Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-30
SLAYER OF MRS. ROBERTS FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER IN
SECOND DEGREE.
CREATES SCENE IN COURT
WHEN VERDICT is READ
Assaults and Attempts to Choke Pros
ccutine Attorney-Convicton Means
Term in Prison of From Fourteen
to Twenty Five Years-Crowds Hear
Verdict Read.

Waukesha, Wis, May 30.-Miss
Grace Lusk was found guilty last night
of the murder Of Mrs. David Roberts.
The jury decided it was second de-
gree murder The verdict was an
nounced at 10:15 o'clock.
Under Wisconsin law conviction of
second degree murder covering as
saults with a deadly weapon due to-
degraded mind carries a sentence of
from fourteen to twenty five years in
prison.
As the Judge excused the jury Grace
Lusk jumped from her seat and ran
around the table and leaped at the
prosecuting attorney and tried to
choke him. Then she swooned immed-
lately. She was revived and yelled at
the top of her voice: "Dr. Roberts lied:
he took everything had and now with
his damnable lies he has done this"
Crowds Hear Verdict.
AS soon as the announcement was
made that verdict had been reached
people began to flock into the court
room and in few minutes the court
room was almost filed. Miss Lusk
was Immediately sent for and prepa-
rations were made to bring her over at
once from the Jail. Acting District
Attorney Tullar and the attorneys for
the defense were Immediately notified.
Judge Lueck entered the courtroom
shortly before 10 o'clock. At that time
Miss Lusk was not In the courtroom.
When news that a verdict had been
reached was given to her, she suffered
a partial collapse. and this caused
some delay in bringing her over from
the Jail.
On Verge of Hysteria.
At just before 10 o'clock DR.. A. P.
Lusk, who had been sitting all the
evening in the courtroom, hurriedly
left for the Jail when a messenger noti-
fed him that his dughter was on the
verge of hysteria. cleveland Lusk,
her brother. was also sent for and
went to the Jail Miss Lusk was given
restoratives to brace her for the ordeal
of hearing the verdict read.
Miss Lusk entered the courtroom at
exactly 10 O'Clock and appeared very
pale and nervous.
Asks For Or. Roberts.
Miss Lusk Immediately went to
Judge Clancy, her attorney. and said,
81 insist that DS. Roberts be present
to hear this verdict" DR.. Roberts was
not in the court room.
Proceedings were delayed because
the court stenographer was not pres
ent and could not be found. Bailiffs
Immediately We're sent to look for him.
couple of minutes Miss Lusk took her
seat beside her father and laid her
head upon his shoulder. He placed his
arm around her and patted her hand
to comfort her, speaking softly in an
undertone, soothingly.
At 1910 o'clock every seat in the
court room was filed and people con-
tinued pouring in. The news had
flashed all over Waukesha and people
headed for the court house from every
direction.
Miss Lusk coIlapses.
In the afternoon. after the jury had
retired to deliberate, Miss Lusk COM
pletely collapsed. The crowd had left
the court room. The sheriff was loiter-
ing in the hall outside. The Judge had
gone and only three or four friends
Of the woman remained in the court
room which Waukesha had been using
for its Roman holiday.
Grace Lusk's old father stood by her
side nervously thumbing his hat. Sud
denly she collapsed utterly. cried out,
became historical, and shrieked. Myr-
tie Lull, school teacher friend who
had roomed at the fatal house Of
Blanca Mills, tried to comfort her.
The defendants walls echoed thru
the large and almost empty room.
After fully five minutes of this she was
led back to her room In the attic of
the Jail. The aged father. who seems
to have shed his flesh to the very bones
in these trying days, followed, a picture
of sorrow.
She Wants to Die.
When Grace Lusk awoke today from
sleep induced from opiates she
moaned: n don't want to live; I don't
want to live.
Owing to the prisoners condition
Judge Kouet intimated he would not
pronounce sentence until Miss Lusk is
more composed.
Meanwhile every instrument with
which she might do herself injury has
been removed from her cell and beyond
her reach.
Miss Lusk Raving.
Grace Lusk was raving In her cell
today and her cries were for Dr. David
Roberts. her lover Of other days whose
wife she killed.
II love him! I love him! Bring him.
want him. Oh, God, how love him.
let me kiss him."
Then low moan.
Cant you people understand? love
him."
Two nurses watched Miss Lusk
closely. The sound came plainly thru
the Jail corridor out to where Jail
bailiff sat.
What do you know about that?" re-
marked the hailiff. Wants him? Why,
he threw her down hard at the trial.
Last night she wouldn't see her old ia
ther. Laughed at him."
Shortage Madc Good.
Davenport, May 30.-Artemus L. See
her whose roaninulation NJ funds while