New-York tribune., 1915-03-27

interesting ror the grand jury TO learn
why three lawyers rejected the case.
Mr.. Marshall expects to overcome any
plea of privilege between lawyer and
client on the grounds that the PROPOSE
tion 'hey rejected was not for legal
service, but to aid in the commission Of
a crime.
SIade Defes Marsha
David Glade. who appeared as coun-
sci for Miss Tanzer when she was held
for the action Of the grand jury on the
charge Of misusing the mails. declared
yesterday that the threats" of the
United States Attorney were merely an
effort to intimidate him.
"llr. Marshall and thousand Of his
assistants cannot intimidate nc in this
case he said. We court the most
open and thorough investigation of the
Who'll. matter Let them open all the
doors and windows and let the light
and the truth il. If we had been wrong
in this case we would have dropped II
long ago. We have it right and we
will fight II Mr.. Marshall had any
charges to make he should not have
circulated them through the papers,
but kept his lips sealed and presented
them to the grand jury, the only proper
place to have them heard"
Referring 10 the alleged alibi of
James W. Osborne, that he was at the
Bar Association on Sunday, October IL,
instead of at the Hotel Kensington, in
Plainfeld. y. j., with Miss Tanner, as
testified Mr.. Slade said:
"Mr. Osborne has made a new name
for himself. He should be known as
Jimmie Oliver Alibi Osborne"
The government slouths were closer
on the trail of the missing "Oliver"
Osborne yesterday, according to the
authorities. Mr. Marshall denied, how
ever, that they had as yet located him
or that he was under survelll nee by
the postoflice inspectors in a nearby
town. as reported. Il was said that
the Inspectors had learned where o.
Osborne was. in this city, up 10 three
days ago. They discovered also that
he had gone under other names. in
cluding Oliver Wooster. Oliver Ayre.
Oliver Mcdonald and Oliver Sawyer.
Mr.. Marshall felt confident, he said.
that the elusive "Olver" would appear
when the government needed him.
New "Oliver" Letters.
A new girl who produced letters pur-
porting to be from "Oliver' Osborne
appeared at the Federal District Attor-
ney's Office yesterday. The FLAMES Of
O. o." as a member of Mr.. Marshall's
staff called them, are cropping up near
" as fast as the "wives" Of Nirginius
Mayo, of New Haven, whom the Slade
brothers, counsel for Miss Tanzer, hap
pen 10 represent. The government now
has five girls, irrespective Of Miss Tan
zer. who have produced letters from
Dear Oliver
The Tribune obtained a photograph
Of the signature Of "Oliver" Osborne
on one Of the two letters produced by
the new witness yesterday, as well as
his signature TO the letter which he
brought to James W. Osborne prior to
his disappearance a week age. They
are strikingly similar. In the opinion
Of the authorities thcy were written by
the same man and are identical with
the signature of go. Osborne" on the
register of the Hotel Kensington.
The second letter 10 the new girl wit
ness was aligned 80. II. o."
As postscript to the letter which
O Osborne handed TO James ". Os-
borne, instead Of mailing It, when he
came forward TO 'yindicate" the f,rmer
Assistant District Attorney are the
words:
Enclosed please find her letter to
me"
The inclosure was a letter from Miss
Tanner to Oliver Osborne. The two
letters obtained yesterday from the new
girl witness, whose name was not re-
vcalcd, were delivered by messenger 20
her. according 10 Samuel Hershenstein,
Assistant United States Attorney, who
interviewed the girl. They were writ
ten within the last three weeks, he said.
In comparing the Oliver Osborne sigma
lures with James W. Osborne's writing
of the same name. both Mr.. Marshall
and Mr. H,rshenstein declare that they
are entirely different.
Identity Tes. Fails.
These five girls have all had an op-
portunity 10 try and identify James W.
osborne as the man they knew as Oil
yer Osborne, and in each instance have
failed to do so. according to the gov
ernment authorities. II is understood
that they have all asserted that j. W.
is not O. Osborne.
Information reached the Federal Dis
trict Attorneys Office yesterday that
Frank y. Stafford, former clerk at the
Hotel Kensington, who identified James
". Osborne. at the hearing before
United States Commissioner HOughton.
as the go. Osborne" who had registered
nj the hotel ON October Il, had disap-
peared. Government agents who were
seeking him were unable 70 md him
Yesterday. II was said. David Slade.
whose witness he was, declared that, as