New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-21
D|CCS CONVICTED OF
WHITE SLAVE" CHARGE
Jury Finds the Defendant Guilty
After More than Three
Hours DeIiberatiOn.
JUDGES CHARGE DIRECT
Verdict on Four of Six Counts,
Each Carrying Minimum
Penalty Of Years
Imprisonment.


San Francisco. Aug. 2o.-Maury l.
Diggs was found guilty Of violating the
Mann white slave" law tonight.
After the jurors had been out three
hours and five minutes they returned
To ask the court what form the verdict
should take II they were agreed on
some OF the counts in the indictment
and not on the others.
Judge Van Fleet instructed them TO
make their findings on those counts rs
10 which they were agreed. 4 verdict
Of guilty on any one count he said,
would be a verdict Of guilty Of violat-
ing the statute. and would carry the
penalty imposed by the statute.
There were six counts in the indict-
ment. and the jury found verdict II
guilty on the first four. Each count
carries maximum penalty Of Ave
years and a minimum Of one year IN
federal penitentiary.
Sentence will be pronounced Septem-
ber .. Judge Van Fleet set bail at
81. 900 on each count, making 5000
in all. |. Z. Digs. the defendants 5
father. and Marshall Diggs. his uncle.
were ready with bonds and United
States Commissioner Krull was ready
10 accept them tonight.
Counsel for the defense announced
that they would appeal to the highest
court in the land. and asked for ten
DAYS in which To petition for writ OF
error To the United states Circuit
Court Of Appeals.
Diggs. his wife, father. mother and
three aunts, Mrs. Drew Camineti and
Mrs. Anthony Caminetu. were in
court. waiting for the verdict Diggs
was pale. and his wife showed the
tension, she was under by the twitch-
ing OF her lips. the tension about her
ewes and the lcssened bloom OF her
rich color. The question OF the fore
man, which clearly foreshadowed the
coming verdict, gave them time to
steel themselves for the final shock,
sort when the expected blow fell.
I'm view Of the contention OF the de-
fence that no criminally immoral pur-
pose had been proved. the interpreta-
awaited with much interest. on this
Point Judge Van Fleet said, in part:
The act. so far as here involved,
provides IN substance that any person
who shall knowingly transport
I'm interstate commerce any woman or
girl for the purpose OF prostitution or
debauchery. or for any other immoral
purpose shall be deemed guilty
of felony and punished as therein
provided.
AS have heretofore intimated 10
YOU. IT is immaterial what the charac-
ter of the two girls involved in these
charges was at the time Of the acts
charged The act denounces the carry
ing i'm interstate commerce for the i'm
moral purposes specified OF any woman
or girl regardless OF whether
the girl or woman who is subject OF the
not the man has himself previously had
intercourse with her.
If IT appears that tho defendant has
suggested 10 or attempted 10 induce
any witness i'm this case To give evi-
dence as To the facts in controversy in
any respect not in accordance with the
truth you should and may take
such attempts into consideration In
determining the guilt Of the defend
ant.
And even il you find that the de-
fendant and his companion. Caminett.
were actuated I'm their departure or
flight from Sacramento by fear OF
exposure or arrest, but that neverthe-
less I'm taking these two girls along
there existed the intention 10 subject
them 10 the immoral purposes charged.
the defendant IS guilty
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