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edly written in the same hand in which
the girl wrote the Dear Oliver letters
to the former Assistant District Attor-
ney. He has promised to turn over
others he has from the girl. There IL
no doubt in this case. II IS stronger
to-day than yesterday. We are getting
a great deal of evidence in great many
different directions which seems TO me
to be of great Importance, and ], 49,
being collated and prepared for the
hearing Wednesday.
1--WE asked for an adjournment mere
" TO have time 10 get the new evidence
in shape. J. W. Osborne was here IN
my office this morning when the Gir!
was arraigned. and was anxious 20 20
on with the proceedings. but ! advised
him it would be better to wait day
or two"
Expelled by Psychologists.
Among them was Christian p. Chris
tiansen, president Of the Psychological
Research Society Of New York, at
Madison Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street.
He made an affidavit, which was turned
over to Mr.. Marshall and Mr. Osborne,
to the effect that the girl had been eX-
PEELED from the Psychologist cal Society
last winter because he bclievcd> that
she was trying to get money from
James W. Osborne Mr. Christensen
gave copy of the affidavit 10 the
newspaper men. In substance 1t was
as follows:
That he is president of the Psyche
logical Research Society OF New York
and lives in the Tuxedo HJilding, at
Fifty-ninth Street and Madison Ave
nue. ,
THAT he is personally acquainted
with and knows Rae Tanner, the
plaintiff herein, whose residence until
recently was 952 Aldus Street. The
Bronx. and formerly lived az 80 West
112th Street. according 10 the informa-
tion given deponent by said Rae Tan
zer.
Said She Was 10 Wed Lawyer.
"On May ,, 1914, the said Rae Tan
zer Joined the Psychological Research
Society OF New York. That some time
during the month Of October or No
vember, 1919. at the Office Of the society
in said Tuxedo Building. the said Rae
Tanner called upon Gep;nent and said
she was engaged to and was gong TO
marry a gentleman whom she had found
out to be the former Assistant DIS
trict Attorney. James W. Osborne.
Afterward the said Rae Tanner brought
in a picture Of James ". Osborne,
which she said she had obtained from
some publishing company.
within the next day or two after
ward | WAS at the corner of Columbus
Circle and Eighth Avenue in the even
ing, just about to 90 10 restaurant
for dinner, when ! saw Rae Tanner
with a tall gentleman. This was be-
tween November IL and December /,
1914
"The next day said Rae Tanner called
upon me at the said Tuxedo Building,
and she said N substance that the man
with whom the dcponent had seen her
the evening before at the Circle was
James W. Osborne. The deponent then
knew from the picture which the said
Rae Tanner had shown the deponent
a | which she said was the picture of
James W. Osborne. that the man with
whom she was and with whom de-
ponent had seen her the evening be-
fore was not James ". Osborne.
Planned Suit to Get Money.
"Deponent then said to Ray Tanner:
James W. Osborne She then said she
needed some money and that she wa
going to have il. She further said
that she was going 10 sue said Osborne
for large sum and that she would
give $4,000 OF il 10 the Psychological
Research Society Of New York
"Deponent said that we did no,
want any of her money. and after
ward she was expelled from the So
ciety.
IL know that the man with whom ]
saw Rae Tanzer at the time | went TO
the restaurant and whom Rae TanZer
said was James W. Osborne was not
James W. Osborne from the photo
grarh Cf the said Osborne, which | had
seen. and that il was an entirely diff
fcrent man.
"Deponent further states that the
man whom saw with said Rae Tanzer
at the Circle st the time referred TO
WAS a tall man, nearly six feet tall and
weighed 10 or 1S0 pounds, was clean
shayen and had florid complexion. and
my recollection is that he wore consid-
erable jewclTy az the time, but he was
not James W. Osborne, as | know from
the photograph shown me. and | told
Rae Tanner so at the time.
Christensen said that any further
facts which he knew about the case
would be brought out Wednesday, when
he appeared in court as a witness
against the girl. When asked about
Miss Tanzer's relations with the Psy-
Geological Research Society he said she
merely attended the weekly meetings.
Girl Makes Statement.
The three Slade br thers. Benjamin.
Maxwell and David, Of the firm Of
Slade & Slade. OF 200 Broadway, coun-
sci for Miss Tanzer. made much of the
fact that the complainant against her
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