New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-19

With his jaw set and his clenched
fists poised above his head, charac-
teristic attitude of aggressiveness
which James W. Osborne used TO dis
play in court when Assistant District
Attorney, he branded yesterday the
$4,000 breach Of promise suit brought
against him by Miss Rae Tanner, as
IAN outrage and a frame-up." Follow
ing the filing of the complaint IN the
Supreme Court yesterday, the situation
resolved itself into an explosive contrO-
versey between Mr.. Osborne and Slade
G. Slade, counsel for the young fore
woman of a Fourteenth Street hat FAC
tory.
This woman has been peddling her
case all over New York" said Mr.. Us
borne, land no lawyer would take II
until it got into the hands of per
sonal enemy. had bite fight with
one of the SHADES when | represented
the fire insurance companies. In open
court ! accused him of acting IN con-
cert with the 'irebugs.' The whole case
is a tissue of lies. | never saw TINS
woman in my life. | never wrote her
any letters. | am not handy letter
writer. If they can produce one line
in letter, on an envelope, or any
where else, that wrote to Miss Ianzer,
they can prove their case in I'VE MIN
utes, and I will make the young woman
a present of the $4,000 sued for"
Osborne Blames Enemies.
Mr.. Orborne paced up and down his
Office as he talked about the case. lie
declared the whole affair was con-
spiracv Matched up to discredit HIM:
lie said he had made many powerful
enemies in some of the big corpora
tons which he had prosecuted, either
as special deputy United States Attor-
new General, or special deputy Attor-
ney General of this state. The infer
ence was drawn that he meant some
of these enemies might be back o. the
Tanner case.
several lawyers with her case before
coming 10 US" said David Slade, at hl'
Office. at 200 Broadway, "but the law,
vers were either close friends or AFRAID
~ James w. Osborne. We are not
afraid of him, or any one else, ana we
took this young woman's case on It's
merits. Mr.. Osborne is merely trying
10 befog the issues by dealing in per-
sonalities and bringing in irrelevant
matters. We won the insurance cases
to which he refers, and the insurance
afterward paid our clients
their claims"
The compliments lawyer asserted he
had three letters from Mr.. Osborne 10
Miss Tanser. Later he said the 'et'ers
might have been written by thl1u
party, but that the complainant her-
self had seen the defendant address
one of them. Two of the letters were
delivered TO Miss Tanner and third
came through the mails, Mr.. Slade said
Miss lander had written several Dear
oliver" notes to Mr.. Osborne, whom
she knew as "Oliver Osborne" accord
ing to her counsel, a recent one read
ing: r T
don,t want 10 court trouble. | only
want YOU to be honest and keep your
promise TO marry me-
Girl Told to Keep Mum.
Slade said he had witnesses VINO
would identify the lawyer as the man
who was with Miss Tanner at certain
Mace in a neighboring state ana upon
other occasions in Manhattan; he 81.
legged that the last time the de1enG ian
met the plaintiff was on CHRISTMAS H'e
of last year in this CITY. no,
MISS ranger was a W. ---.--l.,,
counsel for several hours yesterday'
but was not permitted to talk to re-
norters. She appeared long. enough
however, to pose for fashlight picIi-
me- mr She is a rather good looking girI
about twenty-five years 0iu, P"YS''"'''
slight. with large soulful eyes.
The plaintiff alleged In the complain IN
FLED Yesterday, in substance that De
tween October 7, 1914. and December -
iofS IN the Borough OF Manhattan
sbe at the request of the DEFENDANT
promised to wed him. . ,oLo nlocs
within a few days thereafter." the com
nlsint alleges. 1.-The plaintif, conhdlng
IN the defendants said promise W
~ her. has always since renamed
and "a now ready and able TO marry the
dnfendant At the time the deiendaht
made the said promise 10 tne paa'n was
the defendant knowing that re; ne was
and that his salo WI" ii we"
alive and that he renamed uhulHIIee 60
and that the defendant was uhap!e ~
i I'c he b;s nromise because OF his preVl-
ons marriage. he made the promise 70
the plaintiff with a we" ~ rSeoDs of
her and abandoning her by means OF
his promise and the engagement ~
marry her." t.hor alIeges that
sednction and abandonment followed