Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-24

race. they had come. Because women
are the custodians OF home life, they
stood there patiently in line.
Most Of all-and to quote them nj Z.
most to Il woman--they wanted to be
on hand to see that poor little thing
get free!
Right or wrong, they wanted Cath :
crime Roster free.
Their faces were freshly powdered.
their eyes brightly sparkling with the
crisp fall day. They had just stepped
mn out of. There we're more smart
new fall hats than there were old ones
made over from last year. More furs
than barren cont necks.
Diamonds sparkled.
MY taxi broke down on the way" l
heard that once, and then a conversa =
ton about how to park cars for my
length Of time down town. Many hud
made appointments to meet each other
and they kissed each other nicely when
they came.
Court Officer Crawford Cook, who
minds the iron bars Of Judge Barratt q
courtroom, put in brand new system
Of censorship today.
Yesterday literally hundreds Of women
besieged him and his gateway to gain
entrance to Catherine Rosters trinl.
Because Of the unexpected rush many,
In some unaccountable way, got by
him.
Today It was different.
I'm expecting terrific rush." he
SAL last evening, as he shooed the last
10 erer out Of the little hallway that
le! DIS from the Quarter Sessions Court.
You know all these women will 90
homo ay,1 fn11 thatp ,,a,rl,lar,
In and tell what big show it was
and half the new fall hats in the town
will be down peeking through the gate :
way at me the first thing in the morn .
ing"
Has System Worked Out
What are you going to do?"
asked him. taking advantage Of the
nice little friendship we have drummed
up since that first morning OF
initiation. when he looked me over from
head to foot--and scared me.
Mr.. Cook thought on his problem a
minute: well, I'll tell you," he
said. I've worked out this little sys-
TEN. The nice motherly faces, who
don't look as though they came to
escape buying a seat Mt Il melodrama,
I'm apt to let in Il they have passes.
But the flappers--' Mr.. Cook paused
show how difficult It's going to be for
.he tiappers to get into the Roster trial
TO-DAY.
We stood in the hnll and talked
while of the type Of women who at =
tend murder trials.
Cook, who has guarded this door for
fourteen years and watched women at =
tempt to storm it time after time,
paused.
There arc all kinds" he said. "but
probably most come out OF curiosity
The type of women who come depends
largely on the type of woman who is
on trial. Now. you take this crowd,
for instance. This is about the highest
class crowd that has ever tried TO get
by this door. Boots Rogers attracted
a large crowd, but it was different
class. These women arc more of the
home type. That's what makes me
think they're little above the average
curiosity seekers.
"Uplifters" Curious Us Well
"a prominent attorncy-one OF the
biggest in the city-brough. two society
women. probably interested in uplft.
There was Baptist minister here
and you soc that fellow coming toward
us right now: Well. he's famous
sculptor. He---he' e's--''
The famous sculptor raised pre-
venting hand. 'Eo-no-no," he
laughed, "don't say l was here ;" and
then IN an aside, he whispered. "Say,
what time does 1t start tomorrow
Hc turned out to be Giuseppe Donate
Of Hershey statue fHme.