Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-02

absorbed large share of public atten-
ton ever since that Marc. day, in 1915
when Miss Tanner went to the law Of
fices of Slade and Slade, and retained
the firm as her attorneys to prosecute
an action for breach OF promise. When
the complaint in this action was pre-
pared for filing in the supreme court
1t showed that Miss Tanner charged
that she had given her love-and a
promise t., marry him-to James w
Osborne. one OF the leaders Of the New
York bar and lawyer Of spotless
reputation.
MANY SENSATIONS.
Instantly, almost, Miss Tanner found
herself the center of I'm investigation
that was to produce sensation after
sensation. arrest after arrest, indict-
nent after indictment. James w. Os-
borne Immediately denied every one OF
the girls allegations and at the same
time set about to unravel the mystery
His denial that he ever had even seen
Miss Tanner was followed by asser-
tons from her an6 her lawyer that
they had Investigated her charges and
were satisfied that James w. Osborne
had met and wooed the young woman
that he had posed before her as
"Oliver Osborne" wrote love letters to
her under that name; had dined at her
home in the Bronx; had given her
presents of jewelry; ha1 proposed mar
rage to her and was accepted and then,
under this same understanding that
they were to be married, had betrayed
her at hotel to which she accom-
panied him at Plainfield, N. ].
1t was while the case was in this
embryo stage that the unique person
atty of oliver Osborne. as an actua
living being, entered. man, whom
James W. osborne's law partner and
clerks described as somewhat resem-
bling their business associate, walked
into the Osborne law offices on he day
Miss 1anzer's action was filed and an
| nounced that he was the individual
| who had courted Miss Tanner, and that
| he did not want to see ali innocent mar
suffer from his actions. The sam.
evening he called on Mr.. Osborne al
| his home and made the same declara.
tions. But Immediately thereafter he
dropped out of sight and Mr.. Osborne.
search for him was unayailing. All OF
which tended to make the dark mys.
/ ttfS several S1d0eS
THE JURY DISAGREED.
In the course of time Miss Tanner
was indicted and placed on trial on
perjury charge. The trial was filled
with sensations. Miss Tanner, hel
three sisters and the clerk of the hote
| In Plainfield positively identified
James W. Osborne as the man who hae
courted Miss Tanner under the nam,
Of "Oliyer Osborne" The girls law
yers characterized "oliver'' as a myti
who could never be produced in court
The proceedings ended in a jury dis
agreement. Then came more charge,
and counter charges as startling al
most as Miss Tanners original accu
sation against James w. Osborne
| Charges were filed against the girl.
lawyers and also against the clerk o
| the hotel at Plainfield. The latter wa
| tried, convicted and sentenced on
charge of perjury A higher cour
eventually set aside the conviction.
| Through all these month, the maj
of mystery still succeeded in evadine
] the score of federal a ents who wer,
hunting him. But at last their ques
:, led them to a house in Chicago II
| which Charles H. Wax was living will
a woman whom he declared to be hi
wife. Wax was arrested and immedi
ately acknowledged that he was tn,
long sought Oliver Osborne. Since hi
return to New York the most of tn,
| witnesses in the celebrated case hav
declared that Wax is Enthusiastically tn
real Oliver Osborne of their ac .uaint
ance. Nevertheless, the most import
ant Identification of Wax has not beer
made. Neither Miss Rae Tanner no
any of her sisters has admitted tina
/ Wax is the real Dear Oliver"