Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
MRS. ROSTER CRAzEO.
DOES NOT REMEMBER
KILLING HUSBAND
Reported lnfideIlty Of Mate
Drove Her to Distraction,
She Testifies.
TELLS SAD STORY IN COURT

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
Philadelphia, oct. 50.-Mrs. Gather
Inc Roster charged with the killing Of
her husband. Oscar. nd Mildred G..
ReCkitt, his stenOgrapher, testified. to-
day in her trial for the shooting Of the
girl. that abe did not remember the
shooting. She said she ssw her hug
band and Miss Reckitt in his office,
that she screamed and knew no more
until she found herself in the hands
OF the police.
In a voice hardly audible and fre-
quently interrupted by weeping. Mrs
Roster told her story Of events in the
family and the conduct Of her hus-
band until the shooting She testified
that while she vas in a hospital at
the birth OF her baby, Arthur Roster
brother. Of Oscar. told her Oscar was
paying attention to his stenographer
Mise Reckitt. She also testified that
Arthur had attempted TO trap her
into n compromising situation.
Mrs. Roster said that her husband
admitted 10 her that he was going on
with Miss Reckitt. and added that h'
loved the stenoxrapher and not her
He said he wanted ne TO get a di
vorce, and that there was nothing
could do 20 make him give her up
Mrs. Roster said.
The defendant testified that she ask
ed to be permitted 70 plead with Mics
Reckitt 70 give UP the husband FOL
the sake Of the baby.
The mention OF the baby caused Mrs
Roster 20 again burst into tears, anI
she collapsed into the arms OF a cour
officer
When she revived she told of Incl
dents OF her husbands treatment o.
her. of repeated remarks made b.
Arthur that her husband was no
true 20 her, and OF her further effort.
70 have her husband give up Mis-.
ReCkitt
Coming down 20 the day OF III,
/ shooting. she told OF taking lunch Will
/ Arthur in a restaurant, a short dis
! tance from Rosters office. and o
+ drinking cup of vine. During IN,
/ luncheon she asked Arthur Il ne di,
/ not think she could win back her hus
bands love. He said he did not thinl
/ so, and told her that Oscar and tn
stenographer were N the office an,
suggested she go and see for herself
Haltingly, the sobbing witness tol,
OF her visit TO the office. OF seeing he
husband and Miss Reckitt and decid
ing 70 purchase a revolver 10 com
NIT suicide in their presence unless tn
/ husband gave up the girl.
When she returned 70 the Office. tn
witness testified. she saw them 70
gether
Il screamed. and that is the last
remember"
Here Mrs. Roster completely brok
down, her head resting on the rail O
the witness stand.
When she recovered her attorne
asked her whether she had any in
tentIon OF killing anyone.
No. no. It was to make the fins
appeal" she replied. II he refused
I intended TO Kill myself right befor
them both"
Court took recess to permit Mr.
Roster 10 be given treatment, an
when the session was resumed sh
was turned over 70 Maurice J. Speise,
assistant district attorney for eros
examination.
In reply 10 question of4AIr. Speiser
Mrs. Roster said hec relations Wit
her husband before their marftag
were honorable.
She testified that when she learne,
that he was a married man she CAV
him up and did not become engage,
to him until she learned OF his wife
death in Chicago She did not know
when the first wife died.
Albert L. Fisher an orderly ia JEFF
erson Hospital. where the victims Q
Mrs. Roster were taken. testified tha
Miss Reckitt made statements tend
ing to confirm Mrs. Rosters sus
picions. The police. It was said, di
not hear the remarks alleged 20 hav
been made by Miss Reckitt.
According TO Fisher, Miss Reckit
while being taken to the operatin
room, said the shooting was an awfl
disgrace to the family. and that sh
wished she had listened TO Mr.
Rosters warning not to be too friend
with her husband.
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