New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
GIRL CONFESSES:
MAKES SING SING
PHYSICIAN RESIGN
17-Year-Old Orphan Says
Farr Took Her to Prison
to Meet Convict.
HE WAS MESSENGER
BETWEEN THE COUPLE
Confronted with Proof He Hands
Over Keys-Lost Love Note
Gives Warden Tip.

Confronted with proof that he had
taken an orphan girl into Sing Sing
hospital to meet Msttio Eisenberg, a
convict, and Of acting as Messenger be-
tween the two, DR.. Charles W. Farr
prison physician, last night handed in
his resignation, effective December 16
to Warden Thomas Mott Osborne. Mr..
Osborne at once gave him leave Of alb
sence until that date.
DR.. Farr was one Of the officials who
has not been classed as among those
friendly to Mr.. Osborne. On the con-
trary, it has been thoroughly under
stood that their relations have been
purely official.
The privilege Of going to the hospital
to remove his personal belongings was
denied him. After the hospital ward is
searched this morning, such things as
are the property Of the physician will
be sent to his home in 0ssining viii
lage.
While Farr was debating with the
warden on the necessity of his resign
Ing or being suspended on charges, the
girl was eonfessing to Edgar L. Ryder,
an ossining attorney, and TO another
friend Of Mr.. Osborne that for somo
months she had been In the habit Of
going to the prison with DR.. Farr and
a woman who had induced her to 60 TO
the place to meet the convict Eisen
berg, a dentist By profession, and who
was assigned TO the hospital as an as
sistant to DR.. Farr.
She also declared that it was at the
suggestion Of this woman that she
wrote letters TO Eisenberg. These were
taken to him by the physician. who. in
turn, gave her letters written by E.sen-
berg.
For his part In the affair, Eisenberg,
who is serving a long term for forgery
and whose friends have been very &C .
tive of late seeking a pardon for him.
will be recommended for transfer from
his comfortable berth in Sing Sing to
the less desirable prison In Auburn.
More serious than this, however, IS the
possible effect the affair may have
upon the pardon movement.
Convict Gives Tip.
The discovery that Eisenberg was
receiving visits in the hospital from
the Ossining girl and indulring in a
lively correspondence with her through
the aid of DR.. Farr came as the result
of a tightening up of the pass system
in the prison. From the days Of the
oldest inmate or officer the prison doc
tor has brought in his friends without
any more formslity than telling the
clerk on duty in the Office that he
wished a pass for a friend or friends
A fortnight ago Warden Osborne issued
orders that no passes to the prison be
issued except by himself or the deputy
warden, Spencer Miller.
The first day this was in effect DR..
Farr went to Miller and asked il the
rule applied 70 him. He was told that it
did and he asked for pass for one per-
son. This was given him. He returned
soon and asked the clerk in the office to
make it good for two. This was done
and the incident reported to Mr.. Miller.
Later the physician took other women
into the hospital on passes, these, un-
der the rules, being compelled to sign
their names and write their addresses
upon the register in the key room. 1t
was through this register that Eisen-
berg's Ossining sweetheart was found
yesterday.
The existence OF this girl became
known 20 Warden Osborne through the
instrumentality of member OF the
Mutual Welfare League, the prison
self-governing body. This convict in
some way became possessed of letters
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