Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 40 | Fight is Opened to Prove Grace Lusk Insane

I IS OPENED I TO PROVE GRACE i lUSK LUSK INSANE Answers Answers' j f Physician H t 3 Word Question Saying Teacher Subnormal t By Associated Press AVis Is May 25 5 Grace Grace Grac e Lusk Luti completed telling lelling the story tor of ot he her r I life at ut her trial for Cor sla slaying inS Mrs l l Mary glary I Newman Roberts toda today and the defense defenso o i Immediately began the Introduction o of or f expert testimony to lo prove her Insane t Dr H H. H V. P. Powers formerly of ot Chicago Chi CIri I cago sago and now a resident of Milwaukee l In answering in a hypothetical question t nearl nearly words In length declared s J 1 that in his opinion the defendant was not of sufficient mental capacity a athe at att t I t the time of or the tragedy to lo distinguish I between right and wrong Hong and that she I I S was suffering from paranoia t RECITE HER HISTORY 5 r. The question recited at great reat length lenth h 5 v 1 8 Lusks Lusk's early history the fact that tha t a she frequently suffered from headache n which rendered her unable to perform r Iler Ater duties as a school teacher that thai m n there was an apparent strain of ot je h ity in her family that ju just l before meetIng meet meet- s fn Ing Dr Da David Daill ill Roberts she had suffered suf- suf s ferel ered a It nervous breakdown and he her r n with the veterinarian j I II dl Earlier in the thc day the prosecution I f in introducing a copy of oC I re u I Love Lo and Marriage a H. book by ur Ellen I j II In j. j Q which Miss lIss Lusk reviewed rc in a i reaper paper for Cor a womans woman's club Miss Lusk i 14 re t who rho was on an the witness stand pro pro- i I I t lasted H against questions re regarding her Is is I review of oC this work declaring that she j II JJ i had ad written oth other r thin things s. s asking asking I I v vi viI vl LR I r Why h S b don dont don't t you bring those UP j i I 01 JOINTS rr r pO f A PISTOL i I nta ma I r I Winter Walter D. D Corr Corrigan an of Milwaukee Milwaukee j 1 in n the cro s os and arid I j I Asked I d additional Information r regau gal ding din j I I no the Interview in Milwaukee a hotel j Ire f during which Miss Link Luk Lu k had pointed a j I I I I I pistol at al Dr DI Poi crts and made him Jr r wear i that thai h he would tell his hl- wife the I j t druth If if he had not g given gen en the prom prom- ise would woul you oU have lu shot lot him asked tt 1 i Con Corrigan igan 1 lo f n I dont don't know knO I 1 dont don't believe cH e so ISO so a r Asa o Then you attempted to bluff him I Idill did dill you not Miss Miss liss Lusk i. i attempted 10 lo qualify her i I Ianswer answer answer but finally mally replied I Yes I After Auer Miss s lu Lusk J left th the stand bland her lu I 1 Ia a aged ell father Cather fa I her A. A P. P Lu Lusk k was v-us called by ly hIthe hI- the defense and te testified that thai he was al on his honeymoon his hl wife wiCe ut- ut at 1 tempted to tit commit I suicide i because of ot r. r pome om ome trivial remark HI he ho had hod made nade More alienists will be he called to testify I for both loth the prosecution ton and anti defense defense I I when court opens open Monday j