The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-03
TENTH GIRL BOBS UP
TOCLAIM OLIVER
Nurscmaid "Honeybug" Iden-
titles ClOthing-Says He
Got $3.50 From Her.
RUTH TANZER TO TESTIFY

Yesterday was a dull day in the Rae
Tanxer-James W. Osborne Oliver mixup.
Only one girl called at the Federal
Building to claim oliver Osborne as her
former sweetheart.
This makes nine girls In all. besides
Rae Tanner. who have said they sue
cumbed to the charms of the middle
aged mystery. whose last public appear
ance was two weeks ago yesterday.
when Inc told James W. Osborne and
Mrs. Osborne that Rae Tanners $4,000
suit for breach of promise was without
merit, as the girl had mistaken him
for the former Assistant District Attor.
ney.
The girl who appeared yesterday is
nursemaid employed by wealthy
family in Park avenue Her name and
address are withheld at the request OF
United States Attorney Marshall. who
desires to shield those who help him
from the unpleasantness of having their
heart throbs exposed to the public. This
girl said she met oliver Osborne about
a year ago at Park avenue and Sew
enty-sccond street.
Turns over Letters.
For six weeks she received letters
from him. oliver then used the name of
Angus Mcdonald. the girl says. She
has turned fifteen OF these letters over
10 Assistant United States Attorneys
Wood and Hershenstein and upon exam
ination II was found that the writing
Is the same as other samples of Oliver
chrography. Further proof is furnished
In the expressions found in the nurse
girls letters, expressions which were
also found In the letters to some of his
other former sweethearts. including Rae
Tanner. lie called all the girls Honey
GuG": he expressed mirth in writing
frequently by the expression ha 'ha.
putting the quotation marks only after
the second ha. lie quoted his farewell
expression by by the same way and
frequently mixed the words two. toe
and to.
The nurse girl said Oliver. or Angus.
posed as "A lawyer who found the stock
market more profitable than the Law.
He borrowed $3.50 from her. she said. to
parlay !; into "a fortune in Wan street.
After she advanced the money he dis
appeared. she said. She identified some
OF his clothing. particularly q brown suit
and green fedora hat as having he, n
worn by her Angus. The bamboo stick
and pipe were also recognized.
Ruth Tanner SubpOe nRed.
A subpoena was issued yesterday call
ing Ruth Tdnzer, youngest sister OF Rae,
to attend the Grand Jury hearing Mon
day afternoon. Ruth may develop into
star witness. but no member of United
States Attorney Marshall's stan has
seen or talked with her since she went
on the witness stand at the hearing be-
fore Commissioner Houghton. At that
time she was the only one of the four
witnesses who refused 10 identify posi-
lively James W. Osborne AZ the man
who had visited her sister almost nightly
for ten weeks. Ruth is now visiting her
brother AT 1923 East Seventy-ninth street.
Federal areyts were hunting yester-
day for FranE y. stafford. former clerk
OF the kensington Hotel. Plainheld.
n. j.. who swore James ". Osborne was
tho man who accompanied Miss Tanner
to that hotel on October is last when
last heard of he was in Rockville Centre.
l.. I. II located the Federal agents in
tend simply to keep track Of Mr., SAT-
ford's movements until the Grand Jury
has reported its findings.
Rae Tanner left for Atlantic City yes
terday morning. She will stay there
until Monday in the company OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Spielberg and Mrs. Samuel
Ilkelas