The Washington times., 1918-05-25
INTEND TO
KILL DIR. ROBERTS,
SAYS MISS LUSK

I terday went through the ordeal Of
relating in infinite detail all she re-
membered OF the tragedy that came
when she killed Mrs. Roberts.
As the jury came in, a church bell
nearby tolled solemnly. Attorney
Clancy asked her to step to the stand.
and in a tender voice he began ques-
tioning her.
Q.-what did you do between the
time you met DR.. Roberts at the
county line and the last meeting at
the Hotel Wisconsin?
Al made my will.
Q.-Why did you make your will?
Al suddenly realized the differ
ence in the attitudes OF DR.. Roberts
and myself in this love affair.
had been sincere. I had given him
the things a woman gives TO a man
she loves. To DR.. Roberts IT was
just part OF a game. I had lost my
reputation and with my reputation
went my usefulness; and ] did not
want to live any longer because there
was no place in the world for me.
It is hard for me to tell you about
that. was under an intense emo
tional strain. 1 neither ate, slept,
played, or did anything OF that sort.
1 desired some way or other to end
things. That is why I made my will.
Went to DIR. Roberts.
o.-What did you do then?
Al went upstairs and put on my hat
and coat and went over to DR.. Roberts
house. knocked or rang. whichever II
was Frank Roberts came to the door.
and 1 said wanted to see the doctor
DR.. Roberts came out and asked me
what 1 wanted. 1 asked him to step
outside. He did. Then he said: What
do you expect. Miss Lusk? - I Just re
peated Miss Lusk." Then he said.
Grace" at this moment Mrs. Roberts
came out She said, Was that you who
called up?' I said, Yes" She said. Il
thought I recognized your voice. Won't
you came in?" I told her that I Just
wanted to speak with Dr. Roberts.
When she had returned to the
house l asked Dr. Roberts to walk
through the park with me. He ask
ed me what l meant by this. l said
Don't you see that I can't stand this
any longer?" He said. "have you your
revolver with you, GTace?" ] said
that I didn't have II. He asked me
If 1 had destroyed his letters. Il
said that 1 had. I lied to him be-
cause 1 had kept two or three-those
two or three that were lead here in
court. I asked him again and again
II he would tell his wife as he had
promised me. He kept evadIng the
question. At the other side Of the
park we stopped. l asked him II he
didn't care for me. He said that he
did.
Made Him Kiss Her.
(Et this point Miss Lusk put her
hand to her eyes as II a terrific pain
had wrenched her brain.)
Q-What then?
Al said to him. II you don't care
for me, say so now and that Will
end Il all" He replied that he did
care for me. "If you do" told him,
you must tell her. You must ask
for your freedom, because otherwise
the whole situation is so wrong"
Then I asked him to kiss me.
He said, 81 can't because my mouth
feels full OF poison" But he did
kiss me. Then we parted. went to
my home.
Q.-What happened after you got
home?
AIRS. Roberts called me on the
phone, and she asked me where the
doctor was. and ! said he ought TO
be home now and she said he wasn't
there. Then she said she wanted to
see me the following day. that she
had something to talk to me about:
and l told her I had something to
talk to her about
Q.-Then what happened?
Miss Lusk had whipped her flag
ging nerves to the point OF telling
the scene OF the shooting. She began
cOldly enough.
Al was talking to Or. Roberts |
over the telephone" said Miss Lusk
81 asked him n Mrs Roberts had !
said anything the night before when !
he returned from his walk in the I
park with me. He said that Mrs. Z
Roberts had said many things.
Mrs. Roberts Entered.
Just as We were talking. and ! /
was asking for some detail OF what /
Mrs. Roberts had said. Mrs. Roberts |
entered the house. l dropped the re
ceiver. at once"
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