The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-01
WARDEN OSBORNE
GOES OUT LIKE LION
COnvicts Cheer Him as kirch-
wey Slips Quietly Into
His Place.
NEITHER SURE OF STATUS
New AppOintee Determined to
Remain at the Prison Only
Temporarily.

guessing contest nllSnt Df stdTleu
on the question whether Thomas Mott
Osborne is completely aud finally ousted
az warden OF Sing Sing prison and his
friend Dean George W. Eirchwey per-
manently in MS place or whether the
ARRANGEMENT is only a stopgap until the
warden is found guilty or not guilty OF
the charges Of immortality, perjury and
mismanagement
So far as can be gathered Superin-
tendent OF Prisons John b. Rileys APP
to displace Mr.. Osborne In intended to
be final. but his chief. Gov. Whitman.
thinks 1t Is temporary. Mr.. Osborne
himself and George Gordon Battle. his
lawyer. are quite sure he still is actual
warden "on "A vacation The prisoners
agree with them. Dean Kirehwey now
in title at least Warden l<irchwey.
speaks for himself thus:
81 understand and | am determined
that the appointment shall be temporary.
Just now | think | should urge Mr.. Os-
borne's reinstatement II he is acquitted.
but you cannot tell what might happen
IN the future"
At any rate Mr. Osborne left the
prison AT ! 80 Yesterday afternoon for
Auburn. Just thirteen months to "a day
since he arrived 10 become warden and
just one hour before Dean kirchwey ar
rived to take charge. II was fve min
nutes after he had entered the warden's
office that Dean kirchwey gave his opin-
ion of his present status.
OsbOrn~ Sees One Victory.
II Is certain that Mr. Osborne con-
>iders the appointment OF Dean krch-
wey as a victory. Besides his belief
that his friend is In charge only tenn
porarily Mr.. Osborne believes that II IL
a victory to have appointed one who Is
In sympathy with his Mutual Welfare
League and prison reform in general.
The convicts themselves are glad that
Dean Kirchw.y is the man selected. II
any one must replace MIR. Osborne. and
IL IL likely that his choice has averted
an outbreak.
Although Dean Kirchwey thinks some
changes might we'll be made at Sing
Sing. generally speaking he does not
intend to make any startling mnova-
tions at once. 1t Is certain the league
will remain.
The new warden will carry out Supt.
Riley's ideas for Sing Sing as far as
possible. n shall be "A very dutiful
troduce such ideas OF his own as medical
examination and segregation of defec-
tves to prevent immortality. an expansion
OF the workshops and educational classes
and greater facilities for keeping the
convicts busy. As matter OF fact,
Warden Kirchwey doesn't approve OF
Sing Sing as anything but "a deten-
tion prison. He thinks 1t is no place
for long termers to he immured In.
Warden Kirchwey did nothing start
ling to signnl!ze his arrival He simply
walked into the warden's Office and
shook hands all around. To-day at the
New Years celebration of the convicts
he will make his first address TO them.
Goes Out Like a Lion.
Mr. Osborne's departure was in marked
contrast He went out like a lion. where
Dean Klrchwey came in Ike u lamb.
After an effusive reception from the
convicts in which he was cheered and
Cheered again because OF the victory
every one thinks he has won in being
only temporarily relieved. and by Dean
Kirchwey at that, Mr.. Osborne repaired
to the mess hall. whore he bade fare
well to his "boys." The mess hall and
the rest of the prison had been deco
rated with flags and bunting as part
of the celebration.
Il have come back from Albany bear
ing peace with honor" he said IT
am still warden OF Sing Sing. Dean
Kirchwey is the satisfactory person
whom ! recommended to Supt. Riley and
his employment as acting warden during
my temporary disability IL satisfac-
tory solution To all concerned.
when | come back To YOU IT won't
be necessary to come back as warden,
lecause Dean Kirchyev can do all tho
wardening so when come back
will help Warden kirchwey all | can.
and when ! come among YOU We will
shake hands just like pals"
There were some doubts about this
In the minds of some convcts. who
thought the warden meant he wasn't
going to be warden at all any more,
but others took it that he meant II
to apply only to the time he is absent
preparing his case and while he is on
trial.
There was a gre1t outburst OF cheer
ing when Mr.. Osborne finished and there
were shouts of encouragement .and
promises that the boys would be good
for Warden Kirchwey and not imperil
the reputation OF the Mutual Welfare
League, Amid this cheering Mr.. Os-
borne departed, accompanied by his
faithful bodyguards. Harry Bolaskey
and Dick Richards He took dinner at
the Hotel Belmont and left for Au-
burn at s o'clock. He will apDear TO
nleal in White Plains tn-morrow