The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-25
Three Sisters of Defendant
Swear Lawyer Visited
Their Flat.
NEVER LAID EYES ON
HER BEFORE. HE SAYS
Has Heated Clashes With
Sladr-Wife and Son
Eye His Accuser.


IN The Osborne case came yesterday
when a hotel clerk from Plainfield,
y j. having positively Identified
james W. Osborne as the 30. Osborne"
who registered at his hosiery with
Miss Rae Tanner. was almost imme-
dntely contradicted fatty by the pro-
prietor of the hotel.
Rae Tanzer's three sisters added
their positive evidence that James w.
Osborne is the man who courted their
sister under the name of oliver Os-
borne"
James W. Osborne asserted under
oath that he never had laid eyes upon
Rae Tanzer until the moment OF his
entering the court room.
oliver Osborne" did not appear in
court despite United States Attorney
5 Snowden Marshall's reiterated con-
floucc in his existence and that he
Can be produced when needed.
The clerk is Frank D. Stafford. who
sworc that his conversation and his
opportunity of observing the couple
wer' such that he could not be mis-
taken. Incidentally he disclosed that
the hotel hill of sl.j0 never has been
paid
The proprietor, W. j. Kitchen.
thought that his opportunities for OBJ
scrvatlon We're equal to the clerks
ana h" was equally mistaken in his
assertion that his guest could not
BY al stretch of Imagination have
been James w. Osborne.
These siX clashing witnesses. four
or one side and two on the other testi-
fl ID IN the hearing before United
states Commissioner liuughton on Mr..
O. .ru''- rhirsc against Hac Tanner
% uSu- the mails to dofraud in con-
n'r..o1 W.tu her suit for $4,000 in
W.Dh -A" charges tn" lawyer with
b!ns,. Of promise of marriage
NJ u.po,u", on. the witness stand.
sNo.' tuIt b." never saw Miss Tanzor
ui't ho cam. 10 court yesto' Grv; ilat
n'NI wro'- 10 her. and that the y
tu' lc We. communicated with her
NaS just brforc her civil action was
; t"u when he called her up to ask
th.t me stop writing letters To him
uuihE OF tine forthcoming suit. III
tH'r' "N'l Wa an Osborne who became
Hll. with the girl he said, 'it was
a. 'tner man"
TNu ot Miss Tanzers three sisters
s"o.c tutt they came in frtqucu, con-
I. 3 "i'h th, - oornc who vas counting
..r.v sister, and could not be mistaken
=. uir identify u, was james ". Ds-
borao The inrd sister said she saw her
s.st'I'- lumucr once for q brief period
and tirat De-" re>emblod James W, Os-
borne very much,
IiIn TtuIoJ herself did not testify
uuI, oath. but she made a side state
n"i' mat james ". Osborne is tn" man
This is the alignment and this is the
question Tat eventually will have to be
decided by a jury. for comnissIoue
ipu-htou. after hearing the testimony
q, these six witnesses indicated plainly
'.I 10 believed a prima facis case of
L,3s 'ne mails to dcfraud had been
mad. against Miss TanZcr and that ne
r'Ild uold her for the Federal Grand
JH.'.
't'Id Sladc attorney fur Miss Tan
Tcr .,od to be allowed TO put one more
N.'-- ur the stand, 80 tn" case was
sdJrurued until 10 :3O this morning.
CInsh In Personalities.
'ltt"v"r the Identity of the man who
-'' ts Oliver osborne in courting NJ -
I.I'r h, seems. from the TESTIMONY
T.. '.o witnesses, to differ greatly in
'' '.altN from the lawyer, oliver Os-
o., 81 to- a
uppyed by James ". Osborne Ia
't''. her was swashbuckliug sort
=" nan. oliver could read and write
pu' glasses James ". DSbu.ue
'..''' 0"td ordinary print without Bis
~ 90" s'npkcd cigars. James W, smokes
'''i"- bl'ver Kept his clothes
NJ pressed and dressed in tn" vogue
'''', " Is notably Indifferent in the
h'.'f' Of personal adornment Oliver
$3.50 q silver tipped bamboo stick and
'H ~ptt,, The best friends Of James
would not know him II they saw him
80 ''o"utr"d. oliver Was free with his
o. a-Hncuts, continually nashins
aud making gay promises which
10 I'H NOT keep on these points the
"i S silent concerning James w
''.'r points Of dissimlarity brought
ouI a. tho hearing we're that olive
'' s1udlly badccked with jcwelry. even
Poo '#c extent uf several huge diamond
and TIN" carat diamond stud
''''. W seldom, II ever, wears any
''"''.} oliver does not mind beating
i'D out of $3.50, Will" James w,
Nat he has paid every hotel bill
"' .'I contracted
In" hearing Yesterday lasted for
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