The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-31
GOVERNOR MAY GUST
OSBORNE AND RILEY
Warden Has superintendent
Agent Arrested and Row
Starts Afresh.

AIDANY, July 3o.-Thomas Nit, u..
borne rushed to Albany TODAY. ,..
companied by L. Stage Within, TO Eel
Gov. WEitmdn his version of lie ,t.
cuinstances which caused him 10 ob,,
a warrant for the arrest OF Pa;r.,.
Mcdonald, confidential agent OF supe-.
intendent OF Prisons Riley, at Ossnlne
this morning. As a result of the tai,
Gov. Whitman aid
II think Warden Osborne Will sem
these papers at once to Supt. Riley. Nr,
is entitled TO them. The ward,a SAY.
the papers are now in "A safe drpos.
vault. ! tank IL was only a technIti.
assault that Warden Osborne complain,
Of against Mcdonald. imagine We
will have peace now FOR d couple o.
more days at least"
Gov. Whitman is becoming excel.
ingly tired Of these repeated ,6,.rl.
versies In the administration 10! Il.
prisons and his friends wouli uo; b.
surprised to see him retire not mi,
Warden Osborne, but Supt R..e. as
well. II this condition prevails muyi
longer.
After his talk with the Govcrno-.
Warden Osborne denied that he had -.
signed or that he aad been asked H. se.
sign.
II utNtlOltu tNtl tON. Nt''ld. WIS
desirous OF learning the practices Nr.,,
were permitted at Sing Sing and th4.
state Superintendent OF Prisons John
b.. Riley had instructed his ctuaier,.i'
agent to 20 to Sing sing and gc, ne
original orders of Warden Osborn, 4a.
der whicl the Welfare League and ~
officers were operating IN the ~ ror
II was under these orders. presumably,
that Convict Murphy obtained access 30
the death house and had Bis talk wi'.
Becker. which resulted In tie afil4y'
upon which was based the arggm-.
before Justice Ford for a new trial
Mcdonald was i witness a, -.
Becker execution. and shortly after q
o'clock this morning he saw WagdeV o'-
borne 1T the prison and told .,W D
had an order from Supt. Riley L re
some Of the prison records. The wf-l".
told Mcdonald he hadn't any TINE 60
give him then and paid 10 attention =
the superintendent order.
Mcdonald then presented hts uIder %
the principal keeper, VINO gave Mgnoa
aid the papers, and the latter g1v. ."
a receipt FOR tsem. Mcdonald ~+s -
the railroad station shortly be- - 1-
o'clock waiting - take the / !" TAN
back 10 Albany, with the papers 10 H'
valise, " en- Warden Osborne drove U.
in haste to the station IN its uA''.'.
accompanied by Joseph o''ouuur A'
btny, one Of Warden osborne college
ppoteg,s and a football player. aH, Ht.
other friend.
These men held Mcdonald w'|" '.
borne obtained the papers a.l o. '@
melee. osborne asserted. he WIS ts
suited and summorcI q policeman ''
arrest Mcdonald. Upon Nrno,H.l, eN
PLANTATION OF his authority - El.' '-
parers the policeman refused 20 u' -
him. and then osborne ue,d Up I'd .t.-
ton which had been torn from h- -'
as evidence OF the assault. So. -
policeman refused TO Arrest h." "r.'''
Osborne got n warrant. "h.'H 's".
at ouce obtained.
when arralgued before lu'ge Vale.
tine Mcdonald WIS parole! or 's 80
reroynizauCe after lie "tI r''3se '''
borne's o'fev 20 g oo h" ht
Then Warden Osborne h's''" ''
Albany to get his side o: tic .."''
versy before the Governor, W.. '" ''.
suit tina, he NaS told - tu"n 'H" l''"''
over T. Supt Riley a. orrc trl '.'' "
superintendent confidential uso.' N''
been authorized to get tlon t'. 50.
entitled 10 them.
Gov Whitman had previously '''e'
with Supt. Riley al his horo 10 F'''
burg Supt Riley told 'e 'i'.'
that lie had authorized Nero '' 10
get the papers and that y" N'"'t D."
Albany ON Monday. II It 'r'
that Warden osborne ~" N.'t.''
assault charge against M'n.a1.l owe
sequence OF his talk wit The '.''..