Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-27
DOUGLAS ASKS LONG TERM IN YUMA PRISON AND GETS T

William Douglas. convicted in Tue son of having robbed the Southern Pacific ticket office in that city June p last, and suspected of having also robbed the Maricopa & Phoenix de pot safe in Phoenix, was last Satur- day sentenced to serve fifteen years in the territorial penitentiary by Judge Campbell in the district court. Douglas. with the calm manner for which he has been noted all the time since ne was arrested, and dur ing the trial of his case. did not mo, e an eye as the sentence was passed; in fact. ne seemed greatly pleased when he learned that he was to be given the limit.
 When Douglas was arrested and asked why he did not plead guilty he said that he feared if he did so that he would receive only a light sen tence, so he intended to cause Pima county as much expense as possible, in order that he might receive long sentence.
 When asked the customary question by Judge Campbell whether or not he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him he said:
 ''I have been a criminal for some years, and l do not seem to be able to keep out of jail. l am tired Of serving a life sentence on the install ment plan. and thank you for q long se3tence." 1 When asked by person present why he desired q long sentence, ne 1 said that he had been in eight peni- ! ttentiaries throughout the United
 States, and that the lOns-term prison CTS always got the easy jobs, and iC
 was his ambition to become official photographer for the penitentiary al
 Yuma. where he had been once be
 fore. and where he had been treated
 better than in any of the other pris-
 Cns of which he had been an inmate. Douglas is a ScOtchman, 42 years
 of age, tall and wiry, and a decided
 blonde. He is apparently a man ol
 some education and ability, but, as ht
 mentioned during his testimony on the
 stand, in explaining how be happened
 to have so many keys on his person when arrested. he made considerable
 money opening doors"
 In connection with the robbery fOi
 which he was sentenced. he admitted that he had committed the crime and lthat the money. which he had deposit
 ed in the bank at Benson was that
 which he had stolen. Tn his cOnver
 satiOn with the judge he asked tha the money which he had left on de
 posit and which had been garnisheed by the Southern Pacific company bt
 turned over to him, but the judgC
 could not comply with any such re quest.
 When the judge complied with nj:
 other request and told him that "a! he was a self-confessed and prOveI criminal and menace to society. ant better off in jail than at liberty. Douglas smiled in a contented way. l Throughout the conduct of this cas
 Douglas exhibited & knowledge of th' law that might have done credit t many a young barrister, and 1t is t be regretted that he did not put 1t t
 better use. In one instance particu - ,Iarly did he show that he was ac lquainted with the customs and rule
 of the courts, for while he was bein. sued by the Southern Pacific com s .pany. who desired to secure the mon
 ey he had stolen, he told the lawyer
 that they had no right to commenc, 3 a civil suit until they dad disposed O , the criminal charge against him.