The New York herald., 1921-09-04
OLIVER OSBORNE AT
OLD TRICKS AGAIN
Keappears in Broadway
Long Enough for Woman
to Have Him Arrested.
SHE NETTED HIM $500
He Then Jumped His Bail
and Now Police Are Seek
ing His Trail.
u. s. ALSO AFTER HIM
Man of Many Names Won No
t0riety in the Rae Tan
ger Case.
SHE NETTED HIM $500
U. $. ALSO AFTER HIM

Oliver Osborne. of Ray Tanzer fame,
has been hitting the high spots Of
Broadway again. He has been on
parade in the white light district, at
the Polo Grounds and at the nearby
seashore resorts and, as in his pre-
vious escapades, his attentions to cer-
tain women have proved profitable.
At least one young woman. whose
identity Is being guarded by the ar
tliorities, suffered loss Of $500. Just
row the police and Federal authorities
are seeking Osborne, or Charles Candy
under which cloak he conducted his
recent operations. for jumping his bail
on q larceny charge preferred by his
latest Victim.
The revelation that Oliver Osborne,
alias Candy, alias Charles II. Wax,
was again operating along Broadway
came yesterday. when detectives went
TO the Post Office authorities and asked
them II by any chance they knew a
Charles Candy who posed as relative
of Gen. Candy, who was ambushed and
slain years ago by Modocs Indians. The
Post Once inspectors informed the de-
tectives that Candy and Oliver Os-
borne were one and the same person.
1t was then that details of the heart
crusher's most recent peculations be-
came known.
AZ best the police have been able to
LEARN Osborne, or Candy. first appeared
on Broadway several weeks ago. The
time Of his meeting with the latest victim
is placed tentatively at "a few weeks
ago Just where he met her was not
reveaaed. but 1t was made known that
he posed as Western business man
temporarily short of funds. He sue
cseded in gaining the confidence of the
young woman and emptied her purse to
the extent OF $780, Then she had him
arrested.
Just how Osborne evaded identifica-
ton In the Lineup" at Police Headquar-
ters remains q mystery. But he did. and
whom taken to the Magistrates court
made such an impression on the court
that he was relased on $1,000 bail He
appeared In court three or four times.
but succeeded always in having his case
adjourned. When 1t finally was called
for trial Candy did not appear and a
warrant was issued for his arrest.
According to available local records
Osborne-Wax Candy should still be serv-
ing term in an Oregon prison. but for
some reason. said to be desire to visit
his mother In the upper part of this
state, he was released by parole board
The Federal authorities were notified by
the board of the release of Candy with
the result that operatives since have
been on tn lookout for him. Post Of
flee Inspectors Howard b. Mayhem and
William G. Swain. who chased Oliver
OSBORNE all over the country when he
was being sought in the Ray Tanzer
case. learned he had visited the Polo
Grounds Inspector Swain located him
there disguised as fan. and Candy, in
dodging the inspector. is said to have
enriched himself by a large roll of green
backs extracted from a rooter's hin
pocket.
The next heard of him was that he had
visited the office of lawyer In lower
broadway. Candy confided to this law
Yer the fact he had been arrested but
= lid he expected to beat the cases. be-
cause the police had not recognized him.
II he were successful he told the lawyer.
he was going to leave New York and 20
10 st. Louis with rich" widow. Candy
did not reveal the woman's name. so far
AS the detectives have been able to
ascertain.
Candy, or Osborne, was surrendered to
the Oregon authorities to serve out a
term Interrupted by a Jail breaking ex-
plot In December. 1918. when Judge
John G. Knox vacated the indictment
against Ray Tanner. which was an out
growth of her breach of promise suit
against tfe late James w. Osborne, the
celebrated criminal lawyer
Wax, by which name he then was
known. was the chief Government wit
ness to clear Mr.. Osborne and with the
multiplying OF the Indictment he was no
longer needed by the authorities here.
The charges against Miss Tanzer were
that she had used the mails in further
ance OF scheme to defraud. She had
asked $4,000 damages in the suit
against Mr.. Osborne and il was the first
time an indictment had been brought
against the plaintiff in such an action in
the Federal District Court The case
was tried in 1916 and again In 1917 but
on both occasions ue jury disagreed.
Then Wax was located and swore he
was the Oliver Osborne who had made
love to Miss Tanner and not the lawyer.
yer.