New-York tribune., 1916-01-03
Leader of American Bar, if
Warden Consents, Will
Defend Him Gratis.
POLITICAL ENEMIES
NOW HIS CHAMPIONS
He viii Plead to Charge To- day
DR.. Eliot a Speaker a,
Protest Meeting.
ll'rom san Coucsp-ldcrt n NJ rrI1un.


Auburn. y. y. Jan .. n Warden
Thomas Mott Osborne will consent.
Joseph II. Choatc will aid him in fight
Ing the indictments fled against him
IN Wcstchcs;cr County. without money
and without price.
This declaration OF belief in Mr. Os.
borne md offer Of his active aid By the
leader of the America, bar is but one
Of hundreds Of similar offers that have
poured in on Mr. Osborne since his
arrival home. His home and his Of
fees are Uttered with tclcgrams from
all parts Of the county. many o. them
from men of national prominence,
urging him TO battle rc the end. The
telephone has been in use constantly
and his mail so large that most Of IL
was unanswered when he left for New
York tonight.
In the main these vcl.-wishcrs ap-
prove the Wardcr's course without re-
soryc. There az, many, however, who
declare that he should have forced
Governor Whitman go keep him on
active duty a. sing sing o. take the
responsibility for allowing Supc.n-
tendcnt Of Prisons Riley 10 remor.
him. To such Of these as he has
talked with Mr.. Osborne has made IL,
clear that ne really wished leave Of
absence 20 prepare n case, and that
at no time did he wish to cmbarrass
the Governor in any way.
The thing that impressed the warden
most was the welcome given him by
his homo folks. Men here who have
not spoken TO him in years because OF
business and political differences have
offered their assistance. while among
the most outspoken in denounc.ng the
action against him have been political
foes to whom his name has been anath-
ema Many of these men have broken
the ice If years 20 extend their hands
in friendship and ass ii they can be
of service one of tho local papers
which has been opposed 20 him has
swung into line. so that. for once. al!
of Auturn is seemingly proc borne
More than score OF cX-conyIcts are
here TO offer their help.
When Mr. Osborne lott here tonight
for New York it was his intention TO
meet his lawyers in that city to-mor-
row and return ON The $50 o'clock
tram to White Plains. there to plead
before Justice Morschauscr This will
be d brief formaltv. George Gordon
Battle, who tonight :, on his way
north from his Virginia home. VIII
make a formal md.ion that Mr.. Osborne
be permitted 20 iiispec the grand jury
minutes. This. 10 Is expected, viii be
merely formallty, ~ the court has
promised an order 10 this effect would
be issued, regardless Of the District
Attorney.
Returning 10 New York, Mr.. Osborne
probably viii arrarSC for headquar-
ters where he can work out his dc
fence with his lawyers and transac.
the immense amount Of work the case
has thrown upon him II Is probable
that these Offices will not be far from
the Grand Central s.; tion.
Wednesday night he expects 10 speak
in Boston. and that will be his only
platform appearance until January H.
when he 1Xpect5 20 De- present at the
mass meeting Of protes' which will be
held in Carnegie Hall Among those
who viii speak are .Dr. Charles W.
Eliot. president emeritus Of Harvard
and for more than thirty years the
intimate friend of Mr Osborne. SO
many persons Of national Importance
have offered their services that 1t may
be necessary to set Il short time limit
on each speaker and to arrange for an
overflow meeting.
This. however, will be arranged by
New York friends Of the warden who
have the matter in charge.