The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-05
BLACKMAIL, SAYS
US. ATTORNEY OF
OSBORNE CHARGES
Marshall Bitterly Assails
Slade Brothers at SAT-
ford Trial.
OLIVER j. WIS CREATION:'
CASE GOES TO THE JURY

CASE GOES TO THE JURY !
United States Attorney H. Suowden 4
Marshall. sun ming mp Yesterday after J
noon In the perjury TRIAL of Franklin :
ID. Stafford. former clerk at the Iiensins-
ton Hotel. at plainiield. y. j., who iden- !
titled James W. Osborne ~ Rae Tan
ze1s Oliver. bitterly denounced David
and Maxwell Slade. the lawyers in the
case. lie accused them OF cooking up .
Siffords story on "a crooked case" and
said they hoped. IL they were success
ful ''in prosecuting this absurd story"
to rise ito the top of the blackmail
bar
benjamin Slade. n brother who has
been defending Stafford, int posed ex-
ceptions constantly. while Maxwell Slade
sat by listening to the calm denuncia-
ton. Without mincing words Mr.. Mar
shall characterized Dave and Max as
- couple OF lawyers IN 4 desperate fix"
after they had filed RAGS $4,000 breach
of promise suit against james w Os-
borne. They had TO have evidence. ne
said. So they got Stafford. but Stafford
got his lines and stage directions mixed
up in Identifying Mr.. osborne as Oliver
In Commissi, ner Houshtons Office the
day of tn. Tanzer-Osborne hearing.
This feature at the end OF the Stafford
trial-the jury will have the case this
mornins-was not all that enlivened its
closing day. Saffords counsel IN his
argument ridiculed James W. OsbOrne's
mythical Oliver holding Stafford up
as a victim uf Mr.. Osbutne's power and
Influence. Mr. Osborne himself earlier
In the day presented an alibi for i've
o. the days on which Rae said he
a. her Olver--was with her And the
girl reiterated on the staud that James
w. Osborne was Oliver. the man to
whom she randed the first OF the Dear
Oliver" notes.
Mr.. Marshall speaking OF the rela-
lions between David Slade ana Stafford
declared IL entirely improbable that they
should spend the evening before Com
missioner Huughton's hearing together
and not mention the Osborne case
"rhe BlackmaiI Bar"
Why all this pertormance-coufiicun
statements, false names at hotels
asked Mr.. Marshall. why did Slad. 4
Slade keep him In McCullough's custody
II this was all 80 straight and pure? lie
was homhshcll that's why: man
who had 10 get W at \. VI and have
highball. He Decided watching IL.
might get drunk and say anything lie
was even followed to the barber shop
at In the morning And our theory
IL that David Slade put Stafford up 20
David and Maxwell Slade don't dare
tell the lies they are putting others UP
To tell. They want TO hide behind the
skirts OF this little crowd OF women and
Jet them take their chances Of perjury
at this trial. Then haven't got the nerve
10 face jury. IL they had been sue
cessful in prosecuting this absurd STORY
! 'the James W Osborne suip and got
some money out Of II. what would hap
pen? They'd have risen to the top of
the blackma!l bar
/ What sort Of business do YOU think
I this blackmaN business - now tina,
; you've seen II laid out before YOU You
see how II works, false names, ruuniu..
/ 10 cover and all that II YOU don't do
| Justice mere you'll help this class OF
/ lawyer and this Kind OF woman Picture
, To- yourselves the shame IA the black
! mailed home
benjamin SHADE said he had never
| heard the equal OF this story about the
creation OF the mythical Oliver Ds-
| boz ne. He maintained that James W
7 Osborne should have performed a
Sihmese twins operation" with Oliver
{ when he found him until he had brought
4 the elusive one 10 the District Attorney
Murder will out he said. referring TO
: the oliver Osborne letters. and YOU
I cannot hide IL no matter how strong
I YOU are with m. District Attorneys
/ Office"
Many Saturdays have elapsed" said
the Stafford attorney, and Oliver is still
missing, He never existed. in fact. en-
cept for the purpose FOR which he was
brought in 10 serve--to clear James W.
osborne IN the eyes of his wife and the
community
Osborne On the stand
James W. Osborne. the first witness
called, stepped down from the stand TO
let the jury see that his eyes are hazel
. and not blue. feat which brought
the FIRST CLASH between himself and
Ben Shade. They ClaShed many times
after that MIR. Osborne could not hid.
| his indignation, and Judge Hough asked
him once 10 hold his temper
Mr.. osborne Identified the letter writ
ten 10y Rae to oliver which Oliver
turned over to him on March 10 A..
! also described In detail divers vlslt To
his apartment at the sherman Square
Hotel on March 10. while his wife and
Edwin w, Wilcox Of his law firm We're
there He described Oliver as one-half
To threc-quarters Of an inch taller than
he. with light eyes, straight. fine
nose. fine features. hair slightly lighter,
wearing a gray ulster
Oliver could not stay over to see Mr.
Marshall Mr.. Osborne explained. be-
cause he would lose his Job hut he
promised to show up the next afternoon.
| saturday. Oliver said he had three
:
dered why Mr., osborne did not get
these letters or telephone to Mr.. Mar
shall, hut the witness insisted heat
edlv that he believed a man who was