The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-13
RILEY'S AGENT
mot GUILTY.:
0SBORNELOSES
Jury Finds Verdict in 10
Minutes for Mcdonald.
Accused of Attack.
DECISION REACHED At
2:1O THIS MORNING


1t took a jury OF six men In Judge Val
entines court Just forty minutes this
morning to decide that Patrick II. Nc
Donald was not guilty OF assaulting
Warden Thomas Mott Osborne of Sing
Sing The case was turned over TO the
jury at 80 A. NJ.
Warden Osborne maintains that the
real victory is his on account of the pub
hcity given the case. lie is satisfied. he
says and Mcdonald says he is satisfied
too.
Robert Tompkins, foreman of the jury.
said after the verdict:
The jury was Influenced by the fact
that the assault was not serious any
how and that Mcdonald acted on author
ization OF Supt Riley. There was also
a reasonable doubt"
II am satisfied" Warden Osborne
said the purpose OF the action has
been fulfilled on account of the publicity
given to the case. The people os the
State will understand. IL the people OF
Osslnins want the warden of the prison
IL Is up to them.
word "PIOt" Crcrps In.
While there was no direct charge that
plot to discredit Osborne was back OF
the affair. the word plot crept into
the proceeding more than once. Police
Justice Valentine brought it into his
charge In the following manner.
III you believe that Mcdonald took
the papers unlawfully." Justice Valen-
tine told the jury OF six men, "and that
Warden Osborne recovered them law
fully and was assaulted by Mcdonald
while recovering them and that Me-
Donald acted in anger because his plot
was frustrated then you must find for the
plaintiff"
The court room was packed at the
session last night. Two hundred villagers
tried TO get into room intended TO
hold two dozen. They heard Mcdonald
say that he came to Sing Sing on the
day on which Becker was executed with
two copies of letter from Supe rim
tendent OF Prisons Riley and with orders
- get copies OF all the orders issued
by Mr.. Osborne to Head Keeper Dorner.
He found that Mr. Osborne was in bed
and that the warden had issued an order
forb!dding visits to the prison except by
srecial pass.
Mcdonald said he snaIlv wa,, -, %
Mr. Dsborne's bedroom. n. the suggestion
Il the warden, and was given p.rmission
to talk with the convicts. He said he
showed the warden letter from Supt
Riley To The effect that McDorald was
to bring back the orders" with him.
TIE warden. according to Mcdonald. said
he could not attend TO that now, that
he would have TO wait until later in
the day
Mcdonald said he was anxious to
eaten the IL O'Clock train back 10 Albany,
out that Inc warden said he would not
De rested ny that time and Mcdonald
WouId nave 10 wall uh'll later In the
ua!
'ies Vpe"e" ny convict.
Mcdonald recited how he then went
to the head kesper's offIc. and got Kel-
sey. a convict who was a clerk there.
to open the files then he got the papers
he wanted and departed IN a ,axicab,
leaving behind him the sealed letter
''J", n.pv, w. ardan rs os,o.,o . :.
him on the station platform here Nc
Donald said that he told the warden OF
his orders and the recent. and that
Mr.. Osborne then hit him-the Hrst
physical item OF the controversy. and
that ne tMcDonald) was restrained ~
the two ot,onpor hoys
A u,tle latar Jos.nh c,.ar. ,,,or-
NOV for Ward., os,.,,ra 90, ,Innoit
10 adn,i, tho, n. on,. uo,,,oI Co.
A., in ,,han,, ,,,hioh - .,,,t-
hous. ,hara 80 -. :" ,n','..ns
~ 49, -,
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ann, ou",p''om s,,at M N,e W"ruen ~ W"ulu pe
away because MT osporhe ny choice
aps'h's hlhlseIf from executions. and,
moreover, the newspapers had announced
that he would not be at the prison on
the morning OF the Becker execution.
Mcdonald said that he didn't sho v
the written letter from Supt. Riley 10
any one, but that he left il behind him
with convict who was working in the
office as a telephone operator. McDon.
aid had two copies of this letter: one
to leave behind and one 10 keen Nc.
Donald refused To tell wha, he had
come ,o inyes.ir.,e ina, d,y
Warden Osb0rn~'s story.
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'',e leN' "'"Inl'g' lhoush the
w., a."v' t,'n ',Sueu oioeTs nor 10 dlsiurh
,,'n ul'',' cIIFh' ne rohsenieh 10 see
nis re'nola''' , ne snIu' mcdonald came to
MS roo'i' an" asNe" u 'he warden : order