New-York tribune., 1915-03-24
Note Oliver Osborne Sent
Miss Kaiser Surrendered
by Order of Court.
MAIL FRAUD HEARING
TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Young Woman Who Sues'J. w,
Osborne TO Answer to Charge
Witness Still Elusive.

United States ATTORNEY Marshall an
nounced last night that ne would be
ready to-day TO go on with the hearing
before United States Commissioner
Houghton in the 0sborne-Tanzer case
whether or not Oliver Osborne, the
principal witness for the government,
appeared.
lie stated that an emisssry Of Oliver
came to his Office yesterday afternoon
and that he expected the missing man
himself 10 appear to-day. The search
by government agents. nevertheless
was continued last night.
Il expect him TO be here for the
hearing tomorrow" said Mr.. Marshall.
"If he should not come, however, we
have evidence sufficient to present our
case"
Samuel Hershenstein, Assistant
United States Attorney, said last
night that government agents had To-
Gated the house. in Brooklyn, where
Oliver Osborne lived until a few days
ago, and had found the man who shared
his room.
Osborne left Brooklyn and moved
10 Manhattan, or perhaps New Haven,
since last Friday" said MIR. Hershen-
stein. Eve don't know yet where he
went. We can't give out tonight the
Brooklyn address or the name of the
man with whom Osborne lived, but l
expect TO have an interview with Os-
borne's former room mate tomorrow.
! would not be surprised if Oliver Os-
borne showed up at the hearing to-
day. whether or not the government
agents find him.
Lawyer Surrenders Letter.
The federal District Attorncy, as
we'll as James W. Osborne, the com
plainant against Rae Tanner, the mill-
merry forewoman, wanted II understood
that Oliver need not fear prosecution
under the Mann act if he appeared as
p witness in the case. The fact that he
was federal witness would preclude
him from being amenable TO any
charge under that law, they said
The government succeeded yesterday
in obtaining an important piece OF evl-
dence when Judge Cushman, IN the
United States District Court, ordered
Maxwell Slade, of counsel for Miss
Tanzer. to surrender a letter written
by Oliver Osborne to Miss Rose Helen
Kaiser. Mr. Slade went before the
federal grand jury and surrendered
the lett after he and his brother
David Slade, had made a stiff fight be-
fore the court to keep from giving
"The body and signature Of the
Kaiser letter" said United States At
torney Marshall. "are in the same
handwriting as the letter written to
James W. Osborne by Oliver Osborne,
and the same as the signature OF OIL
yer Osborne on the register of the
Kensington Hotel. at Plaintield. \. j..
81 am sure that Miss Kaiser is
perfectly respectable girl and that her
relations with Oliver Osborne while
he was courting her were entirely
proper. We have a second letter writ
ten bv Oliver Osborne to Miss Kaiser,
and she says she received third one
which she has not yet been able to
find"
Maxwell Slade was brought before
Judge Cushman Monday on contempt
proceedings when he refused TO pro-
duce the letter Miss Kaiser had given
linn I'm his Office last Friday, where
She went TO tell Of her acquaintance
with the mysterious Oliver after hav-
ing read of the Osborne-Tanzcr case
in the papers. Judge Cushman ad-
iourned the proceedings until yester-
dav. when Miss Kaiser appeared as
witness and testified in regard TO the
letter. A large crowd of curious spec
tators filled the courtroom at the con-
tempt proceedings.
Girl Testifies.
The Slade brothers a~gued that it
was their duty to their client, Miss