New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

Tanzer was employed as forewoman,
couchcd in affectionate language and
asking him TO come to New York and
see her.
II is understood that about the same
time James W. Osborne received one
Of the Dear Oliver" letters, which
constitutes the principal basis of his
complaint TO the federal authorities.
In Mr.. Osborne's complaint he refers
to a Dear Oliver" letter written Feb
ruary Is, 1915, and mailed at the Madi-
son Square sub-station OF the Post
Office. in which he alleges the girl
demanded money.
The turn of the tables apparently
was big surprise TO Max and David
Sladc. Of 200 Broadway, counsel for
Mis- Tanner. They fought hard to
keen their client from being locked up
last night They even kept her from
sight for an hour IN room III tncle
Office suite before they surrendered her
TO the government agents, though the
officers with the warrant sat in another
part of the Office waiting for her 10
appear.
Lawyers Surrender Girl.
As soon as Commissioner Iloughton
issued the warrant Joseph A. Baker.
assistant division superintendent OF
the Department of Justice in this city,
and Albert G.. Adams, special agent
of the department, started out 10 ma
the girl. They called at the Shade OF
fees early in the afternoon, and were
told that the lawyers were IN court
and would be in at o'clock lhey re-
turned at that time. Adams told what
= ..4 ina II
was surrendered.
"Wc asked Mr. Max Slade II the
Tanzer girl was there, and told him
that we had warrant for her arrest
He said that she was rot there. but ne
expected her in soon. little later
Mr. David Slade came in and told ns
the same thing. We felt convinced that
the girl was there, but did not want 70
search the office unless we had 10.
After waiting some time, until after
David Sade had got in touch with AS
sistart United States District Attorney
Wood and found out that he would not
consent 10 parolling her in his Gus
'odv. she was produced from another
room in the Office
4 Tribune reporter was IN the Slade
Office when the arrest was made. Inc
government officers had begun TO com
plain of unfair treatment by the girls
LAWYERS. after their long wait, when
David Slade went 10 small room
opened the door and out came the
little forewoman. She glanced at the
two officers and two reporters standing
before her and exclaimed:
"My God. is there four Of them"
She took her arrest with less nerv-
BUSINESS than was displayed by her
counsel. Her diminutivcness startled
the government agents. She is hardly
four feet ten inches IN height. and has
small. sharp features which are not
little attractive. She began 20 be
rate the officers for what she termed
their rudenesS.'
She was dressed in a natty blue SUIT,
white collar of girlish pattern, white
lid gloves, and a tiny black straw hat
with "A small feather plume in front,
which gave her the appearance OF
small drum major.
Girl Composed in Court.
Mr.. Sladc explained the delay in de-
liyering up his client by saying that ne
was anxious TO get IN touch with the
authorities first aud see II he couldn
persuade them 10 parole her IN ms
custody until morning, IN order 20 save
her the ordeal Of spending the night IN
Jail lie assured the officers that he
had no intention Of Avoiding service oil
the warrant
At the request of Mr.. Slade. Assist
ant District Attorney Wood called Mr.
Marshall on the telephone. Her coun-
sci explained 10 the District ttcrney