New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-02
LETTER TO PALS
BARRED OSBORNE
IF Seabury Is Elected All
Is Peaches" He Wrote
Sing Sing Prisoners
ACCOUNTS TANGLED,
DERRICK ALLEGES
Tells Carter He Inherited
Mess" of Irregular Pur-
Chases by Predecessor

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fFrom a star Correspondent ~ Tie rribuucl
Albany, Dec. / The privilege Of Wis
iting Sing Sing without pass was de-
MED Thomas Mott Osborne because he
abused that courtesy during the recen.
state campaign. according to the state
Prison Department incidentally, the
department quotes Warden Calvin
Derrick, Mr.. Osborne's successor, on
irregularities" he found in the pris-
on's fiscal affairs.
In explanation Of the barring Of the
former warden, told exclusively in The
Tribune this morning, the department
gave out letter written by Mr.. Os-
borne on November (, and read pub
licly in the prison mess hall on Flee
ton night, in which he declared: III
Seabury is elected it is all peaches
and that he was doing all he could TO
"fx things so that we shall not lose
even if Whitman is elected"
Never Will Desert Pals
The letter is said to have been sent
TO George Hodson, a convict sergeant
alarms of the Mutual Welfare League
II is addressed "to my dear pals IN
Sing Sing" and says:
az YOU fellows think l am not
sticker please get another think Ny
voice is on the bum. am tired to
death and wish | had never been
born. but III never desert my pals
until B. ey desert me. Are they going
70 stick with me? This is the question
which gives me anxiety. I worry over
il dav and night. If Seabury is elected
j. is all peaches. II he isnt-tneh
what? III sbow
our good sense. Tell the men all OF
.bem-to keep quiet, to keep. thelI
shirts on. / have been doing all l can
10 fix things so that we shall not lose
even if Whitman is elected.
Keep Straight and Clean
"There are a number OF strong ne
publicans whom the Governor Ca"na ~
90 back on. Let Us see what Ihey "d
do for us. 1t is long game pas, ",.t
If | can 90 through the hell ! we"e
through last winter you can n"''
little patience now -, .ba+ everv
Let every man know that ~
friend of Tom Brown must hesP and
head and keep the league straight a1u
No. r. ve have to break up the
i I,oo,, because Albany will not play
t fo;s hat will come later-and Il IL
- corne let it come straight ana
clean. It'll, - will
,or1o 10 that. | think with patience
,yn stand to win either way the election
turns only if it goes Republican We
will have to be title more wise anu
careful. ,;e+ake
obont This. If things 90 right, be pa
t;ort and careful. If things go wrong,
he careful and patient. Think OF all
We have done together and all we can
do if we stick. viii you stick? WILL
Promises Visit After Election
81 write this from the bottom of my
heart dearest friends of mine, As
soon as the election is over VIII De
hack. and they will not refuse adtnls-
sion. They can't, because am sun
member of the Prison Association eH,
ecutive council committee. 30 l VIII
sec you all before week mas pasSeu
and we will all talk over old times AS
ever ~ WV tom BROWN"
A copy Of the letter was sent by Mr,
Derrick TO Mr. Carter, who issued the
order barring Mr.. Osborne on Novem-
be~ q two DAYS after election. Prison
ofHcials said to-day that on November
Of Mr. Osborne met Mr. Carter IN New
York and asked that the order be re-
scinded. as he wished to visit the prison
ON Thanksgiving Day. The request was
denied.
Together with a copy of the ruling
against Mr.. Osborne and copy OF the
letter which was read in the prison, the
Prison Department made public copies
of correspondence between warden
Derrick and Mr. Carter, in which the
present warden of Sing Sing told OF
irregularities and tangles" in the hs-
cal affairs Of the prison and eharac-
terized them as a heritage" of the for
mer administration.
Charges irregular Purchases"
In a letter written on November q
in reply to an inquiry from Mr.. Carter
as TO the alleged purchase Of unauthor-
lied supplies, Mr.. Derrick said:
81 wish 70 call your attention, Mr..
Carter. that practically all Of the irreg-
ular purchases which We have mad TO
refer to you for authorization were
contracted under former administra-
tions. Many Of the tangles which we
are attempting 70 straighten out date
as far back as last May, and we are
continually running into new mess.
We will nave to beg your indulgence
and ask your patience while we clean
up our heritage, which seems 70 be
very long and large one