Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-24
Say Mrs. Roster
Planned Murder
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This is the last. There will be nc
more quarrels. There will be nothing
more from you
Mrs. Roster then went upstairs, and
Arthur left the house and had dinner
elsewhere. Oscar and his son, Junior,
had dinner together. Friday night last
Arthur and Mrs. Roster were alone in
the Stonehurst house, Oscar not yet
having reached home.
Wife Was Excited
Mrs. Roster was nervous md ex.
cited. She talked to Arthur In a willful
and determined manner. She said 'He
won't get rid of me. III get him before
he is able to do that Arthur paid no
attention to the threats against his
brother.
Saturday Arthur met Mrs. Roster
by appointment at the Hotel Walton,
They had lunch at Twelfth and Locust
streets, where Mrs. Roster drank some
wine, and then Arthur walked as far az
Thirteenth and Walnut streets with her
and left her, thinking Mrs. Roster was
going shopping.
Arthur then walked back TO bis
brothers. Office at 1914 Walnut street
and outside the entrance met Oscar and
Frank Bachelor. All three walked up.
stairs together.
Miss Reckitt was busy at her TYNE
writer in the front room. Batchelor
anu Arthur went into the back room
ana busted themselves at their work
willie Oscar remained In the front Of.
tice. Arthur and Bachelor were talk
Ing when Mrs. Roster came sneaking
into the room. say 'sneaking' because
tan door was open and neither Bachelor
nor Arthur heard her footsteps mount
ing the stairs. She slid along the wall
aN though trying to enter the wnshroom
uhhoticed. Batchelor saw her and
greeted her.
This was close to 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. Mrs. Roster looked excited
and peculiar. Her actions and con.
Hnct were such that Bachelor looked
aSKingIy at Arthur. While Mrs. Ros'er
was In the washroom Batchelor left
ana after he had gone Mrs. Roster came
OUT OF the room, again sneaking along
tne wall. Seeing that Arthur, who was
Mill IN the room, had noticed her, she
paced her finger to her lips and said
Hh'sh, and then spoke in an under
zone, saying, Don't let Oscar know
mat | was here Arthur did not tell
his brother.
Had Big Contract Ready
Oscar Roster had an important
business engagement Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock in connection with a
contract involving more than n quarter
Oh million dollars in advertising.
we can show that after Mrs. Roster
lett Arthur at Thirteenth and Walnut
streets she went and bought the
gun that she had 1t with her when
sue hrst went into the rear room. Find
Ihg Batchelor and Arthur there, she
shahged her mind and went into the
pathr0om, and after leaving hid some
where In the building until Bachelor
ana Arthur had gone.
with them out Cf the way, she went
pack to the Roster offices. She sneaked
ner way. softly into the first Office and,
yWsrE quietly, entered the Office on the
nalhut street front. 1t was easy. The
aoor was unlocked.
AS reconstruct the shooting, Oscar
s Nus III the front Of the office, at one
a' aue' possibly looking out of the win !
Wv MISS Reckitt was busy at her |
room.
T., Then, Mrs. Roster, having sneaked
~ without sound-the turning of a
ny MSyE would have warned both Oscar and |
siiSs Reckitt-shot down her husband
a. a. ne stood by the window, and turned
tue revolver on the girl.
-, Mrs, Roster suffered from n form
ot egotlsm. She loved no one In this |
Ssld MSIrld but herself. Only a short time
:" p'i1re % she shot her husband she said |
H. S ms partner, Irwin Is. Tolns: DO you
Sahw Smpw that I'm beginning to Ike my
ooS ouoSi She knew that her husband was
eo""nnsSldering dlvorcing her. that he had
Sn;Tkch Sn;h to me regarding It. She wasn't
Snn,"S 10 allow him to divorce her, get |
a,u OF her or leave her. IL there was
,,"y dropping going on. she was going
i~,i m uo It, but she had never In any way
hin, h%ir'''i!a'ed that she was going to divorce
Calls Girl Innocent Victim
p,r, Mr, Schrenk insists that Jerry"
t,nrN'''' Mrs. Rosters second victim,
"''' parents live ut 2i2G West Cum.