South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-21
BARES
MORALS CODE
Of MISS LUSK
Produce Document to Show
Murder of Mrs. Roberts
Was Planned by HuS-
bands "SouI-mate."
international News Service:

International News Service:
WAUKESHA, Wis May 21.-
Grace Lusk's code OF morals came
20 the fun light OF day today IN the
crowded court room where she is
on trial for the murder OF Mrs.
Mary Newman Roberts. wife OF DR.
David Roberts. for whose love Grace
Lusk slew They came out in a note
written by Grace Lusk as she lay
bleeding from self-inhicted wounds
after she killed the rival for her
hearts affection.
The note was brief 10 said
This is the work Of a man who
said he loved me God forgive me.
Fay Blanca. for the house L have
spoiled"
And then was introduced a docu-
ment carefully written by Miss
Lusk in which her code Of morals
we're drawn and displayed her ef-
the world that would not under
stand In it she seeks 10 excuse all
she had done and was about to do.
Expect 10 Show Plan.
BY this document the state hopes
TO show that the murder was delib-
erately planned and the defense
hopes to prove by the same token
that only an insane woman could
have written such epistles.
Here it is:
ITS a bit hard 10 write this-for
the majority of the folk who don't
care for me and have been so active
in criticizins me. I have no explana-
ton. ] should have known better
than 10 play with fire. l should have
known that men have one code Of
honor for the women they love and
another for the women TO whom
they are married. / have had the
theory that love between men and
women was stronger than all the
legal ceremonies in the world
when that was lacking there wTs no
sancity in marriage ! still believe so
but the man i'm the case has been
too much of a coward TO face his
wife and tell her the truth-he has
never been true 90 her.
NOW that / have had 10 suffer
am going 20 insist that he tell her
how matters stand. that ne be hon
est with her. II ne will not. he 5
still afraid. ne will have 90 be afraid
OF me this time.
Glad for Experience.
Il am not the type of woman 10
be lied 10. on. I am sorry, sorry.
sorry that this happened. and yet ]
rather have had this experience.
painful as il has been, than 20 have
gone through life without knowing
what love can mean. can't honestly
feel that ! have been sinful We
have cared as much for one another
As a man or woman can. The only
treason has been i'm not telling Mrs.
r. have always wanted to. but he
was afraid. An. well, 10 will soon he
over. I am not afraid. / have loved
nv friends very very dearly. ! have
.-ade my work my religion. ! have
tried very hard 90 put the best there
was in me into 10. Labor est crate.
SANG the monks i'm the olden times
God. my brothers. takes our toll for
homage swkeet / hope dear father
doesn't take it too hard have
never caused him so very much
worry. want him 90 forgive me
lust can't live as I have been hV-
irr these last few weeks have
been almost crazed with heart aches
and humiliation. Please give en-
closed letter unopened as address
ed"
Prepared Tragic End.
How she prepared for the tragic
end or her romance 90 the last de-
tail was barred in another document
enclosed IN an envelope marked
-Open in case of accident only
She said she didn't want much
fuss over her funeral. only "a little
praver. She wanted 70 be laid m
her new grey party dress" Her
TURQUOISE pin and two diamond ring:
she also wanted Then she told how
she wanted her money disposed OF