New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
Alleged TO Have Used Mails Illegally;
Is Suing Tor Breach Of Promise.
HEARING TO Be HELD WEDNESDAY
Plaintiff in $4,000 Case Against J. W.
Osborne Wanted for Extorting
Through Lettcrs-Anotner Osborne
Shows Up.

New York, March 2o.-Miss Rae
Tanner, who recently brought suit
against James w. Osborne, former
assistant district attorney of New
Of promise, and who was arrested
last night in connection with the case
on q charge Of using the mails for pur-
poses of eXorting money, appeared
before United States Commissioner
Houghton today and was held in
$4,000 bail for further hearing next
Wednesday,.
Her arrest was an outcome
of the unexpected arrival here
of a man who said he was
oliver Osborne of Boston and who
went to the Office of James w.
Osborne voluntarily to vindicate the
defendant in Miss Tanzer's suit and
to inform the former assistant district
attorney that he, not the New York
man, is the "Oliver" osborne VINO had
figured in Miss TanZers letters re-
rcived by James W. Osborne.
Injustice to Adjourn.
MISS IanZor was aCCOmDan1ed De-
fore Commissioner Hougnson by her
attorney, David Slade. Mr.. Slade re-
quested that the hearing be held to-
day, saying; 1T is an injustice to this
poor little girl, who has no friends
but her attorneys, to adjourn this
case" '.H.4
An assistant United States district
attorney named Wednesday, March "a,
Al 4 4.
inent to hold a. preliminary hearing in
the case, and although Mr. Slade con-
tinued to oppose such a m otion, We'd
ncsday was set
When the bail had been agreed
upon. Miss Tanzers attorney re-
Quested the commissioner to instruct
the district attorney to have James w
Osborne and Oliver S. Osborne OF
Boston on hand Wednesday, Tho
commissioner replied that he had nc
power to instruct the district attor-
ncy to de anything.
Allegations in Suit.
Miss Tanner, in her suit, alleged
that James w. Osborne used the
alias of Oliver Osborne wnen he ac-
companied her to various places.
Yesterday a man who SAID he was
and announced that he knew Miss
Tanner well, and while she was writ
ing letters to James w. Osborne in
sisting that he was "Oliver." she was
at the same time writing to him in
Boston The information furnished
by Oliver Osborne caused the arrest
Of Miss Tanner Neither James w.
Osborne nor oliver Osborne was at the
hearing today. ~
Miss Tanner. who is considera bly,
under five feet in height, said In reply
to a question by the commissioner
that Rae Tanner was her real name.
When the hearing was concluded
she was taken into an adjoining office
by special agent of the department
CT justice while her attorney went out
to look for bail
Bonds Arc Furnished.
Some one with plenty of money
came to Miss Tanzer's rescue this af-
ternoon with $4,000 in cash and gave
bond for her appearance Wednesday.
Harold Spielberg, for a surety COM
pany, came into the commissioner )
Office with a handful of big bills. He
said he was acting for q stranger who
had driven up to his office today, said
he was interested in the case and
wanted to furnish the bond. Mr..
Speilberg referred to the stranger as
"A mysterious individual and left
the impression that he had not
learned the name of the man.
THIS man, Mr.. Speilberg said, had
ken him to down town bank and
drawn $4,000 in cash for the bond.
This he gave Mr.. Speilberg, telling
him to mail the receipt therefor TO a
Brooklyn lawyer. The bond was ac-
cepted and Miss Tanner left the build
ing with her lawyer.