Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23

the second time the name was lcgible.
Doctors, nurses and police officials
| stood about. Roster tried 10 raise
himself 9s Tolin signed the will az q
witness. Lieutenant Humphreys also
signed it. Then Roster died.
IL Is not believed by lawyers that the
deathbed will Of Roster will hold.
| lf the estate Ia less than SoOOO,
! IL is pointed out, all will go TO
the widow. If in excess Of $4,000 she
! is entitled to $4,000, It is said. and one
half of ali remaining over that sum.
and allowances for her own infant and
Rosters eight year-old son by his first
wife.
The exact value Of Rosters estate Is
not known. II is said, however that
his equity in the house In Stonehurst,
wns $4,000 and thnt he carried 10000
or $4,000 life insurance.
Statements made by Arthur Roster,
and Mr.. T6iins disclosed that the mar
ried life of the Rosters had not been
O happy one for some months.
The couple were married in Phila-
delphia. Rosters brother said, and their
domestic life was marked by almost
continuous quarreling because Roster
declared his wife was not in sympathy
with his ambitions for SUCCESS. On
many occasions. Arthur Roster said.
Mrs. Roster had threatened TO take her
husbands life.
Says Wife Threatened Roster
"Only four days ago." he asserted.
while my brother and myself were on
the way to the office ! called his at
tention TO the fact that many men
forewarned Of tragedy paid no ntten-
tion to threats until after it was too
late"
"Oh, nothing will happen" Roster
said his brother replied. and the mat.
ter was dismissed.
Zone incident shows how they
lived continued Roster. The day
after Christmas while my brother and
myself and several Others were in the
first floor front parlor OF the house,
Mrs. Roster. wearing a silk night
her neck. took .3S caliber revolver.
which Oscar had in the house, went
to her bedroom and fred
Oscar and ran upstairs. We found
Mrs. Roster with the revolver in her
hand. She had fred at t!fc floor, the
oullet piercing the rug and becoming
embedded In the floor
- That was a grandstand play my
brother said afterward. but ielt he
should be aware for fear his wife might
sl.o,t at him
While Arthur Roser was :cEing of
Tie Cnarrels between his. brother and
Mrs. Roster, Mr., Sclirenk declared that
on several occasions Oscar Roster had
consulted him relative 10 insttuting dl-
orce proceedings.
These conferences were held before
The baby was born. and afterward." said
Mr.. SChrPnk. Roster called at nv
Office following the birth Of the child.
aud said. perhaps. the baby would make
a difference and that no doubt he and
his wife would patch up their differences
and be happy. ~ !
There was no doubt in Rosiet's
mind that he believed his wife to- be q
poor housekeepers egotistic and SELF,
"entcred He said she liked good time
too much She was always urging him
to take her out to parties aud TO TIE
theatre. while he, on the other hand.
was interested in making success OF
life through the medium of hard work.
Besides being head of his own adj
vertising agency. Mr.. Roster was pregi-
dent Of the United R0togravure Sec
tiOns, which supply service TO forty-
one newspapers east OF the Mississippi.
This company, together with his adyer-
tising business, kept him and his asso-
Ciates at the Walnut street offices not J
only almost every Saturday afternoon,
but also or Sundays.
I'm the evenings. tooy Mr.. Ros,e,l
found it necessary to do some work, to
which his wife strenuously obiected
He was never away from home at night,
but instead chose TO do Ills Work there
rather than in the Office. 81. = !
He went out for pleasure one night
last week. That was when he took
his wife to the annual frolic of the
Poor Richard Club, in the Bellcyue. !
Stratford. Both appeared happy at tho |
I ime. and both said they we're enjoying
the event" - = I
Mrs. Roster first met her husband
while she was employed in a Market !
street specially shop. Her maiden /
name was Chappelc and she lived. be- 7
fore her marriage, in the neighborhood :
Of Fifty-ninth and Locust streets.
At the time she met Roster she was
considered one of the most beautiful /
girls III the store in which she worked.
She had an ivOry.whitc COMPLEXION.
pretty brunette hair and an unusually
Inc fgure She worked in the millinery
department o. The store. and il was
Whllc pursuing his advertising duties
hat Roster met her.
Inc romance between the two soon
,eSan to be whispered through the store.
MISS Chappelle later became employed
u another Market street store. and
men, through the efforts of Roster. be-
,nme model in Chestnut street
'nSerle ANA womcn's apparel shop.
lt was shortly after she had obtaincd
ms position that she married Roster.
lccording TO friends of the young wom-
H. she liked the work 80 well that she
ohlihued in the position even after
Ter marriage. II also was said she hni
oniided to friends that she ut Arst did
ot IKE TO consider the possibility or
marrying Roster because h. was 50
iurh older than she. Roster. however,
'reSScd his courtship, and lDcy were
larri"d. Since the marriage il is said
ne had come to love him dr> utcdly.
According to Thomas J. Dale. rXcru.
I'VE secretary of the Poor Richard
'iuD; Oscar Roster had been mcmh,r