New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-25

didn't come. | nearly went mad You
ought to know after Monday that |
cared for you, and gave up the doc
tor for you. Please let me hear from
YOU soon, will wait at home for you
every evening. Yours,
952 Aldus Street, Bronx.
Tel. 1860, Tanner apartment.
On the side of the sheet OF paper
was written: "Will explain how |
traced you when | see you-you see
do care"
The government offered this letter in
evidence for two purposes-hrst TO
show that the Tanner girl admitted that
she had been friendly with another
man, "the DOCTOR" and secondly to
show that, although she had learned
who James w. Osborne was at that
time she continued to address him as
"Oliver Osborne" and always spoke or
him as Oliver TO her sisters and friends
for weeks afterward.
Mr.. Wood introduced Miss Tanners
complaint in the $4,000 breach OF prom
Use suit in evidence, and then turned
over the witness to Mr.. Slade for
cross-examination. The cross-examina-
ton was a continual spar between the
witness and the Tanner lawyer, with
droll, humorous answers interJected by
Mr. Osborne in a decided Southern &C
cent.
"How long did you say you had been
lawyer" asked Mr.. Slade.
Lawyers Match Wits.
az answered that question:" replied
Mr.. Osborne with fnality.
"You said you called up Miss Rae
/
Tanzer?" asked Slade.
81 did not" was the reply. II said
that a woman was called up who said
she was Miss Tanner"
"Who called her up for your asked
| the lawyer.
Miss Emma s. Ferris called up Miss
| Tanner for me from restaurant at
Fiftieth Street and Sixth AveDae at
about 9 p. m.," said the witness.
"Was Miss Ferris with you at dinner
in the restaurant" counsel asked.
Eyes. she was" said Mr.. Osborne,
smiling
How long has Miss Ferris been en-
ployed in your oifice?" was the next
question.
Mr. Osborne started TO answer, when
Mr.. Wood objected to the question and
Commissioner Houghton sustained the
objection.
~ had no objection to answering that
question" remarked Mr.. Osborne.
Asked how many letters he found at
the New York Athletic Club from Miss
Tanner. Mr.. Osborne asked Mr.. Wood
for the letters and counted them out
slowly, zone, two, three, four, five,
six" on the judges desk.
as that all you received?" asked Mr..
Slade.
"All except one I received from Oil
yer Osborne" was the quick reply.
The answer angered Miss Tanzer's
lawyer. Glaring at the witness he dra-
matically pointed his finger at Miss
Tanner and shouted:
"Now, Mr.. Osborne, ! want you to
look directly az this girl"-
81 don't want to look at her," Mr..
Osborne interrupted, 81 have already
done that"
Commissioner Houghton ruled that
II was not necessary for the witness to
look at the girl again for purposes of
identification. A spat ensued between
Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Slade, and the court
reprimanded them both.
Girls Sister Points to Lawyer.
"Have you ever been charged with an
offence >" continued Mr.. Slade in high
pitched voice.
Eyes, baseball on Sunday" the wit
ness shot back, and the spectators
broke into loud laughter, which brought
an admonition from the commissioner
The court sustained objections to
further questions along that line, and
Mr.. Slade finished his cross-examina-
ton with the request that Commission
err Houghton request Mr.. Osborne to re-
main in the courtroom.
"You can't get me out Of the room,'
Mr.. Osborne remarked as he left the
witness stand. Another laugh went
round the room.
The government rested its direct
case, and Mr.. Slade moved for a dis
missal of the complaint, which was
refused.
Rose Tanner, an older sister OF the
defendant, was his first witness. She
was extremely nervous and flustered on
the witness stand, and at one point
said:
a am upset. I might not tell the
truth"
what do you mean?" demanded
Commissioner Houghton.
81 am upset. I'd better quit, might
not remember the exact dates and
things" she replied in a low voice.
Commissioner HoUghton treasured
the witness and she continued her tes-
timony.
At the request Of David Slade she
stepped from the witness stand, walked
down into the room directly in front
of Mr.. Osborne and his wife, and
pointed her finger in his face, declar-
| ing. in a broken voice:
THAT is the man. He called at our
house in The Bronx five or six times a
week for ten weeks during last October,
November and the first part OF Deem
ber lie always came to sec NY sister
Rae, and they went out together in the
evenings"
Handful Of Diamonds"
Mr.. Osborne threw back his head and
( laughed. His wife looked serious for
moment and then smiled with him
/ sympathetically.
Miss Tanzer's description of the
"Oliver" Osborne, whom she identified
as James ". Osborne, caused a good
deal of merriment in court.
He always looked nice" she said,
"very nice. lie wore a dark gray suit,
light gray oyercoat, and carried a
ratty little cane lie had large horse
shoe diamond stickpin m his lie, and
had a handful of diamonds. lie had
plenty Of money, and at one time
showed US several s. gold pieces"
Asked by Commissioner Houghto1
what sh- meant by "a handful Of dia-
monds,' the witness said that the "fn-
gers oil one hand were covered with
diamond rings"
The witness was positive that the
Oliver Osborne who called at her home
Z III kV0nT oil