New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
Deft with Pen Was Cute
Oliver Osborne, Notes
in Court Show.
HELD INDOOR RECORD
FOR SPEED WOOING
Witness After Witness Signs
Over His AliaSeS-Brokcr Re
meats Rae Tanzer's Words.

Numerous women showed numerous
letters Yesterday at tho trial Of Rae
Tsn-er IN the United States District
Court. And this display, plus usual
legal ryrotcchnics between Benjamin
slade. counsel for Miss Tanner. and
william Rand. jr.. special counsel for
,be Government. was the feature Of the
GAY.
First came Miss Blanche Ungar, who
,,;d she had met an Oliver Osborne
while she was employed in a Third Ave
rYe department store. Now. Mr.. Sladc
I'D not Hk, the mention Of that mys-
FERROUS Oliver Osborne. He contendod
that her testimony was invalid in view
~ the recent ruling Of the Court Of
Anneals. which classified all "Oliver
Osborne testimony" IN the Stafford case
Is hcarsay and Illegal
Letters and Letters Appear.
Ovor his objections, however, Helen
Kaiser said she had met Oliver Os-
horne. and. as Miss Ungcr had. showed
Letters from him. Then Catherine
MaekenLeimer. Of 2216 Eighth Avenue,
mt in evidence letters she had received
from man she said was named
Mcdonald. Mrs Ethel Brooks, heavily
yelled. next identified letters which she
said had been sent 20 her by man
Who signed himself Mason Nyc." And
Mrs Stewart Denham, of 1911 East Six
tietb Street. identified some writing as
that Of man VINO had boarded in her
house. Mr. Sladc continued TO object,
and none Of these witnesses was cross
examined.
The letters were then turned over to
Iorcn c. Horton, OF Fast Orange, a
handwriting expert. "All OF them,
said nc. "wcrc written by the same man
VITO registered in the Hotel Kensing-
Ton as Oliver Osborne and by the same
nan who wrote the missives Miss Tan
zer declares she received from James
". Osborne" The jury took look at
some Of the letters.
More evidence was brought up by the
government to prove that James w. Us
horne was IN the Bar Association on
October rs. 1914. the date the defend
ant claims she was in hotel IN Plain
field. y. j., with Mr.. Osborne. Employ
IS Of the Bar Association testified that
Mr. Osborne had hired a room there on
October rs. Records, bills and books
were produced.
r. 3. McNish. an attorney. told OF
seeing James W. Osborne in Provi-
dcnce. r. J.. on a date Miss Tanner says
the lawyer was with her. Matthew j
Smith, formerly District Attorney OF
Queens. said he had seen James W. Os-
borne in the Bar Association on Octo-
her -.
No Blackmailer. Girl Said.
William Hawlcy. a broker. OF 4lo
West End Avenue. and friend OF Os-
bornc's for twenty-five years, told OF
going i'm company with policeman TO
the place where the defendant was en-
ploycd. what do YOU want from Mr.
Osborne he says he asked Miss
Tanzer.
I'm not a blsckmailcr don't want
his money" was her reply. Mr.. Bawley
said The witness asked her 10 call at
Nr. Osbcrne's office Mr. Sladc wanted
10 know how tall the witness was.
81 weigh 800 pounds. have blue eyes,
an FIVE feet eight inches tall. have a
dimple in my chin and straight nose"
was the answer. Except in regard to
height, this description tallies with that
Of the mysterious Oliver Osborne. The
first time the defendant has appeared
interested In the case was during the
croSs-cxamination OF Mr.. Hawley.