The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-02
State Rests It's Case Confident
Of Victory.
HOSPITAL SCENE DESCRIBED

der Prosecutors Arraisnment.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 1. - The state,
after scoring two important victories
in the trial Of Mrs. Daisy Grace sn
the charge Of shooting her husband,
rested it's case. The two victories
were, first, the admission Of the
"alibi letters" which 1t expects the
Jury to believe Mrs. Grace wrote to
herself; second, the admission Of the
bedside conversation between Mr..
and Mrs. Grace when Mrs. Grace stood
beside her stricken husbands bed
and asked what was this accusation
he was making against her when. the
state claims, no one had told her OF
the charge and 1t was her guilty con-
science impelling her.
George C. Bullard, city detective.
was permitted to tell of the meeting
at the hospital.
"who spoke first?" asked Solicitor
Dorsey. Mrs. Grace"
"What- did she say?' "She said:
How did~this happen, Gene? What
have you been telling these people,
they tell me you say shot you"
did she kiss her husband?" "No.
she stood straight mp beside the bed"
Judge Roam would not permit the
witness to relate TO the jury the sub
sequent conversation between hus-
band and wife. He admitted her first
statement because the prosecution
claimed that 1t had been proven by
witnesses who were with 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.
Defense Denies Importance.
Although the prosecution attaches
great weight to the "alibi letters" and
contends that they show that 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.
Mrs. Grace did not receive either
Of the two letters which It Is alleged
she wrote. signed with her hus.
bands name and addressed to her.
self at Newman, Ga. I'm order to es
tablish an alibi.
The letters. in one envelope, were
postmarked Atlanta. 4:30 p. m.." on
the day of the shooting. They reach
ed Newman after she had returned to
Atlanta In response to telephone
message that her husband had been
shot.
They were forwarded to her. but
fell into Grace's hands and were
turned over to the attorneys by him.
The handwriting on the envelope has
been identified as that of Grace by
witnesses, but none of them was able
to identify the handwriting of one of
the letters, which was scribbled with
pencil. The FIRST Of the letters,
written on typewriter. follows;
"My Dear Wife; After saying good.
by to You at the station today, | ran
into an old friend of mine from
Charleston. s. c. He was down and
out. My heart went out to him. He
was dead broke. II Ia a pitiful story.
He Is out of Job. I am going to
take him home with me. give him q
bath and let him sleep all night with
me. He can wear suit Of my
clothes. for he is tall fellow.
~ am sorry was delayed and
missed my train to Philadelphia,
which will throw me . day late going
and coming back. You bring mother
to Atlanta with you instead Of wait.
Ing for me to come to Newman. Hope
you wrote to your mother. With all
my love. Gene"
The secnd letter. written with a
pencil. reads:
Was Very GMusIvs.
my Own Darling Wife: After
put you on the train I got left.
shall be q day late getting hack.
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 I said. I shall be az good
~ know how. With q billion
kisses, Gene"
The Jury was out Of the room much
OF the time while the attorneys
fought over the admission Of the let.
ters. 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 oilcloth on the bed
where Grace was lying wounded TO
prevent damage to the mattress be.
cause II was among the furnishings
covered In the lease"
During the solicitors arraignment
OF the accused woman she sat at the
table with her counsel and attempt.
ed to interest herself In newspaper.
She failed. however. Her hands
clenched, she bit her lips, hep face