The Washington times., 1916-07-16
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station where prisoners can be observed,
ciessined and then placed In the hands
or experts to receive medical treatment
ana individual training which their par
ticuiar cases demand.
Money Enough Obtained.
Money enough to keep the clinical
work going for I'VE years has been OBJ
tained largely through the committee OF
social hygiene. OF which Mrs. Helen
hartley Jenkins In chairman. Dr. wal
ter James. president Of the New YORK
academy OF Medicine, has been quoted
es saving that the new clinic 10 the
taken In the solution Of the ever present
Mr.. Osborne IL a millionaire. He also
- z social ,reformer Of the brass tscks
wanted to Dd out As syaciI ss What ss eond e.
tons maintained at Sing Sing, 30 he
went to Sing Sing As q convict. His
name on the prison books was Tom
IS a prisoner Tor weeks. sstherins in.
formation which since has been inval-
nable to him In his work Of rehabilita-
Following .osborne's revelations con-
corning conditions In Sing Sing he was
made warden OF the penitentiary. He
instituted many reforms. He organised
the Mutual Welfare League. an honor
the start. The league is composed OF
prisoners who see to the fair and ef-
ncient internal management Of the
prison life at Sing Sing.
honor lie permtsed m%ms Of V them he u
go to their homes unaccompanied by
guards and in civilian dress when rela-
tives died or were seriously III. He per-
mitted the man many liberties for which
II hN no
newspapers.
Gained Him Animosity.
The reform work Osborne did amons
1 the prisoners was not what gained hin,
the animosity of certain politicians.
however. He ran foul OF them when he
cut the graft out Of the penitentiary
administration. This led to a skilifuily
manipulated attack upon his reform
work In an attempt to discredit him In
the eyes OF the public
Osborne paid no attention to what
was said and printed against him.
Eventually there cropped up charges
ostensibly emanating from among the
prisoners at Sing Sing. rejecting seri.
| ously not only upon Osbornes economic
administration of prison affairs. but also
ton with the convicts. He was indicted
on these charges by the Westchestei
county grand jury.
After the indictments were returned
c osSSrpe hi left . sing sing and vas sue
Prison Commissioner Riley. an un.
friendly associate of Osbornes. created
ne impression that he s, had compelet
the charges and the indictments. Os
borne said he was going away to sta,
until he had proved false the charge,
against him; and that whom he had
/ dnna hA hon
Riley IL not the prison commissions
Osborne has put all charges and In
dictment against him to rout. and he
Mr.. Osborne charged at the tim,
Sing Sing convicts were giving CRANE
Jury evidence against him that al
the charges were trpmped up by me,
in prosecuting his reform work.
Dean kirchwey will be associated II
an advisory capacity hereafter will
the new prison commissioner. Jane
surprise to Kirchwey's friends. VIII,
had expected him to return to hi
former work with the Carnegie Foun
dation following his relinauishmen
ard his resignation as warden Of SIM
Sing prison.
To Have Free Rein.
that Osborne will have free vein an
absolute command OF affairs at SIM
Sing from now on. Mr.. Osborne him
self said:
81 shall be more than very glad I
return to Sing Sing as warden, an
l am most grateful to the governo
and the commissioner for reappointini
me.
"As to the leaders OF the conspirac
against me. I may have something I
say q little later on. / have no senti
ment against the tools and dupes VIII
were used against me, for they wer
victims the same as ].
II am too deeply touched to max
an offhand statement. l feel tina
what say should be CAREFUL
formulated. since otherwise i Nigh
simply bubble over / could say niue
that would not appear we'll In prin
but this Is not the time"
Governor Whitman said: II conside
the reappointment of Mr.. Osborne a
entirely hitting. proper. and just
"I consider that the only right thin
to do Is to put Mr.. Osborne back in hi
former position" said Superintendent
Carter. He resigned for no othe
treason than because Of the indictment
against him. and while there was n
binding agreement made II was clearl
understood that Mr.. Osborne shout