The evening world., 1922-11-02
MRS. ROSTER IS Ill;
. HER TRIAL HALTED
ASSHE COLLAPSES
Fslls From Chair When
Brother of Slain Husband
ContradictS Her Story.
DENIES HE MADE LOVE.
6wearS on Stand That He
Heard Defendant Shout:
t1'll Kill You"

PHTLAADM PHIA. Nov. 2-Cather-
he Roster, on trial for the killing Of
her husband. Oscar Roster. and his
stenographer. Mildred Geraldine Reck-
itt jan. ~ last, collapsed in her chair
late yesterday and had to be carried
out. Physicians sent word from the
anteroom that she had suffered q
severe heart attack and Judge Barratt
adjourned Cor the day. It was her
nrst physical break in the thirteen
day ordeal.
The collapse came following sensa-
hGaal testimony given in rebuttal by
Arthur Roster. brother-in-l of the
woman on trial. He declared Mrs.
Roster was q jealous. carping wife.
who nagged the children and repeat
edly thTsitened to get" her husband
after she discovered his love affair
with the stenographer, Jerry" Reck-
ttt. He spoke in quick, curt mono
syllables strongly tinged with a cock
ney accent.
'Tll kill you; I'll kill you'll" the
hrother-in-law said no heard .irs.
Roster scream at her husband one
day.
His attitude toward the small, black
clad figure in the defendants seat
was hostile. She accuses him of re-
peated attempts TO force his attentions
on her while living in his brothers
household at Stonehurst last winter
A maid In the house at the time has
corroborated this.
Roster fatty denied he had ever
made love TO her. He pictured HIM
self as a peacemaker between hus-
band and wife, rather than the
arvublemaker Catherine Roster made
him in her story. Oscar Roster, his
brother said, was a model husband
who stayed at home from the movies
10 mind the baby and who washed
the super dishes for his wife. No
suggestion Of his unfaithtulness was
ever given Mrs. Roster by him, said
Arthur.
Mrs. Roster looked him full In the
face as he made his sweeping contra
dfctions of her story. When he de-
MED that he had tried to make love
60 her she shook her head with a de-
spairing gesture and closed her eyes.
A moment before her sudden illness
nl1e said in a strained voice:
"Give me something. l feel my
heart going. Please give me some
thing quickly" As the man leaned
over she stiIfened in her chair and
pitched forward.
"a Miss Jones OF the Girls Aid So
clety was called.
f'Is II true that you were summoned
by rnis girls mother in 1918 when the
mother found that Catherine was stay
ing out all night with boys and other
wise behaving in an incorrigible man
Der7'' she was asked.
After some pickering between the
attorneys Miss Jones was allowed to
Cell of conferences she had held with
the defendant when she was fifteen
years old. 1t was stated that Cath
erlne Roster had been infatuated with
a boy named Richard Bent and wanted
20 marry him. Miss Jones sai1 she
advised the girl to have nothing more
20 do with him, and she consented.
Mrs. Roster appeared unmoved a!
khe Assistant District Attorney. IL
sharp. sneering tones assailed he
character. trying to upset the pictur,
OF her as an innocent, injured vito
which hae been firmly impressed ol
kIie minds of the Jury by CounJe
John r. X. Scott for the defense.
IN contrast to the plain, dark flgur
Of the social service specialist cam
the woman who sent the couch /
Rosier's office-the couch on whlcl
Catherine Roster found her husban
ana his gtenographer lying when sh
Rt4k them. This was Mrs. Tolin, VIII
% Oscar Rosters best friend. Wear
iug a large velvet hat and a jad
necklace. she explained the presenc
Of the couch in the office by sayin
she sent IL there because she and he
husband were moving TO a smalle
apartment and had not room for
A home