Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
CRACE,OY|NC,
ACCUSES
HIS WIFE
"She Will Not Come Clear in
Higher Tribunal" He Whis-
pers-End Near.


than softened by the near approach
of death, Eugene II. Grace, with only
a few minutes or at the most, few
hours to live, Saturday gasped out
denunciation of his wife, Daisy Opie
Grace, who was acquitted of shooting
him nearly two years ago in one of
the most sensational trials Atlanta
ever has witnessed.
Now, just as at the trial" he hait
whispered, Il am sure that Daisy is
guilty. II / finally lose my long fight
for life, / will appeal from the earth
ly courts to the higher tribunal. She
will not come clear then!"
Weakened by his excited utter
ances, he sank back on the bed. His
mother, Mrs. S. l.. Hill, at whose
home in Newman he has lain a help
less cripple, and his sister, Mamie
Lou Hill, were at his bedside weep
ing.
Eaten Into His Soul.
He aroused himself again to COM
tort them. Maybe ! shouldn't talk
that way" he muttered. But | am
thinking of it all the time, and it has
eaten into my soul.
"She did it, she did it," he repeated
time and time again. She shot me
and left me locked in the room. After
she failed to return | telephoned the
police, and | wasn't sure then that
sbe had shit me, but how am sure
that she is guilty Y
II have not slept well and my body
feels cold" were the words with which
he greeted DIR. A. A. Barge Saturday
morning. Give me a hypodermic. ]
think it may do me good"
He has not given up hope, He
knows that he is sinking and that the
CHASTITY figure of death is right at his
bedside. But he is going to fight for
his life until he lapses into the last
unconsciousness.
He has astounded all his physicians
by keeping alive to this time and
even appearing to improve. He con-
fdently has said that he was going
to get entirely we'll but the bullet
that imbedded itself in his spine did
its work too we'll.
Can't Live Through Day.
For the last few days he has sunk
into semi consciousness at times, At
other moments he has been in full
possession of his faculties and has
discussed his shooting with members
of the family.
DIR. Barge gave out to the anxious
inquirers Saturday morning the in
formation that Grace could not live
through the day. The heroic battle
for life has aroused the sympathy of
all Newman, and everyone is awaiting
the slightest intelligence of his con-
dition.
Traffic on Greenville street before
| the little yellow house where Grace Is
dying has almost ceased lest Gene, .
be disturbed Even yet many believe
that his will power will pull him
through another crisis.
Shortly after noon DIR. Barge gave
out a statement saying that uremo
poisoning and gases from the ulcers
are gradually pushing their way into
the upper part Of Grace's body and
that he had no radical pulse what
ever.
His Fight Remarkable.
1T is remarkable" he said, that
Eugene has survived so far. A man
of less vitality and will power could
not possibly have lived more than a
few months after such terrible
wound. think that his death IL only
| matter OF hours
Mrs. Grace has not been cemmuni-
Gated with regarding Mr.. Graces con-
dition and in the event of his death
the Hill family will ignore her. Mrs.
Hill is very bitter against her. and
In discussing the case with her son
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