South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17
CORONER'S INQUEST
NOT COMPLETED
Grand Jury Will Take Up the
Case on Finding by
Coroner.

News Times special Service
ELKHART June l6.-The In-
quest over the body OF Samuel LUSH
er was begun shortly after noon sat
urday and the whole afternoon was
devoted 20 the examination OF Wit
nesses in the case and the hearing
adjourned about o'clock in the
evening subject 10 the call OF the
coroner.
Every bit Of evidence that was
given at the inquest tends Co exon
crate Mrs. Llsher and the verdict
IN the case viii probably be iustif-
able homicide All evidence tends
10 show that had nos Mrs Lusner
hred the shot that killed her hus-
band she would have been the VIC
tim instead Of ne. The hearing viii
probably be ended Monday and the
facts as found by Coroner Holder
man viii be placed before the grand
jury which viii convene the first
OF the week and there is every rea-
son 90 believe that no indictment
Will he found by them
During the day hundreds Of per-
sons visited the g. Edwin VALLEY
undertaking establishment where
the body was taken early Saturday
morning SO arrangements have as
set been made for the funeral
Mrs Lusher is beginning 20 show
the strain under which she has been
Tor the past few hours and her con-
dition is precarioUs Little Marie
a.
messed the tragedy is iu a very So
riOLs condition. owing TO tie fact
that she has been ont of the nospi-
tai but two DAYS and is i'm weak
condition physically and mentally.
Despite the story that Lusher was
sober and industrious. as stated by
one Of his relatives neighbors in the
vicinity Of the I.usher home. ON
Crawford ST. testify that he was i'm
tOxicated about 'wo-thirds OF the
time. and that ne was quarrelsome
and abused his family continuously.
His last spree mad lasted for the
past three weeks although he had
worked ar the Lusher Bros. gro
Gerry during the time While he
may have appeared i'm normal con-
diuon during the day it was 40
night that his worst nature was dis
played after he had finished duties
az the store for the day Mrs wal
ter Slear. sister-in-Iaw of Mrs.
Lusher who has been visiting at the
Lusher home for the past two
mOnths states that she did not be-
neye Il possible that any woman
could live under such conditions as
had Mrs Lusher during the time
that Mrs. Slear had been i'm the
Lusher home. and she wildly de
scribes many occasions when Lush
or started on rampage and threat
ened 10 kill every member of his
own family and these threats were
always made when ne was under
the influence Of liquor
few weeks ago ne purchased
revolver and brought 10 home with
him, together with supply Of
brandy. which was found and se-
GREETED by Mrs Lusher. and this was
the weapon that Mrs Lusher
wrenched from his hand i'm the
struggle Friday night How he
ever found the weapon is a mystery
10 Mrs. Lusher. and from the APP
pearance Of the house it is evident
that he made thorough search
for IT until ne found It,
When Mrs Lusher found and Sc
GREETED the revolver she removed the
cartridges from the chambers and.
IN scare hing the body OF Lusher aft
az the tragedy Coroner Holdermau
found box of cartridges with five
of them MISSING. and IL is the opin-
ion that ne purchased the bullets
with the intention of killing some
one. The revolver is "a double-ac-
ton hve-shot weapon and rad never
been tired until IL spit forth its mis-
sizes OF death
Prosecutor Oscar Jay states that
ne will not take any action i'm rhe