New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-30
Warden Won't Re-
sign; Riley COnfers
with Governor.
KIRCHWEY AIDS
SING SING HEAD
Leave of Absence Asked
and Refused-Dean De
clines Friends Place.
,v.,,, ,,,1 corr-.pond.n, q N, Tnbun,.I

rv,or . s,.a Correspondent, Of The Tnouns-l
Albany. Dec. 29.--Whether Thomas
Mott Osborne will remain as warden OF
Sing Sing will have to be decided by
Covernor Whitman. Tonight, after a
dsv Of discussion between the Gov
ernor. John B. Riley, Superintendent OF
Prisons. and Dean George W. Kirchwey,
representing the warden, the situation
was deadlocked.
At s o'clock il appeared as though
the matter had been arranged to the
satisfaction Of all. Osborne at that
time vas informed that the superin-
,sndent with Mr.. Whitman's approval,
would grant him leave Of absence
until after his trial and allow Mr..
Kirchwey TO represent him at the
prison. and he wrote a letter asking
leave on those conditions.
This beuuest Kirchwey presented to
Riley, who refused to grant It, declar-
ing that he would grant an application
that Osborne "be relieved from duty
but would not grant any leave OF alb
sence.
Under a "relief from duty" Osborne
would be out OF Sing Sing until such
time as Riley might see At TO restore
him or appoint a successor to his place.
Under a leave of absence ne would
stll be warden of Sing Sing and as
sucb would have certain duties TO per-
form at the prison.
After this letter had been presented
and the request therein refused, Riley
told rsporters that kirchwey had asked
him 70 permit Mr.. Osborne TO resign,
and that at the request of the dean he
had postponed matters until Osborne
reached mere TO lecture.
Contradicts Riley.
When this was repeated to Mr.. Kirch-
wey he denied it emphRticaily.
"You must have misunderstood
Riley" be declared.
DIR. Kirchwey was informed that the
statement had been repeated to Riley
and he had reiterated II.
Then he must be crazy said Mr.
Kirchvey. 81 never made any such
proposition 10 MIN. The one tnlng
thai / did insist was that Osborne
would not resign. l cannot understand
why Riley should give out such state
ment' -
Dean Kirchwey arrived mere TINS
morning on the Empire State Express
- Il rrsa Nungg-
intendent Riley. The meeting was heIo
IN the Governors office.
Riley told Dean Kirchwey. 10 was
stated. that he hoped he bore Mr. Os-
BONES resignation, and that ne also
hoped he would accept the vacancy
thus created. Kirchweys reply 20 ootn
srggestiOns was in the negative.
ne discussion proceeded for several
hours. Then IL Was suspended unit!
Nr. Osborne arrived from the prison
soon after noon. Osborne was met Dy
Dean Kirchwey a. the station, ana
when informed that a leave OF absence
would Oe granted % him 70 allow him
TO preDare for his tiial, with KiTchwey
i'm charge IN the interim, he agreed 10
ne proposal.
Z don't need 20 see Battle on that
he said. THAT IS what we decided We
would have TO ask fof last night"
Accordingly, letter reciting the fact
that he had been indicted and that the
need Of preparing for trial would make
10 necessary that he absent himself
from the prison, and asking that he be
allowed leave Of absence until after
the disposition Of the charges against
him, was signed and sent 90 RILEY
Waits an Hour for Reply.
An hour followed without any an
swer from KirchweY or Riley. Then
the warden left 70 lecture before the
Albany High School Alumni. convinced
hist there had been some hitch.
II Riley cannot stand by that prop
OsitiOn," he declared. a. he left the
hotel "the matter will have 70 20 70
the Governor"
Meantime Rirchwey had seen Riley
The latter, be said. refused absolutely
% stand BY the terms q the agreement
previously made. K.rchwey added that
the entire matter would have 70 10
over until tomorrow.
Riley. on his part, was telling at the
ssme time that Osborne. through
Kirehvey. had asked permission 20 re-
sign.
~ ne does not resign ] shall GER
tsinly remove him." said Riley
"When7" he was asked.
y DO not know"
Meaning that you will have 20 see
ne Governor"
u do not know that / shall see the
Governor" he replied.
DO you mean by that that you will
remove Sir. Osborne without the per-
mission Of the Governor
y do not know that the Governor Will
have 20 BE- seen"
"Mr. Riley has the power 20 remove
Osborne" said Patrick ". Mcdonald,
flsy's confidential man, whom Osborne
Rad arrested on a charge u assault
lat August.
And the Governor the power 10 re-
move Mr. Riley" MS suggested.
That" said Riley, "may be the case.
bu' why that remark"
"Bscauae it' has been repeatedly
charged b. Nr OsbOrne's friends that
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