The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-22
MISSLUSK'S ID WOMAN KILLED
 PUT IN EVIDENCE
In This Mrs. Roberts Was Asked to Eliminate Her self From Eternal
 Triangle

lTldnSIe Waukeshaw, Wis, May 21.-With the introduction of a letter written by the defendant to the woman she afterwara killed, the state today rested its case in the trial of Grace Lusk, school teacher, charged with the murder of the wife of Dr. David Roberts, former state veteri- marian.
 Tomorrow Miss Lusk will take the wit ness stand in her own behalf and, &C., cordinG to attorneys, will reveal every incident oe her relations with pr. Rob- erts which led to the tragedy. She IS expected to deny categorically state ments made on the witness stand by Dr. Roberts that she pursued him." with the object of wrecking his home. The letter was admitted over vigorous pro- test by the defense, which contended that Miss Lusk could not be used as wit ness against herself. In the letter, which was addressed to Mrs. Roberts, Miss Lusk asserted that Dr. Roberts did all the pursuing;" that lin order to keep your S@boC you so-called good, moral women make the other fellow do the sinning;" ana that fin the eternal triangle the only solution of the problem is the elimina- tion of one character"
 PART OF LETTER
 The letter. the final bit of evidence submitted by the prosecution, follows Tn part:
 My Dear Mrs. Roberts: It has been a desire with me for long time to tell you frankly about the state of affairs between pr. Roberts and myself. I have asked hlm repeatedly to tell you the whole story. But you seem to have him reduced to a pitiful degree. *+ Had you gone to him and said frankly, II you do not care for me alone, take your freedom. live your life in the way that will give you most happiness and let me go my way then you would have gwen him the chance to play the part of an honest man. But you have threatened him until rather than face certain results that he feared he has lied, and lied, played the hypocrite and coward until he has no moral fiber left " In order to keep your reputations, to live lives of ease you make the other fellow do the shining
 When your husband first came to me he did all the pursuing. I thought it was all quite good joke until one night at the Baptist church home sup per you came up to us when we were talking in the most innocent fash ion imaginable. and rushed him away vowed thereupon, to get even with you for your discourtesy. And I have. Only I have hurt myself in doing so.
 Your husband assured me the first time that l ever talked with him that his home life was most unsatisfactory that there was not one vestige of love between you
 CLAIMED TO BE CHEATED
 Later, when we got to know one another better. he told me he felt that he had been cheated in the marriage game-tied to a passionless woman me of all mem
 'I believe we have done nothing wrong because we both have cared for one another more than anyone else in the world
 While you were sick last winter he was over with me every night.
 He made no secret of the fact that if you had been called to Angel Land it would be a happy solution of the difficulty.
 'Tn the eternal triangle, the only so- lution of the problem is the elimina- tion of one character. The two who should remain are those whose affec- tions are mutual
 LIFE WAS WRECKED ''There is no use of my telling the details of our case I am sorry that it ever started It has wrecked my life It seemed to me that If you loved your husband unselfishlv. you would want him to be happy hon. orably, even if it were sacrifice to you in some respects ' | Your life is supremely selfish You teach that 1t is a sin to make a fcl- low-man fall, you have kept your hu5- band in bondage where he has lied, committed adultery, ruined the lives Of innocent women, been a hypocritc. When 1 started this l did not mean to blame you. but I cannot help feeling rather bitter for the way in which your sanctimonious life, your selfish ness, has brought to me. Perhaps | can forgive you sometime Shall l sign my name? It is" During the morning session. Dr. Roberts completed his testimony on cross-examination. Nothing of i'm portance was added to his testimony.