Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-27

his brother wanted him caught in a
compromising position, go Oscar could
get q divorce on that groundT'
Yes"
"Did Mrs. Roster ask you TO go
home with her, taking your baby, to
stay and protect her while Arthur was
there over the week -endi" Eyes"
How often did she tell you this
storyi"
Frequently; sometimes over the
telephone, IN an excited and distressed
manner. Friday she was very much
depressed.
Walter Jones, a Negro, janitor Of an
Office building at 1911 Walnut street,
testified that this structure is oppo-
site the Office Of the Roster Advertising
Agency.
saw UNPLEASANT Things"
81 saw unpleasant things happen in
Mr.. Rosters Office" he said
Mr.. Scott tod him TO tell what
'those things were, but Mr.. Schohcld
objected. Before the Coroner could rule
on the motion the witness said he had
frequently seen q man and II woman
embracing each other in the Roster
office. He said the same man and wom-
an remained in the Office Inoet OF the
day.
Mr.. Schofield objected to the line Of
testimony and was upheld. Jones was
excused.
Mrs. Florence Lambrecht, DC Ridge
fc.d road. Stonehurst, testified that her
home swas close to the Roster house.
Mr.. Scott asked IL she knew Of any hap
Denings that might have led to the
double Staying. Mr.. Schcfeld objected
! and was Cverruled.
The witness said there had never been
hny trouble in the Roster household un-
til Arthur Roster went there to live.
On one occasion, she said. Mrs. Roster
called her on the telephone and asked
! her to come over and see her.
Mrs. Lambrecht said she could tell
| that Mrs. Roster had been crying. She
explained TO Mrs. Roster that she was
going into the city and Mrs. Roster
arranged to accompany her.
"AIrs. Roster told me she had an
engagement to meet Miss Reckitt," the
witness continued. "She said that she
was going to ask the stenOgrapher to
! give up Oscar.
Promised to "Give Roster Up'
Later the same day. Mrs. Lambrecht
proceeded, she again met Mrs. Roster
and injured about the outcome Of the
meeting with Miss Reckitt. The wit.
! ness quoted Mrs. Roster az replying that
! the girl had promised to give Roster up.
Mrs. Lambrecht said Mrs. Roster told
her that Arthur Kosier frequently re-
marked about his brother Oscars "in-
tlmucy with the stenographer."
How often did you hear Mrs. Roster
complaint" asked Mr.. Scott. "She
told me the story more than five days q
week"
Twas she happy or unhappy" "She
was very unhappy and nervous all the
time"
Mr.. Schofield said in cross. eramln-
ing the witness: "All that you have
told is what Mrs. Roster told you"
Mr.. Scott then took the witness
again.
did she tell you what Oscar Roster
told her about divorcing her. or casting
"She said her husband wanted hel
to turn the house over to his brother
Arthur. He said he wanted to get rio
Of the family before he married hi
stcnographer.
Said She Had Been Drinking
Detective Foy, who saw Mrs. Ros!c
at the Fifteenth and Locust streets sta
t!on. testified that he asked her how
much wine she drank before the shoot
Ing.
glasses"
lie asked her il she was IN the habi
of taking it. and she said. "Yes, n
dinner"
Turning to me she SAID" testified
Foy. Anyway, would not have don,
, this If ] had not caught them the VA!
I did. | had warned them both to stoI
It before. and had told the girl tina
she must stop running around with n!
: husband. He killed his first wife; sh
died OF broken heart"
why did you marry him, then
: asked.
:: We'll, / vas Il young woman.
: even became the mother of his baby
= thinking that our baby might stra!ghtcj
: him out but It couldn't be done. Th
woman does not live that could max
4 Il man Out Of him. l tried hard cnougl.
{ God knows
=. II then asked her II she wanted {
n make 4 statement, warning her Of he
rights, and she said that she did not.
Gun Loaded at Inquest
y DR.. William $. WudSworth, Cor
= ontr's physician, was the next witness
He testified dat the cause Of death /
euch tusc was gUnShot Wounds. Tha
. the bullet causing the death of Rosie
entered the abdomen through the rigi
= front, directed backward and down
ward to the right.
r lie was handed an automatic pist(
y and asked If that was the weapon al
. lie replied that il was. AS he workc
. the mechanism II loaded shell drOppe
- from the chamber.
"Is the gun loaded? asked tn
Il Coroner. 1T is," replied tho doctor.
"Please remove the bullet" which J.
!, did.
x "WherC was the wound that cause
the death Of Miss Rcckitt;"
+ In the front upper part Of the al
y domcn in the same position as II
u other. only little lower. The co.rs
y was downward to the left"
id (which shot was fired frsti"
10 1.-THE bullet In the man was Clc0l
~ that in the woman not, which indicate
= that the man was the first one shot.
le At the direction OF Mr.. Scott -
!r WadswOrth showed on his own bod
l. the point Of entrance of the bullets
a both Ros.er and Miss Reckitt, and als
L the mode Of exit,
n The Coroner then directed tho jur
ID to return a verdict Of death by gu
shot wounds in the case Of MIS- Reck
i, 1T. inflicted by Mrs. Roster. The ju,
" returned the verdict accordingly.
:, The Coroner then called Mrs. Rost,
! to the stand, and the woman, holdIr
~ on TO her mother for support, WI
: asked her full name and replied. "Catl
'% arinc Roster"
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