New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11

toned. She identified Charles II. Wax
as the man she had seen at dinner In
the Tanner apartment, in The brohh'
about Thanksgiving. 1914. The ne"
witness was Mrs. Mildred Silvcrs'one'
of 1920 Rogers Place, The Bronx
In 1914. she testified, she and her
busband had An apartment on the top
Aoor OF $50 Aldrs Street, directly
across court from the apartment OF
the three Tanner sisters, Rose Dora
and Rae.
Saw Man Across Court
"What did you see in the Tanner
apartment in the fall Of lsl4Y" asked
William Rand, jr, Special Assistant
District Attorney.
zone night about Thanksgiving
saw two Of the girls in the kitchen
evidently preparing a meal, and in the
dining room were two persons at the
table. | watched them through my
window. | could see the face OF a man
MAINLY. remember he had very
pleasant smile"
MIR Rand ordered deputy marshals
"a brinr Wax into the room. The sell
confessed hcartbreaker appeared to be
In great good humor, and smiled broad
lv M Mrs. Silverstone. His brow was
slightly furrowcd, as If he were trying
to place Mrs. Silverstonc.
ais this the man you saw dining
with the Tan2ers?" asked Mr.. Rand
"That is the man | saw" answered
Mrs. Slverstone. .,
"Do YOU know James W. Osborne :?
asked Mr.. Rand.
eyes"
"Did you ever see him at the Tanner
apartment"
NO"
On cross-examination by Benjamin
Slade, attorney for Stafford, Mrs. Sill
verstone said she had rever seen Mr.
Osborne until. at the instance of hei
husband. she went 10 his home, in DC
tobcr, 1915, TO see if she had seen him
at the Tanner apartment.
Didn't Read Papers
Mrs. Silverstone declared that she
did not know that the Rae Tanner who
had sued James ". Osborne was the
girl who had lived across the court
until her husband told her.
Didn't you read in the papers,
asked Mr.. Sladc, that James W. Us,
borne denied he was the man, and
didn't you believe him?'
"No, | didn't" exclaimed Mrs. Sil-
verstone. when ! heard Of it, | said
We'll, you never can tell about mani
Yesterday was a great day for wax
who has been complaining Of late that
he hadn't been getting the attention ne
deserved. Half dozen times he was
brought into the courtroom to be iden-
titled by members of the oliver U.s.
borne octette" and others.
The two members of the octette who
said they had known him as Oliver
were Miss Helen Rose Kaiser, of 554
Mott Avenue, to whom Wax was en-
gagged in 1914, and Miss Blanche Unger
clerk in Bloomingdale's. with whom
Wax firted in 1914 from his window IN
the boarding house Of Mrs. Stewart
Denham. in 16l East Sixtieth Street
He was also identified by Mrs. Denham
and by Fred Gibson Kaiser, eleven
years old. and Emory Mencklcr, ten
years old, MISS halSer hepheMS'
Principals in Court
For the first time in the trial the
three principal figures in the tang le -
James W. Osborne, Wax and Rae Tan
zer-were in the courtroom, although
not at the same time. During the
morning session Mr.. Rand called Wax
and James w. Osborne into the room
and requested them to face the jury.
"Now, Mr.. Osborne said Mr.. Rand
to the latter, please remove yopr
glasses. -,
Mr.. Osborne did so. squinted, rubbed
his eyes, and then edged over triAC
and stood shoulder to shoulder with
Wax.
"Now, gentlemen" Mr.. Rand told the
Jury, "have a good look at both OF
them"
Every juror looked eagerly at the