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Show supplant her as wife of the veterinarian. He declared that the facts showed that the shooting was not premeditated and could be explained only on the grounds of insanity. the time of the shooting, and experts retained re-tained by the state testified that she . was quite sane. Henry Lockncy, in his argument for the defense, reviewed the testimony of j Miss Lusk and Dr. Roberts. The only motive shown by the state, he said, was the allegation that the defendant sought i to eliminate Mrs. Roberts that she might CLOSING ARGUMENTS HEARD IN LUSK CASE Planned to Have Matter in Hands of Jury by Tonight; Five Experts Testify to Insanity. WAUKESHA, Wis., May 28. The shooting of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts was pictured to the jury today at the trial of Grace Lnsk by D. S. Tullar, who made the opening argument for the prosecution. In demanding the extreme penalty of the law for the defendant, Mr. Tullar declared that the evidence presented by the state proved that Miss Lusk was sane at the time of the tragedy and quoted her own testimony as proof of her ability to distinguish between right and wrong. Closing arguments in the trial of Grace Lusk, who Is charged with the murder of Mrs, Mary Newman Roberts, began today. to-day. It is planned to have the case In the hands of the jury by tomorrow night. Five experts retained by the defense testified that Miss Lush was Insane at |