The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
TO DISCREDIT
| OSBORNE CHARGED
Warden Told state Prison En-
ployees C%onspired With
Sing Sing Convicts.
INQUIRY Is BEING MADE

Evidence has been turned over to
Warden Thomas Mott osborne and ms
friends showing that employees In the
state prison department tried to carry
out a plot In a saloon In Ossining whicn
would wholly discredit the wardens
administration OF Sing Sing prison Inc
pjot has been exposed to Mr.. osborne
and his attorney. Joseph Greene. by a
saloon keeper in whose back room II was
planned to stage orgies with conVicts
and women. who would be photographed
by fashlight In the mids OF their reVels.
Already progress has been made 10
substantiate the saloon keepers revela-
tions. Friends OF the warden VINO DE-
sire to see the old prison ring kept out
o. the prison department believe that the
plot has been frustrated completely.
They have evidence. too, 1t IL said. when
proves that a man In the employ OF the
state Prison Department approached the
saloon keeper in question. onertns MN
inducements so that he could get the
desired photographs II present them
to Supt. Riley. Oeborne's friends reel
certain that they know who mis- man is'
The material now in hand. II 10 as
serted on Osborne's behalf. shows that
convicts have been induced to make
false afndavits. that immoral women
nave been sent to Sing Sing to discred't
Osborne's administration that evidence
has been manufactured to forent en'nity
he, Riley and osborne and o
Whitman and Osborne. and that as a
eliminating effort OF the whole con-
spiracy II was arranged to stage con-
elusive evidence Of the lax discipline al
the prison In an Oss.nlng saloon.
II Is believed that the exposure OF this
alleged plot Ia discredit Osborn Is the
surprise that Osborne's attorney had In
store to spring at the trial OF the NC
Donald assault case. At n rate the
plot will be investigated fully by the
warden's friends, so that Riley and Gov.
Whitman may see just what the alleged
conspirators have done to Dust the pres
ent incumbent OF the warden's once
conference Set for To-day.
The question OF whether Mr.. Os
borne will remain as Warden OF Sinf
Sing will be settled probably to-day
Gov. Whitman will arrive this mornfnt
a, Plattsburg, where he will have q
conference with MIR. Riley In regard u
Mr.. Osborne's management OF sing sing
The general tenor OF reports yesterda.
was that Mr.. Osborne Will not be dis
missed tina he and Mr., Riley will be
come reconciled. and that MT. osporn'
might meet Gov Whitman and Mr.. Riie!
at Plattsburg. Mutual friends SAT-
Yesterday that the Superintendent o
Prisons and the Warden had become con
WINGED h enemies of both had thrown
a lot of dust and had made criticism
which were unjustiied.
Prof. George W. kirchwey. one o
the mutual friends. said yesterday tina
he aid no, believe Mr.. Osborne woul'
be removed. He said aleo that he be
lieved Mr.. Riley would be retained a
Superintendent OF Prisons.
81 think that peace will be effected a
the meeting tomorrow he went or
Anyway. I don't think that Mr. Orr. III
Governors secretary. will be put In Mi
Riley's place at the present time"
Mr.. Osborne passed Sunday at Az
burn and will remain there to-day un
less he goes over to P%lattshurg to cor
fer with the Governor and Mr.. Rile,
He refused TO make any statement yes
terday.
O%sborne's Work Praised.
There were a number Of voluntary 81
pressions yesterday by preachers. prise
reformers and others praising the wor
that Mr.. osborne Is trying to do at SIN
Sing and insisting that he should hay
al, opportunity to prove the great valu
CT his ideas.
+. Stagg Within. a member Of n
Prison Reform Association. and a nun
Der OF other men sent out a statemer
in support Of Warden Osborne. tn
statement said in part:
while the descriptions OF the result
in Sing Sing have been more or lei
picturesque II is true hat warden %
borne is carrying into effect with r.
? markable courage. patience and insigl
into human nature the measures whic
are regarded as obvious In long esta'
lished institutions
The statement was signed by Hem
he Forest Baldwin. George Gordon Ba
tie, Walston Hill Browne. william
Childs. John Collier. John Dewey. Jam
IT,. Egbert. Jerome u. Greene. Adolf
Lewisohn. Samuel McCune Lindsa
Coils Lovely. John J. Manning, Jose
NJ Price, Edward J. Wheeler. Oswa
Willard and Mr.. Within.
Stat Prison COMMISSIONS Leon Wei
; stock praised both Mr.. Riley and y
o Osborne. saying 1T would be a pity
\, lose either OF them" DIR. Hastings
Hart, secretary OF the State Board
e Charity OF Minnesota. speaking at I
y Twenty-third street Y. NJ &. ), co
q mended Mr.. Osborne's work highly.
The Rev. DR.. Nehemiah Boynton
{" Brooklyn. preaching i'll the West-Pa
'r PRESBYTERIAN Church, on Eighty-siX
street, said: Mr.. Osborne IL doing
. tremendous service to the state. to
y states, to all humanity, II is time
n the people OF New York to rise up
l. their might and tell the political int
IN ests and GOV, whitman that this m
osborne must he SUPPORTED