The Washington times., 1918-05-23
MISS LUSk TODAY
TO TELL STORY OF
TRAGIC TRIANGLE
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Clancy conducted the direct exami-
nation as follows:
Odd you live at the Lusk home
before Grace Lusk was born?
Ayes, sir; lived there while I
was studying dentistry.
Odd you know Grace Lusk's
father?
A-Yes
Q.-what was there in his conduct
that vas peculiaE2
Ale appeared very nervous. He
would ask me the same question over
and over again. He was very nerv-
Gus.
Q.-what did you observe about
Miss Lusk's mother?
A.-She suffered severe headaches
She would lose control Of herself ut.
terIy. They would quarrel like cats
and dogs.
Dr. H. r. Hannah. Of Oregon. Wis,
followed Dr. owen. and continued to
outline the eccentricities OF Grace
Lusk 5 father.
"One Of his marked peculiarities
was a trick he had OF hanging his
hat on a nail and addressing IT," said
Or. Hannah. He would have the hat
on a nail and then stand back and
look at it and say: Yes, yes; there
IL is.
He had another trick. too. While
he was working on some patient he
would suddenly drop his tools and
leave tha room Then he would take
out his purse and bring out a lot
OF pins
He would lay these IN a row on
a bench. Then he would look at
them. After this he would pick them
up. put them back in his purse, and
go back 20 his patient
He had parlor bed room that he
always kept locked. he would rot
even allow his wife TO go in there
He put three locks on the door to
keep everybody away. He had a re-
yolver in this room, too.
Once Got Furious.
"Once he got furious when he
heard a cat call in the street and
claimed a negro had yelled a. him
He went home and polished up his
revolver. swore he would kill the
negro. He was furious all day"
Mrs. George Hale. of StOughtOn
Wis. then took the stand and de
rlared she had known Grace Lusk for
thirty years She Vas witness Of
the character" Kind. The State oh
iected 10 a general question as to the
character or the defendant Mrs. Hale
said she roomed with Miss Lusk
while she was attending the Mil
waukee Normal School
she suffered terribly from head
aches" said the witness They
would PROSTATE her and leave her IN
weakened condition"
Miss Maude Schaeffer. school
teacher for eighteen years. now in
structpr IN English a, the Milwaukee
Norma! School. was called to the
stand. Sh@ vas a cIassmate Of Miss
Lusk ) in 1893.
Devoted to Books
'She was devoted to books" said
Miss Schaeffer. and she was an ex-
celeut student"
Q-What was the class OF her
friends at School"
A--Her friends were nv friends
Miss Schaeffer also told or Miss
Lusk.s headaches, especially when the
TWO were taking a summer course AT
the University OF Wisconsin.
"She would be depressed for a long
time after these attacks" said Miss
Schacffer. she was very active in
her work at the university. but took
part in no social activities that year.
She vas recognized by the faculty as
brilliant student"
Miss Evelyn Calmeter. an associate
teacher with Miss Luak in the pri-
mary grades in 1914. vas next called.
in some ways she vas an excep-
uonal teacher" said Miss Calmcter.
she was person one could trust i'm
plicitly."
On croSs-eTamination Miss Cal
meter admitted that her acquaint-
ance with Miss I.usk did not extend
beyond the classroom.
Miss Louisa Heuika. another high
school teacher Of Milwaukee. told OF
occupying an apartment with Miss
Iusb in 1912. She too. told or head
ache attacks that prostrated MIss
LuSk.
Augustus Jacobson, secretary sSI