New-York tribune., 1915-03-23

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ing upon his first appearance in the
case. 11o,o.,
The woman was Miss Rose Helen
Kaiser, Of 554 Mott Avenue, lhe DfoiN,
who said she also had been iriehu
Of Oliver Osborne. She produced let
ters from Dear Oliver when tne
federal authorities declared were IN
the same handwriting as the state
ment made and signed by Oilver VS.
horne. as we'll as the same hand"rit-.
ing which appears on the register ol
the Hotel Kensington al Plalnneld, ~
/ October 1S. where the names "Oll-
yer Osborne" and Mrs. Oliver Us
borne" were written. Oliver IN IiS
statement prior to disappearing sald
that he had registered in that way AT
the Plainfield hotel, and that Rae Tan
zer was the Mrs. Oliver Osborne
Counsel Accused of Contempt.
F. W. Kitchen, proprietor Of the Ho-
tei Kensington, visited Mr.. MarshalIs :
office Yesterday and brought the hotel
registcr with him. While in the Dis
+rict Attorneys Office Mr.. Kitchen was
piven an opportunity 70 see James W.
Osborne and afterward stated posi-
tively that the latter was not the man
who was al his hotel on the night OF
October IS with the little milliner. Mr..
Marshall asserted that the writing on
tho register and the specimens OF
Oliver Osborne's handwriting that ne
had in his possession were identical.
The entrance of the Kaiser girl into
the case precipitated further compll-
cations. David Slade and Maxwell
Slade. counsel for Miss Tanner. were
both subppnaed before the federal
grand jury by Mr.. Marshall IN an ell
fort to have them produce letter
which Miss Kaiser had left IN thelr
Office last Friday purporting to be from
oliver Osborne, and which the Slade
brothers refused 70 return on her de-
mand.
David Slade appeared at the federal
District Attorneys Office al noon with
out the desired letter, and Maxwell
Slade was taken before the grand jury
late in the afternoon and refused 10
rroduce il in answer to a suDpGna
duces tecum. David Slade was ar
raiened before Judge Cushman IN the
United States District Court Tor con-
tempt of court on complaint OF the
foreman OIL lne ltNcldA anu JuiF'
On the plea that he believed ne had
constitutional right to decline to
nroduce evidence which might affect
the case of his client, Rae Tanner, and
the suggestion of Judge Cushmen that
there might be a delicate point or two
Of law involved in the situation, the
hearing for contempt was adjourned
until to-day at 9 o'clock.
CnOUn9tpd.
however. that Mr. Slade had better
come prepared to sue out a writ of
habeas corpus in the event that the
court should decide to hold him in con-
tempt. and then the whole matter
could be reheard and the points OF
law involved thoroughly thrashed out.
The appearance Of the Kaiser girl
and her relation 70 the case were de-
scribed by Mr.. Marshall last night. He
said:
Handwriting the Same.
Miss Kaiser called at the Office OF
Slade G. Slade last Friday and talked
with Maxwell Slade. She went there
after she had read the stories in the
papers about Oliver Osborne and Rae
Tanzer. She said she knew Oliver Os-
borne and had received letters from
him. She described him as great big
man and in other details gave good
description of the real Oliver Osborne.
"Nr Slade showed her picture of
James W. Osborne and she declared
positively he was not the. Oliver Os-
borne she knew. She pointed out vari-
Gus points OF difference in the features
from those Of the Oliver Osborne she
knew. She had a letter from Oliver
Osborne with her and Mr. Sade took
il. IL was in the same handwriting as
another Oliver Osborne letter showed
TO the federal District Attorney. and
in the same handwriting as the state
ment written by Oliver Osborne and
turned over TO me.
After leaving the Slade Office Miss
Kaiser saw her lawyer and he advised
her to come 10 this Office, which she did
Saturday afternoon. She made a full
statement OF her acquaintance with
Oliver Osborne. She brought other
letters from Oliver Osborne.
"She went TO the Office of Mr.. Slade
late Saturday afternoon, accompanied
b. poStofiice inspector. and demanded
the Oliver Osborne letter. Mr.. Slade
refused to return il. That was why
the subpoena GuceS tecum was issued
and served on Mr.. Slade to appear be-
fore the grand jury to-day.
"Miss Kaiser was taken to the office
of Mr.. Osborne, at ll3 Broadway, and
given an opportunity TO see him, and
she emphatically declared that he was
not the Oliver Osborne she knew.
From the testimony of these two
persons-Miss Kaiser and the hotel
proprietor from Plaintield, who have
seen both Osbornes substantial re-
semblance appears in the two men"
Miss Kaiser is a tall, slender girl
with a light complexion and light au-
burn hair. She was seen about the
federal District Attorneys Office Sat
urday and designated as the "mysteri-
Gus woman" in the case. She lives
with her sister and widowed mother
and her brother-in-law. G.. p. Minckler,
at the Mott Avenue address. The home
is a modest two story brick house, one
of row Of such houses, near the
entrance to the subway station.
Girls Stories Much Alike
When seen at her home last night
she WIS not inclined 20 talk about her
part in the Osbotue-Tanzer affair and
referred inquiries to her lawyer, Har-
old c. Knoeppel. Of Beekman Street.
She ventured 10 say, howeEr. that she
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