Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-27


Roster that you can produce here"
"No."
"Of course, you would not have. you
have destroye dthem.' Yes, ] des-
troye dthcm."
did you see or hear from Mrs.
Roster subsequent to December l.,
And yet you want to tell this jury
that she was bosom friend and at the
same time you did not 60 to see her
very often or in her hour OF trouble p
Mrs. Barney was requestioned by
Mr.. Speiser and asked her maiden
name. She replied, Louise Elmer"
Are you the person who gave an
interview to the newspapers. that you
met Mrs. Roster In April, 1921. at
a department store and that she told
you of her unhappiness with her hus-
band?"
Il am not the woman"
Tells Same Story Of Change
The next witness. Mrs. Beatrice s
Sinclair, took the stand.
Mrs. Sinclair asked Mr.. Scott
did YOU know the defandant. prior
to the birth of her baby&" Yes"
What was her appearance previous
TO the birth Of her child?'' She was
well. ll.sroomed, kind and had a smile
Did you see her after the birth Of
her, baby" Yes, saw her. in, the
Hahnemann Hospital when the baby
do,wncast. She told me that she hat
, lot Of trouble"
when did you next see her?' Tive
weeks before this thing occurred
What was her appearance at that
time She greatly changed. her hair
was dishcveled. she had lost her poise
and seemed dismal. | asked her the
cause of her trouble and she said she
was worried because Oscar was untrue
to her
when did you next see Mrs. Ro.
sier?' Il saw her week before thu
shooting. / said to her. What in thu
world Is the matter with you?'
''She replied. Oscar is about to leav,
me for his stenographer, and l asked
her how, she knew it. She said thai
Arthur had told her.
What did she tell you about n con
vcrsation she had with her husband re-
garding his unfaithfulness?" "Shc trieC
to tell me of a plot and that she die
not care what became Of her. She sait
that she could not stand it nd wsaa los
ing her mind
Another Friend Testifes
! Mrs. Dorothy Clegg. % Kent road
next door neighbor to Mrs. Roster. wa
the next witness.
She testified that she was n neighbo
Of Mrs. Roster and knew her before he
! baby was born.
II saw her nearly every day then
and her appearance was very happy.
! said Mrs. Clegg. "She was goo
housekeepcr and n good mother to chill
dren. She was always neat and tidy il
her appearance
Did you see her the night she 60
home from the hospital:"
Yes, my husband and ! went t
their home. She looked to me rs thong
she had come too soon. l asked lie
what the trubc was. She could no
tell me because her husband and hi
, brother were there ! saw her the mex
! day. and her eyes were red from wep
Ing. She told me her husband wa
going out with other girls. and that
was driving her out of her mind.
she told me her husbands brother
Arthur. had told her about it. She sal
she had gone to the girl and pleade
with her to give up her husband. II
. "tNIl Ipl IIIbN tp ptDS III lIIt lo'l
a; night because of the annoyance
Puts Blame on Arthur
Did she tell you that Arthur tol
her about her husband taking Mis-
Reckitt out 70 dinner?'
Yes. She said he told her the
went out frequently
What was her physical condition :?
Very bad; she couldn't get her min
together. She told me she was nearl
distracted with her trouble
Did you see her Saturday, befor
the shooting:'
Eyes,
"What was her condition?"
Her face was swollen. She said he
husband and she had had fight abou
him being ont with Miss Rcckitt, an
he had slapped her
The witness then related that o
New Years Night she had heard Osca
Roster tell Arthur about the beautifl
un lrrwear Miss Reckitt wore.
DO you remember Oscar Roster
speaking about his wife attempting sui
side:'
Mr.. Spciser objected, but the Coul
said the witness could answer.
Oscar Roster asked me where Mr.
Roster learned TO handle revolve
and then spoke about Mrs. Roster ir
tent!on TO harm herself.
Took Charge OF Baby
Mrs. Clegg then told the court ar
jury about Mrs. Roster asking her
mind her baby while she was in tow
on the Saturday of the shooting.
she left money with me to buy Il
groceries for the week end, said Il
witness.
"Wh0t was her condition then
"She was crying. sad and depressed
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