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M £ GRACE FREED The Atlanta Georgian [FINAL Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results M X X ______ VOL. X. NO. 265. I “I THANK TOU,'' SHE SHU | “ORMMDrarSMBRMII Daisy Opie Grace was found not guilty this after noon. The verdict was returned shortly before 4:57 . o’clock, after the jury had been out for more than three ‘ hours. The verdict was reached at 4:30 o'clock, but it was ' not announced until nearly a half hour later because Airs. Grace was not in the court room, and the jury’s decision could not be given before she arrived. When Mrs. Grace entered she was as white as a sheet. She was supported by Attorney Moore and Detective Burke. She had her back to the crowd and her face was entirely concealed by her big Panama hat. When the jury came in they had to file past her seat, , and she studied the faces very intently as though to learn the secret in their hearts. j The judge announced: “Mr. Foreman, read the verdict.” The foreman, W. A. Laird, arose from his seat and read: A We the jury find the defendant not guilty.” w\ Mrs. Grace was absolutely impassive for a moment. Her breast heaved, and she uttered a great sigh of relief. Her shoulders rose and fell as though she had uttered a great cry. « The blood rushed back into her face. Mrs. Grace Thanks the Jury. \* John Moore arose and addressed court. '/Your honor,” he said, “my client wishes to thank the jury.” Mrs. Grace arose trembling. She studied herself with a hand on the table and turned half around to face the jury. i “Gentlemen, I thank you,” she said. A Her voice was infinitely lower and weaker than when she was i on the stand. Judge Roan remarked to the reporters. “That’s the end of the drama, boys.” Mrs. Grace, escorted by her lawyers, went over to the jury and « shook hands with each of the twelve men who had given her her } liberty. The court announced that the crowd must be orderly and the crowd filed out fairly quiet, but tense with excitement. 4 A dramtaic feature of the afternoon was the receipt of a tele \ gram by Mrs. Grace informing her. that her son was seriously ill in * Philadelphia. She announced that she would leave for the Quaker City at once to be by his side. Mrs. Grace, to a casual observ- " . ~ er apparently calm, but undoubt edly torn with emotion within, li. B went down the court house ele < y P vator with her lawyers. A crowd of three hundred persons hung on i their trail and followed therr. our Mitchell street, but without mak ing any demonstration. They proceedd to the office of the county physician, Dr. S. 11. Jf | Green. Detective Burke, who has been her constant companion, declared that she did not go there for t medical attention, but simply be- I <-ause the physician is an old friend. State Concealed Evidence, Says Moore. » John W. Moore opened the argument '■X for the defense at 9:07 o’clock He 1 : quietly and dispassionately, ft f speaking in soothing, cajoling tones. He said he felt he had done his duty as a lawyer in this case. • “This is the first case In all my ex t periepce,” he said, “where it was nec essary on the part of the defense con tinuously te struggle to force the state « not to cover up evidence,” W "They have tried to convict this poor .unfortunate woman, not by evidence, / not by circumstances, but by concealing ' and covering up, “There's not a man here but knows E. H. Grace wrote a letter th ay have ‘UNDERTOOK’ to saddle off on that woman. Is that fair? , Has It come to the pass that these representatives of the state of Georgia have come to such a point that they must spend all their | time In covering from the jury all evt- L dence In her favor? | “How Easy to Prove She Couldn’t Use Typewriter.” ’ *Anothei instance: They undertook a | to convey the Impression that Mrs. ■jj Grace wrote a typewritten letter that She knows nothing about and I know “3 nothing about. They haven't let you know much about that letter, but th~y undertook, by a typewriter expert, who proved he couldn’t be certain of any thing, that she wrote that letter. “How easy it would have been to prove that this woman couldn't op erate a typewriter! But they didn’t. "They tried to impress you that this woman was scheming to get her hus band to Philadelphia for the purpose of doing her a favor. And even, then, they had this power of attorney in their possession, and they refused to intro duce it here so you might know what Grace was going for. Was that fair to you? "These lawyers have tried to ‘cover it up, cover it up.' They have tried be fore the trial and during its "This poor woman Is persecuted in a land of strangers. What a hurry when she was Invited here to give her simple story ; what a hurry to : esort to theatrical effects'. You thought when you brought Gene Grace In here this poor woman could not look the jury In the face. But your plan failed, miser ably. If that woman hadn’t been tell ing the truth, she would have failed in that hour when she should not to have been disturbed. But even with all you. trickery and your theatrical effort*— some of us still believe in an old per sonal God—she came in all her Inno cence, she took her seat, calmly and dignified, not brazen, and with a ring Mrs. Grace Says "I'll Live for Son'' SHE WILL QUIT ATLANTA Mrs. Daisy Grace made this state ment today after her case had gone to the jury: "If I am acquitted, as I fully expect to be before the night is over, I shall leave Atlanta within 48 hours, to go to my little afflicted son in the North. First, I shall arrange to have him put In a school for the teaching of blind children and then I shall devote the rest of iny entire life to my boy, "The judge's charge to the jury was eminently fair. I could not as}< for a fairer judge, and I believe I shall be quickly acquitted by the jury. But If I am convivted, I shall fight this case and the untrue charge Eugene Grace has made against me to the bitter end, and my friends will stand by me. J. J. M’DERMOTT WINS U. S. OPEN GOLF TITLE WITH SCORE OF 294 BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 2.—J. J. Mc- Dermot, of Atlantic City, who won the open golf championship of the United States last year, captured the same hon ors here today, his score for the four rounds of the eighteen-hole course at the Country club being 294. lie made the last round tn 71 Tom McNamara, of Boston, was second, with a score of 296. He did the last round in 69. Alex Smith, Wykage, and M. J. Brady, Wolston, were tied for third place, with a score of 299. Smith made the last round in 75 and Brady in 79. The first prize is S3OO, a gold medal and a gold loving cup. ATLANTA MAN REPORTED COLORADO WRECK VICTIM PUEBLO. COLO..'Aug. 2.—Five per sons are reported to have been killed when the Rock Island express passen ger train went into Fountain river, caused by a washout Tuesday night. The bodies have not been recovered, and it is thought they were drowned or pinned In the cars. Among those thought to have been killed is C. C. Harris, salesman, At lanta, Ga. The Atlanta city directory fails to show a C. C. Harris, employed as a salesman. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE All games postponed on account of rain. of truth she looked him in the face and she told the most reasonable story, the most reasonable statement. If she had not been sustained by truth and right they would most unfairly and unjustly broken her down. Oh, how sickened they were when the plan failed. It was their own doing—and their own undo ing. “Case Built Alone on Theory.” “She made her statement with the same feeling, with the same composure, as the Smithfield martyrs of old. They could not break her down. Such con duct as that of those lawyers Is frowned upon by all fair men. "You’ve heard nothing but theory. I never saw a case so impregnated with theory. Did you take your oath that you would put a woman in chains on theory? 1 didn’t hear any such oatn. You said you’d find a verdict by the evidence and not by some interested person's theory. “They say that this woman, for mer cenary motives, whose life has been one of indiscretion—possibly yes, but not bad—whose gai i was that she was hurried from the grave o' her first husband to fresh matrimony? What did she gain? The Power of the Fascinating Man of the World. “Poor, 'oollsn, credulous woman! She married the ’most fascinating man in the world to her.’ What does it mean when a woman meets a fascinating man of the world? What power, what influ ence! They say she was mercenary, who spent her wealth on her new hus band lavishly, unselfishly. Find one act in her life that smacks of merce nary motives. "They say that away back in New York she had sinister motives when she raised for him $6,000 to go into business in Atlanta. Where was the motive? "There sits the man, E. E. Law rence, whom they could have put on the stand and disproved it. But we had to call him. "I can show you who was mercenary. I can show you who was interested in making her out- a murderess. The tes timony fell from the unwilling lips of Grace’s own people, that they were struggling to help Gene Grace in his estate. The whole motive of the state has been born in the kennel of mer cenary motives; they must blacken her character and rob her of her inhe:i tance. For they thought Grace might die." "They say that she astutely planned to take her husband's life for some Continued on Page Two. "When I go to Philadelphia tomor row, after my acquittal, I shall see to getting a tenant for my Spruce street house as soon as I have given attention to my boy, and then I shall live for hint ax long as I live. "I decline to comment upon the charges made by the prosecution against me, and I will not talk about Mr. Grace at this time." Mrs. Grace made this statement while on her way to her lawyers’ office from the court room, just after the jury' had gone out. With Detective Burke, she w ill remain at the offices until Informed the jury Is ready to return a verdict, and then will return to the court room to learn her fate. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912. SECOND GAME: ' R. H. E. Barons 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 Crackers.... 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 THE CRACKERS LOST THE FIRST GAME. SCORE 3 TO O—FOR BOX AND DETAIL SEE PAGE 13. LOCALS OUT TO DIVIDE WITH BARON TEAM THE LINE-UP. ; (SECOND GAME) ATLANTA— BIRMINGHAM Agler, IbMarcan, 2b. Bailey, IfMessenger, rs. Alperman, 2bJohnston, of. McElveen, 3bAlmeida, 3b. Harbison, ss..McGllvray, Ib. Callahan, cfMcßride, If. Lyons, rfEllam, ss. Reynolds, cYantz, c. Brady, pSmith, p. Umpires, Kellum and Breitenstein. I By Percy H. Whiting. PONCE DELEON BALL PARK. Aug. 2. —After having won the first game from ( the Crackers, score 3 to 0, and giving up ' but a single hit. Smith undertook to 5 hurl his team to victory in the second game, too. He was opposed by Brady, t up to now the most consistent pitcher | on the Crackers’ staff. THE GAME. , FIRST GAME. 1 Marcan, the first Baron to face Brady, doubled to center. Had not Callahan made a nice stop it would have eben an easy triple. Messenger sacrificed to Ag ler and Marcan went to third, ohnston died to Bailey and Marcan tallied. Al meida singled to center. Almeida tried to steal and when Harbison dropped Reynolds' throw he was safe on the error. McGllvray popped to Alperman. ONE RUN. Agler went out, Ellam to McGllvray. Bailey filed to Mcßride. Alperman was ( retired Smith to McGllvray. NO RUNS. SECOND INNING. Mcßride filed to Callahan. Ellam tiled to Bailey. Yantz filed to Callahan. NO RUNS. McElveen hit to short and beat It out. Harbison sacrificed, Smith to Marcan, and McElveen went to second. Callahan popped to Marcan. Lyons grounded to third and McElveen was safe at third and Lyons at first when Almeida fumbled. Lyons stole second. Reynolds walked. I filling the bases. Brady fanned, but the ; last ball was a wild pitch and McElveen and Lyons scored, and Reynolds went to i third and Brady to second. Agler hit to i short and Reynolds scored. Brady over ran third and was out, Ellam to Almeida. ' THREE RUNS. THIRD INNING. ( Smith grounded out to Agler. At this , point Umpire Breitenstein f>ut Smith out , of hte game. When he continued to yell at Breit from the bench the umpire halted the game, called two policemen and had the Baron pitcher escorted from the field, i Marcan singled to left and when Bailey i let the ball get through him he continued on to third. Messenger lined to Alperman and Marcan was caught in a chase. Al , perman threw to Reynolds, who threw to McElveen. Humpty dropped the ball and Marcan Scored. Messenger went to third on the play. Johnston singled to left and Messenger scored. Almeida fouled to Ag ler and Johnston was doubled oft first. TWO RUNS. ’ Hurdgrove went In the box for the Bar ons. Bailey popped to Marcan. Alper man also popped to Marcan. McElveen fouled to Almeida. NO RUNS. I FOURTH INNING. i McGllvray singled to center. Mcßride j sacrificed, Brady to Agler, and McGllvray took second. The big first baseman of 1 the Barons tried to steal third, but was i caught, Reynolds to McElveen. Ellam was called out on strikes. NO RUNS. Harbison went out from Almeida to Me- Gilvray. Callahan went out from Ellam 1 to McGllvray. Lyons fouled to McGllvray. 1 NO RUNS. FIFTH INNING. Yantz walked. Hardgrove sacrificed, i Brady to Agler, and Yantz took second. Marcan went out, Alperman to Agler, and , Yantz. landed on third. Messenger tiled ( to Bailey. NO RUNS. Reynolds was out. Ellam to McGllvray. Brady popped to Almeida. Agler filed to Mcßride. NO RUNS. 1 SIXTH INNING. 1 Johnston hit to short and on Harbison's error he was safe at first. Almeida hit to short and Johnston was forced at sec ond, Harbison making the put out unas- | slated. McGllvray grounded to the box s and Almeida was forced at second, Brady S to Alperman, who doubled McGllvray, to < Agler. NO RUNS. Bailey tripled to right. Alperman went i out, Ellam to McGllvray. McElveen 1 popped to Almeida Harbison doubled to f center, and Bailey scored. Callahan sin- , Kled to right and Harbison scored. Lyons out, Yantz to McGllvray. TWO RUNS. SEVENTH INNING. Mcßride filed to Bailey. Ellam beat out u hit to second. Yantz hit to Harbison and on his error both both runners were safe. Carroll, for Hardgrove, singled to center and Ellam scored Marcan hit to | Harbison and Carroll was forced at sec- j ond, to Alperman. Yantz went to third. Messenger hit to second and on Alper- * man’s fumble Yantz scored. Marcan ' and Messenger tried the double steal, 1 Marcan negotiiitUig (bird and Messenger t was out at second. Reynolds to McElveen to Alperman. TWO RUNS. racles RESULTS. AT FORT ERIE. First—Tankard, 3, first! Captain El liott, 7-10; Gerrard, 7-10. Also ran: Auster, Kinder Lou, Exton, Cordie F., Barbara Worth, Lady Anna. Second—Ragusa, 20, first; Latent, 9-5; Paris Queen, out. Also ran: Law suit, Fly by Night. Third—Moncrief, 6-5, first; Thrifty, 4-5! Zilicic, 10, Also ran: Lady Sybil, Imprudent, Con Came, Be Thankful, Radation, Dissenter. Fourth—Helen Barbee, 7-10, first; Light o' My Life, 9-5; Edda, out. Also ran: Cowl, Cherry eed, Penobscot, Fifth—Anavri, 12, first; Quartermas ter, 4-5; Miss Nett, 7. Also ran: Plu vlus, Arbed Lad, Husky Lad, Cavrlllon, Pulka. Sixth —Pliant, 3-2, first; Congress man Jam*s,l-3; Senegambian, 3. At»o ran: Hey. Monsieur X. Seventh—Falcada, 7-10, first; Super visor, 2-5; Tanundc 7-10. Also ran: SwartshlH, John Louis. AT TORONTO. First—Myrtle Marion, 5, first; Tom meraire, 1; Curious, 2-5. Also ran: Moon, Milpitas Miss Kingsbury, Sir Kearney. Redman. Ferrand, Cecillan. Second—Kironi, 3, first; Voise, 1; Sheriff Greuninner, 2. Also ran: Star Ashland, Calipte, Christmas Daisy, Red Bob, Old Crow. Third—Tackle, 5-2, first; Cuttyhunk, 1; Calian, 1. Also ran: King of the Mist, Howard Shean, Ala Marchrnont, Lawyer Miller. Fourth —Ynca, 3-2, first; Dipper, 2-3; Golden Ruby, 1-3. Also ran: Roano, M’Andrews, Leialoha. Fifth—Henrietta W., 5, first; Che mulpo, 1-2; Grecian Bend, 1-2. Also ran: Oracle, Evelyn Doris. Sixth—Bodkin, 5-2, first; Glipian, 6-5; La Saja, 3. Also ran: Argonaut, Fort Worth. Sabo Blend, Satin Bower. Seventh—lrish Kid, 3, first; Inferno Queen, 2; Jim 0., 3. Also ran: Sanc tlin, Frog. Igloo, Montclair, Nila, Fox craft. AT BUTTE. First —Theresie, 4, first; Mollie Rich ards, out; Bill Finn, 7-10. Also ran: Sierra, I-leckney, Dr, S. P. Tate. SENATE CALLS NEW COUNTY WHEELER INSTEAD OF KENT The senate committee on constitu tional amendments today approved the bill to make a new county of part of Montgomery and agreed that If the people of Alamo, the proposed county seat, will raise $20,000 for a new court house and jail the new county will be authorized and named Wheeler, In hon or of the late General Joe Wheeler. The committee heeded numerous pro tests from residents of the proposed county demanding that when created It should not be given the name of Kent, after Oscar W. Kent, the latvyer who recently was disbarred by the su preme court. The bill undoubtedly will be passed by the senate. A similar bill, though carrying the other name for *he coun ty. has already passed the house. FIGHT ON GENERAL WOOD REOPENED IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 —The army ap propriation bill was reported to the sen- i ate today. It carries a total of $94,420,- 630.98 as against $87,777,257.18, a net in crease of $6,265,373.80 The bill as It comes to the senate re opens the fight which was made hi the house aglnst Major General Wood by tak ing the portion affecting the chief of staff from the bill and It Is likely that this part of the bill will have to be made the sub ject of further conference. TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY DRINKS POISON, DYING INSTANTLY MOULTRIE, GA., Aug 2—Ralph Lindsey, the two-year-old son of Mrs. R. C. Lindsey, died this afternoon from the effects of a drink of carbolic acid. The child was playing In an old med icine cheat and found the drug Death wag altnuit instantaneous. | SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT CHATTANOOGA: R. H. «. CHATTANOOGA 20 10 . . . MONTGOMERY.O 02 2 - . . . More and Noyes; Aitchison and McAllister. Umpires, Hart and Pfenninger. AT NASHVILLE: R, R. 8. NASHVILLEOOOOO3...-, . MOBILE 000000 ... . . Summers and Elliott; Demaree and Dunn. Umpire, Stockdale. AT MEMPHIS: R. H. 8. MEMPHIS 000010...-. . . NEW ORLEANS 000 I 0 0 .... . . . Kissinger and Seabough; Wagner and Hafgh. Umpire. Fitzsimmons. | NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS- Won. Lost. P.C. CLUBS- Won. Lost. P.C. New York 70 24 .745 Cincinnati 45 52 .464 Chicago 59 34 .634 St Louis 42 56 439 Pittsburg 54 3 7 , 587 Brooklyn 35 61 .365 Philadelphia 46 44 .511 Boston 25 68 .269 AT BOSTON: R. H. E. PITTSBURG 000000300-3 12 0 BOSTON 00 0 0 0060 0 - 0 8 5 Warner and Gibson; Dlekson and Rarlden. Umpires, Johnstone and Eason. AT BROOKLYN; R. H. E. CHICAGO .....1 10010000-3 5 2 , BROOKLYN 900101000-2 5 1 Lavender and Archer; Ragon and Miller Umpires, Owens and Brennan. AT PHILADELPHIA: R. H. E. ST. LOUIS 000 0 2 1 002 - 5 11 1 PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 - 3 9 0 Harmon and Wingo; Seaton and Killifer. Umpires, Klem and Orth. AT NEW YORK: R. H. E. CINCINNATI 000000000-0 5 1 NEW YORK 02 0 11000 x 4 8 0 Benton and Clark; Tesreau and Meyers. Umpires, Rlgler and Flnneran. [ AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS - Won. Lost. P. C. CLUBS— Won. Lost. P. C. Boston 68 31 .687 Detroit 48 52 .480 Washington 62 37 .626 Cleveland 45 50 474 Philadelphia 55 41 573 New York 31 63 .330 Chicago 50 46 .521 St. Louis 30 67 .309 AT CHICAGO: R. H. E. NEW YORK 01 1000001-3 7 2 CHICAGO 40000100 x 5 71 Warhop and Williams; Lange and Block. Umpires, Egan and Sheridan. AT ST. LOUIS: H. BOSTON 0006101 10-9 12 2; ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 - 0 3 1 Wood and Cady; Hamilton and KrichelL Umpires, O’Brien and Dineen. AT DETROIT: R. H. E. WASHINGTON 001002001-4 8 1 DETROIT 000000000-0 7 0 Johnson and Ainsmlth; Willetts and Stanage. Umpires, Hart and Connolly. Philadelphia-Cleveland game off: rain. r~SO. ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT SAVANNAH: MACON 200000...-. . . SAVANNAH 000 0 0 2...-. . . Voss and Kahlkoff; Scheneberg and Geibel. Umpire, Clark. AT JACKSONVILLE: R- H. 8. JACKSONVILLE 100000 0 1.-. . . COLUMBUS 00000001.-. . . Horton and Cueto: McCormick and Krebs. Umpire, Kelly. AT COLUMBIA: hrT/gAME. ” •' COLUMBIA 20000 100x-3 4 2 ALBANY 00000 1 000- 1 4 1 Harrett and Menafee; Hamilton and Kimball. Umpire, Pender. SECOND GAME. COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 3 0 x .. - 3 6 3 ALBANY 00 0 0000.. - 0 4 2 Dashner and Menafee: Lowry and Kimball. Umpire, Pender. SEVEN INNINGS BY AGREEMENT. n.nm lat a ACCDDI ATIAAI a i hat. He did not score: nor did any CAROLINA ASoOLIAIION o;htr Tiger. The final score was 4 to 0 * In favor of the Senators. Score: R- H.E. WINSTON-SALEM2 9 1 greensboro 04 0 AMER CAN ASSOC AT ON Itadabaugh and Powell; Mayberry ano Mmunivnii nouvomi v Ware Umpire, Henderson. i ~ At Columbue: R. H.E. COBB’S HITTING—.7SO columbus ee i 3 ABOUT NORMAL TODAY DETROIT, Aug 2 Ty Cobb kept up his At Indlanapolla: R. H.E. phenomenal hitting today In the game ST. PAUL. 102 000 004—7 13 0 agulnxt the Senators. Although Halter INDIANAPOLIS 000 000 000—0 9 1 Johnson waa In the box for Washington, Dausa and Marshall Linke and Clark*. Cobb necurcd three hit* out ot four tunes Umpire*, Blerhalter and Connolly. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P M * O Y RE NO