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MRS. GRACE’S TRIAL BEGINS
the weather
Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Fair today and tomorrow.
VOL. X. NO. 261
REBELS PUN
TOMAKEU.S.
INTERVENE
IN MEXICO
Begin Campaign by Looting
Property of American Citi
zens Near Border.
[FOREIGNERS DISARMED;
GUARANTEES WITHDRAWN
Three Hundred Women and
Children Refugees Reach
El Paso, Texas.
EL PASO, TEXAS. July 39.—Having
abandoned all hope of carrying the
revolt to a successful conclusion, the
Mexican rebel leaders today announced
their intention of forcing intervention
by the United States.
As the first step in this campaign
their followers have begun looting the
■property of American citizens. Gen
eral Inez Salazar, commander of the
rebel forces operating about the Mor
ri. i colonies, 150 milfes south of the
border, hae sent word to Juarez that he
has stripped the colonists of their arms
and notified them that the guarantees
of protection of foreigners has been
withdrawn, boasting that every Ameri
can will be disarmed and intervention
forced within five days. He claims this
action has the approval of General
Orozco.
Appeal for Help.
Refugees Reach Border;
More than 300 women and children
from the Mormon colony at Dublan ar
rived here late last night and appealed
to Apostle W. A. Ivins for help. They
stated that Salazar had seized till arms
and ammunition and looted the Mor
mon stores. He has sent rebel bands to
Colonia Diaz and the Dolores mines,
owned by New York capitalists.
The general store of the Pearson
Lumber Company at Pearson, Chihua
hua, was looted Sunday and all Ameri
can employees ordered to surrender
thei arms.
MEDAL ASKED FOR
YOUTH WHO SAVED
PARK BATHER’S LIFE
A movement was started today to get
a gold medal for C. A. Carraway, who
saved the life of Clarence Wilson yester
day afternoon at Piedmont Park. Wilson,
14 ' cars old, a bell boy at. the Georgian
Terrace, was one of the first to enter the
water at 2 o’clock and started to swim
across the lake. Half way over he was
seized with cramps and shouted for help.
He went down for the third time be
fore the life-saver could reach him and
Carraway was forced to dive for the lad.
Wilson was half strangled when brought
ashore, but soon recovered.
Harold Haas, the 14-year-old son of Dr.
and Mrs. J. A. McLeay, of the Georgian
Teri, p, was near the drowning boy and
<1 him once, but was unable to hold
Eiitii Haas and several others have
s: gne<| a testimonial to be sent to the
T* > Iquarters of the United States Volun
teer Life-Saving corps reconrmending
that Carraway be awarded a medal.
SEEKERS FOR CIVIL
SERVICE JOBS BUSY;
SEE WILSON VICTORY
‘H’s due to the Democrats’ splendid
a < s of winning this year and the fact
’ nearly everybody believes that Wil-
H • will be the next president.’’
Erank \. Daughman, now in charge of
1 ‘"; Gvl! service office in Atlanta, was
the large number of applie s
for civil service examinations.
r were queries about the dates and
’ the requirements. In all there were
’ >b|\ three times as many as usually
■ roi-eived before the fall examinations.
NO WEDDING BELLS RING
AND LAWSUIT IS RESULT
ST ''LAIRSVILLE, OHIO. July 29.
and Grace White, of Martins Fer
have brought suit in common pleas
l ' l;l <o have the transfer of their
.' in property valued at $20,000, in
■’ ' ity, set aside on the grounds that
■ ,lf '.' St. John failed to mairv Miss
A ■ ' White.
John needed funds, It is said, and
“'laded the young women to deed
! hefr property and on this he bor
'd money. The consideration named
[' ’he transfer was that he should
' v Miss White Last week he mar-
Miss Gertiude Della Nixon, of
•’lattitis, Ferry
—
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
Lodge Brothers Go to
Aid of )♦ Wylie Smith,
11l in Jail at Juarez
Atlanta Fugitive Assured He Will
Have Proper Food and Med
icine Hereafter.
JUAREZ, MEXICO, July 29.—Lead
ers in this city of the fraternal order
of which he is a member have taken up
the cause of J. Wylie Smith, the alleged
embezzler of Atlanta, and are sparing
no pains to obtain proper food and
medical attention for him. Smith is
being held here for extradition.
Smith was .visited today by a com
mittee of Mexican lodge brothers. They
informed him that they would render
whatever aid was possible and that the
assistance of El Paso men would also
be enlisted. This interest on the part
of the fraternal order has caused Gen
eral Orozco to order that Smith shall be
fed at the Imperial restaurant, patron
ized by the government, and at the
government's expense.
The local lodge men are convinced
that Smith is without funds and In a
needy condition. As a result, not only
has local assistance been offered, but
members of the lodge all over Mexico
will place their services at his disposal.
Smith will be permitted to go to and
from prison without a guard. This is
by order of the government.
MIKADOTENACIOUSLY
HANGS ON TO THREAD
OF LIFE; END CERTAIN
TOKIO, July 29.—Emperor Mutsuhi
to is stil holding a feeble grasp on
life, but there are no hopes for his re
covery. This bulletin was issued to
day:
“Emperor’s temperature, 101.6; pulse,
130 and irregular; respiration difficult.
Condition most critical."
This was the most hopeless bulletin
that has been issued since the mika
do's illness began, and the words "most
critical” indicated that the demise of
the ruler might be expected at any
time.
There was no rest for the court phy
sicians during the night. Doctors Miura
and Aoyama were continually at the
royal bedside, administering stimulants
to strengthen the patient's heart. They
failed to raise him from his coma.
NIGHT LOVE FEAST
AT CHURCH ENDS THE
GIDEON CONVENTION
The Gideons are gone.
They began leaving Atlanta early to
day and before night nearly all the vis
itors to the convention just closed will
have departed. The meeting closed late
last night, after religious services in 40
churches of Atlanta The executive ses
sion, held at the First Presbyterian
church, did not end until nearly mid
night.
At the Piedmont hotel meeting an old
Confederate veteran walked to the front
of the room and pinned together the
Confederate and the United States flags.
He was Captain William H. Phelps, one
of the last officers of the Confederacy
to lay down his sword.
The convention finally was ended at
11 o'clock by a love feast at the First
Presbyterian church. Nearly every del
egate in the city attended it.
21 DROWN WHEN SHIP
LANDING PLUNGES 100
INTO THE BALTIC SEA
BERLIN. July 29.—Twenty bodies
had been recovered today and it was
feared that the death list would go
much higher as the result of the col
lapse of a landing stage at Binz yes
terday, when more than 100 persons
Were thrown into the Baltic sea.
The landing stage gave way with a
crash while it was thronged with mer
rymakers preparing to go on Sunday
outings. Several tourists were among
the crowd, as the village on the Island
of Rugan is almost as well known as a
quite seaside resort as for Its fishing
industries. There was a scene of wild
confusion ns the stage gave way and
fishermen anad others on shore imme
diately put out in boats and rescued all
they could reach.
EDNA MAY EXPECTS
STORK; STAGE HAS
NO LURE FOR HER
NEW YORK. July 29.- American
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Levvl
sohn learn that the stork Is hovering
over the roof of the English home of
the former Edna May. The tidings
have Just been brought to New York by
returning friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewfsihn paid a visit
to New York last spring. At that time
Mrs. Lewfsohn declared sue was for
ever done with the stage.
"The theater has no more lure for me
than a mud puddle," she declared, "ex
cept that I love to go and watch others
work lam entirely domesticated. My
husband and my home fill my lite."
ATLANTA, GA., HONDA Y, JULY 29, 1912.
GRACE IS BROUGHT HERE ON
STRETCHER TO FACE WIFE
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He's Expected to Explain Away
Circumstances—Case Now
Near its End.
LOS ANGELES, July 29. After more
than two months of ceaseless atten
tion to the details of testimony as it
has been presented against him and for
him. Clarence Darrow was ready today
to take the witness stand in bis own
behalf.
It is believed that Darrow will give
entirely new versions of certain trans
actions, and that some of the most sus
picious of tire circumstances against
him will be explained in sensational
manner.
Probably this week will see the close
of the case for the defense and the be
ginning of rebuttal. District Attorney
Fredericks has said that possibly not
more than a day will be reunited for
rebuttal. Probably four days will be
taken up with argument, twd for each
side, and there is a possibility that the
case will go to the Jury toward the eml
of next week.
BURGLARS KILL SALOONIST.
CHICAGO July 29 Georg. Hlnter
bergcr was shot and killed • arly toila)
by i trio of burg ftrs who entered bls
saloon The slayers rode up in an auto
mobile
EUGENE H. GRACE
50,000 DOCK WORKERS,
ON STRIKE, REFUSE TO
OBEY PEACE ORDERS
LONDON, July 29. Fifty thousand
striking dock workers today defied their
leaders and refused to obey the hitters’
command to return to work. But 50<i
of all the men affected appeared for
work this morning.
Extra police guards were thrown
about al! the docks and heavy forces
were held in reserve for riot duty. The
strikers declared their intention to pre
vent work being resumed at any cost.
Members of the sailors and firemen's
unions today determined to ballot
whether or not they would return to
work. A similar course will be adopted
by the stevedores.
Both organizations will abide by the
result of the votes, regardless of the
Instructions of the general strike com
mittee. The majority of the members
of both unions arc said to favor fighting
to a finish, declaring that quick starva
tion. If such be the penalty of continu
ing the strike, would be preferable to
the squalid slavery, that the working
conditions offered by the ship masters
would force on them.
I LONELY WIFE IN PARIS
GETS TWO PROPOSALS
LONDON. July 29 -Mr u . Philip Van-
Valkenburg, of New York bin not yet
divorced. Is reported as be'ng b. sieged
by -ultors In Pari.-. She has been till
ing friends In the French capital that
Baron De St. Didier and Banket Ag
hian have proposed. These gentlemen
- ire unable to unit rstand a hasbanl
being so rang awav from h's wife tilt*
s hss a divorce is -ontempi,.| J, Mrs.
MnnValken'otirg in Jo'.-. 19p; brought a
divorce action, which -lie withdrew.
8 FALSE FEET IN
NEWCDIFFURES
Braids Not Your Own Again
Ordered in Style by Hair-
Dressers Convention.
More curls, more puffs, more
braids two yards for each woman
and it must all be artificial.
This Is the style order issued by the
hairdressers in convention in Chicago.
It is no longer considered a source of
embarrassment to have your next-door
neighbor mention that you use false
hair. It is a sign of being behind the’
times if you do not have several yards
of art itleial hair.
At the hairdressing exhibit held in
the Windy City last week each of the
t.n handsome models had on an aver
age of two yards of artificial hair on
i each coiffure That Is. if the puffs and
curls and braids were placed end to
end they would total a length of six
i feet.
1 The headdress worn by Miss Louise
- Crawley, the ‘plume switch coiffure,"
t had five feet eight inches, the height of
- an ordinary person, of artificial hair in
t its arrangement.
I The a. roplane twist” and the "Eiffel
- tower knot" were the types of head
dress requiring the extra six feet of
a hair. It was announced also that the
marcel wave Is coming back.
First Clash Comes When Defense Re
fuses to Reveal Names of Witnesses.
Accused Woman Worn, but Smiling.
One Jury Panel Quickly Exhausted
as Hundreds Clamor for Entrance
to Stiflingly Hot Courtroom.
Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace, calm and expressionless, took her seat in
the prisoners' dock of the superior court today, defendant in perhaps
the most remarkable criminal trial in the annals of Fulton county.
Her husband, Eugene H. Grace, forgetting the pain of his old
wound in the vindictiveness of his feelings toward his wife, was on his
way from Newnan to attend the trial even though he must needs be
borne into the courtroom on his cot.
The first clash between the state and defense seemed to support
the insistent rumors of sensations to come. Attorney Rosser, of Mrs.
Grace’s counsel, absolutely refused to divulge the names of his wit
nesses, despite the demands of Solicitor Dorsey. Mr. Rosser announced
that none of his witnesses were in the court room. Mrs. Grace entered
a few moments later, worn but smiling, and the sensational trial was
in swing.
The courtroom, on the fourth floor of the Thrower building, held
hardly more than 100 persons, and the narrow winding stair was
crowded with hundreds who had failed to gain admittance and who
hunff outside to catch such shreds of news as might drift from the tri
bunal. In the street outside were other hundreds, gathered to catch
a glimpse of the woman who has been in the spotlight of notoriety
since March 5 and of the wounded man alleged to be her victim.
Extra Police Handle Big Crowds
An extra detail of police was on duty in the street long before the
hour of the trial came. There was no effort to delay the trial. Indeed,
both sides have for weeks been ready and waiting for the new term
to begin. For the state, Solicitor-General Hugh M. Dorsey and Lamar
Hill were ready to present the chain of circumstantial evidence which
had been forged for the prosecution. For the defense. .John W. Moore,
James A. Branch and Luther Z. Rosser announced their readiness to
proceed.
The question in the mind of every person in the courtroom was
' What will be the line of the defense?” For. while it is not neces
sary for the defense to prove Mrs. Grace’s innocence it was felt that
the attorneys would seek something more than a mere “failure to con
vict,” and would offer evidence actually to prove that their client
did not shoot her husband, perhaps even naming some hitherto un
considered person as the actual criminal.
Upon the state rests the whole
burden of the proof, and the
state's attorneyc are heavily
handicapped in the contest. For
the law which forbids a husband
to testify against his wife leaves
the prosecution with purely cir
cumstantial evidence to present to
the jury, evidence without an eye
witness to verify it. And those
who have read the history of
the crime ami criminal cases know
how difficult it is to persuade a
jury to convict on circumstantial
evidence, especially when a wo
man's lite or liberty is at stake.
Up To The State
To Establish Case.
The state must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that Daisy Grace
fired the shot which wounded her
husband. It must remove every
other hypothesis. It must estab
lish a motive. It must prove that
the wound was calculated to kill
the victim. It must prove that
malice existed toward the wound
ed man on the part of the de
fendant.
Hut Mrs. Grace need prove nothing.
If her counsel feel satisfied that the
state has not presented to the jury such
a chain of evidence as to warrant a
conviction, they may smile and rest
their ease wholly upon the weakness of
the state, wit'mut placing their client
on the witness stand. And if she takes*
the stand in her own defense, she can
not be bound by the oath which all
witnesses g'vc. She is permitted by
law *o make hei’ statement without an
oath, and the Jury is Instructed to ac
cept or reject any portions of her evi-
Iden ;e ’hey see lit.
The charite .gainst Mrs. Grace as
sault with intent to commit murder—is
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a felony, for which a prison term of
from two to ten years is provided in
the code. If sue is acquitted of the
c harge, she can never be tried again,
even thougn Grace should die.
Grace’s Mother
On Hand Early.
The court room, a narrow, low-ceiled
chamber, was filled from the rail to the
wall, with many standing. Deputies
labored hard to make the standing ones
take seats or leave, and soon the nar
row aisles were full of men sitting on
their heels.
At the left of the Judge sat a host of
witnesses for the state, among them
relatives of Eugene Grace. A half
dozen women were in the partv in
cluding Mrs L. S. Hill, of Newnan,
Grace's mother. It was stifling hot. as
all the doors were closed against the
crowd outside, and Mrs. Hill looked
wan and faint in the humid atmosphere
Soon the air became almost fetid from
the exhaustion of from 200
pair of lungs, and it was evident that
the trial would be an ordeal for every
one in tho court room and not for Mrs.
Grace alone.
The elevator leading to the court
room was so loaded with passengers
who went up, only to eotne down again,
that it soon stopped its trips at the
floor below. Thousands tramped up the
dark and narrow stairs in the hope of
gaining entrance to the room, only to
be turned back by stern deputies at the
door. Angry altercations in the hall
outside floated into the room and add
ed to the confusion already there.
Mrs. Grace With
Her Loyal Mother.
Mrs. Grace, who had left her home
in West End and come to the court
house early in the day. did not appear
in the court room in the first hour of
the hearing. She was closeted in an
other room with her mother, Mrs. Mar
tha Ulrich: Mrs. Louise Wilson, her
nurse and companion, and another
friend.
More than an hour was exhausted tn
selecting four panels of twelve men
each fur the first panels from w hich the
Jury of twelve Is to be drawn. There