The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
RUNA CONVICT VALET
OF OSBORNE GOES BACK
Tough Tony" Ends Hunt by
Returning to Sing Sing
Prison.
CHANGE OF HEART IN CITY

Thomas Mott Osborne's valet. justified
his psy chology tonight by coming back
10 the prison and giving himself up.
Tony cast n gloom over the prison last
night, at the beginning OF the new year
and Dean kirchwey's wardenship. b,
taking advantage Of the movie perform
nrce TO slip quietly away.
Dean kirchwey and all OF the mem
ccrs Of the Mutual Welfare League are
jubilant. Tony was cheered when he
walked into the warden's office at II
O'Clock last night and said I've come
back. II wouldn't have been square
to Mr.. osborne or Dean kirchwey or
the boys of the league to have stayed
away
Dean kirchwey and the league menu
bers had predicted he would return in
fact they wouldn't even say he had
escaped.
E~x-COnvicts Causc Return.
Then Tony told Dean k%irchwey, who
was all smiles. that 1t was through some
former convicts that he was persuaded
to return. He met a party Of nearly
a score Of former Welfare Leaguers In
New York last nieht. he said. and told
them that he had been 30 downhearted
at the charges made against his "Tboss.'
Mr.. Osborne. and at the warden's leav-
ing the prison that he decided to leave.
They persuaded him TO go back, and he
did.
Tony arrived In Ossining on the 10 ~
train, and walked straight to the prison.
He didn't know 1t. but Spencer Miller.
acting deputy warden. boarded the
train at Tarrytown and saw him. Mr..
Miller decided that Tony was soing back
of his own free will, and hat he would
let him do 1t, 80 he took a taxicab to
the prison and arrived before him.
When Tony walked into the office he
found awaiting him a group Of TRUSTEES
Immediately there went up a cheer which
was echoed from the cell block a moment
later. After Tony had talked to Dean
kirchwey he was put In his cell. but
he will continue as the new warden's
valet.
WdIt W oIIE atubdtt you, bdlu
Dean k~irchwey when Tony was brought
into his office. what you nave lone is
a manly act and II there is anything |
can do to help o be sure I will do It,"
Immediately afterward he ~telephoned
the good news to MIR. Osborne In
Auburn.
"Thank God" cried Mr.. osborne. but
I expected Tony would come back"
Proves "PsycholOgy" sound.
In all the joyful prison probably the
most joyful was Dean kirchwey. who
saw In the return Of Tony not only a
complete v%indication Of the Mutual We'll
fare League and OF prison reform
methods Of dealing with convicts but
also the coming true Of his prophecies
made earlier in the evening to news
paper men that Tony would do Just
what he did. come back.
81 think ] understand Tony's psy-
choiogy.' he said ast night after ques-
tioning every one bou the wandering
off--he would not call 1t escape-of Mr..
Osborne's valet. Il am a poor psy-
chologist II Tony doesn't come back This
is no ordinary case of escape. The poor
fellow simply got terribly depressed be-
cause he believed his Idol. Mr.. Osborne,
seemed to be In trouble. He wandered
OH, not kTOWlnB WHAT he Was uoiuB'
why, II ! were to meet Tony In the
city and say to him, Tony. what are
you doing here You'd better come
back and take care OF me- he'd say. All
right, boss and come right back.
YOU see, here is Tony's psychology.
He is from the south OF Italy, and such
o gentle. devoted youth. When he came
here on Friday he was anxious Tor my
comfort, but terribly depressed. He
knew that Mr.. Osborne. whom he adored.
had been indicted. Tony had disastrous
experience with indictments and thought
the bottom had fallen Out of the uni
verse. Then too he was awfully lone
some for Mr.. Osborne.
well, Tony kept worrying about Mr..
Osborne. He sat in a corne brood
ing and muttering to himself In Italian.
You know he old Mr., Osborne once thai
II Mr.. Osborne ieft he would. Going
away vas the only way IN which he
| could express himself. being from the
south OF Italy, SO he went away. He
didn't make a dash for libcrty-he just
took French leave"
1t 10 probable that Dean Kirchwey's
| quick notification OF several former con-
| victs, alumni Of the Mutual Welfare
League. resulted in Tony's apprehension,
As he put 1t. several men who have
been educated in some Of the States
! institutions Mt the States expense" now
living in New York were asked to find
Tony. From Tony's own story. they
did So"
Tony's came as a great relief
t. the members OF the Mutual Welfare
League. who saw in his escape a blot on
their scutcheon and on that OF Dean
kirchwey, Mr.. Osborne and prison re-
form in general. The league had passed
and sent to Dean Kirchwey resolutions
calling Tony's action a violation OF
confidence"
Tony went away under cover OF last
nights New Year movies, changing his
convict gray for some ones discarded
citizens clothes in an Clubhouse. where
he kept pigeons. Then he took a tram
for New York.
Prison whistle Not Sounded.
J He was not missed until 10 40, when
keepers set out to look for him. and the
police were notified in New York and
points along the river. The whistle was
) rot sounded, as 1t usually Is when pris-
Oners escape,
One reason for great delight at the
prison at Tony's return Is that Super
intendent OF Prisons John n. Riley. who
is not too cordially inclined toward Dean
Kirchwey, who has Gov. WhitmAn's
backing, intends to visit Sing Sing some
time this week and might nav had
harsh things to say about the escape.
There was "A report here to-day that
Joseph II. Choate had offered his SER