The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

by Dear Oliver and had received let
tiers from him. This woman was Miss
Rose Helen Kaiser. of .54 Mott avenue.
| Bronx. Miss Kaiser claimed to have been
courted by the Oliver Osborne who said
! he came from Boston. She made an aft
! davit In which she swore that Jane w.
Osborne bore no resemblance whatever
TO the Oliver osborne who had made
love to her.
She Is Tall and Slender.
| Miss Kaiser is a tall. slender " oman
OF about 30 years. She has small fca-
lures. large blue eyes. and luxuriant
red hair. but is not pretty. She said:
| James ". Osborne is not tho man
who. under the name OF Oliver Os-
borne. cOurtrd INC. Oliver Osborne
know quite we'll and h" does not re-
sembIc the man who is being sued for
| $50. 900 by Miss Rae Tanner.
| However. my story of Oliver Os-
borne is almost identical with the
story that Miss Tanner tells of James
". Osborne. except I want to say that
Oliver always treated me as perfect
gentleman should. ] was in subway
car ono evening when thor" WAS some
kind of an accident and tho m"torman
suddenly put on the brakes. throwing
| mo from my scat. oltNfl. " nom
mover had sccn before. caught me and
kept me from being hurt.
| He walked home with me. asked TO
call again. and soon became daily
visitor at our house. Mother liked him
livery much and he often had dinner with
Us. lie was very handsome. tall. and
had dark brown hair and lovely dark
ihlUe eyes. | think he was about ., or
~ years old. He said he was a ranch
man at Santa Rosa. Cal. and came to
New York during the winter. My. but
III" was lovely. lie frequently took me
to dinner at Riggs r. staurant. All this
Was during the early part Of last No
Ivember The last | Saw Of oliver was
about THANKSGIVING. II was then he
vanished.
| Il knew Oliver just about three weeks.
| He gave mo a ring. Il beauty. and we
Iw"re engaged. ! could not understand
Iwhcn he suddenly disappeared. He wrote
me many letters do not wish To- sue
him for breach OF promise. for il ne
| deceived me about his name and posi-
ton, that was the only harm he did
ln. Yes, ! will take the stand in de-
| Tense OF James w. Osborne because he
| is innocent"
| About the only happenings of inter-
est on March % was the tracing OF the
my sterious. missing Oliver Osborne
/ 1fOF MS near NY SNitcl
from his rooms near Fifty-ninth street
lyn.
| Miss Tanner Called.
| On March - the case of Miss Tan
GER was called before Commissioner
| Houghton to determine whether the
government had sufficient evidence
against her to hold her for the action
of the Federal grand jury on charge
OF usin:: the mails to defrsud. Miss
| Tanner was in court when James w.
| Osborne. who claimed never to have
| seen tn. woman. entered. Sh" was
pointed out TO Osborn" and for fully
minute Osborne looked at Miss Tanner.
She apparently was As unConCerned a )
| though she had been a WAY figure.
| Osborne testified: II never saw Miss
Tanner in my life until | entered this
| court room.
| 4 letter. addressed to James W. Os-
born, 1lI Broadway. and marked
private" was introduced II read:
! Dear Oliver: DO you think am fool
! to call me M about 9:lJ Thursday even
ing last to say You have just received
ny mail. CrhCrc must he something
! wrong with YOUR deliveries and just
think Of to have two dummies to speak
| for You. | know better. l am disguised
and don't care what happens now, and
| will 90 to the end. Have plenty OF frincds
| to help me if necessary. Enclosed find
| YOUR picture. which I have a long time.
| Do YOU think now | need come to YOUR
| Office TO meet someone that's going to
pose for you. ! have plenty Of time, but
not for that. Was to tho Sherman Square
| Hotel of Sunday when You were lcav-
ing for Providence. These arc the words
you spoke 10 the Young lady at the
| switchboard: 'Good-hy. miss. won't soc
| Won for "A few days. Am going to Provi-
cat a. 9
Court in Brooklyn and several other
places What do you intend to do? MY
plans are made: moro than you think /
can do and won't wait very long either.
Rae
Il was 4 fool to believe. but ! know
better now
The government also introduced a lot
ter received by James w. Osborne Mt tho
New York Athletic Club. This letter was
| written on a letterhead of the firm Of
Farrington & Evans. The letter read as
follows:
Dear Oliver-It was all a mistake.
got the number twisted. 1t should have
been Greeley ll30 and not coil as said.
You see I didn't just think for the mo-
ment as I haven't been with this firm
very long. Found my mistake the next
morning and felt terrible over same. Tried
to get Greeley BOIL, but was told there
the phone was discontinued. Watched for
YOU Tuesday evening until $50 thinking
YOU would understand 1t was all an error,
but YOU didn't come. nearly went mad.
Yo ought to know Monday that I cared
for YOU and gave up the doctor for you.
Please let me hear firm you soon. Will
wait at home for you every evening.
ours. Rae, 80 .Aldus street, Bronx. Tele-
phone Melrose $3.50. VIII explain how
traced you when l see you. You see
do care
sisters In Court.
Three sisters Of Miss Rae Tanner were
i'm court Miss Rose Tanner. one OF the
sisters, Was asked TO pick out the Mr..
Oborne who has visited Miss Rae Tanner.
Rose picked out jar IS W Osborne and
nut her hand on his sleeve. lie Is the
man." she said. Il knew him as oliver.
lie came lots OF times to aDr fiat in
AIdus street His visits began in October
and he and Rae used TO 20 out together.
lie gave her a horseshoe pin full OF
diamonds and sapphires. hut later took i,
back from her.
The testimony of Frank T. Stafford.
a clerk at the hotel Kenslngton, Plain
held. " j.. who was on duty october
ms. deepcned the mystery In the case.
Stafford identified James W. Osborne
and Miss Tanner in emphatic terms as
the couple who registered as man and
twife at the Botel Kcnsincton. He
aid his memory was peculiarly clear
-. Ia THAR Identify nRcauso they left