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If ON VIEW TONIGHT
Thousands of Personal and Pe
litical Friends Expected at
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Funeral Tomorrow
SERVICE AT AMBLER HOME
Senater Vnre's body may be viewed
from 7 until 11 o'clock this evenlnjc nt
the home in Ambler, where he died en
Monday. . , ,,A, , i
Thousands or persenni ami peuncm
friends and followers of the dead leader
are expected te attend the ftinernl serv
ices at 2 P. M. tomorrow at Ambler.
Bishop Berry will ofliclate at a brief
eervlce.
Trains for Ambler early this eve-
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t 8:02.5:11), 5:32, 0:02, 0:32, 7:32
n! n "e o'clock
A epecint train for Ambler will leave
nt.ii rvT,VAenw win mn Vitrii cars I
Ite Ch tnut ilill i in Vrellev rid-
.'wnmke wnnictlen. at Chestm.t
;11 with cars of the Lehigh Valley
nlf P..mnnnv runnine te Fert I
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Transit Cemnanv runnine te Fert
Washington. Tlie Vnre home lie be
tween Fert Washineten nnd Ambler.
The full membership of the State
Senate, many members of the State
Heuse of Representatives, ConRrcw CenRrcw
men, members of the lteptibllcnn City
nd ward eemmtttecv all who repre
sent power and influence in the city
and State Governments and in the He
publican Organization will be among
these assembled te see the dead leader
laid te rest.
Seuth rhlladelnhla friends of the
Senater wanted the services held in
Seuth Philadelphia where he was born
and where his rare political prestige
was built up.
Services at Country Heme
Owlne te the Illness of Mts. Varc,
Ud of Abigail, the youngest daughter
of the Senater, it was decided te have
the services conducted at the country
home.
Interment will be in AVest Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
Cenfressman Vare and County Com
missioner Geerge F. Helmes spent es
ttrday in making the arrangements for
the funernl.
City Council postponed its meeting
scheduled for tomorrow se that mem
bers can attend the funeral. Speaker
Whltaker, of State Heuse of Represen
tatives, Instructed Themas H. Garvin,
Cleric of tlie Heuse, te get in touch
with nil of the members from 1'hlladcl-
Shin, Chester, Delaware. Rucks and
iontsemery Counties and request them
t be part of the State delegation.
City Committee te Meet
The Republican City Committee will
meet nt 11 o'clock tomorrow morning
at Us headquarters, Eleventh and
Chestnut streets, nnd pass resolution
deploring the death of Senater Vnre.
At 11:30 o'clock the committee mem
bers will proceed in motorcars te the
Senater's home in Ambler, where the
funeral will be held at 2 P. M.
City Council will net attend the fu
neral in a body. Richard Weglcln,
president of Council, and Ceuncllmen
Hall, Pemmer, Montgomery, Cenull,
Cans, Frankenfield, McKlnley nnd
Hetzell arc also members of the City
Committee and will accompany the ether
committeemen.
The Edwin H. Vare Building and
Lean Association held a special meeting
yesterday In Roem 700, Land Title
Building, nnd passed resolutions ex
pressing the sorrow of the members ever
' the Senater's death.
Mrs, Rosier Faces
Trial for Murder
Continued from Pnxe One.
Sectlve juror continued briskly, Mr.
cett taking it up, and then returning
the talesman te the Commonwealth
with the proposal that Mr. Spelser chal
lenge hi in.
"It i( customary for the Common
wealth te challenge first, said Mr.
Scott. "That is my experience in
twenty-five jears in the courtroom."
"I've been ten years behind this rail
ing," said Mr. Spelser, "and I've never
heard of any such custom."
They argued about who should chal
lenge for five minutes, then Mr. Speiser
gave In and challenged Truitt.
In the midst of the examination of
Truitt District Attorney Rotan entered
the courtroom. lie was as handsome
"nnd snrterinlly correct as usual, and
smilingly leceived the bows of these
he knew him. He took a seat near
Mr. Spelser and exchanged a bowed
greeting with Judge Barratt. Mr. Ro - Re -
tan's presence In a trial of any sort is
hvnjs something et an event
Air sitiei-r returned te the ex-unim.
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ly'a dlstuVber wne eild "V ' J
by the gavel of the Judge or the "si-
lence" of court officers. As a matin-,
of fact, nobody tried te subdue or eject
the author of the disturbance Rich-
nrd Rosier, the 3 ear-old babv of the
defendant.
Richard, in the arms of his nuur.
Mrs. Ralph Chapelle. began te "coo"
leudlv. Mrs. Rusler. slttiii!? nr !,.
counsel's side, silently weeping with her I When Mrs. Rosier did nt last appear
head in her hands, straightened nt the It was quietly. She had been sitting
sound of the soft baby voice raised In near the deer of tlie anteroom when
the note that Is dearest te mothers. the case was called.
There was a silence in the courtroom judge Barratt consulted Levi Hart,
as if a spell had been put en every one venerable court crier, and learned from
?Mw,r,ii . ii , ..1 in ., , , 'him that there were no mere pleas te
.VX i.Jelr1?. '"' "V "r b"b;v''nct en and that all was clear for the
But the little fellow refu ed te be ,,,r,ler trinl I
quieted. He prattled en. making .ti .,i ,, 7, tell M,e lurnr, , '
strange sounds that en y a mother's ears
could find niennsluu'H for
Mru iMinm1T.i liitHftn.t .-... A it..
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Relieve, following hen heV cheeks
wet with tems. When tlie fleer had
cleaed en thu hnbv poren hml nI!....!
and the trial went en.'
Would Execute u Weman j
Herace Heepe, Negro, 0 clerk of 3027 I
Rene street, wus called as a talesman.
After a lengthy examination he admit
ted lie nan scruples aguiust capital pun
ishment. "I ceuldnt decide that a woman le
condemned te death," lie said, and the
prosecution challenged him for cause,
Ralph Yocum, an accountant, of r,02.'l
Walnut street, declared that he was op-'
pencii ie iiinisnmeiii ey eca m, and was
challenged for cause
Alenzo Moere, of 418 Seuth Twelfth
trcct, sold that he had no conxcleutlous
scruples, but after a few moments' ex
amination he was challenged peremptor perempter
illy by the Commenweultli.
Henry Schanz. of r017 North Second
treet. did net believe in punishment In
death, and when asked by Judge Bar
ratt whether he was n Friend, lie said
that he wasn't but that his forefathers
were. He wus challenged for cause.
While prosecution was examining J.
J. Haney, Sr.. of 8130 North Bread
treet. Mrs. (Rosier showed her first
its of interest in the selection of ihu
riLiJ 4 JW He it a married man, fifty
&IlJtt Tears old, with a number of chil-
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.. jiw, prosecution asKed tiiisi
nian whether hi! was wlllin
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at Mr. Haney. At that moment,
IHniicj's eye turned te her. ler
' dramatic Instant they looked at each
"I will be iioveriied entirely by the
''vidence, and if the evidence VrnrrnntH
'loath. I will vote for it" he Kaid in a
' w.",c&0llcr nut .., tlicn loekrd
. -'lrs' . Ki0Blt' ne: u.ntu l,lcn' I00Kru
"I will be governed .entirely by the
down at her shoes again.
Mr. Haney in the end was challenged
peremptorily by Mr. Seett.
The defense used another of Its per
emptory challenges in the cese of the
seventh talesman called. He was Jo Je
seph Weisman, the son of a Jeweler
who lives at 1010 Columbia avenue.
Yeung Welsmnn Is a student at the
College of OptemctO'i Eighteenth and
Spring Garden streets.
In response te questions by Mr.
Spenser. Weismun snld that he nnd
formed no opinion as te the innecci.ee
i or guilt of Mrs. Rosier. He declared
that he would held a woman as cul
pable, if convicted of crime, as he
would held n man.
Mr. Scott did net waste much time
In cress-questioning, but used the per
emptory challenge method of keeping
WVlMnnn off the jury.
Richard Rosier, the baby, wen the
first skirmish for his mother.
Even before Mrs. Rosier had entered
the courtroom the bnby's right te re
main during his mother's trial was
called into question.
Waiting for Trial te Start
Leng before court opened, the baby
was carried in by Mrs. Chapelle, who
took a seat at the end of the firsjt row
of benches.
As the crowd began te arrive the
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a center of attraction. The ;
baby was
little fellow, with large brown eyes
smiling about him, sat quietly in his
aunt's arms.
Plea te Bar Child Is Futile
Mr. Speiser protested as seen as he
entered the courtroom against permit
ting the baby te remain. Mr. Scott
nnd Mr. Cenner as vigorously de
manded that the bnby be permitted te
remain.
Jehn It. K. Scott and William C-n-nor,
Mrs. Rester's attorneys, as -eusly
demanded that the baby be per
mitted te remain.
There was no audible argument.
though these In tlie room knew wiint
this first skirmish portended when they
saw the three attorneys seek Judge Bar-
rntt's side nnd enzaue in a heated whls-
nnsl i ew
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.Mr. Spelser argued that the baby's
piesence In court would make it itn-
measurably mere difficult for him te
present the Commonwealth's case with
any chance of winning n conviction.
The attorneys for the defense argued
that It was the mother's right te have
the Infant by her side, and that there
was no one with whom It could be left
nt home if Mrs Hosier's closest kindred
were te be with her In her hour of
need.
Judge Itiirratt heard both sides at
tentively, then ruled that the baby
could remain. The ruling evidently met
with the approval of the crowd, for
there were many nods nnd smiles when
the attorneys took their plnces, and Mr.
Scott sent a triumphant glance toward
the baby and Its custodian.
.Mrs. Rosier Enters Court
Mrs. Rosier entered tlie courtroom at
11:01 o'clock. Her coining hed been
I awaited with much impatience en the
' 1 up .if tin. uniWAtftru l.Vir n hnlf linnr
at least she had been sitting just out
of sight in the small anteroom, com
municating with the courtrpem in which
the priseneis await their turn te be
tried. She sat with a motley crowd of
ether defendants, of nil degrees, races
lht,n( lht,n(
and colors, there te plead ana receive
The Rosier trial was delayed by tlie
i acceptance of these pleas. One pretty
Ueunz woman, a pickpocket who had
fe'il en" fZ Us" & '
Nu,s mlst"ki1'" for "" "er.
""te she comes" said the first of
these who glimpsed Her attractive face,
"Here she conies, was whispered
through the room in spite of the orders
of court officers ler quiet, une crowd 1
craned its necks, but In a moment real- .
1z,m1 ll staU Had eeen made and tlie
gill was forgotten.
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Harratt All tee jurors were in tneir
..wcm
Few laid heen late. "Is every
" '"' new?" th Jud" asked
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"Hi lug Catherine Rosier te the bar
of the court," ordered the crier.
I "Who? asked a court euicer, wee
I had net caught the name.
1 "Cutherlne Rosier," repeated the
I crier.
I Mrs. Rosier, sitting dejectedly In the
anteroom, heard her name and get up
'quickly. Jehn O'Brien, court officer in
' charge, of the anteroom, handed her
ever te Walter Bans, court officer in
cnarge u u- imr"ju-rn in me cuuri.
room, and the young woman began her
slew progress te her place by her at
torneys. "Here she comes," was whispered
about once mere, and this time net In
vnln. The women in the crowded
nm ft niiii lirriua t It trfif n Vinf t nn vlmit
I Mrs. Rosier, walking beside the court
officer, beemed little and slender and
childlike, she was dressed all In black.
She had en the same black Bilk dress
and the same black Hudsen seal coot
that she were the day she appeared be be be
fere the Corener, following the mur
der. Her hat was sknall and black, and
she had en black J pumps nnd black
silk stockings, witli black gloves. A
thin black veil cjivered her face, but
did net conceal lti wan haggardness.
Mrs. RoslerYLeoka Older
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She was thin te the point of emncla emncla
tien. Her cheek bones pressed the tight
swlni there were hollows, with heavy
violet circles, under her ejes. Her lips
were red-rimmed, as though she hed
passed at least some of the tife In the
anteroom in weeping. Tlie downcast
smile she attempted 113 she took her
place seemed clese te tears.
The defendant took a scat close te
her attorneys, Mr. Seett and Mr.
Cenner. Mr. Cenner steed behind her.
Court Crier Hart ordered her te tand.
When she had arisen lie said, in the
formal language of the court :
"Yeu are new set nt the bar of the
court for trial. Yeu hove the right te
challenge 20 jurors pcrcmptnrally and
as many etiiers for cause as jeu wish."
Mr. Rosier did net leek up toward
Judge Uarratt. A tear came from
the comer of her eyes, which she wiped
away with her handkerchief.
Slie was allowed te sit down again.
She seemed lis:tlesK and tee vr.irv loe
leek about her. She put her chin en
her hands, and later cecred her ees
with her hands. Tlie tears started
quietly from her eyes, trickling down
l.er cheeks and falling through her
fingers te the desk at which he sat.
She did net sob or make even the least
outcry.
As she came In she attempted te get
a leek at her baby near the front low,
but the bulk of a burly patrolman cut
off her view. She could see the child
when she sat down by leaning out from
her place. Apparently she could net
trust herself te leek nt the baby, nu
she kept her eyes averted and her
head for the most part coveted by her
hands.
Crowd Arrives Early
The crowd began te arrive early
Among the earliest cemeis, at 7:30
o'clock, were two girls who could net
have heen mere than sixteen years old.
They sought the, south corridor of tlie
forth oer nml ,,, Imlllil.v Aether
they could get in te the hearing. They
were told no in an emphatic fashion
that sent them off disappointed.
Twenty City Hall guards took up po
sitions nt cither end of tlie south or er or
rlder two hours before the 10 o'cleeS
which weh scheduled for the opening of
court. They had instructions te let 110
one pass. Judge Barratt himself had
ruled that no mere "curiosity seekers"
should get into the courtroom during the
trial.
The crowd increased very rapidly as
the time for the trial approached. Sonic
of these who were anxious te get in
had Mirevidcd themselves with notes
from their city committeemen. These
the hall guards let through their line,
They were stepped against the deer of,
' the courtreoin, however, as the orders
hed been strict that no one was te
i-iiirt uni n Hl 1 11 atikUJ tt'itti illhlieimn
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Jurymen and members of the bar and
, newspapermen.
I QJFTCH f)F T AWYFRS,
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AND JUDGE IN TRIAL
Norn's S. Barratt, President Judge
of Court of Common Pleas Nn. 2,
comes of a family long prominent in
Philadelphia. His great-grandfather,
Andrew Barratt, was Judse of the Su
preme Court of Delaware from JS00 te
1812 nnd his father, a grain merchant,
was In old Common Council from ISG'J
te 1803, and was once president of the
Cern Exchange.
Mr. Barratt was admitted te the bar
In 1SS3 and in 1S00 was appointed
Assistant City Solicitor. In 1001 he
was appointed First Assistant District
Attorney under Jehn Wcnver. The next
year he was suggested for the nomina
tion for Mayer, but refused, nnd in
stead was elected te the bench te suc
ceed Judge Pennypacker, who resigned
te become Governer.
Judge Barratt's written opinions
have gained high repute among lawyers
here and outside the State. Of special
interest in the Rosier case arc remarks
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Tragedy Chronology
In the Rosier Case
January 21 Oscar Rosier and
his secretary, Miss Mildred Reckltt,
shot te death by Mrs. Catherine
Rosier.
January 23 Mrs, Rester held as
slayer, collapses in courtroom.
Janunry 25 Wife wins right te
attend husband's funeral.
February 1C Indicted for deuble
murder.
February 1C Enters plea of net
guilty.
April 10 Date set for trial; ad
ditional delay asked and granted.
October 18 Trial begins.
he made recently regarding tee much
clemency for murderers.
"I am net bloodthirsty," he sold,
"but I think the present penalty for
cold-blooded murder should be enforced
or abolished. A woman is never con
victed of murder here. The sympa
thetic nerves of Philadelphia jurors are
tee sensitive."
Maurice J. Speiser, the Assistant
District Attorney, who is prosecuting
Mrs. Rosier, is a former member of the
Legislature, hit wife new being the Re
publiian nominee for his former place.
He has been nn aide te District At
torney Rotan for a number'ef yeurs, but
has done little actual trial work.
Jehn R. K. Scott nnd William Con Con Cen
eor, who arc reprcsvntJ.ng Mrs. Rosier,
both have enviable reputations here as
attorneys in criminal cases. Mr. Scott
is well known for his combative methods
in court nnd also for his wide political
influence.
CHRISTY MATHEWSONS
MOTHER A WITNESS
Mrs. Geerge B. Mnthcwsen, mother
of Christy Mnthcwsen, the famous
baseball pitcher, was among these who
arrived in City Hnll today te testify
for the defense nt the trial of Mrs.
Catherine Rosier, charged with the
murder of her husband, Oscar, and his
stenographer.
Her pure white hair and somber
black dress made Mrs, Mnthcwsen a
striking figure as she entered the court
room. Twe court attendants assisted Mrs.
Slathewsen. who is eighty years old, te
n seat unions the women witnesses nt
the rear of the room. Mrs. Mnthcwsen,
who lives In Factory villc, Pa., is nn
mint of Jlrs. hue Held, mother or .Mrs.
Rosier.
"I have known Mrs. Rosier and her
mother since they were both babies,"
she said, "and of course I am piejing
for the acquittal of the girl. Her baby
needs her se badly."
The last time Mis. Mnthcwsen vis
ited Philadelphia was in 187(1, when bhe
uune here te attend the Centennial.
She is taking a keen interest in the
trial and eagerly scanned the faces of
thu prospective jurors.
WAR VETERAN DESTITUTE
Walked 6000 Miles In Valh Effert te
Rigaln His Health
Jehn Vincent, who bald he was a
Canadian wnr veteran and had walked
C000 miles across the Continent nnd
back te regain his shattered health,
-ought lodging last night nt the Fifty
fifth and Pine streets police station.
He told the police he fought In France
from 1014 te 1017, when he was
gassed, from the effects of which he
has wasted away until he new weighs
gut 00 pounds. He had ninety-seven
cents in his pockets.
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- TRIAL DEFENDANT
"Are People Fer or Against
Me?" She Queries, a3 Prison
Van Rumbles Along
GUARDS RESTRAIN CROWD
Mrs. Catherine Rosier, charged with
the murder of her husband, Oscar, and
Mls Mildred Reckitt, arrived nt City
Hall at S:02 o'clock this morning for
her trial.
Mrs. Rosier came up from Moyn Meyn
menslng in n prison von in 'the custody
of Deputy Sheriff Nick Brune.
There was a crowd in the courtyard
when Mrs. Rosier stepped from the
van. She was in mourning, and a veil
fell from her rather becoming hat. She
dropped the veil quickly ever her face
as she descended the steps of the vnn.
As she did se u young woman cried
out : "There gees Catherine Rosier,
who's te be tried for murder."
The steps of tlie vnn were close te
the deer of the tower which leads te
City Hall ccllroem. Mrs. Rosier made
the passage quickly.
Her step was brisk, and although her
face was white through her veil, she
showed no signs or nervousness.
Mrs. Rosier paid no nttcntlen te the
cry of the woman and Ignored the
crowd which pressed closely en each
side.
Guards Held Crowd Back
Anticipating just such a crowd, prep,
orations had been mnde te held it back.
Seven guards steed en each side of the
von ns Mrs. Rosier walked the few
steps te the tower entrance.
She was taken Immediately te a cell
in the Sheriff's cellroem. There she
finished a prayer which had been In
terrupted when she left the Sheriff's
van.
This mnrnlmr Mrs. Rosier nte two
soft-boiled eggs, three nieces of toast
and drank a cup of coffee for her break
fast. She beemed glad that her ordeal
was at hand. There wns a tingle of
cheer In the "Geed morning" with
which she greeted Brune.
One of the guards bade her geed -by
nnd wished her luck as she entered the
van. She sat at the rear of the vehicle,
where there seemed te bp mere light,
although it trickled In mcagcrly through
the Bletlike window.
A few schoolgirls, four or five men
and a few women were en hand when
the vnn rumbled out through the prison
deer.
"Are People Against Me?"
Eager te get another leek nt the world
outside, Mrs. Rosier peered through the
window of the van, but only for a
moment. A camera aimed at the spot
where she sat made her draw away.
As the van sped along a number of
persons gazed nftcr It curiously. Seme
of them audibly wished Mrs. Rosier
"geed luck."
"What de the people think of me?
Are they for me or against me?" she
asked Brune.
Brune encouraged her as best he
could.
Mrs. Rosier prayed softly as the
van rolled along.
"I trust In Ged te free me nnd let
me letiun te my little baby se that 1
can make him happy. I want te live
all ever again nnd be able te de some
thing for these who have helped inc."
That was her prajcr.
She was still prajlng In her cell when
the guard came te take her te the court
room. Deaths of a Day
Dr. Charles P. Mansen
Funeral services for Dr. Charles F.
Mansen will be conducted tomorrow at
3S53 North Bread street by the Rev.
James Mclllienney, rector of the Church
of the Resurrection, Bread and Tiega
streets. Burial will be in Ivy Hill
ccmMerj
Dr. Mansen died nt the Bread street
address, where he had lived for many
jears, early Monday morning, follow
ing a long lIluesB, He was sixty-six
jears old.
Dr. Mansen was graduated in 1870
from Hahnemann Medical College nnd
since then has practiced in this city.
He wns a member of St. Paul's fra
ternity of the Masonic Order.
A widow, Mis. Retta Mansen, sur
vives. Rebert W. Wilkinson
Rebert W. Wilkinson, paying teller
nt the Cem Exchange National Bank.
died jutcrd&y at his home, 210 East
Gewcn aenuc, Mount Airy, ufter en
Illness of several months. Mr. Wilkin
I bon, who wns sixty-four yeurs old, hed
.been connected with the Cern Exchange
j National Bank for forty-nine years.
He was a member of the Grace Prot
estant HpNcepal Church, Mount Airy.
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters, MisH Charlette and Miss
Margaret Wilkinson. The funernl will
be held at the home Filday afternoon.
Interment will be in Ivy IIIll Cemetery.
Ewan Justice
Berlin, Oct. 18. Ewan Justice, n
New Yerk newspaperman, died yester
day In Berlin. He had been ill five
months. Interment will tnke place here.
Mr. Justice was forty-seven years old,
Mr, Justice for a number of years
was a member of the New Yerk stnff of
(he World and also was connected with
the Washington bureau of the World.
Geerge W. Hansell
Geerge Wcthcrlll Hansell died yes
terday at his home, Lancaster avenue
above Gorden avenue, Haverford. He
was slxty-nlne years old and formerly
a member of the firm of William S.
Hansell & Sens, wholesale saddlery,
Mr. Hansell was a trustee of the
Lewer Merlen Baptist Church, Bryn
Mawr, for a numher of years, and was
a member of the Beard of Managers of
the Central Branch of the Y. M. G. A.
since 1882, A son, Q. Ferde Hansell,
nnd n daughter, Helen, survive him.
Funeral services wiM re held tomorrow
Ulll-rilUUIl Ui HIS UUIHt' BYVU.
IS. ROSe PRAYS
ON WAY TO COURT
OCTOBER 181922 . - ;", , n, S '.ILL ''
Mrs, Resiefs Mether
Hopes as Trial Starts
CenUnnrd from r On
in the tub It's n game for him and
he doesn't knew "
Mrs. Reld looked away for a moment,
thinking grief.,
"He is cutting n teeth. He cries a
little bit about that but he'a a brave
little boy." ...... ..
At 0:30 Mrs. Rcid left her home.
She was accompanied by Mrs. G.B.
Mnthcwsen, her uuntj two sons,
Ralph and William Chappcll, Ralph'
wife, nnd two neighbors, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Richard Clegg.
"I'll be all right, mother. Don't
worry about me. Yeu go en home and
try te rest nnd sleep tonight."
These were tlie parting words Mrs.
Cnthcriue Rosier said yesterday teMrs.
Reld, In Meynmenslng Prison, where
Mrs. Reld lind gene en her weekly
islt te her daughter. .
"I was with her about fifteen min
utes," said Mrs. Reid, "and "
Her voice trailed into silence as she
stared unsccinglv et her hands clasped
In her lap. Then she looked up with
a smile as she said gently:
"Yeu must excuse me but I can
hardly think. Thcre has been se much
I can hardly collect my thoughts.
"Catherine seemed eager for today te
come. Had the trial been postponed
again I think it would have been the
end for her. New that it is here, well,
we are hoping. All we can de is con
tinue te wait for the outcome."
Iyoeks Almest Cheerful
Mrs. Reld looked almost cheerful, but
behind the mask of her smile was the
white, steadfast patience, which has
steed the strain of the long months her
daughter has been In prison, nnd the
defiant courage, net the less pitiful be
cause it is unwavering, with which she
faces the world.'
"Whatever else the day will bring te
Catherine, it will in one 'way be n happy
one for her. because she will probably
see the children. She said ever and
ever again te glve her love te the
baby and te Junier and te Rebert "
said Mrs. Rdd.
"Catherine always likes te see me
dressed up," continued Mrs. Reid.
"Yesterday afternoon I dressed up just
te please ner. ami sac seemed be proud
of me." She choked n bit.
"I felt se conspicuous," she said, "as
If every one must knew. And I wasn't
dressed up in my mind or my heart
just my body. But the child wanted me
te de it, se I did."
"Every one has been se kind." Hhe
ndded. "They have nil offered te help
and I have had some comfertinc let
ters but " nnd ncaln hIip utminnrl
short. "Yeu bee, I can't think te
night," she apologized, en edee of fear
creeping into her voice.
"But I de nppieclate it," Bhe added,
and I am thankful that Pntlinrinn u
as w.cll as she is. I took her fur coat
te her yesterday. She hasn't much
bleed, jeu knew, and she must keep
warm.
"I only talked with her a short time,
because 1 couldn't btay long, and I had
te ceme home te take care of the chil
dren and try te rest, because I
premised Catherine I would."
"JERRY'S" PARENTS
AT SLAYER'S TRIAL
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reckitt,
patents of Mildred Reckitt, slnln by
Mrs. Catherine Rosier, and her sister
Dorethy left their home nt 2425 West
Cumberland street nt 0:20 o'clock this
morning te nttend the tilnl of Mrs.
Rebicr. The family rode te City Hall
in their "flivver."
Mrs. Reckitt still shows the effects of
the shock of her daughter's death. She
was dressed in black. Dorethy were a
dark gown and n brown fur.
Mr. Reckitt said lie didn't knew what
time he would reach the courtroom as
he first had business te attend te.
REOPEN STILLMAN CASE
White Plains Court Special Term
Jurisdiction Challenged
Nyach, N. V.. Oct. 18. (By A. P.)
By the unexpected nctlen' of Supreme
Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins in
filing n decision which challenges the
jurisdiction of the hneclal term of thn
Supreme Court In White Plains, the
Stlllman case was suddenly reopened
yesterday. I
Mrs. Stillman's victory was believed
te have been achieved en the day when
the report of Referee Gleasen, absolv
ing her of miscei.duct with the Indian
guide, Fred Beauvais, and recognizing
tlie legitimacy of baby Guy, was con
firmed by Justice Merschauser In White
Plains. It Is this court whose lurisdlc lurisdlc
tien Justice Tompkins yesterday chal
lenged. Automatically, litigation between the
New Yerk banker and his wife Is ngaln
begun by Jubilee Tompkins' decision,
nnd the case will be bent te the appel
late division for determination of the
jurisdictional question. i
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KEL.I.Y. On Oct. 17. QEOnQE, hiuband
of Hertha Kelly, of 6581 Walnut t aaea
as year Kelutlves and frlen.l nle Fie-
llAf Asiin. Of the P. H 11.. Wtjtran Tm
iileyen of P. It. n . Quaker Cltv Ledgo, i
llrotherheod Jt. II. Tralnmeni WaihlnKten
camp. rje. im, x. u e. et a.! waunakce
Tribe, .Ne. 803. I. O. It. M.. are Invited te
funeral eervlcea en Friday nt 2 V, M., nt
chapel of Andrew J, Haer Sen. Arch and
10th t. Interment private. Frlendi may
call Thursday, 7 te I) V. M.
OALIvATf At Atlantle Cltr, Oct 17,
1P22. ANNIB. wife uf J. II. Oalfatl. of Mar.1
ayunk. Jlelatlvea and frlendu are Invited
te funeral eericea at chapel of Wcit Laurel
Hill Cemetery. Saturday. 8. SO P. M
CnANUALI.. Oct, 17. 102.', HOY C.
husband et Eliza Crandull (nee Hettlneer)
Relative and frlenda atn Mt. Merlah
Ledge. Ne. 185. V. and A. M. are Invited
te funeral nervlcee Friday. 2 P. M., at hU
late residence. 004 H Farragut terrace. In.
torment yrlvate. Krlende may call Thurs
day evening. S te 10.
KElSe. Oct. 10. JOHN W.. hueband of
Mar IColie," runeral Friday a P, R. from
bvp. v.uiii'iv" "j" """"""in pnvme.
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ROOM xTOB BENT
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i foea lucaiiuui feBnaeie, l'ep, 0808,
Human Drama Is ' ,
Enacted in Court
Continued from Pass One',
there is no powder en her face. There
is no light in her eyes. This is no play,
no bitter romance one may shed with
tho'peurlng out of matinee crowds into
the sunshine of a Chestnut street after
noon. . ' i
Bhe 'has killed two 1
The minutes wear en. Voices
lawyers voices energetically saying
things at each ether technical things
she does net even understand the mean
ing of. s
And then comes this)
Death Penalty Mentioned '
"Capital punishment de you believe
in capital punishment for a woman?"
It was the first mention of it. A
wince, n holding of breath. .Women
were sent te death for the thing Bhe
hnd done. .
"If I thought the evidence was nil
right, I would." The juror's remark
rang clear through the hushed court
room. , ... -
This girl, sitting quite still at the
bar of justice, lowered her head.
Next in, quick order came the wit
ticism of Assistant District Attorney
Spelser concerning .T6hn It. K. Scott a
objection. Though the court broke Inte
n titter, It evoked net even the weariest
smile from her.
As venireman nftcr venireman was
called te the witness stand, ns nil the
humorous little incidents of the cheesing
of a jury enme nnd went, thcre was no
change in the solemn expression of her
Bey Breaks Suspension
It wns n waiting face.
Finally she was rewarded.
Her baby gurgled. Her baby who can
play "peckie" nnd say "I sec."
She has net seen him since,, last
August, yet what would they say? She
could net turn her head.
Other women in the ourtreom leaned
forward new.
Fer It wns a woman's story with all
the. ramifications of iove betrayed and
whnt may come of it. A man woman
another woman accused a pistol
shot. A story os old as the first prim
itive surging of love Itself. It was
a woman's story and women had flecked
te hear It. , -.,,..
At 7, at 8, nt 0 they flecked into
the south corridor of the City Hnll.
At 10 they fought, Jlcd nnd flirted their
way into Roem 453, nrmed with pre
cious little passes, with miracle-working
calling cards, past the stern uni
formed bailiwicks of the law.
One studied the faces. Women hed
ticked off the date of Catherine Hosier's
trial months age. Mere than a month
age I was walking leisurely behind two
women en a peaceful, hemekeeping
street in Sharen Hill. They carried
market bags and were no hats. Chil
dren tagged en In the rear.
"That Rosier girl's trial ought te be
coming en seen new October, isn't
it?"
"October 18," the ether woman an
swered without hesitation.
STORY OF TRAGEDY
IN ROSIER FAMILY
It was 3 o'clock en a Saturday
afternoon, January 21 last, when Mrs.
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Catherine Rosier entered her tm&ba'U'a
offlce at 1814 Walnut street: wntTfAy.j
him and Mildred Geraidln Riekltt te- W
Vtucirt A, Aiutfiv jniiivvii tmviuvy en rni j.
fourth flloer of the ybuUdlnf.jwii t
awakened by two revolver. skotarifel. j
.lowed by a scream .TOictdJflthef.iftT M
Mrs. Rosier or "Jerry.' Ha,ranta- M
lae intra nuer nnu raw Mrs. xteslef h
wanting irem tne emce te ttte stairs
wnv lendtnr'rn tha trf. Hha ftmA L.
nvn1vi In li hand. . , . V
'"I had te de it. I did it fucause ill
love him. Berne one please take thla w
revolver. Call the police I" Mrs. Resle J
criea, Hysterically. wj
Then she fainted. hi
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Tut TOH7M u WlUlUing CI vl
laDiisninent men reriveu ran. Hosier. (
The police arrived, and Oscar Rosier. 4
"Jerry" nnd Mrs. Rosier were taken te j
ine iieucreun nusiiuui, - jh was meutbi il
at the time that Airs. Rosier had h f
herself also. . 'ill
Rosier and "Jerry" died the next $1
aitcrnoen. uein naa eeen snot in the i
nkdnmAti Ttl n rll1 ttlffM ...Lit- . X
was en the operating table, Rosier dla-, $
inherited both his widow and, his infant' &
child. "I leave-all I have ie Arthur li
my brother, nnd ray boy, Junier," the S
will read. '
.... ..... . T;
juiree nays niter tne tragedy, while !
Mrs. Rosier web being arraigned la ii
Central station for the murders. h 'fl
counsel filed a caveat protesting against '
(lie ureuuwng vi una win, unaer the
Testamentary Act of 1017,. a widow
with one child Is entitled te receive one
half of her husband's estate, and one
third when there is - mere than one
child. But if Mrs. Rosier is convicted
In the first or second degree of the
crime with which she is charged, the
can be deprived by law of receiving any
portion of her husband's property.
On Jnnuaxy 27, Mrs. Rosier was held
by the Corener for murder. She fainted
when committed te Jail, having been en
the verge of a collapse during the two
hours and a half the Inquest lasted.
One of. the features of the inquest
wns the attempt made by Mr, Scott te
lay blame for the tragedy en Arthur
Rosier, the advertising man's brother.
The widow's counsel asserted he would
show tbnt Arthur conspired with his
brother te compromise the wife and
meke it easy for the advertising man te
get n divorce.
Witnesses et the inquest, testified that
Arthur had told Mrs. nosier tales about
her husband and ethers gave testimony
te the effect that Mrs. Rosier had been
drinking just befere the sheeting.
The young woman who did the shoot sheet
ing wns Rester's second wife. He was
married in Australia and had three chil
dren, twins, who are new about six
years old, and Junier. He brought his
wife from Australia some years age, but
she died in Chicago en the way te this
city. He left the twins in the West, ac
cording te his friends, where they ere
being raised by a wealthy man. Junier
came en with him te this city.
The girl Rosier married in this city
four years age was working in a Market
street specialty shop when he met her.
She Is a Philadelphian, and before
her marriage lived in the neighborhood
of Fifty-fifth and Locust streets. Her
maiden name was Chapelle. Her father
and mother are divorced and her moth
er subsequently remarried.
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