New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Married to Her Under
Name of Nye - Fled
Month After Wedding.
TANZER GIRL
MAY TELL ALL
New Witness Brings II Letters
peuncd by o. OSbOrne-SayS
He's handsomer than J. W.

WC~tN-fOurth street. Is tN' WIG ol
he long sought Oliver Osborne. On
Iuvc -. l9l4. she was married TO Oliver
~ the German Evangelical Church,
Sixth and Garden Streets, Weehawken,
y !. Oliver gave his name as MsiSe
Mason \yC.
lie said he was born in California on
June Is. 1852. His father, according to
che records. was MaiSe NJ. Nye. and his
mother. Mrs. Adelne Mason Nye. The
marriage license was obtained in Wee
bovker June l. Il was issued by John
& NcistCr, Assessor of Taxes, at IL
o'clock. The Rev. August Weber, pas
tor Of the church. performed the cere-
mory
MIS- Nvc said she was the daughter
NJ Charles J. and Ethel Davidson
Brooks She was born at Dunklrk, y.
Y August Il. 1899. Ii was her hrst
marriage. Witnesses TO the wedding
were Mr. Weber and his assistant the
Rev William 1egge.
In punkirk. y. y. n man by the
name Of Charles J. Brooks. that gwen
bv Mrs. Nyc as her fathers name l.
Mrs Nye has been before the fed
ftal authorities and has declared her
intention. IL is said. OF seeking c',,
vorcc She told them she was deserted
bv her husband within month after
their marriage. She was ANXIOUS LOT
he Government to trace Nye, or Us
borne. as she felt sure that IN us SEARCH
evidence of value 70 her would come
OF;
More Arrests Expected.
There was every indication yeSter-
dav that indictments are assured !"
.he OSborne-Tsnzer case ana tha' Wv
federal authorities are drawing IN m
dragret spread for those VINO VII o1
accused Several arrests are expect
Cd early next week. when the IeoeIa'
grand Jury reconvenes.
Tbs belief that the authorities Will &c
N -he bottom Of this complicated case
within the next few days was strength
or.5 Yesterday by the report That hae
Ta-zer. should she be indicted on the
c[ercn Of usinc the mails 10 detraud'
would plead guilty
In this event United States ATTORNEY
Marshall expects that she Will tell the
whole truth" about her connection Win
the case. involving several other per.
CONS whom the authorities suspect OF
Le,rp parties 10 the alleged conspiracy
IN iniure the name and reputation OF
James " Osborne.
The Tanner girl. accompanied by
Harold Spielberg, her counsel ana NirS'
Spielberg. went 20 Atlantic Cry yes
te~day for q little rest.
REGARDING a report that the CIR!
would plead guilty and become q gov
crnment witness Mr.. Marshall said;
Has Chance to Earn CIemency.
eff Rae Tauzer decides to tell the
whole truth and TO aid the government
as much as she can that would be tax
On INTO consideration by the court and
would entitlc her TO clemency.
Nh. Marshall is convinced that the
Girl aid no. ted the whole truth about
her part .u the case in the long state
men, she made in which she admitted
she had made a mistake in the identity
Of James ". Osborne and that he was
not the missing Oliver Osborne she
knew. The girl has been warned tnat
il might be best for her to ehange or
amplify that statement. -.
Ruth Tanner. the youngest sister OF
Rae. is believed TO have been lnstru-
mental in persuading her sister to
make clean breast of everything. A
subppna was issued yesterday for
Ruth 10 apDoar before the federal
grand jury Monday. She was the only
one Of the four Tanner sisters VINO
would not Identify James ". as Oliver
Osborne.
Ruth is said 70 have quarrelled with
her sister Rae and TO have censured
her severely when she learned that
she intended 10 bring suit for breach
Of promise against Mr.. Osborne. Dora
and Rose. the sisters who identlned
Mr. Osborne as "Oliver," will not be
subp9naed for the grand jury.
The federal authorities were looking
hard yesterday for Franklin d. Stafford
the former clerk at the kenslngton
Hotel. at Plainfeld, y. j.. who testl-
fed that James ". Osborne was the
man who registered there with Miss
Tanzer last October. Postofice in
spectors went to Rockville Centre,
Long Island, yesterday, where The
Tribune located Stafford early in the
week Meanwhile he had evidently
changed his abode
Another former sweetheart OF Oliver
Osborne appeared yesterday at the Of
fee Of the United States Attorn '.
She turned over seventeen letters o
Nr. Marshall which she had received
from the elusive one in March and
April year ago. There was no mis-
taking the handwriting. IL was the
same hand that penned similar mes
sages 0. love to eight other young
women. All Of these letters are now
IN the possession Of the authorities.
The latest addition TO divers list Of
flames is said TO be nurse girl IN
wealthy family living on Madison Ave
hue.
Oliver "Much HandsOmer."
Roger B. Wood, Assistant United
States Attorney. who is conducting the
lanzer case before the grand jury, said
Inc new girl witness identified two or
lhree Of Oliver OsbOrnc's suits, his
bamboo cane, pipes and other belong
ines. When shown "a photograph OF
James ". Osborne she said:
Oliver Osborne was much hand
somcr man
Mr.. Wood said that the girl declared
VINer had told her he was a successful
swyer and made a good deal OF oney
IN Wall Street.
-. On the strength Of that" said Mr..
wood, the girl said he borrowed $3.50
rom her for investment and that she
old not see him again after that trans
action. He took my money and
married the other girl she said. She
Inscribed Oliver accurately according
me description we have Of him. She
sa1d that he always dressed grand
Postoihce Inspectors Mayhem and
o~an were still running down clews
yesterday in an effort 10 find Oliver.
circular letter was sent 70 all the
AVndries IN greater New York and sub
S'oan towns TO trace him through ..un-
Ify marks which appeared on his col
..,S lhey appeared 10 believe that he