The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
OSBORNE FIGHTS TO
Be TRIED MONDAY
Justice Keogh Will Rule on
Motion After Prosecutions
Argument To-day.
LIGHT ON VIOLET RAYS

WHITE PLAINS. y. T.. Marcl, 16.-
Thomas Mott Osborne's main reason for
wishing an Immediate trial on the re.
naming indictment against him charg-
ing acknowledgements and immortality IL
ma he expects To 90 back ~ warden
Of SinE Sing as soon NJ he Is acquitted.
This IL made clear in Mr.. Osborne's
Attorney Weeks to put him Oil trial
on Monday. Supreme Court Justice
Young granted the order to show cause
hat Mr.. Battle asked for Mr.. Osborne
and tomorrow morning Mr. Weeks will
have to convince Justice Keogh that II
Is impossible to try him on Monday. II
he cannot do so the trial will begin on
hat day. Mr.. Osborne's affidavit says
in part
II am agent and warden Of Sing Sing
prison and have been granted cave OF
absence to prepare my defence Of these
two indictments. In the interest Of the
state. the Prison Department and the
state prison AZ Sing Sing. I should re-
sumo my duties there at the earl.es, pos
sibl. momen, For this reason AS we'll
as for the reason that as Il citizen 81
this State I am entitled to a speedy trial
Of these infamous charges against me-"
Ions Term ~ Quilts.
The affidavit points out also that two
Of tn" sin counts in the m~ismanagement
Indictment have been stricken gu. and
that Of IN. four remaining that which
,mrugns his persona morals accuses him
81 acts punishable by twenty years Inn
p~risonnlent. These acts. felonies. are
charged IN a mlsdtmesncr indictment.
"This monstrous charge has been made
public by the District Attorney Of West
chester county and hts assistants" he
ssys. The charge 10 absolutely and
Wickediy Ease. am entitled To speedy
trial upon the Indictment containing such
charges"
The Osborne perjury trial thai Justice
T~ompkins terminated OH Wednesday by
Diminishing the Indictment Developed az
least one unanswered question about the
interesting episode # he violet ray
high frequency generator. Ir. Rudolph
pied.ing, tn" i'r,~on Commissioner whose
investigation O! sing sing. held by Jus
tice %Tompkins 90 be Illegal. Was the &C.
casion on which the state charged MFR. ,
Osborne perjured himself. got one Of
the machines free and CAV. a testimonial
for II the anne day. before he had tried
4 on "A s!rsl patient.
l.. H. Valentine % Pa West Forty |
second street. who gave br. Di.dling the
violet ray machine was q detective en- !
by Val O'Farr.li's agency. the
agent that got reports from the
in District Attorney
Office. Numoer IA West Forty
second street is the New Amsterdam
The entire episode was what,
Is known in detective parlance as a
plant" but IL produced an Interesting
impression AZ the ,r!a'. +
Th- story came yesterday from Charles
a lawyer at 3o2 broadway. bu;
also a physician. He wrote DIR. Diedi.ng
Oh February % asking the Prison COM
II he could recommend the Nio-
let ray, and Ir piedliug wrote back tina.
indeed he could the violet ray WAS the
uu the market" and there was mo
,u pleasant feeling from its use" II,
signed IL" letter 'Fratrrnally.' Dr.
li"dling was to get 20 per cent. OH ever,
ale mad" through Endorsements such H.
lac gave Mr.. or Dr. Kennedy. .