The Washington times., 1912-07-27
HUSBAND WILL AID
STATE IN ATTEMPT
TO CONVICT WIFE
Grace Still Declares Woman
He Welded Attempted
to Kill Him.

| ATLANTA, Ca, July N.--The GRIM
inal division of the superior court.
Judge L. 8. Roam presiding. will meet
mere next Monday and the opening OF
the session is awaited with Statewide
interest. for the first case to be taken
up Is that of Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace,
VINO Is charged with having attempted
70 murder her husband, Eugene Hamil-
ton Grace. II
This intense interest In the case IL
due not 80 much to the social promi-
nenoe OF the defendant and her al
legged victim. but to the peculiar cir
cumstanccs surrounding the case and
the mystifying features which promise
TO make the trial one long to be re-
| membered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grace came to this city
from Philadelphia, their former home
about eight or ten months ago. Ac-
cording to statements made by Mr..
4 Grace since the shooting. his wife, who
Is an unusually handsome and attrac-
tive woman. used to be one Of the
numerous sirens Of the Great White
| way OF New York, when he became
acquainted with her few years ago.
She fascinated him and, after a brief
courtshfp. he married her and took her
70 Philadelphia, where he held re-
sponsibie position. Less than a year
has property interests in the South, de-
cfded to remove to Atlanta, where he
owns some valuable real estate.
Well Received Socially.
4 Grace and his wife made a good i'm
preston and freely mingled in local
social circles. The catastrophe came in
the night of March g. What really oc-
| CURED within the secrecy of the Graces'
beautiful home on West Eleventh
street, is still q mystery, the solution
of which at the coming trial is awaited
1 with intense interest. .
Beyond q general denial Of the
charges made by her husband, Mrs.
Grace has volunteered no statement
that would throw any light upon the
events of that night. Mr. Grace, how
ever. has not been so reticent.
According to his statement. made on
doctors expected that his death would
be merely a question OF a few hours
Mr.. Grace was in bed. asleep, when his
wife shot him. Awakened by the shot,
begged his wife to call a doctor. - -
She left the house, according to Mr..
Grace's story, but instead of calling q
doctor, she took the next train for New
There she was arrested upon the charge
of attempted murder, and brought back
to Atlanta. Later she was released un-
der 5000 bail.
Grace Receivers.
Mr.. Grace was desperately wounded
and at first the physicians entertained
no hope that he would live more than
a few hours. But his splendid constitu
ton helped him to fight Off death. He
was taken to a sanatorium where he
gradually gained strength. although his
lower limbs remained completely para
lyzed.
After a month or more he was taken
to his mothers house at Newman. In
this State, where he continued to i'm.
prove. Although the physicians have
no hope Of his complete recovery from
the injury caused by the bullet he IL
crutches. ~.
The victim of the tragedy has dis.
played great bitterness against his wife
since her arrest and has supplied prac'
ticaily all the evidence in the hand.
of the prosecution which is to be useC
at the trial. He openly declared thai
his wife was an adventures and hat
she did not love him and cared only fol
what she could get out of him.
He stated that some time ago he hat
insured his life for $27, 900 upon her sug
gestion and made the charge that she
had tried to murder him to get posses
sion of the money. which would hav'
enabled her to return to her formel
friends in New York. ..-s .. .s..
Mr., Grace, who has come to Atlantis
from Newman to attend the trial. al
though under the law he is barred from
testifying against his wife, charged tina
his wife had drugged him on the even
ing before the shooting and had in
duced him to write a letter. addressed
to her at Newman, In which he wa'
made to say that he would not 60 Il
Philadelphia as planned. but would re
main another day, because a frfent
| would stay at his house Tuesday night
the night OF the shooting.
This letter was mailed by Mrs. Grace
but did not reach her and forms now al
important item in the, evidence In thu
hands of the prosecution.
The case has aroused a great deal o.
feeling as evinced by the fact that I
short time ago bill was introduced II
the Legislature by Representative Har
reIl, which would allow either husband
or wife to testify against the other.