The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-27
YET FAIL TO PRODUCE
ELUSIVE 0. OSBORNE
SIC OF MANY TANGLEs.
James w. Osborne on Stand Is SUBJ
jected to Vigorous and PitiIess Ex-
animation ON Part of Martin w.
Iittleton.

New York, June 24.--There seemed
little doubt to-day at the conclusion
of the second day of the trial of David
and Maxwell Slade. and their invests
gator, Albert j. Mccullough, on a
charge of conspiracy for their actions
in connection with Rae TanZer's suit
| against former Assistant District At
| torney James w. Osborne, that be-
| fore the trial has progressed very
| far serious accusations will be made
in behalf of the SHADES for the gov
ernment's failure to produce Oliver
Osborne.
Oliver Is the far-famed lover who
disappeared Immediately after James
w. Osborne swore out a warrant for
Rae Tanners arrest for misuse OF
the mails, charging that Oliver had
told him that he, and not James W.,
was the leading figure In Miss Tan
zer's short romance. for which she
asked $4,000 from James w. because
OF his failure to keep his alleged
promise to marry her. No one has
seen Oliver since he called on James
w. for the purpose OF assuaging Mrs.
ated by Rae's suit against her hus-
band. except Mr.. Osborne. his legal
associates and Mrs. Osborne.
VIII Make Wellin Ring.
Martin w. Littleton. attorney for
the Slade brothers, who were attor-
news for Miss Tanner when she filed
her suit, said after court to-day that
unless the United States attorney pro-
duced Oliver In court to back mp the
assertion that Rae's suit was not
brought In good faith, ana to prove
that there Is an Oliver Osborne. the
welkin will be rung and rung.
James w. Osborne was the only
witness to-day, and ne underwent
several hours cross examination
from Mr.. Mttleton. who did not finish
with him.
Mr.. Littleton's chief attempt seemed
to be to prove to the jury that.
although Mr.. Osborne is a lawyer and
well versed In the laws in regard
to criminal prosecutions, he did not
make any attempt to get the county
authorities to prosecute Rae Tanner.
on charge OF blackmail. even though
his assertions. II proved. will permit
such a charge.
Just after Osborne was turned over
TO Mr.. Littleton, Mrs. Osborne came
into court and followed the case with
interest from behind the reporters
table. With her was her father. ex-
Justice Augustus vanWyck. Rae
Tanner. with two girl companions.
sat beside her counsel, Harold Spiel
berg, In the rear Of the room
Talked With Stenographer.
On cross-examination Mr.. Osborne
said that on February II, when he
received the seven letters sent to the
New York Athletic Club. he telephoned
TO his stenographer, Miss Ferris, to
meet him at the Roma restaurant.
talked over the matter with her, and
decided Miss Tanner had made mis-
take. Then Miss Ferris called the
girl up on the telephone, the number
being given In one OF the letters Miss
Ferris reported that the girl insisted
there had been no mistake. and then
Mrs. Osborne took the girl and offered
~ proye to her that she did not know
him.
Then she began TO talk so fast
and excitedly that could not uri-
derstand her, and I hung up the
phone. she said.
After he got the last letter he talk
ed the situation over with Gilbert %.
Lamb. his law partner, and then sent
a police sergeant. friend, to see the
girl.
Could Count Them Out
Mr.. Littleton showed through the
witness that David Shade had notined
Mr.. Osborne OF Rae Tanners state
ments before the suit was fled and
that during one of the telephone con-
yersations Slade had said that his side
in the legal controversy did not want
any publicity and that X Mr.. Osborne
! wanted to do the right thing he could
count Slade ont of It and see the
girl" apparently meaning that II Mr..
Osborne would pay. she girl Sor her
injury the SHADES would not exact
fee for their services In the case.
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