New Britain herald., 1915-03-25
MISS TANzfR HELD
 FOR GRAND JURY
Bond of $5,000 Continued by
 Commissioner HouQhton.

suit against James w. Osborne, for mer assistant district attorney of New York, for alledged breach of promise to marry, was held today for the ac- tion of the grand jury on the charge of using the mails to defraud
 United States Commissioner Tough ton announced that he would hold Miss Tanzer for the grand jury at the termination of her examination to- day. The bond of $5,O00. under which she had been at liberty since the charge was preferred by Mr. Os- borne several days ago, was con- tinued, and her bondsman renewed the bond.
 Burst Into Tears.
 Miss Tanzer burst into tears when the commissioner announced his de- cision. She was joined by her three sisters, Rose, Dora and Ruth. The sobs of the women were audible throughout the crowded room David Slade. her lawyer, attempted to cheer her by batting her on the back. She was not to be comforted, how ever, and had her cry out in the court room.
 The intimation that the government would investigate the law firm of Shade and Slade, attorneys for the young woman, was contained in the argument of David Shade. MT. Slade said he had heard that the United States district attorneys office was in vestigating his firm and might take action against it because of certain features of the case.
 Sufficient Evidence Produced.
 Commissioner Houghton prefaced ,t., ,%1.,, trtNytf ing the testimony and referring to each witness Only a Solomon, he said, could thoroughly understand the case, but he thought that the gov ernment had produced sufficient evil dence to warrant his ordering the de- fendant held. s.E - ..
 Only one witness, the commissioner said, had been strictly neutral. This was Mir. Kitchen. proprietor of the Kensington hotel at Plaintield. Mir. Kitchen contradicted the testimony of F. T. Stafford, clerk at the hotel who identified James w. Osborne as the man who had registered last October at the hotel with Miss Tanzer as Oliver Osborne and wife. '
 Glasses Important Feature.
 Particular stress was placed onrthe
 
 glasses and .Oliver Osborne did not according to the testimony This was one of the most important features of the testimony, Commissioner Tough ton said. r..-
 As to the contention of Miss Tan zer's lawyer that nothing had been adduced to show that Miss Tanzcr had written letters upon which the charge was based, Commissioner Houghton said that Miss Tanzer's writing on the bail bond and that in which the letters were written was identical, and that there was evidence that the let ters had passed through the mail. The case now goes to the grand jury. The one witness whose expectation was reserved by the government for today was Post Office Inspector. SWayne. #-...4 MT. swayne testified that he was in the court room yesterday and noted | the entrance of F. T. Stafford the hotel clerk from Plainfield, N. J., who | identified James w. Osborne as the man who had registered at the Ken F sington Hotel there with Miss Tanzer | October IS, 1914. as Mir and Mrs 1 Oliver Osborne. MT. Stafford, the wit l ness said, was accompanied by a tall l man. The two walked over to a spot | behind the chair occupied by Mr. l Osborne, who had concluded his testi- ] mony and the tall man pointed MT. I Osborne out to Stafford.
 Exchanged Whispers.
 l Stafford and the tall man looked at the witness for some little time and exchanged whispers, the witness con- l tinued. After this David Slade. of I Miss Tanzer's counsel, engaged in a whispered conversation with the tall man. Then Stafford went on the stand and positively identified James 1 w. Osborne as the man who had reg istered at the hotel
 As soon as Stafford finished testify l ing, MT. Swayne continued, he left l the room and the building with the tall man. Mir. Swayne said he had called the attention of United States District Attorney Marshall and other post office inspectors to the incidents | he had related. He did not know who the tall man was.
 At the conclusion of MT. Swayne's testimony, counsel for Miss Tanzer made motion to have the charge l against his client dismissed One of l the grounds of his contention was that there had been nothing adducel to show that Miss Tanzer had written the letters upon which the charge is