New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
OLIVER CREATED
10 BLUFF WIFE,
SHADES CHARGE
Lawyers for Rae Tanner
Indicate Defence for
Conspiracy Trial.
CALL LODGING HOUSE.
WARDROBE A PLANT
SubpGnaed Treasury Agent De-
MES He Posed rs Mysterious
Osborne.

Maxwell and David Slade. counsel for
Rae Tanner in her breach Of promise
suit, when called to the bar in the
United States Court next week on a
charge Of conspiracy growing out of
tho Tanner case viii set w the de-
fence that James ". Osborne is Oliver
Osborne, and that Oliver Osborne never
existed eXccp: for the purpose of
sQuarirg James W Osborne with his
wife ard tac world at large
Their defence will be led by Martin
v. Littlctor United States District
Attorney II. Snowdcu Marshall is cx-
pcctcd 20 be I9 charge Of the prosecu-
ton. He will be assisted by Roger Is.
Wood. chief o. his Grim nal bureau, and
samuel Herschcns;piu, who secured the
conviction Of Franklin ID. Stafford, the
llainfeld, y. j., hotel c.crk, who idcu-
tiHCd James W. o borne as the com
parion OF Rae Tanzer a. that hotel.
Tho serving Of a subpoena upon Carl
Il. Chandler, a srcc'al agent of the
Treasury Department, who. they viii
assert. IS the mysterious Oliver pre-
Scntcd 10 Mrs. Osborne. is IN line with
this defence. They will also attack tho
commences of the immense wardrobe
Oliver Osborne is declared 10 have left
behind him in al uptown lodging
house.
Chandler. whose advent into the ease
was exclusively told of i'm The Tribune
yesterday morning, denied specifically
yesterday that he had any knowledge
of the case.
Denies Knowing Osborne.
lie does not know James " Osborne,
he told reporters who saw him in the
United States District Attorneys ONCE
and he re"cr saw Mrs. Osborne. Nor
does he know Edward ". Wilcox. James
n Osborne's partner. who was present
at the James W Osbornos' interview
with the mysterious Oliver.
All thct J know about the case
said Chandler, "is what have read in
casual way in tn, newspapers. ! do
not know Why ! should be picked oUt as
Oliver Osborne did not come 10
New York until February"
He could not say where he was ~
the time of the conference N the Sher-
man Square Hotel with the mysterious
Oliver. The department records, ne
said would show what he was doing
on that day At he federal building II
was said that on the day specified
Chandler was in New York City.
7 ne agents reputation in and ont o.
the service is Of the BEST He came
from Boston. For years after he grad
U.ted irOn Dartmouth he was re-
Porter on "Thc Boston Herald leaving
that work in 1904 TO become a Treasury
agent. He was attached 90 the Boston
Office until February, when he came 10
y - O.
chap.
Outrage" Cries Chandler.
why" said he, yesterday, 81 know
nobody in this case. / did not even
know my way around this building
when ! came in Yesterday, end | did
not know Mr.. Wood. ! had TO be intro
duced 20 him. ! never paid the least
bit Of attention TO the TanZer-O borne
case until this huge Joke was sprung
! never saw Slade until yesterday, when
got this subpoena. Then he asked me
whore | lived when in Boston. That
was all. don't know a thing about
this case. and it is an outrage to drag
me into it,"
The SHADES, it developed yesterday
have been working on the theory that
Oliver Osborne was q Boston man since
the case broke. Every one Interested
in the case knew that they had group
Of private detectives working and these
were until recently constantly watched
by private detectives in James W. Os-
borne's employ, as we'll as Federal
sleuths. Under cover Of this diversion,
the SHADES also had Val OFarrelPs
men at work. 1t was one Of these who
subpnnaed Chandler The agent, it
seems. has been under surveillance for
some time.
This came out yesterday when OFar-
rell and two men known to be in his
service were recognized by reporters
who were talking with David Slade.
OFarrsll would not discuss the case