The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31

merous robberies and hold-ups that have
been occurring for some time. In sew
eral cases the robbers Iabe been seen and
hard TO hit 1t is thought that the Of
ficers will be enabled to bag some OF the
game that has been frequenting/fhis sec
ton.
While none of the officials of the Ems
ley Land company will affirm or deny
the report that four-story building 150x
$50 feet. will be erected on Avenue Il and
Nineteenth street, it is freely rumored
sation against her?" inquired the so.
licitor.
she did not know of ii until she ar
rived here from Newman
The witness said Mrs. Grace was not
out of her presence from the time they
left Newman together until after mid
night
On cross examination. Attorney Ros-
ser asked Mrs. Hill who met them at
the station. She said Preston Hill, her
brother-in-law, and Morris Prioleau. an
old friend of Grace, met them
did you go in the same vehicle to
the hotel with Mrs. Grace?"
The witness admitted that she did not.
She added that she saw Daisy next at
the hospital late in the evening, when
the police were taking her to the sta
ton house. She explained that she did
not regard travel in different vehicles
as a separation"
Counsel asked If she had not heard
at the time of their arrival that Grace
had accused his wife. She said she had
but did not think that Daisy knew of
1t up to the time the latter entered a
cab with Prioleau.
Prioleau was the next witness called.
did anybody, while you were with
Mrs. Grace, say anything regarding any
accusation against Mrs. Grace?"
mo one did"
Leading Prioleau up to conversations
between wife and husband at the hos
pital. Solicitor Dorsey asked;
who spoke first?"
Mrs. Grace"
What did she say?"
"she said: What are these things
they are saying about me?"
What did Grace say?"
Grace said: Daisy, why did you shoot
meT"
The Defense Scores
The defense objected to further testi-
mony along this line. The objection
was sustained
Prioleau reviewed his conversation
with Mrs. Grace in the cab.
What did she say. II anything. about
Grace?
"She asked me who Grace said had
shot him and if be was badly hurt
Did she say anything about proposed
trip TO Philadelphia"
"She remarked that certain papers had
to be executed there and that Grace
should go with her. She appeared put out
because he could not CO.
Two insurance policies for an aggre-
gate of $4,000 on Graces life were adj
mitted as evidence. Mrs. Grace was
named as beneficiary In the policies
Several witnesses were put on the stand
by the prosecutio nto identify four mys-
ferrous letters, two Of which bore Grace's
signature. Counsel for both sides re-
Trained from discussing the contents, by
common consent. IL was understood that
a conference would be held later to de-
termine whether they would be read. A
typewriting expert expressed the opinion
that the two letters signed by Grace
were written on the same machine. al
though he thought they were written
about two weeks apart.
Paul Clements, at whose house the
Graces lived up to January was called to
testify that he had typewriter of the
same make in his house.
These are believed to b. the letters
Grace Is alleged to have signed at the in
stance of his wife prior to the shooting
lin a spirit of jest
At the time their existence was first
limited at 1t was said that they were aimed
to protect Mrs Grace in the event any
thing happened to Grace.