Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-07
DECLARED HER NOT GUILTY,
Shakes Hands of Jurymcn--NIrs.
.<@ Grace on Verge Of Collapse.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug 2.-"Twelye
good men and true" to-day declared
Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace mot guilty"
of the charge Of shooting her hus-
q band, Eugene II. Grace, with intent
to murder.
The verdict was reached after two
hours deliberation, during which the
accused woman underwent all the
agonies of one In her position. When
she was supported into the court
room just before the entrance Of the
jury, at o'clock this afternoon,
Mrs. Grace appeared to be bordering
\ on ollapse. Tremblingsf headsto
foot she was assisted to the chair she
had occupied all during the trial,
which began last Monday, and await
ed the verdict.
AS the jurymen filed in, one by
one, Mrs. Grace Strengthened herself
in her chair, then sank back and
gritted her teeth.
Gentlemen Of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdict?" Judge
Roan's inquiry broke silence SINH
lar to that of the tomb.
I'VE have" responded the fore
man. "We find the defendant not
guilty"
Utters FeIvcnt Prayer.
Several seconds elapsed before
soul in the court room stirred. Mrs
Grace bowed her head and uttered
fervent prayer Then the newspaper
men, making mad scramble for the
door to get the news to the world,
transformed the scene into one Of ac-
tivity. Some enthusiastic spectator
gave vent to his feelings and shout
ed. There was some hand clapping.
Judge Roam raised his hand, and any
demonstration that might have oc-
Cured was quickly suppressed.
While Mrs. Grace's head was still
bowed, Attorney Moore, at her side,
arose and said: "Your Honor, Mrs.
Like one in a daze, the woman was
assisted to her feet.
"Gentlemen," she said in voice
hardly audible, 81 want to thank you
for your kidness to me-
She sank back, inert, while
friends crowded around her and
grasped her limp hand. Not even A
smile expressed the relief she must
have felt after her terrible ordeal.
Women struggled frantically to
reach the place where she sat only to
be forced back without reaching
their goal. The jurymen remained
in their places even after they had
been discharged. A full minute
elapsed, and then Mrs. Grace arose
and was assisted to the jury box
For the first time she showed a sign
Of animation as silently she grasped
the hands Of each one Of these
twelve men who had spoken their
belief in her innocence and had given
her freedom.
Mrs. Grace was helped from the
court room Immediately afterwards.
1t was announced that sho would
leave tonight for her old home in
Philadelphia. Her Joy had to be
tempered with sorrow. Hardly had
she heard OF her acQuittal before she
was handed telegram announcing
that her blind son in the Quaker
City was seriously i'll. Mother love
lhen conquered CVnry other feeling,
ana her only thought then was to
reach his bedside.
As Husband Secs Ii.
newman, Ca, Aug. 2.--."In her
near she knows she Is guilty" de-
clared Eugene Fl. Grace at his home
here this afternoon, when Informed
that his wife had just been acquitted
Of the charge OF shooting him.
ITS pretty rotten. | don't see
how they could have even had a mis-.
trial. She may be innocent in the
eyes OF men. but she is guilty in the
eyes Of God"
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