The Washington times., 1912-07-30
GRACE'S MOTHER
ISCONFUSED upon
CROSS-EXAM|NAT|ON
Admits She Urged Him to
Take Out Life Insurance
Before He Was Shot.
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her there that Grace was dead. she
would have mourning attire all
ready"
In a long argument that followed
over admissibility of this evidence.
Dorsey explained the prosecutions
Mrs. Hill then told how Grace took
out life insurance at his wife's re-
quest, making the fact known to her
''as Christmas present.
Witness Is Confused.
Judge Russer, chief counsel for Mrs.
Grace. went after the witness hammer
and torgs on cross-examination. He
confused Mrs Hill by forcing her 10
admit that at the preliminary hearing
OF the case before Judge Ridley shs
hadn't told all she knew of the case.
although asked to. Mrs. Hill explained
that she was so overcome with emotion
she couldn't remember.
Then he embarrassed her still fur
ther by forcing the admission that
Mrs Grace had often given her dresses
and clothes. Finally he established
the fact that, Notwithstanding Mrs
Hills testimony earlier in the day
that Grace had taken out life insur-
ance on his wifes insistence, Mrs.
Hill had herself insisted on him maxi
ing that provisio nagainst death some
months before Mrs. Grace spoke about
1t.
Mrs. Lewis Grace, the wounded
mans half-sister, testified that she
notified Mrs. Eugene Grace, then in
Newman, that her husband had been
shot, calling up over long distance
telephoen from Atlanta. Mrs. Grace,
she said, expressed wonder how they
got into the house"
Surgeon Testifes.
DIR. w. s. Goldsmith, of Atlanta. was
called to the stand. He testified that he
Is physician and surgeon of twenty
years experience; that he saw Eugene
Grace at St. Joseph's Ipfirmary on the
afternoon of aMrch s; that Grace war
suffering from profound shock; tina,
he was cold and blue, and that he had a
very rapid pulse; that he, the witness
found a bullet wound between the sixth
and seventh ribs. but could not deter
| mine the caliber of the bullet.
He determined the direction of the
bullet and ascertained that Grace haC
been shot through the lower lobe of the
left lung. He said that an ex-ray. ex'
amina ton made two or three days later
showed the bullet in the spinal column
The court sustained Attorney Ross
er on the point that the X-ray photo.
graphs OF the examination should
Dr. Goldsmith was requested by So.
licitor Dorsey to leave the witness
chair and go over to where Grace la!
on his cot and point out the wound tC
the jury. The cot. was moved direct
ly in front of the jury box. DR.. Gold
smith opened Graces shirt at the from
and held back its left side.
The spectators ,ss arose S;,,aI and
somewhat difficult to keep order an,
force. the curious minded spectator
back to their seats.
Graces left side, DR.. Goldsmith testi
fed that when he first examine,
Grace the wound appeared ragRe)
and nd there SsrU was .1i blood al around It. :,
previous witnesses had testified tina
Grace was wearing when found, wa
shown to DR.. Goldsmith, who identi
fed 1t as the one which he remove,
DR.. Goldsmith said that ali the bioo'
on the nightshirt was dry when h
made his examination, except that i'm
mediately around the wound. He sal
there was marked discoloratiol
Z around the wound, and it looked t
Y him like powder burn.
Accused His Wife.
u Grace" said DR.. Goldsmith. when hi
wife entered the room, asked hel
Daisy. why didn't you send me tha
doctor?' Mrs. Grace replied: 'Yo
| ulun neeQ a doctor. 1Ou were dreSs
: ing when l left" Then Grace inquired
Daisy, why did you shoot me?' Mr.
Grace expostulated. Why, Gene.
: didn't shoot you-why do you max
e such a statement"
8 DIR. Goldsmith said that Mrs. Grat
did most of the talking; that she spoh
u rapidly, and referred to power Of a
n torney which she had given Grac
= threatening to revoke 1t. DR.. Goldsmit
said that Grace bocame very much e.
Q cited and coughed necessarily; that Il
n wounded mans condition became sue
n that he Dr. Goldsmith) requested Mr.
Grace and the others to leave the roor
Mrs. Grace had declared that 81
8 didn't believe her husband was sho
It and insisted that the physician sho
her the wound. Addressing Grace ST
n had said: why didn't you say befo
you?' Mr. Grace turned his head ava
and sighed, after which he said, 1--WE
I will"
DR.. Goldsmith stated that Grace Wi
very much exhausted by this interview