The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-07
CASE IN ATLANTA
PUZZLES POLICE
HUSBAND ACCUSES WIFE OF
SHOOTING HIM AND THEN
LEAVING HOME.
Eugene <. Grace Dangerously Wound
ed and Wife Being Held Upon the
Charge of Attempted Murder by the
Au thorities,
Au uthorities.


Atlanta, March 6.-A mysterious
shooting affair, involving a wounded
man, who is said to have remained
helpless in his home all day, his wife,
VINO is under arrest, and locked
house, is battling the local police.
A telephone call from a residence
in the most exclusive section of the
city yesterday afternoon caused a
suad of police to visit the address
named, and after breaking down the
doors to find Eugene E. Grace. a veal
thy member of building firm, in bed,
helpless, with a bullet in his side. He
was alone and made disconnected
statements about being shot by his
wife. She, it was learned, had gone
to Newman early in the morning, She
was arrested OF her return and is
being held pending further investiga-
ton. She denies she shot her hus-
band.
Mrs. Grace formerly was Miss III
rich of Philadelphia. 1t is said she
first married Mr. Opie, paper pulp
manufacturer, who left her large
fortune.
After spending the night In the
medical ward of police station,
where she was brought yesterday Mrs.
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace, formerly the
wife of a reputed Philadelphia mill
ionaire, was released today on $500
bond. Her preliminary hearing will
be had later
Grace lies gravely wounded at st.
Joseph's hospital, and is conscious
at intervals.
The police say that Grace recently
had lis life insured for $25, 900, maxi
ing his wife the beneficiary.
The prominence of the Graces and
the mystery surrounding the shooting
at the fashionable Eleventh street
home, has excited intense interest.
Grace himself has charged his wife
with the shooting in statements to
officers and friends. His own mother,
however, stands by her daughter in
law, and says she believes her SOM
lis out of his head in accusing his
wife.
Mrs. Grace is 40 years old and
&race is but %. They have lived hap
PLY together since their marriage
about year ago.
1t was about 2.30 p. m. yesterday
when police received telephone call
from Grace.
Send doctor, quick; / have been
shot. My name is Grace and l live az
"a Vest Eleventh street.
The police had to break down the
door of Grace's room with an ak.
They found linn limp on the bed. He
said he awoke dt O'Clock with a
burning sensation in his side. He
told his wife to call doctor, but she
left the house without doing so. 1t
was discovered that she had gone to
the hone of his mother at Newman,
but she returned last night in re-
Spouse to telegram, and was placed
under arrest At her request Mrs.
Grace was taken at once to the hos
pital to which her husband had been
removed.
Daisy, you are the one who shot
me-" Grace is reported as saying.
How can you say that?" she ex-
claimed, Indignantly. "If you persist
in that l will take the power of at
torney which you exercise for me
away from you"
Grace then changed his version Of
the affair, and said he did not know
who sLot him. Mrs. Grace insists that
her husband had not been wounded
when she left the house about noon.
Doctors say the wound could not
have been self-iriicted. 1t struck him
on the left side, just behind the arm,
leaving no powder marks. 1t took
course and lodged near the
spinal cord, which probably has been
affected. Grace's lower limbs are par
alyzed.