The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
MYSTERY PILES
upon MYSTERY
Girls Love Suit Against At
torney Grows Still More
Tangled.
She CHARGES 'FRAME-UP'
Wealthy Man" Balls Her Out of Cell.
Dear Oliver" Again Appears and
Spirits" Are Called In.
Special to n. Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
New York. March 2o.-The mystery
shroudins the $4,000 breach Of promise
suit filed by petite Miss Rae TanxeI
against James W. Osborne. former as.
sistant district attorney. grew moro and
more tangled today.
The tanGling began when the Oliver W.
Osborne who yesterday was reported to
have confessed that he was really the
man who was the real hero Of Miss Tan
GERS romance put in an appearance to-
day at the hearing before United States
Commissioner Houghton, as he had
promised. and when all attempts to To-
cate or identify him in Boston. where he
said he was employed as steamhtter.
resulted in fiat failure.
The second tangle was injected by the
arriva! of a fur-coated stranger at the
offices of local surety company, offer
ing to put up any amount in cash TO
secure the $1,000 bond necessary for
Miss Tanners release on the charge of
using the malls to defraud, on which she
was arrested at James w Osborne in
stance last night 1t later developed
that the richly clad stranger was Milton
Herr. an attorney and friend OF counsel
for Miss Tanner. He declared. however.
that he was acting for a wealthy man.
whose name he could not divulge.
A third twist was given the tangle by
a letter given out by Mss Tanner.
through her attorneys. expressing will
ingness 10 face the Oliver Osborne whom
James w Osborne says confessed to be-
ing her affinity. declaring she never saw
any such person in her life. and insisting
that the alleged appearance of Oliver
was frame up"
United States District Attorney Marsh
all insisted tonight that Oliver o.
borne is a real person. although he ad-
mittcd that the Boston address might be
fictitious ard that the man might really
Iiv" in New York.
He is an honest man. trying to do the
honest thing he declared. Il believe
implicitly In the statement OF James
W. Osborne that he never saw Miss
Tanner in his life. | know where this
Oliver Osborne is and l can put my finger
on him at any time"
A fourth twist was given the tanSle
b. Christian r Christensen. president of
Psychical Research Society. to which
Miss Tanzer is alleged to have belonged
at one time. Christensen filed an affidavit
today stating that Miss Tanner tried to
bribe him with an offer of $500 to exert
occult influence over James W. Osborne
50 as to make him more gullible.'
Christensen swore Miss Tanner told
him She intended TO marry James w.
Osborne and that 10 prove It she walked
past him once with a man whom she
said vas her aflanced. The man. Chris
Hansen said. looked like Osborne, but
was not him.
Dismissed from Society.
Instead of accepting Miss Tanzcrs
bride for mental suasion.' Christensen
said she was kicked out of the society.
Miss Tanner. in her statement issued
tonight, declares tn" alleged appearance
OF oliver Osborne" Is AN attempt by
the defendant to whitewash himself with
the public"
She insists she IS suing the right man:
says she has letters from him that will
prove 1t, and declares she can name
dozen places where she and James Os-
borne went together and can produce
several dozen witnesses sho saw them.
A letter received by District Attorney
Marshall today from a woman signing
herself Mrs. NJ. Auburn. written from
New Brighton, 6. l., charged that Miss
Tanner tried 10 blackmail her husband
two years ago and was responsible for
a subsequent separation of the couple