The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-01
PROSECUTION COMPLETES WEB OF cIRcUMsTANTlAL EVIL
 DENcE AGAINST WIFE
MRS. GRACE WILL TAKE STAND
Will Tell Her Story at Opening Of Court Thursday MornIng-Myster- ious Letters Are Read by
 Stated to the Jury.


 Atlanta, Ga. July 31.-After forging tho last link in the chain of eircum stances which connects Mrs. Daisy Grace with the shooting of her hus- banl, the prosecution rested it's case late today.
 Mrs. Grace is expected to go on the stand at the opening of court to- morrow to tell her own story.
 The state played it's big card today and won two important points. Two letters, which it was claimed Mrs. Grace wrote herself over her hus- bands nickname Gene and mailed as she was leaving for Newman to establish an alibi, were offered in evidence and admitted by the court after desperate battle between op- posing counsel lasting more than two hours.
 Mrs Grace's words of greeting to her husband when they met in the hospital which the defense had fought hard to keep from the jury. also were admitted George C. Bullard, city detective, was the witness who was permitted to tell of the meeting.
 Who spoke first?a asked Solicitor l Dorsey.
 Mrs Grace"
 What did sine say?"
 How did this happen, Gene. what have you been telling these people ? They tell me you say | shot you"
 Did she kiss her husband.' f. s.Nos. s..she stood straight alps beside the bed" Judge ROan would not permit the witness to relate to the jury the sub sequent conversation between husband and wife. He admitted her first state ment because the prosecution claimed that 1t had 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
 Although the prosecution attaches great weight to the "alibi" letters and contends that they show that the shooting of Grace was premeditated by his wifG the defense claims that Mrs. Grace has not been connectca with them in any way by evidence either with having written. mailed or received them. By some strange trick of fate, Mrs Grace did not receive the two letters, which were enclosed in one envelope, through the mails. They were postmarked Atlanta, 4:30 D. m, on the day of the shooting and they reached Newman after she had return ed to Atlanta. They were forwarded to her but fell into Graces hands and were returned over to the attorneys by him.
 The handwriting on the envelope has been identified as that of Grace by witnesses. but none of them were able to identify the handwriting of one of the letters, which was scribbled with a pencil
 Grace wos suffering from slight fever today and was too III to be brought into court. Dr. Willis Jones testified today that he examined Grace yesterday and found that he was com pleteIy iaralized from tine waist down Asked if he seemed to be improved. Dr. Jones said that on the contrary he was losing ground.
 One letter. which the pros, claims Mrs. Grace wrote O. writer weeks before the sl as follows: x F
 My dear wife Daisy:
 After saying goodbye to station today, run into a fell of mine from Chaplestom Daisy. believe me, my heart to him completely The cha broke and he had such pii I'm going to try and get him am going to have him come west eleventh and make h. bath anu let him sleep al me and in the morning.
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 Daisy, dear, l am on away so I will be or
 back to Atlanta so ing to Newman, wh,
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 have your satch won't have to wa l for you aud m devoted husban
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