The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-10
RAE TsSZER AND aOIiyER
OSBORNE" FACE EACH
s0THER IN COURT TODAY


pages il IS strange a romance as
Cupid ever had hand in are SEIZED
uied 10 be written on the dusty rec
ords Of federal court here today
when tiny Ray Tanner. former Dis
triet Attorney James W. Osborne and
the mysterious Oliver Osborne
Wax come face TO face
Rae Tanner, New York young
woman who looks like a coy little
girl, claims James w. Osborne.
married man Of wealth and social
standing and former district attor-
ney Of New York. flirted with her
on the 72ud street subway platform
q few years ago. later made violent
love to her and promised to marry
her To back up her statement Miss
ranzier sued james w Osborne for
100000 for breach OF promise.
James W. Osborne throughout has
maintained That he never saw or
heard Of RISE Tanner until he was
served with the papers III the breach
CT promise suit At ali the trials OF
the case he has asserted that nlys-
terious stranger approached him be-
fore the suit was filed and admitted
posing to Miss Tanner as james w
Osborne. The mysterious man never
has been produced in court, how
ever, and while Osborne and his at
tornoys have spent fortune scoul-'
ing the country fer Il trace Of the
man, Miss Tanner repeatedly has pos
itiyely identified James W. Osborne
as her Oliver.
Miss Tan2er's assertions, backed
by the words and deeds OF her at
torncys. slade ana Shade. have re-
suited in her Indictment for perjury.
Tho court scene today shows the be
ginning Of tl,e second trial of Miss
Tanzer on the charge.
"oliver Osborne. Wax, the third
prominent figure present today. re
Gently was arrested hy federal agents
in Chicago lie was charged with
and admitted being, the mysterious
stranger who inporsonated Games
w, Osborne TO Miss Tanner, Miss
Tanner says Wax is no more like
her "Olver" than 3 lamp post and
claims she viii prove that James W,
Osborne really is the man who made
love to her.
James w Osborne mas identified
Wax as the man who called on him.
WAX also has been identified by Mrs.
Osborne and by the plainfieid, n J.,
hotel manager, clerk and others who
claim they saw him bring Miss Tan
ger TO the hotel on the date She
claims DANES w. Osborne took her
there Waxs handwriting is exactly
like that of 20 Osborne" on the ho-
tel. register
A strange feature Of the case is
that Wax aud Osborne. except as to
size, do not resemble each other
81 NtAtt 'fthAtltS W NAbbl ma 70 WpRts
Is years older than Oliver and
looks it. He wears glasses Wax
does not. Re is not over astidious
about dress WAX is. He has Il high
pitched voice. Wax has a moderate
~ low one.
TO back M his claim that he is
the King OF Hearts who wrecked Rae
Tanzer's romance. Wax reeited list
oe his affairs Has assertions
were borne cut by the appearance of|
Ia number Of his eretwhiie darlings
whose affections and hank accounts
ne bad captured, Also Osborne s.
detectives had traced down the elu-
siye divers record and details of
what they found were confirmed hy
tbe man when he Was arrested,
The tsnal answer to the ease thus
simuers down TO whether II can be
proved ithat Wax aud not Osborne.
made Rae raaeers heart 20 pity
pat 70 the .uae OF fifty thousand
dollars