Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-25
MISS LUSK'S MEMORY
OF TRAGEDY FAILS
Cannot Recall Shooting Admirer 3
Wife, She Testiiies; Admits
Writing Untruths.

Waukesha. Wis, MAY ~ Miss Grace
LIsk. after teEttfyinR that che could
remember nothing regarding the Killing
~ Mrs Marv Newman Roberts for
which she IL now on trial was forced to
admit on rrnsss examination Yesterday
that she had sought To keep her relations
with Dr. David Roberts, her victim
husband. secret for IN orc than two wears
During this period she admitted that
she had warned the veterinary to he
careful in talking with het ON tho tele-
phone. TINT she had sent hm letters IN
caro- of his secretary, and that they bad
n mutual agreement TINT thelr lctfcrs
should hp unsigned and DESTROYED rs soon
as they were road
Miss Iusk nl@n admitted that she Ind
not told the truth IN several statements
made in unmaled letters 70 Mrs Roh"rfs
regarding her intimacy with lpr Roberts
THREATENED ny MRS poPERTs
Although she saId ahe could remember
nothing regarding the actual shooting
of Mrs Roberts. nnd declared that she
never intended to do It, she admitted
that she had clear recollection 81 ev nts
Irnmedla tely before and aftcr tho tragedy
She declared that Mrs Roberts had
threatened to have her driven out Of
town and had called her dog and other
vilhfving names
After the tragedy. Miss l.usk told of
going to her room and examining her
pistol. with the intention later ot using
Il Ia take her own life She had no
recollection of firing the first shot into her
body but fired the second because ST."
M longer cared tn live. after beinE told
that Mrs Roberts was deod
II. u a I,s ,,,fa cavlx I,tpp
departed for trtr through tho Fast
returning ia Wauke-ha The nighs 81 june
20 Miss luek went t. their home, she
SAID. and tho doctor accompanied her
back through the park She seid that
he told her that he cared for her. h'it that
he had not >rt told his wife hut would
that night The neNt day Mrs Roberts
made on appointment with her but failed
10 keen il. nnd instead went to Miss
L,Is> home that afternoon, Tho shoot
ing followed
FIRsT WANTED TVUTH KNOWN
Miss Il1sl testified on cross-cxsm,na
tlon that the first t,me she had urged that
Mrs Roberts he told the truth was Alay
Is. 1917. q little more than Q month b, lore
the tragedy
You wanted the affair dlsclo@ed 10
MIS- hNpPEiE ~ Ritb tAINi'thAAbH 4tNt NiN'
would step aside" she Was asked
Il do not know she answered
Did YOU think she ought 20 have done
soo
IL she did not care for hm and he did
not care for her. that would be the logical
thing
The prosecuting attorney then read a
section of a letter from Miss Lusk to Mrs
Roberts. which Dr Roberts intercepted.
as follows
Il have lost my reputation while YOU
have kept your throne. II really isn't
quite fair Is It
You thought it far that she gave
up the DOCTOR he asked
Yes, If she understood the situation.
Miss Lusk replied
Another letter declared that Miss
I.usk had not taken DR. Roberts pursuit
seriously until she was sIehted by Mrs
Roberts at b church affair and vowed
TO get even In answer to questions
she said that she had not meant tins,
and had done nothing to get even.
Miss I.usks cross-examlnatlon msy
be completed this afternoon