New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-15

the light these individuals who have
been hoping that after my usefulness
lad been DESTROYED. they could then
safely proceed 20 cripple the welfare
systern at sing Sing and Auburn pris-
ons, the success and spread OF when
threaten their pecuniary and political
interests"
Warden Immensely Pleased.
The warden was In most cheerful
mood as he left the hotel.
as there anything 10 add to this
statement" he wss asked.
"What can | add?" he asked. Il am
immensely pleased to have this thing
out in the open. The only thing |
now fear Is, as say in that statement
that the District Attorney will repudi-
ate the offer Of Mr.. Fallon, which |
have accepted"
When District Attorney Weeks was
asked yesterday when the minutes and
sffidavits would be made public he de-
clared he had not reached decision.
do you care 10 answer the charges
Of Mr.. 0sborne7"
~ will engage in no controversy with
Thomas Mott Osborne" he declared.
"Do you care TO make any answer
TO the statement that he fled In court
that Willett has been running the in
curry. promising prospective convictS
this, that and the other thing, reward
ing those who agreed to testify rs he
wished them to and Furnishing those
who did not?'
"T have said | will not have any corr
troversv with Mr.. Thomas Mott o.
borne, and | won't"
Nor would Mr.. Weeks discuss the
hasty removal Of Willett back to Great
Meadows prison after Osborne had
made his charges and the amount CT
freedom allowed Willett become a mat
ter Of general comment in White
Plains.
az did not have Willett in custody;
that is up TO the Sheriff. See him." he
declared
Willett, from the time Of his arrival
in White Plains until Monday night,
when an effort was made to spirit him
out Of the District Attorneys Office
without the reporters seeing him, had
more liberty than is ordinarily allowed
convicts called as witnesses. He has
been frequently seen on the streets in
civilian clothes, with no guard in sight,
and instead Of patronizing the prison
barber public shop has enjoyed his
trade.
Extra Meals for Willett.
His midday meals were served 10 him
in the District Attorneys Office, where
each day local negro, known as Del
monico, called for the orders Of the ey-
Congressman and Samuel Strook, who,
with Willett. has been active in the
District Attorneys Office.
Sheriff Weisendanger said that so far
as he knew Willett was never allowed
at large in White Plains without a
guard.
81 have supposed" said he, chat he
was always under guard You see. the
District Attorney sends over here for
men and they are sent to his Office, al
ways with a guard. In that Office there
are always deputy sheriffs. So tina.
Willett was under guard even there. II
may be that he was allowed 10 step into
a barber shop, but if so I'm sure that
guard was near"
"Gf you were told that il not the
case, what would you say"
81 could not say it is not true" he
replied, "but ! have always supposed
that a man was with him.
"As to the charges that there is dis
elimination against those men who are
standing by Osborne and in favor OF
those who give evidence against him.
it should be remembered that there is
not room for everybody in the civil
side Of the Jail. So some have 10 60
10 cells. The District Attorney may
tell US to keep certain men away from
others. That we have always done"
But, Mr.. Sheriff" said the reporter,
at Il claimed that those who do AS
Willett asked them 10 do go to the
hospital and all others to cells"
THAT is because there is not room
in the hospital
Becker Plotter in Case.
Examination OF the Jail register
showed that the men were widely sep
arated. II also showed that Stewart
S. Wallace, who, according TO White
Plains report. is TO take Willett's place
as adviser to Mr.. Weeks, and who was
brought from Great Meadows on Mon
day night Is CHARTERED in the hospital ,
while witnesses favorable 70 Osborne.
who have been in White Plains several
weeks, have the undesirable cells.
There also is Sidney Welsh, the con
Wet whose affidavit was shown in court
Monday as that OF a man who had
not been questioned. This man, Mr.
Osborne told the grand jury, he did
not recall having ever met.
His identity was partly established
to the warden's satisfaction yesterday
when a sister Of the young man called
up the warden's lawyers TO say that he
was absolutely unbelievable and to
offer the assistance of herself and his
mother to combat his evidence. A sim
liar statement was made by lawyer
VINO in the past had sought to befriend
the boy. He was at Sing Sing for a
few months early in the year, and has
served sentences in several other insti'
buttons.
Wallace, the new witness against Os
borne, is the Wallace who figured II
the Becker case. 1t was he who ar,
ranged for Joe Murphy, the convict
who charged that Becker had beer
framed up, to get into the death house
and see the policeman, this visit beins
discovered by Governor Whitman wher
h. called Murphy before him after h'
had sought TO save the life OF Becker
OSBORNE TO RULE LEAGUE