The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

He volunteered that he was a steam
filter and had special permission from
his boss to come dow from Boston to
see me.
HE said he'd been around to various
hotels with Rae Tanner and wanted TO
know II he could be prosecuted"
Here Mr.. Osborne mentioned a mer-
cenary feature of divers relations with
Rae as narrated by oliver, and at this
Miss Tanner began to cry softly, Mrs.
Spielberg soon JOINING her.
~ told him I didn't think he could,
and then he said he'd taken her to a
hotel in plainheld. y. j.. near the rail
road station, and that he'd heard about
the Mann act. lie wanted to know II
he could be punished under that.
Il told him | didn't think so. but
that he had been so manly and square
in coming to see that ! was willing to
treat the whole visit cOnfidentially III
he wanted me o."
Mr.. Wilcox and Mrs. Osborne were
present part of the time While oliver
VAS telling his story.
An AHcctiouRte Parting.
Then 7 babe oliver good-by. and
Mrs. Osborne bade him good-bt. and IL
We had had a dos. the Osborne dog
would have bade him gDod-by. Then he
wen' away" continued Mr.. Osborne.
"Have you ever seen him since?'
mo-
Did YOU do anything to locate
him since"
Yes" said Mr.. Osborne. II had
some detectives look for him. one
young fellow who worked for me in
Albany went to Boston to look for him,
although | wouldn't call nat man "A
detective. He couldn't even detect an
odor."
Mr.. Osborne gave this description of
oliver. 8 feet IL inches. zoo pounds.
clean shaver, rudy, outdoor COM
plexion, mot slcklied DER with the pale
cast OF thought" as Mr.. osborn put
Were YOU ~astounded when you
learned that oliver was coming to see
YOU
"Astounded isn't the word at ALL"
said Mr.. Osborne. "I was pleased,
tremendously pleased not since my boy
was born have | been so pleased
Did YOU ask the authorities to APP
prehend Oliver
Not at first, I had such confidence
in the man"
And was your confidence Jared
when you learned he wasn't known at
the Boston address"
at wasn't Jared 1t was upset com-
pletely II was wrecked
The 4, elective who couldn't detect
an odor' looked for Oliver at the Boston
addresses, and failed TO find him. Then
Mr.. Osborne received an anonymous
letter which stated that oliver lived on
East Sixtieth street.
II sent the detective to look for him
there said Osborne. He searched the
whole block In a white automobile"
did he also take q brass band?"
aueried Mr.. Iittleton quietly.
Mr.. Littleton spent some time trying
TO learn why Mr.. Osborne had not ,esti-
fed about oliver Osborne at the hearing
before Commissioners Houghton into the
charges against Rae Tanner. Mr.. Os-
borne aid to wanted to. but Mr.. Wood
had not asked him. nor had David Slade.
who appeared then for Rae.
After Oliver Osborne visited you. you
realized that RAGS letters, in so far as
they related to oliver. were true. didn't
you" asked Mr.. Littleton.
81 did, answered the witness.
Knowing that Oliver had assumed the
responsibility for these acts. didn't yo,,
know that the only thing for you to do
was to produce him or convince the girl
that she was mistaken in her Identified
tom
II thought the letter he handed me. in
comparison with the three letters the
SHADES had which Rae got from oliver,
was enough" said Mr.. Osborne.
Mr.. Littleton naxt inquired why. II