The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
DOE EXPECTED
TWO YEARS
The German Valley Mystery
Says Counsel Prepared
Him for the Worst.
SAYS HE WOULD PROTECT SON

John Doe was sentenced to two
wears in state prison on the charge q
carving concealed weapons by Judge
Mills in co1rt Monday morning.
To representative of this paper az
ter sentence Doe would not say VINO
he was but admitted the statement
made by his counsel to the newspaper
man that Doe was separated from ms
wife twenty years ago before when ne
had beer assistant editor on oig
New York paper was true. AIoer
that said Doe, was doing maga-
zine work for seven years" why
will not tell my name, we'll, have
son twenty-one years old and that's
the reason. 1t would be reason en-
ough for any gentleman, thought not
FOR a hog, and we must all Try TO De
gentlemanly.o 81 was not surprised
at the sentence for my counsel toio me
after my conviction TO expect the
maximum but you know, as the poeS
saws. stone walls do not a prison make
nor iron bars a cage" "The first and
only time / was ever in Morristown
was when was brought here under
arrest last December ana | have only
seen Of it the Jail yard frona TINS WIN
dow and little patch of the street
from the front window" well,
goodbye, hope when / see you again
it will be under more favorable cir
cumstances, for me ao least.
Doe received his sentence without
emotion and betrayed no sign OF anger
or regret.
Up to the last he refused to betray
his identify and though knowing he
was being sentenced not only forcar-
rying the revolver found in his suit
case, but as wellfor suspicious circum-
stances connected with his arrest, he
still wou d say nothing taat would aid
him in clearing his name.
Elmer King and Charles StllWell
made earnest pleas to the court Tor
clemency and there were several trl6s
between MI. King and prosecutor
Charles a.. Rathbun in which MI.
King,described the prosecutor as al
ways being in hurry and not having
time to try cases, suggesting that he
give up the presecutorship If he did
not want it, while Mr.. Rathbun re-
.iSrted by saying that Mr- King was
bilious"
Mr.. King touched upon the alleged
Identification of Doe as one OF the
burglars of the Perkins residence here
several 3nonthssgo and said it wasmore
fancied than real. " Miss Perkins had
an opportunity TO identify Doe oh her
first visit here and she failed to do so, "
said he. q Doe has requested me TO
assist the authorities in every way to
identify, him as he is innocent OF any
connection with this or any other bur
glary and he will submit to any Ques-
tioning or examination excepting any
thing regarding his name, !" said Mr.
King. doe has told me that If he is
to get the maximum penalty because
he will not disclose his name, to prison
for two years he will 60" said his
counsel. 1t was pointed out to the
court by Does counsel that a man
convicted of forgery had received a
suspended sentence, while in reality
it was alleged by the newspapers the
crime was the fifth or sixth of the
same kind he had committed.
g Doe has leen in jail here since De-
cember and he has been married, ques-
toned. examined, photographed, and
everything else that the state could
do has been done, y said Mr.. King,
" and all he has convicted Of was car
rying concealed weapons" I" Why"
said he. ten per cent. of the men in
this country carry revolvers and III
wager the prosecutor has carried0ne."
" No, / have not" said Mr.. Rathbun,
"nor have / ever shot one off"
= Well, | have" was Mr.. Kings re-
joinder, and then went on to tell of
man convicted of carrying concealed
weapons who was fined twenty-five
dollars, but was interrupted by the
prosecutor, who said two men had
been sent TO the Railway reformatory
for at least fourteen months for the
Offenses.
For an unknown reason this man
refuses TO tell his name,' said Mr..
Rathbun in addressing the court, "and
therefore there is no question in my
mind but there is something in his
past life he dare not reveal "He
would not tell who he was when first
arrested when there was no criminal
charge against him, Y said the prosecu-
tor, :" and thai suggests to me that he
was either a fugitive from justice or
about to commit criminal act" The
prosecutor Gold Of the Califon bank
robbery and said he believed Doe to
be the advance agent of gang of yegg-
men and reiterated the statement of
detectives who beliYed the man to be
a yeggman. He is thief by his
own confession, said the prosecutor,
for he testified on the stand that he
stole a quart of milk which a man Out
Of work and travelling through the
country would not have to do and fur
thermore the watch found upon him /