"Rich Georgian Strangely Shot"

Eugene Grace, "Daisy of the Leopard Spots" and the Great Atlanta Shooting of 1912

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

In March 1912, Gene Grace, a young Atlanta businessman, was found shot in the locked bedroom of his fashionable home "between the Peachtrees." Daisy Grace, his flashily dressed Yankee wife from Philadelphia, was soon arrested on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Gene Grace was left paralyzed but, more importantly, he was powerless legally. Under Georgia law, he could not testify against his wife. Prosecutors were forced to rely instead upon the circumstantial evidence of an alleged "diabolical plot." The Atlanta newspapers--led by the Georgian, under the very new control of Mr. Hearst, that giant of "yellow journalism"--covered the case relentlessly. Papers across the country followed the drama for months, which concluded with a five-day trial held in the searing heat of a Georgia summer. This is the never-before-told story of the tragic romance between "the Adonis of a country town" and the woman known to all as "Daisy of the Leopard Spots."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-11-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:277 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786470785

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Long-time Atlanta resident Tom Hughes was a radio news host and journalist for more than 30 years and is a member of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame. He is a contributing writer to the London-based Marylebone Journal.

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“In this study, Hughes, a member of the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, examines the local and national newspapers’ sensationalistic coverage of the case and the trial, and explains the mystery of what actually happened between Eugene and Daisy”—Reference & Research Book News; “a century-old scandal about an Atlanta woman’s alleged shooting of her husband that became the dominant headline for weeks in al three Atlanta newspapers of the day”—AccessAtlanta.com.

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Table of ContentsPreface 1. “Rich Georgian Strangely Shot” 2. “What have you told these people, Gene?” 3. “Adonis from a Country Town” 4. The Philadelphia Belle 5. “A heart broken man” 6. Between the Peachtrees 7. Burglar or Butler? 8. To the Tower 9. “A diabolical plot” 10. “Hell, no, I’m not going to die” 11. The House of Mystery 12. To Philadelphia 13. Gene Grace in a Bad Light 14. Hearst Stirring Up Atlanta 15. An Operation 16. “A deathlike stillness” 17. The Bloody Bundle Redux 18. Mother Hill’s Ordeal 19. The Alibi Letters 20. A Grocer Calls 21. “Gentlemen, I am innocent” 22. Inhuman Creature or Persecuted Woman 23. “We, the jury” 24. Purely Speculation 25. The Final Chapter Chapter Notes Bibliography Index