The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Mysteries Heaped in
"Dear Oliver" Tangle
Scores of Perpeng Questions Confront United States Au-
horities the Famous TanzerOsborne Heart Balm Case
Several of Them May Never Be Answered.

rival of Gilbert u. Lamb law partner of
James w. Osborne, at the law offices
OF Osborne, Lamb & Garvan. Lamb
found a rather goodlooking. siX-foot.
broad-shouldered man awaiting him. The
man was a stranger. Lamb stated.
Il am Oliver Osborne, the fellow Miss
Tanner should sue IL she Is going to sue
anybody for $4,000" said the stranger.
When Attorney Lamb recovered hs
breath he asked the stranger to proceed.
The stranger said:
Il live in Boston and 1 read in the
papers how Rae Tanner is suing James
". Osborne. | came here to relieve the
mental suffering that Mr.. Osborne and
his wife must he undergoing [ am the
Dear Oliver who has been friendly with
Miss Tanner. the man who has been
mixed up with her" Attorney Lamb
sent oliver Osborne" direct to tho
Sherman Square Hotel. where James W.
Osborne and his wife were living. Lamb
phoned Osborne and told him what had
happened and James W. was awaiting
oliver Osborne when he arrived at
the hotel
Mrs. James W. Osborne was pres
ent with her husband to receive
oliver Osborne" Here is what
oliver Osborne" said to James W.
Osborne:
81 '"e 'i''e MISS idnZer was SEND
"h sCu tet'ers AT the New YORK AIN
80 10" sne was writing rove notes
" me AT my business address IN Bos-
ton. I've got one of the letters here
In my pocket. | saw Ihe newspaper
stories and | didn't thInE II was fair
for YOU TO to shoulder all TIA" blanc.
utun want 10 see disgrace Ian on
| ""d hoy. ne Nis,'oI LOON
tc'',i IRON, ms pocket anu Sho"cd
70 James W. osborne
i"' 'r''rr vas "rittcn on letter
Evans. II Was uuor surh ietterhc,ds
mat notes TO James W. Osborne, re-
! ccivcd al the Now York Athletic club.
hhd b"en written. Tn" writing and
punctuation ""r" almost Identical
WIN those in the notes received 10y
James '" Osborne and til" letter was
con"hcd IN most cnucarinS terms.
i've got lot more or these let
| ters said Oliver Osborne. but !
couldn't find them in my hurry to get
| away from Boston. I was in New
York last fall. met Miss Tanner on
the street and picked her up" lie
related how he had seen her every
time he had visited New York and
described their relations as a sort of
business aCqu1IltauCc." lie said Miss
| Tanner could not have made a misIa Ike
in taking James W Osborne for
Oliver Osborne. himself. because his
Boston addresses were vel known to
her
Oliver Osborne went SO far as to uamc
several botcIs "a bi,.b bo bad ,.i.i,o,, ,,;,b
Miss Tanner. The statement made by
Oliver Osborne was taken down in writ
in,. nv I,n.a ~ oshn-no arJ ,ho,
pIiy.r ,shorrc ,cr, sa,.i,c. - min DO
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tho stand for ,,o,, IL ,bis en- y,o,r.n
il ,rres,cd ma ,rraiynod.
a,I w. osoofh" at once Swnr" TO an
s,'r'" ~ statihS 'he Ia''S given by
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.S,,, NJ - States ,''s'iIC. Al.otn"E MAR
h""i' VINO went 10 hited states Tom
, missioner itoushton ana procured a war
ram ioI 'he arrest oi MISS 1dhzcr.
S"s her VIII, using the nla'lS 10 de-
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