New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-17
Wax NOT OLIVER
RAE TANzER SAYS
s,e Collapses in Court
A After Series of Cues
lions by Mr.. Slade
Elusive LOVER
CALLED A CLOWN
lanes w. Osborne Was
with Her in Plainheld
Hotel, Girl Asserts

-. Tanner declared vehemently yes
-, in the perjury trial OF Franklin
S,sord in the United States District
80, where she was confronted with
-, H. Wax, the self-confessed
-, Osborne. that James w. Osborne
her one and only Oliver.
49,, ". Osborne is the man." she
:, response 10 Benjamin SHADES
~. ~ as to her companion in the hotel
Painfeld. He is the only man.
-,,r could bring on a million. and he
Ia he the only one
T,y arose I'm his seat, within twenty
- he diminutive and excited wit
~. the command Of her counsel.
-1s YOU ever know this man." asked
~. sy eve, Never" was Miss Tanners
,..,,ss,isl THAT clown? No, neverl Il"
,.,ysr saw him until December 20. |
Z, Nr. Chambers automobile, and
~ him come out of the 1ombs. |
-, saw him before that in my life
Wax Talks to Deputy
IA. listened without apparent emo
-, "a Miss Tanzer's high pitched de-
~ and denunciation. His eyes fol-
= her eager gestures with interest,
"A occasionally he whispered some
ing 10 the deputy marshal who sat
..si5e him that brought grin to that
IT, Tarzer girl collapsed completely
4, he stand during the course Of cues
ar with which Mr.. Slade sought TO
,ssblish her character before the fate
N trip 70 Plainheld.
sWere you not q good girl before
"a, nat Osborne?' asked Mr.. Slsde.
syssH said Miss Tanner, in a voice
rsreely audible.
p.foye Mr. Slads could put another
-s,,ion Miss Tanner began to sob and
osr and buried her face In her hands.
.05. why did it happen ?" she cried.
lev vo;ro rose TO q shrek and her
lent BODY shook as Mr.. Slade told her
B, would ask her no more questions
long that line. But instead OF recoV-
,Tng she appeared to be on the verge
Il bvsteria, and woman who has oeen
,F1o care Of her since she was ilrst
,rsstsd 10 1915 hurried TO her SIDE
T,s Tsuzer was helped 20 q bench near
- iurv box and Judge Hand ordered
y,,ss 50 that she could gain control
q herself.
Tanner Girl on Stand
he 6iminutive woman, who started
h famous Osborne-TanZer tsngle by
.,- suit and identification OF James W.
0.ssrne as the noted Oliver, was the
sr, witness called by the defence,
v.i,b began the presentation OF us
"a. when the government closed at the
I'D q the morning session. Her APP
,.a-snce on the stand was the signal
i,- hattie between Mr.. Slade and
William Rand, jr., special District At
,,rtv ,s 10 whether Charles II. Wax,
~, ;,v, he is the Oliver Of Rae's ro-
rs,,s, should be allowed to hear her
testimony. Judge Hand finally said he
would permit Wax TO remain IN tne
room, and the heartbreaker was
brought IN.
Miss Tanzer's testimony was substan-
tally whst she had given in the pre-
vious trisl Of Stafford and in her own
trial last sumner. She said she met
Oliver Osborne in Columbus Circle and
The next day went with him 10 ram
field.
Mrs Osborne a Witness
Further testimony TO establish an
abb for James ". Osborne on the date
When Mss Tanzer says he was IN
Psirfeld with her and the testimony
Of Ms James ". Osborne concluded
he governments case. Mrs. Osborne
I'D Of Oliver Osborne's visit TO the
herman Square Hotel IN 1919, snd
isr,.fed Wax as the man who nad
gnsi Both She and Wax smiled
,,oadlv as she said she had no difficulty
% all in recognizing him.
Tie statements Of James W. Osborne
ia. he had talked with Wax and that
O., October IS he had been at the par
association ell afternoon were corropo-
g.ed By the testimony Of seven other
Illnesses besides Mrs. Osborne.