The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-21
MISS GRACE LUSK ON
VERGE Of COLLAPSE
SPELLS OF WEEPING BE-
COME MORE FREQUENT
TO PROSECUTE ROBERTS.


Grace Lusk on the verge OF collapse
in anticipation of her coming ordea
on the witness stand at her trial fol
the Staying of Mrs. Mary Newman
Roberts. the prosecution today pre-
pared TO rest its case. During the
three days she has listened to DR.
David Roberts swear that she had
pursued him for months witt
threats of death, seeking to separate
him from Mrs. Roberts so that she
might marry him. her spells OF
weeping have become more and
more frequent.
Toward the end of the cross-ex-
animation of DR.. Roberts, who was
dragged into the most intimate de-
tails of his meetings with the de-
fendant, she sat most OF the time
sobbing with her head buried in her
arms. 1t was in contrast to hei
earlier conduct when expressions OF
surprise, disdain. anger or utter dis
belief were written on her counte-
nance.
Flushes on Female Females
When Yesterdays session closed
there were flushes on the faces OF
the women present and Miss Lusk
collapsed in her fathers arms in the
Judges chambers. She leaned heav-
lily on supporting arms in returning
the half block to the jail and friends
saw they feared complete break
down.
Yesterday Judge Lueck requested
States Attorney Hoyne at Chicago
to take legal action against DR.
Roberts on the strength OF the lat
ter's testimony as to illicit meetings
with Miss Lusk there.
Several more letters written by
Miss Lusk and found after the
tragedy in her room were introduc.
ed by the state. One read as fol
lows:
"(No address,. This is the work
of the man who said he loved me
God forgive me. Pay Blanca for
the house have spoiled"
Another letter in an envelope ad-
dressed to Mrs. David Roberts
which had not been mailed was as
follows:
Rebuked Innocent Wife.
"Why didn't you keep the ap-
pointment ! made at your request
Is it because you do not care to
know the truth? | do not think it
is necessary to have scene or any
thing of the sort. | have asked DR..
Roberts to tell you this and he
promised me that he would before
the 18th of June. To me the only
beastly part OF this has been in the
-----. But if we can see one
another it will clear up all of this
misunderstanding. 1t SENS to me
this is the wisest for all concerned
If DR.. Roberts is afraid to have
you hear the truth from me,
should think it would make you
realize that there was something
you should know.
Most sincerely, sffis
Grace Lusk."
Another Letter.
Another letter in the envelope
marked open in case of accident
only" was in part as follows:
q wish to be buried at Slough
ton-not much fuss over funeral.
| think that perhaps the little new
grey frock will be ready for my
last party. Father, of course, has
the right to dispose OF my personal
things as he wishes, but | should
very much like to have my friends
have my little things such as have
designated"
She Played With Fire.
Another letter. headed 'explana-
ton read in part as follows;
Il should have known better than
to play with fire. should have
known that men have one code OF
honor for the women they love and
another for women to whom they
are married. had the theory that
the love between man and woman
was stronger than all the legal cere-
monies in the world-when that was
lacking there was no sanctity in
marriage. | still believe in his wife
and tell her the truth. He has never
been true to her. Now that have
had TO suffer. am going to insist
that he tell how matters stand. II
he will not. if he still is afraid, he
will have to be afraid Of me this
time. | am not the type of woman
to be lied TO.
"Oh, | am sorry. sorry. sorry that
this has happened, and yet | had
rather have had this experience.
painful as it has been. than to have
gone through life without knowing
what love can mean.
81 can't honestly feel that | have
been sinful. The only treason has
been in not telling Mrs. r., | have
always wanted 10. but he was afraid.
All. well. il will soon be over. |
hope dear father doesn't take this
took hard. | want her 10 forgive
me. | just can't live as have been
living these last few weeks-l have
been almost crazed with heart
aches and humiliation"