The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-18
BLAMES THE WOMAN ON
 TRIAL FOR HIS FALLING
Letters That Passed Between the Couple Are Read in Court and One That Miss Lusk Wrote to Mrs. Rob. erts Before She Killed Her.

Naukesha, Wis, May 17.-Dr. W. E. Roberts took the witness stand today as the accuser of Grace Lusk, on trial charged with the murder of his wife.
 She tempted me" was the burden of all his testimony
 "Oh. that is not true the defendant cried, as she struggled from her seat despite hands that tried to restrain her.
 She asked me if 1 loved her and I answered thai honored and respected her" ne sWore as he pared the story Of their relations from the time they hrst met at the home of d mutual friend in July i9l1 until he found hls wife dyin- with two bule,s in her oody in the little brown house Miss Lush made her home three years later.
 'l want you to tell me that you love me more than any one else in the world and want you to tell Mrs, Rob erts so he testified she sad to him at one of their meetings which had been sought Oy her
 "l said to her Absolutely no, and she struck me in the face as hard as she could, he added
 Later he told of meeting her in Chi gago and Milwaukee hotels and pro duced letters she had written to Iim and one written by her to Mrs. Rob erts which he had intercepted before it's delivery. This letter said.
 Waterloo, Thursday evening My Dear Grage:--
 presume you got word from me not to write OthcuH lse you would have had nice little letter uere by this time. You are always as thoughtful with it lust like you for it ever and ever so much Anyway am going 10 write you whether | hear from you or not. So you will know | am think ing of you Su sorry you did not want to see me last Sunday You would have felt repaid for your efforts for | Was surely anxious to see you all over again. When ] passed through Chi cago transferred over 10 the Twelfth street station where our tracks are still fresh on the sands of the shore. You see my intuition was pretty right about not seeing you on my way from home. It Is after midnight and must stop, but would like to write d lot more and say just what l would like 10 say to and say it just as | feel It would be some saying and feeling. A feeling that cannot be described by the lew words that poor old Dave got together some people call it 1boo, but how mild for d bg strong healthy, vigorous, ambitious fellow to say boo when he feels more noisy than loco motive Good night little one will call you soon. Wish it were right now, now, now" tNot sienedJ
 A written letter by Miss I.usk to Mrs Roberts but intercepted by the doctor before its delivery, was dated Wauhesha, June It follows in full
 My Dear Mrs Roberts:
 have just come home from spending the evening with your hus- band lie has told me full details of your proposed eastern trip etc. We plan to be together tomorrow in the city. am going to ask hun then to decide hnally between us. He has told me that it was 1 who had all his af lection l have begged him to go to you and tell you the situation frankly for l felt that you were a big enough woman to desire his happiness. If he does not care enough for me to do that it is | who has been made the play thing-then I am afraid that I shall call him to account. Wouldn't t have been much simpler if. instead of in itimidating your husband, you had faced matters frankly and squarely