The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-13
OSBORNE EXPECTS
JURY TO DISAGREE
Will Go to Trial To-day at
White Plains on Charge
Of Perjury.
APPLArDED AT Y. NJ. G. A.

Thomas Mott Osborne goes TO trial
to-day for perjury In White Plains ex-
pectins n disagreement rather than ac-
auittal. Ne In confident. however. that
he can be convicted neither on the per-
jury charge nor on that OF mismanagc.
mert. on which he expects to be tried
soon after the perjury trial ends.
The warden Of STINT sins prison
contrary 10 the belief Of some he is still
warden on leave OF abeencc-does not
expect the acauittai he IL sure he de-
serves. because he believes that those
whom he considers enemies will have on
the jury at least one who n Of their
opinion.
Mr.. Osborne's confidence that he will
not he found guilty was shown yester-
lay, when he addressed a crowd that
filled the auditorium Of the West Side
y. VI. &. A. and a~pplauded the points
he made for prison reform and his ad-
ministrat!on Of it at Sing Sing. lie re-
ferred to his trial only by laying that
IL tie worst came to the worst he
would ~ TO prison again. II served
one term. you know he said. referring
- $50 ~ -
A little later Mr.. Osborne Vas asked
" he had any statement 70 make on the
eve OF his trial. any farewell messag to
the public.
Well he said. smiling. II might
leave them a loci> OF my hair wnen I so
to prison. ! intend to have my head
shaved. "a they did in the old days"
Mr.. Osborne vii, take an early train
This morning for White Plains with his
Z 1TrAg inf gnstnsAt asAAroA ,n.ln. E.tNf,
Huntington ". Merchant aad Deacon
Murphy. E~x-Judge Michael, y Tlerney
OF Westchester county Will aid in the
trial also and will have a large hand in
picking the jury.
The tris. to-day IS probably only the
trst ~ several that will he required
10 settle the question Of Mr. Osborne's
record as warden OF Sing Sing and {,
susts II o. dismiss thc charges Of M
morality agaips; him. +; il doubtful
whether these charges will he brought.
out nj al In the first trial ard probably
Justice T%ompkins VII I've called upon
early 20 settle .he question whether ,ney
may properly be introduced.
The alleged perjury was committed
October : before Prison Comm..s.o,.r
piedling. when. 1t IL charged. Warden
osho'nc den -d The existence OF C-gtliD
i'nrno'elities IN :hc prison tha! District
Attorney Weeks maintains Mr.. Osborne
Knew a,,oit These lmnoraiit.cs do no,
involve NJ. Osborne pc soually. hu. Mr.
Weeks has said tina; a part ~ his case
would De proof that not ony did they
exist but HAT there were other i'm
nora'!tics IN which Ne. Osborne too!
yaft.
The bill OF particulars names none OF
he five convicts who accuse .he Warden.
| hpWeNar l. lpes ANNA fl,a foiinuItv
who will ne Mr.. Wceks's witnesses to-
day William Wil!ett. former Queens
Congressman Or. Died,ing. clifford W.
Young. his stenographer. who recorded
the alleged perjury William b Thnnp-
son. s~tenographe- % tho Mutual We'fs.a
League court. WHO KEEP; records. +. T.. al
.rsei. NJ Osborne prompted him 10 do
strov Jaw.s Harvey. q convic' Of m
savorv character, ana Joseph Rotol'a,
another convict.
Mr.. Osborne has worked had and
long IN preparing his defence. and his
forces promise many surprises and ssv-
eel sensations IN evidence 'her sav they
have about the causes q: the entire in
vcstigatIou % Sing Sing. II IL said tina.
some OF these sersatiors WI. come from
conversations n Mr. W.elSs's office rc-
',rded 10y the detectaphone recently
found there. hut NJ Osborne has denied
knowledge Of The det.c'aphone.
District Attorney Weeks had about
twenty convicts from Sing Sing and
comstock prisons brought 10 the White
Plains jail YESTERDAY TO be used as wit
ncsses.
Mr.. Weeks also s~uhppnsed former
Superintendent of Prisons John u. Riley.
who had lost his job soon after Mr..
OSborne's indictment. and charles II.
Johnson and E,ihu church. W former
deputy wardens under Mr.. Osborne.