Show PRISON REFORM 1 ADVOCATE TE DIES DIE Thomas M II Osborne Who Tried Cell Life Drops In Street AUBURN N T Oct Oct By U-By 21 The Associated Pre Thomas Press a Thoma dolt Mott Osborne Oborne noted for tor his ae- ae ac activities In behalf of ot prison reform Is II dead Stricken on the street t by heart last lut night ho wa was wai Identified a 1 little fled fied Rt t an undertaker through little metal check with the name Tom Brown engraved upon It which Mr Osborne when ho he voluntarily Auburn prison as a prisoner to study tudy the actual life lire of a convict Ills His experience at Auburn lug Wg- ug rested many reforms some ot of which lie 10 had d an opportunity to put Into effect as I warden arden of ot Sing Sing prison and later at til the naval naval prison at Portsmouth N H IL of which ho had bad charge during the war While Mr Osborn won his chief note In formation ot of o the Mutual Welfare league tor for convicts con and Ills his other activities for the prison population ho he also alao we was active In political and civic affairs attain An Independent Democrat In politics he served ser as 88 mayor of Auburn and was wu once for Cor lieutenant governor go Ho lie was as for many years ears owner and pub pub- pub usher of oC tho the Auburn en He was In his hll sixty eighth year Sir Mr Ir Osbornes Osborne's survivors rs are lug his hisson Sons son I ld Da M 1 and Charles Dr D Lithgow and Robert nobert Osborne ot of Auburn and his hie sister Mr Mrs J J Storrow of ot Boston His Ills wife who ho was aa Agnes Devens of Cambridge Mass died 30 years ago |