New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
Girl RecantS Former TeSti-
mony and Faces New
Charge of Perjury.
IDENTIFIES LAWYER
AS ELUSIVE MAN
Court Refuses TO Admit Her
Whole Story Of Why She
Changed Mind.

oliver Osborne Is James ". Osborne
You read the story and you take your
choice. Yesterday before Judge Hough,
s., the Federal District Court, Rae Tan
-er reeauted her former testimony and
suorc that James W. Osborne, the Law
Yer. vas the man who betrayed her.
IN consequence Of this change in dec
lsraeors. Assistant United States A.
,orney Samuel Hershenstein said, Miss
Tsrzcr will be again charged with nor-
ipry. which is the charge agains.
Franklin p. Stafford, the Plainfcld hotel
clerk. at whose trial yesterday the girl
gave her testimony.
Miss Tarzer's charge that Oliver and
James are the same person was made
while she was under cIoss-eXamination
bv Assistant United States Attorney
Rope- B. Wood. Her direct examina-
Non was conducted by Benjamin Slade,
one OF the two Slade brothers under
indictmer. in connection with their
handling Of the breach of promise suit
brought against James W. Osborne by
the Tanner glr!
Oliver Promised Wedlock.
I'm response TO questions by Slade
Miss Tanner said photograph Of
James ". Osborne which she bought
d March 5 represented the man who
had taken her TO the Hotel Kensington,
in Plainfeld. on October IS, 1914. She
told OF her visits 10 restaurants with
the man she knew as Oliver Osborne
and OF a visit made by oliver to her
home. when he had a meal with her.
Did the man represented by this
photograph promise 10 marry you -
asked S.adc.
"Yss; me- promised marriage every
time ] Was m mis- company" she p
piled
Did he promise marriage before he
took you 10 Plalnfeld?'
lie did"
Did you ever 20 down to James ".
0sbornes Office at 1l5 Broadway %
-.-eI went down 10 the building several
times. but | was afraid TO 90 to his
Office on every occasion except one,
when he was not in. The other times
just went 70 the building / don't
know just what kept me from going
to his Office; ] was afraid he'd be
angry. The only time ! saw him in
the building was one day when he,
another man and two women got out
Of the elevator"
Did YOU recognize him as the man
who had taken you to the Kensing-
TOM
81 won't answer that" the girl an
swercd
Oliver. she said, told her not TO 20
with any other men. In describing
Oliver. she said that while she never
saw HIM with glasses, mark on his
nose Indicated that he did wear them,
a fact, she said, he admitted.
James " Osborne was asked to re-
move his glasses. Miss Tanner was
then asked if he was the man known
20 her as Oliver Osborne
81 won't answer that question"
First Met October II.
Nh Wood then took the witness.
She told her age and then said she
first met Oliver October II. They were
together from $3.50 to II p. m. The
next day they we're in each others
company from 10 a. m TO II p. m.
The girl told Of several other meet
lngs which followed quickly the Plain
field episode.
Was the man you saw at 115 Broad
way the man you knew as Oliver Os-
?' asked Mr.. Wood.
Yes"
james ". Osborne stood up.
rs that the man"-pointing TO Os-
borne you were running around with
in New York;"
"Yes."
when you went TO the home OF
Harold Splelberg on March 20 and
made u statement saying you had been
honestly mistaken in saying James w.
was Oliver. didn't you make that state
ment freely and voluntarily"
Yes, / did"
"And didn't you later make a state
ment 10 the same effect in the Office Of
the United States Attorney
Yes, but first ] asked 20 have James
" Osborne shown 10 me-
Mr. Wood ,hen read the following
extract from Miss Tanzer's statement
in the United States Attorneys office
On March %:
And | asked him if | looked like a
blsckmailer, and he smiled and sat IN
me back Of the room, and all OF a 5ud-
Ger Mr.. Osborne came IN. No sooner
be walked in than he said, why didn't
me girl come 70 my Office" And |
looked again, and ] looked at my sister
Dora and / said. "That isn't the man. I"
was on the verge Of getting up and
telling him I made an honest mistake
lie knows ] didn't want any money;
Of all things ! don't want any money.
was going 20 90, but didn't have the
courage. thought, "Good God, what
am J going 10 do" / was afraid to tell
AR, Slade; they wouldn't listen TO me,
because he asked me, Miss Tanner. is
this Mr.. Osborne?" and ! said "Hes,
and ! even told him on Thursday. |
said, "Yes, it is he" And / was going
TO 20, but ! didn't have the courage.
When | got home that night ! fell
asleep and lay there. / was too sick.
Rae Lost Her Courage.
You knew at the time you had your
bail bond signed, on Thursday about 4
o'clock, that Mr. Osborne was not the
man?
age"
How did you happen to just make
Up your mind, then, that it wasn't the
man.?
81 don't know; his face is the same
II / took Oliver Osborne and Mr.. Os-
borne face 10 face they are the same.
J DONE know. When he walked IN and
sat down that kind OF made me say,
No"
You say you went home Thursday
evening. saying. rs II. or isn't II, the
man." and you went to NJ. Spiel
berg's house, saying, rs IL or isn't IT