The Washington times., 1915-03-30
Alleged Conspirators Will Be
Fought by Former Assistant
District Attorney.
RESUME INQUIRY TODAY
"Debauching Of Courts and At
tack on Home important" "
Says Exonerated Lawyer.

NEW YORK, March 30.-James w. Os-
borne former assistant district attorney.
| cleared in a confession by Rae Tanner
OF the charge, which formed the basis
of her suit against him. declares he will
bring the plotters to justice.
The 'seventy-page confession OF Miss
Tanzer asserted that until last Thurs
day afternoon she was honest in her
belief that James w. Osborne was the
man who had courted her and promised
to marry her. On that day, she asserts,
she saw the former assistant district at
zation then dawned upon her that she
had made charges against the wrong
man.
Osborne Sees Conspiracy.
Mr.. Osborne made no effort to con-
ceal his elation. He smiled continually
and laughingly patted his friends on
the back and told funny stories.
He was told of the statement of At
torney Spielberg, who had asserted
that the girl had assumed the entire
blame for the filing of the suit against
him. Osborne shouted at the top of
his voice, She cant do it; she can't
do it,"
II don't care what she says he con-
tinued. She said | was the man,
didn't she? ! know what | know and
/ know that | gave Slade e. Slade all
the opportu unity that they could want,
all the opportunity to find out the truth.
It's there on the records, isn't 1t?
Il don't care what she says. Just
Gnn
didn't know the law. I would have
this thing hanging over my head for
three or four years. ] wouldn't be able
to attend to business. That is why ]
am hghting this case
James w Osborne later issued
formal statement. in which he assert
ed that the attack upon me as an in
dividual ] regard as matter OF not
very great Importance" The state
ment continues:
"Attack On the Home"
"As an attack upon the home of
citizen. ! regard 1t as n matter of the
greatest Importance because the sacred
ness of the home is the foundation OF
this country, and no citizen should be
attacked in his home without there be-
ing grave reasons to sustain the charge.
Il regard this debauching of the
courts also as n matter of great inn
portanCc. for the use of the courts to
destroy the very thing which court is
designed to protect is as bad as treason.
Il desire the newspapers and the
public to give the authorities the help
which they have given during this
whole time of trial to bring all the
Conspirators to Justice.
The evidence which has been fur
nished to me has not been, as rule,
discovered by detectives. but has been
furnished by the public itself, though
fandlcd with great skill by the United
States district attorney. his staff. and
the agents of the Government.
at was, OF course, impossible for
conspirators to collect any money from
me. but | have thought of what might
have happened if q similar attack had
been made upon some good citizen who
was not familiar with the law
Miss Tanner will be brought to the
Federal building again today and will
be questioned by members of the Unit
ed states district attorneys staff con-
cernng several things that she touch
cd upon only slightly in her confession.
The girl has thrown herself complete
ly on the mercy of the Federal author
tiles. Four lawyers. whom she consult
ed before going to David Slade. of
Slade & Slade. 200 Broadway. she re-
leased yesterday from the necessity of
mainl aiming professional silence con-
cern 'ng the interviews she had with
them.
These lawyers will he summoned be
fore II. Snowden Marshall. United
States district attorney, today and will
be asked to relate the conversations
which they had with Miss Tanner on the
occasions she visited them.
Every statement contained in Miss
TanZier's confession, it was asserted,
will be investigated for the purpose of
either corroborating or refutng it.
Nothing in the confession, it was said at
the district attorneys office. will be
accepted without first having been in
vestigated.
oliver Osborne" the man who fig
ures in the love affairs of eight women,
counting the number who have come