The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-31
GRACE TRIAL
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norning. but heat weakened him and
he was not brought hack In the after.
loon II h believed the case may
set 10 b jury tomorrow night OF
Thursday. The defense has not lnti.
mated whether AR. Grace Will takc
the stand
Wearing Cay RAxL
The defendant ls not worrying over
tbs outeoms ~ the trial. put she does
tlr best 70 avoid the hsi-ful gaze Of her
husband. The dramatic srens when the
0unoed man Nas carried into the court
room and Mrs erase nearly swOOncd
The accused woman IL astonishing At
lAnta society with her costumes. To-Day
she wore a white dress heavily embroi-
derei with lrtsh lace. while kd gloves.
a small goiden-hrown straw hat with
one OF the long ostrich plumes that she
Iiel a brown parasoL Ser Jeweiry in
cluded = iocket and a diamond bracelet
and diamond earrings.
interest ln to-day q session Centers In
be~Nelopmcnts along this line are eN-
lPeeted when the status OF kebecca
ca Her name was brought INTO the rec
ord yesterday. but her connection with
the shooting was not Indicated.
Also IL Ia iutimated that Airs. Grace
Will try TO show that her husband Is
not paralyzcd from the waist down.
During the proceedings yesterday she
~ - HHHHHA HaN SAAN ~
marked To an attorney.
Watch Genes less move"
When questioned about the twltchinE
OF his limbs. Grace attributed 10 70 re-
fleN action. If anyone thinks L am
~feigning heiplessness he said. I'm al
low them 70 stick a pin In my body. II
! bat an eye III submit TO any punish
ment'
Grace Holding Up.
Grace underwent the ordeal OF the
trials initial day better than his physi-
cans expected. tits nervous condition.
howeNer. IS Indicated by fear of death.
He has appealed 20 city detectives Tor
protection In the court room. 4 don't
trust that Woman and I fear her friends
SUI more, he - quoted as saying.
bpenlnE OF court was DELAYED. and
"hen Judge Roam finally mounted the
vtnch, ne ordered an hours recess 50
that members of Grace's family. who
from the family nome at Newman, ca,
might be present.
Heat Intense.
The heat in the little courtroom was
intense. Two hundred people tammed
every seat. and were packed Ia the aisles.
iought for points Of vantage. The venti-
iauon was a~hOmiuablc, and counsel on
Doth sides protested against crowding
or the room. fearing Interruption OF The
trlal by fatnting women.
hamilton Htil. Grace's half brother.
was recalled for cross-eNamination. Al
tSTncy lsosser nod him identity stun fur
Their the pcarl-handIel revolver given
Hlih py MIS-. Grace at Newman. when
eHt arrived therc after the shooting.
~br4nslng out the fact that the weap0n
wa. only a caltbre toy"
A:S :. l. Hill. Grace mother. was
ta'n called she SAID that Mrs. Grace
arrived at Newman late in the after-
noon OF Marcl S. the DAY the shooting
was discovered.
The first thing Mrs. Grace said when
! saw her tAc witness testified. vas
WHAT'S this / hear about Gene being
sn't. ] told her what had been tele-
phohrd me from Atlanta. She insisted
mat Gene could not have shot himself
ana ~intiulated hat II anyone did ia. lie
man was y. c. meaning the negro but
Ier hulfln- she said Gene was COM
planning when she LETT. and hal taken "A
proprietary medicine Tor "a cold. SIC
sA4d she tried 20 telephone him from a
way station"
Mrs hIu told ia detail how she re-
lated tho detective = story Of t1c sr0ot-
it- Co Airs. Grace. Sne said the defend
ant insisted pt detailed EXPLANATION OF
rae wound, and tie condition of the
room. The witness declared that Mrs.
Grace seemed mystified that d man
could De conscious with a. shot tnrourh
the 4Dnss With AIRS Grace. tie witness
ing.