The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-29

clearly determined that the Mutual We'll
fare League under It's present control
is a decidedly rad influence at Sing sing.
OMrers Held UnAt.
II was said, however, that the Grand
Jury did not intend In any way to crit
else the basic idea of the league. but OF
the contrary thought there was much
good In 1t. and that II properly man.
aged and controlled II could and would
work great benefit to the convicts. The
only criticism vas of the alleged evil
ways INTO which the lea had fallen.
The names Of all the sixteen league
officers were appended to the count.
specifying them nfit persons to con-
troll II.
The fourth charges a general
lack Of discipline, and IL somewhat akin
to the third except that II Is based or
%fe.onious assaults which occurred In the
prison. II alleges that there were no
less than forty brawls, stabbing ARRAYS
and fights of one kind or another In the
prison within the last eight months.
In the NTH count the indictment harks
Jack to the days when Charles Becker
was In the death house awaiting execu.
;ion. and when Joseph Murphy. another
convict. was ~ rmitted to enter the death
douse and tall to Becker. Later Muir
ply sworc he Ind heard Becker framed
Dip before his tr al. and Gov. Whitman
was aroused at Murphy being permitted
10 get into the death house to tell Becker
Of what he said he had heard
This count charges that the warden
himself admitted 20 the death house
Murphy. Samuel Strook. Thomas J.
Aleer and other convicts. Warden Os.
borne charged at the time that Principal
Keeper Martin Deele,, whom he re-
moved. admitted Murphy. Deeley testi-
fled 10 DR.. Diedling that he had passed
Murphy and other convicts into the death
house, but only on the warden's order.
which he opposed. Alger also testified
that he had entered fifty times, with
permits from the warden.
Charges Cnprintnbie.
The sixth count. charging acts Of I'M
morality by Warden Osborne, already
has been quoted. In general the i'm
morality charges are based on the af-
idavsis OF upwards OF ten oonvicts, all OF
which contain unprin,able charges in
rolving the warden personally. II Is said,
moreover, that their testimony has been
supplemented by that of outsiders and
officers and former officers of the prison,
none of whom, however. has directly
charged Warden Osborne with immoral
ity.
When the Grand Jury handed the In
dictments TO Justice Mprschauser this
afternoon the few In the court room re-
membered the Justices advice to the
jurors when they began their labois
nearly two months ago. At that time he
warned them to be very cautious In re-
turning an Indictment, as II was Il very
serious matter. Evidently they took his
@ords to heart. for an unusual number
OF Witnesses were heard.
One exceptional proceeding for a
Grand Jury was the hearing of man
witnesses whom Warden osborne asked
Mr.. Weeks 10 call IN order that his side
Of the case might no presented. Tnes,
witnesses we're not called until the end
Of the inquiry and not, II is said, until
after the Grand Jury had hea I'd much
testimony strongly attacking the war
Gems morals.
throughout the Investigation William
Willett assisted Mr.. Weeks In many
ways from his knowledge of the prison
as a former judge of the Mutual Wei