The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19
KIDNAPPED CONVICT
RETURNED TO PRISON
Warden Osborne Gets Writ
From Justice for Cullen,
Inquiry Witness.
WAS HELD ~ SHERIFF

WHITE PLAINS. y. r.. Nov. War.
den Osborne Of Sing Sing enlivencd pro
cc"ding IN the Supreme Court here to-
day by charging that Sheriff wiesscn-
danger Of W~estchester county had aid
mapped Peter Cullen. a convict. from the
prison. He Insisted that Justice Nor
-chauser authorized him 10 a X Cullen
back To Sing Sing.
Cullen. who liz known as IA stick ur''
man. is believed to know considerable
about felonles alleged to have been com
United In Sing Sing, but he has refused
TO give any information. Consequently
District Attorney Weeks obtained a war
rant and the Sheriff brought the prisoner
to the White Plains Jail.
When MIR. Osborne made the kidnap-
ping charge Assistant District Attorney
Fallon rctorted that the warden was An
interloper who was trying to obstruct
justice. Mr.. Osborne hired Edgar l.
Ryder. an Oss!ning lawyer. to represent
Cullen II Justice M~orSch2user ad-
t%ournc1 court until tomorrow morning.
Late tonight supreme Court Justice
Tompkins issued a writ Of habeah
corpu which demands the immediate
return OF Cullen t. the custody OF the
warden at Sing Sing.
II haven't the slightcs; desire "a in
~tcrfc-e with this Investigations" Warden
Osborne told the Justice. non the con-
trary. | will do what I can 20 further u.
| am sorry any person has refused to an
swer questions. | van all the Inmates
TO tell the truth. But I want my rights
established
Meanwhile the Grand Jury VAS hear
ing the Testimony of two prisoners IN
i~gnorancc OF IN" c~olloauy In III" court
room. 1t was limited to-day that several
prisoners may bc indicted for perjury.
They are accused of giving testimony cX-
actly opposii. to that taken By william
Willett when they were tried before him
In the Mutual Welfare League court.
An unjust persecution by men who
wish only half truths about my prison
administration and are deliberately
throwing out the good evidence and ac-
ccpting the bad. for reasons hat appear
to be strictly POLITICAL WAS the way
Thomas Mot, Osborne characterize the
Grand Jury investigation OF condition.
at Sing Sing before The joint committee
OF prison reform at the Lyric Theatre
yesterday afternoon.
I'm not afraid to stand on my record
as warden at Sing Sing prison. The
slate ie clean, and while. II IL useless to
deny hat there are always a few bad
features in the conduct OF any insti.u-
ton such rs Sing Sing. these conditions
have been and are m!nimiz Il as much az
possible"
After the meeting tho warden waS
asked whether the proceedings a. White
Plains indicated any tendency TO in
dict him for mismanagement Of prison
affaiV.
Il hope they do indict me" was his
reply. They might as well do ~ good
job Of ". while they ~ about It. OF
course. there Is no evidence to justify
this. hut from the way things arr going
nothing would surprise me"
Warden Osborn. appealed TO IN" NOM
beers 81 the joint committee on prison re-
form for funds TO carry on the reform
Work. ut Gusts money" il. said. land
| want you TO give II To me-
\ Special f-atuir "f the meeting y,.s-
t"r'ay VIA TIL exhibition Of moving pic
.ur-- showing Ne In Sing sing. GNat
Meadows and auburn prisons. ~ Az
burn Mr. osborne was shown goIns
through MS voluntary Incarceration for
a week.
Mrs. Francis Mcneil Btron. Ir. lires!-
dent of IN" joint committee. and nr.
q T, Lewis Of the New York Prison
Association also spoke.