Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30

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end the three attorneys. Then Mr..
bcott said quietly: Mrs, Roster, will
you please take the standv'
Fisher, the hospital orderly, who was
salled to the stand Saturday, but not
Vesnitted to testify, was the first wit.
Sew today. He said he was working
q Jefferson Hospital the day OF the
Sillins.
ION that day did you see and talk
With Mildred Reckitt7" asked Mr..
oeott. Eyes. SIR
"When and where?" I'm the re-.
solvins ward Of the hospital"
Confessed Before She Died
sHow long before she was operated
g :s..'a az you tai. to herr" Five min
ibid you see DR.. Shallow thers'"
'Did ne say to her she was dying
and that II she wanted to make a state.
nent she had better say something
Yisht away" Yes, sir. She said there
vss no statement to be made, because
"Whom did she mean when she said
!hey were cauyht'?" She and Oscar.
che said"
Mr.. Speiser was on his feet at this.
protesting that Mr.. Scott was leading
The witness.
Very WE'LL" said Mr.. Scott. Just
let us alone" Turning to the witness,
he said: Relate the whole converse.
tion as 1t took place.
The witness said: II had put some
hot water bottles on Mr.. Roster and
Mildred Reckitt was on a cot behind a
screen and I walked around the screen
and asked her what was the matter. l
aeked whether she was shot BY that
man, pointing to where Roster was. She
said NO. we were caught She said
futher there was no statement to b.
made"
''What did you hear Roster say In
the presence Of the Reckitt rirl?" II
heard her say Something Here the
witness was stopped BY an objection
from Mr.. Speiaer. sustained by Judge
Barrntt. The Court said Mr.. Scott
could ask the question as What did
abe say"
Feared Family Disgrace
This was done and the witness re-.
plied: "She went on and said il was
a disgrace to her family" testified
Fisher.
ibid she Say" began Mr.. Scott,
but was interrupted with another OBJ
lection that he was leading the witness.
Mr. Scott reframed the question. ask
ing: "As you came from where Roster
was lying to the bed where the girl lay.
did she ask you what Roster had said:"
This brought forth another objection.
The Court ruled the witness could be
asked "What else she said"
In response to this question the wit
1.-THE sirl said What does he want
paper and pencil for? There is no
statement to b. made ! told her that
be wanted to make WILL"
Spe.ser Fights Over Testimony
Mr.. Speiser was in again with an
objection.
His Honor already has ruled. Mr..
epeiser," said Mr.. Scott, ION the adj.
misSibility Of this evidence
Mr.. Speiser was insistent. demanding
o side bar conference which the Court
allowed.
When the conference was concluded.
Mr.. Scott once more rephrased his
question to Fisher. What did she say
happened?" be asked: "She told me-"
said the witness. that they were
caught BY his wife"
Vast ulO sue Shy az you WeEe BoiHx
10 the operating room?' ''As was
disgrace to her family. I leaned over
and asked II she had any statement to
make. She replied. NO And then
Mrs. Roster leaned over and said.
Didn't l warn you TO keep away from
NY husband and the girl said Yes. "
Not Questioned BY state
syer send for you,?' Mr.: Scott asked
"You were SEN, for BY me? YES"
The witness was then cross. examined.
when did Mr.. Scott send for you?"
on March Z"
did you tell him that DR.. Shallow
told the girl she was about to die in the
receiving ward;'' '.He told her five
minutes before
Mr.. sreiser interrupted: I'm the re-
eeiving wnrd!'
I'm the operating room he said
- Once more Mr.. Speiser interrupted
Shallow was in the receiving ward?
1nd An thH! 70" put hot water bottles on
WAS DR.. shallow there?"
couldn't say
did you see Dr.. shallow" NO"
did you hear him say a single word
"When did you hear Dr. Shallow tell
the girl that she was about to die. and
ask for a statement That was In
the operating ROOM
There is no question about that at
all?' About WHAT
Quibbles With Witness
That you heard DR.. Shallow say
that in the operating room!"
Yes, ! heard him say it there"
who else was PRESENT. "Liauten-
ant Humphries. Detective Foy and Ii
gang Of people. Mrs. Reckitt was in the
gang
How do you know she WAS In the
gang?" II don't know, I only know
What people said. Some Of them pointed
her out
'M ere any doctors there:' "Dr.
Krusen came up later. Or. Shallow was
washing his hands near the operating
table
"Who was present when you heard
Mrs. Roster say Didn't | tell you to
keep away from my husbnnd?' and the
girl reply 'ies: " detective Foy was
there.
MIR. Speiser intcrjecte,l: "Oh, 80
Detective Foy was there?" Yes. and
Lieutenant Humphries was there and
another man | don't know
''Outside Of that one statement. did
you hear any other statement" mo,
except when Dr. Shallow told the girl
che WAS dying and he would like to have