New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-10
Sing Sing Prison Not to
Lose Its RefOrmer
Warden.
GOVERNOR TIRED
OF WHOLE AFFAIR
Three Members of Superintend-
ent Riley's Staff Facing
Serious Charges.
lFrom a stan Correspondent o, IN, Tribune.

lf rom sian correspondent ol lu' lIlnuur.I
Plattsburg, n. Y, Aug. 9.-lt can oe
stated authoritatively that Thomas
Mot Osborne will not be removed from
SING Sing tomorrow as was intended
last week. Governor Whitman, who re-
CARDS the Osborne regime at Sing Sing
in the same light that he views the
Riley regime of the Office of State Su-
perintendent of Prisons, has not given
his consent to the removal of Warden
Osborne, and the warden may remain
fol many days to come.
The Governor, who spent the evening
with Superintendent Riley and his
friends as a speaker before the Cath
olic summer colony at Cliff Haven, re-
fused to be drawn into the prison i'm
broglio, and would no. talk for publ
cation.
Mr.. Whitman is tired of the whole
affair. Complaints have come to him
against both Riley and Osborne. lie
has been told that Warden Osborne's
administration of Sing Sing has result
ed in anarchy lie has been told that
the Riley administration has resulted
in plots unworthy of state depart
ment.
Three Riley Men in Plot.
The Governor has information that
three members of the office stan Jt
the State Superintendent OF Prisons
have been largely instrumental IN
bringing about some of the charges
against Osborne.
1t is not unlikely that before the
week ends the Governor will order
Superintendent Riley to remove these
three men. Should the superintendent
refuse it may mean his own removal.
These men are warm friends OF Mr.
Riley, and some persons think 1T VIII
be impossible for him TO discharge
them.
If Superintendent Riley, who IS
constitutional officer and cannot be re-
moved except on charges, would resign
half of the dilemma would be solved,
and if Warden Osborne would resign
also the whole problem would be dis
uosed of. But neither man shows signs
of resigning.
Unpleasant stories are being circu-
lated about Sing Sing and Superin-
tendent Riley's office. Within a week,
if the case Of Warden Osborne against
Patrick II. Macdonald, confidential
agent of Superintendent Riley, IS
brought to trial, il is asserted, three
prominent members of the superln-
tendent's staff will be face to face with
charges of criminal character.
These three men, it is charged, con-
spired to blacken the character OF
Warden Osborne. 1t is SAID here tnat
the whole alleged conspiracy Will be
unfolded at the hearing Of the Osborne
Macdonald charges in Ossining on
Thursday.
Governor Not Impressed.
Governor Whitman, it is believed, is
rot impressed with the defence set up
for Warden Osborne by his friends.
He has not seen Mr.. Osborne in a fort
night. When he talked with Superln-
tendent Riley tonight for twenty MIN
utes or so it was about everything eX-
cept the prison situation.
The Governor will not discuss the
nrison situation here. He does not be-
iieve the time or place is opportune.
What he hopes for is enough revela-
tions at the Osborne Macdonald trial
on Thursday to warrant his asking 1or
the resignation of each.
Governor Whitman will review the
Goth United States Infantry here to-
morrow. After the review he Will go
10 Dannemora prison to look over the
institution. He will be accompanied by
Superintendent Riley.