as
my young friend of the rolling top
not"
Homely references and phrases pep
pered his speech. At times he would
purposely fan into bad grammar and
pronunciation. He pronounced bail
bile" and calm" "ca-am.'
Once In While he waXed vigorous
and with emphatic gesture would ae-
centuate his points.
Once or twice he grew tenderly emo
tional and spoke with tears in his
voice.
His speech, save for the interruptions
by laughter, was received in absolute
silence and attention by the crowd.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
Vanity Caused Him
To Take Out Insurance.

Mr.. Rosser denied hr Grace's in
stigating the insurance.
How pitiful is vanity" said Mr.. Ros-
ser And vanity caused him to take
out the insurance-not his wife.
He had the society germ in his
veins" said Mr. Rosser and God pity
the man who has it. I'd rather have
typhoid fever. A mans in a bad fix
when clubs and dances are the breath
of his nostrils.
cut out the motive and where Is
this case left? 1t has been cut out
AS for the letters'-he took the letters
and exhibited them-"the only evidence
before you is that Grace wrote them
1t isn't for me TO say who wrote them
know Grace wrote one of EN-.
but I've got a little suspicion Il
may be that Grace wrote the letters the
night after the theater, SO that they
might explain why he did not go tc
Philadelphia"
Mr.. Rosser attacked the proof of the
argument that Grace had been doped
He warned the jury against imagining
what the evidence had not shown. He
held up a bottle of patent medicine
"Doped with this" he laughed. Ar
old Fashioned remedy for the baby's
tummy'
He scoffed at the idea that paregorie
could be used as a dope.
Referring to Detective Billiard. he
said he loved him.
II love him because there amt but
one of him. Every time I look at him
thank God there's no moro ike him.
He sneered at the testimony of Bullard
saying that his memory got better the
farther it got away from the fact.
WAS he shot early in the morning, as
the state says Let's see. She left a
note Just as any morning to tell the
servants not to disturb them. Her hus-
band loved to lie in bed. He ate his
breakfast there. She went down and
brought UP "A negro woman to build a
fire
Think Of ia woman who was con-
cealing a wounded dying man in the
room. bringing woman twice into that
room when it wasn't necessary!
Didn't that wounded man have
every opportunity to tell those servants
something was wrong?
"'Ah. but she locked him up and left
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

But he was not as the state has shown.
mo man, no woman on Gods earth
would have left him there had she in,
tended murder
But she did leave him, because he
ordered her to- The shock of that pis-
toll had set awry her whole nature. He
ordered her away. made her hurry
away.
What woman of brains would have
left that pistol there, those bottles,
those so-caled evidence, had she been
a murderess?"
Mr.. Rosser was drawing near to mis-
time limit and was warned by the
court. He described the fight in the
Grace home and showed that proof Of
the bruises on her throat had been
given by DR.. Green the county physi-
clan. He hurriedly reviewed the evil
dence to show that Grace was well and
unwounded at II o'clock He paid a
compliment to Rebecca Sans, the negro
witness. and said the state had failed
to shake her testimony He attacked
Luther Williford, a witness for the
state. He ridiculed Morris Prioleau
the young friend of Grace.
Let's don't be evil minded" he sale
to the jury Let's be Clean hearted
Mr.. Rosser concluded at 80 o'clock
He complained of being overcome by
the heat and went outside the court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

State Opens Final
Argument at Noon.

| Solicitor General Hugh NJ. Dorsey
began the final argument for the state
at u o'clock, having one and one half
| hours to speak. 1t was announced that
the jury would be charged Immediately
after Mr. Dorsey closed. They would
retire for verdict. which might come
at any moment after that.
"Circumstantial evidence is just as
convincing, just as strong, as direct
evidence" he said Except that
through excess of precaution, circum-
stantial evidence is hedged about with
certain restrictions" He read several
citations to show this
The law doesn't require mathemati-
cal certainty, but only reasonable and
moral certainty he said 1T is only
4 necessary to convince the jurors, be-
vond a reasonable doubt, that the de-
PENDANT is guilty
"If the evidence does exclude every
other circumstance beyond the guilt
of the defendant, 1t is the duty OF the
Jury 20 convict
ct you don't believe she is guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt, turn her
loose l won't You to do it.
But the rule is not, say authorities.
that there must be an acquittal in all
cases of doubt since there are no cases
without some doubt There must be
solemn and substantial doubt, grave
uncertainty.
The basic rule of criminal law is
reasonable doubt There is no defni-
ton Of reasonable doubt Every one
knows what it means.
Proof can be established through
circumstance as we'll as by direct evil
dence
To acquit upon trivial objections is
in disregard Of the jurors oath, says
Judge John T. Hopkins, nestor of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

theories and theatrical by plays Of the
prosecution He urged upon them the
sacrcdncss of liberty, ana that they
should not depart from common sense
He told them that unless they were
convinced in their minds that the shoot
ing could not have occurred in any
way but the way the prosecution pre-
scented. they should not convict the de
fendant
In conclusion, Mr. Moore waxed
howory, With frequent references to tho
red old hills Of Georgia" and brown
eyed babies"
His words brought tears to the eyes
of Mrs. Grace and her mother, Mrs I'll
rich. when he told the jury not to let
the burden of two broken hearts and
wasted lives be unjustly upon their
Consciences.
Mr. Moore's speech consumed one
hour and half He concluded at 1910
a. m.
Luther y. Rosser began his argument
for the defense 1T 1o:45 o'clock He
had about an hour left of the two and
one half hours assigned his side OF the
case,
The fact that the state has not been
fair to you In tins case has been shown
plainly by MIR Moore" he said You
gentlemen know that certainly to this
hour she is an innocent woman. She
was entitled To respect Did You no
ticc what respect Dorsey gave her? He
calls her DAISY He puts dirty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

We called her the woman who did not
care,
But the fool he called her his lady fair
Gwen as you and D."
Concluding the first stanza OF Kip
ling's The Vampire" Mr.. Dorsey dra-
matically pointed his finger at Mrs.
Grace, who looked him coldly in the
face
But have no brief for Grace" SAID
Mr. Dorsey again. He may have been
an adventurer, and she may have been
pure. But you are men as 1 am, and
you know when Grace introduced that
woman into his family he must have
thought that reformation had come
into his heart and she would make him
a good and true wife even as he was
faithful husband
She has made a statement, not I'M
der oath, and when she got down to
the facts of the shooting her story was
too frail to be given credence by any
reasonable man She never said
word about those letters And let me
say here, those letters are surchareei
with the stink of wildcat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02

the midst of a strange multitude, in
the presence of q police department
and relentless state she stands up
and says God knows | loved him
Did YOU ever know woman to kill
a man she loved for money? No! They
don't do it, That thing that you call
jealousy sometimes win do it. But not
money No woman since the days she
loved ever killed the fascinating one for
money
in one year, under the influence of
this man, she had furnished $4,000 to
him The insurance they say she killed
him fer was but $4,000 Why. in the
name Of common sense didn't she keep
her 10000? When she was talking to
my friend Williford she had given him
5000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
She Left Him, Not
Dead, But to Die. +"

She left him there not dead, but to
die, anyway" he continued. For the
maggots to eat, for the heat to decay.
She planned to bring his own mother
back to find his body there.
Il copied her statement, gentlemen.
and here IT is He read that portion
Of her story as to her leaving the
house
Mr. Branch attacked Mr.. Dorsey here
for saying Mrs. Grace took the insur
ance policies to Newman with her. MI.
Branch showed that Dorsey was wrong
but the court called Branch down hard
for the language he used, cautionlng
him to couch his objections in differ
ent terms.
Il repeat" said Mr. Dorsey, shouting
at the top Of his voice, that although
she fought with him over the power Of
attorney, she left that on the floor am
Continued on Page Five
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dence at every important point of the
case.
IF you are going to reach a verdict
by evidence and not by the closing
speech of abuse by the soicitor-and
that is all they have-you must con-
slider this fact. Grace was not shot in
the morning, and on that rests the
states whole case. They have utterly
failed to show motives, they have ut
terly failed to show time!
IF there is anything in the world
that the earmarks of the case shows, it
is that it was not premeditated plan.
1t has not one earmark of such a plot,
The state has tried to impress you
by trying to prove things and falling
down, and knowing that they would
/ fall down, they have tried to make you
believe this woman tempered with the
telephone. Bob Woods swore he found
Grace with the phone in his hand Dor
sett sWore the phone was sitting on
the floor They said Grace saw them
over the transom and told them how to
get in. Does that look like he was
drugged?
They say she tempered with the
phone, and what is their proof? On the
Sth day Of March, three days later,
Woods found a erumpled night cap and
pieces of newspaper scattered on the
moor. And dozens of people had tram
pied all over that room in the mean
time. That's all they can offer as to
the telephone
The wicked fee when no man pur-
sueth, but the righteous are as bold as
the lion Daisy Grace. from the old
keystone state, down here where you
said you'd give her d fair trial ana
didn't do it, came through after the
most awful ordeal, without the smell of
! llro upon her garments! Truth! Trnth!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
No Chance to Prove
Her Statement Untrue.

No living mortal can contradict
what this woman has said about these
trips. They didn't tell of things we
could contradict"
Mr.. Dorsey referred to Grace's irving
to push Daisy from the ship as an in
nocent prank of a loving husband, con-
fdent of his strength. A trivial Incl
dent he called it.
The idea of a woman, innocent.
failing to speak when she knew Ruf1n
was accused of the crime and she the
accuser. He was the man she expected
TO send to the gallows had Eugene
Grace died before succor arrived.
She plotted to kill the man who so
loved her that he took into his moth
er's home a woman who had married
him in fifteen days of her husbands
death, and she planned to send poor
negro to the gallows for a crime she
had committed
During the course of his talk. Mr..
Dorsey said that Rebecca Sans was
perjured,
She made reference to scars" said
Mt Dorsey. John Moore is a shrewd
and far-seeing lawyer, but that's where
he slipped up. If l had been In his
place and was going to put UP that
tale, I'd put scars on her, even If I
had had to choke her myself.
Grace ran with fast women! She
says it, Where is there another per-
son who has limited that he wasn't
true?
"Meckle swears that man answered
phone in the house. Where there is
a phone in the room there might be an
other downstairs"
Defense interrupted here, saying that
Dorsey was trying to show there was
hanother phone in the house, which was
fnot true.
Mr. Dorsey accepted the fact that
only one phone existed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
Dorsey III From
Terrific Strain.

MIR Dorsey challenged the statement
as NOT according to evidence and his
objection was sustained A sharp dis =
cussion followed Mi Dorseys voice
was hoarso and it was evident that he
had severe cold He kept his head
buried i'm his hands most of the day.
and seemed really I'LL He has been
through terrific strain for the last I'VE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
The Vampire in the
Grace Shooting Case

A fool there was and he made
his prayer
Even as you and y
TO rag and bone and
hank Of hair.
We called her the woman who
did not care,
But the fool he called her his
lady fair,
Even as you and /
From Solicitor Oorsey's summing
up of the case against Mrs. Grace.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-02
NOTABLE TRIAL
COMES To END
AMID THRILLS
Judge Completes His Charge
to the Jury at 1;45 O'Clock.
Takes Recess.
Continued From Page One.

insurance policies" continued the
speaker
Wei, they had to find motive
somehow wanted to dig up some
thing that would run her out of Geor-
gia. but she didn't run
THE Insurance racket was an they
could drag up and 1t could be brought
up about any respectable family in
Georgia
Mr.. Moore continued to ridicule the
idea Of her having shot Grace to oh
tain his insurance money
Mrs. Grace didn't start the ques-
ton of insurance" said MIR Moore
Mrs Hiu herself started it,
There's not a man on this jury hun
knows that these policies had no moro
to do with that disg'aceful hght out
there than l did.
And NOW let's take NIP their next
link. They say it happened early in
the morning imagination that An
other part of the states hastily born
and rrquat1re theory