The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-07
TORR|D EVIDENCE
NOT YET. REACHED
jury in Maury l. Diggs White
Slave Case Still In
complete.
TESTIMONY STARTS TO-DAY
Many Sensations Expected in
Trial OF Nationwide
Interest.
tspeeial 70 T,he Times.plspatch.

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san Francisco. Cal. August s.-The
warmth Of to-day was in no sense the
result Of the white slave trial OF
Maury I. DIGS as. contrary to ex
Pectations, that case did not reach
the torrid testimony that Is expected
10 be offered
On the contrary. the regular pane!
was exhausted before jury was Sc.
cured. and Judge vanFleet ordered a
special venire Of t~enty talesmen TO
be returned by Marshall Elliott TO-
morrow morning
Tomorrow. however. the jury box
should be filed carly. as the pros.cu-
ton mas but two more pere,np,ory
cnal!cns'e lett. and the defense three.
Ihen tho testimony ~rl begin 20 come
on
WIN you first pu; OH one Of the
:ounE woman ia The case?r was asked
OF Matt I. Sullivan. who heads the
spec.aI Prosecution.
No NO arst snail prove the pur-
chase o: tho railroad tickets and mat
'ers Of that kind was the reply. We
VII probably reach one OF the young
women during the day"
suppose?"
yes"
VIII tho wives and children o.,
DIGS and caminetu be in the court
room VAS q question directed at
Marshal! Woodworth OF the defense.
Yes. we expeet them here"
both cases"
les. comnlete'
Families Plncnted.
Have The families OF ;he ;wo n!vns
been p!arateG?r
Yes. the proilcals haze returned and
all - peace"
50, evidently. tho case. which has
gone mildly up 70 now VIII Dc more
scen!cal!y attractive from this tim. a.,
To-day the only feature arnoag the
dramatic perscnae apart from the &C
cGscd young men. Was !! / Digs.
father o; the youth on trial. lie
showed the same mournful so!!cituda
OF all fathers since David.
on Absaiom! Absalom ny SON"
: f." women drifted into the case.
but they dr!;icd out in shor, order
In the exercise Of pcremptorv chal
!"hges II Was evident the prosecution
ahhogred bachelor clubinen, while tho
defense had no use for graybeard ex-
perience or fathers with daughters
SlossoUing around tho hearthstones
Matters proceeded after the Gus
tonary fashion III United states courts.
II the Arst place George Walcom a
furniture man. who had been passed
on examination for bias the day be-
fore, sen, in note that he had been
attacked b. an acute stomach trouble
and The court simply excused him for
week without demur from the
prosecution or the defense.
Judge Van Fleet, who had refused a
challenge lor bias by Tho defense
against Talesman Fred G. Harper. said
that in reviewing the testimony in the
matter he had concluded that the de-
PENDANT had not been subjected to the
use OF n peremptory challenge in the
case OF Harper, whose prejudice nigh,
internationally tincturc his verdict. So,
without more ado. Mr.. Harper was cX-
cused BY the judge on his own motion.
Marshal c. Harris, president OF the
American Dredging Company. J. b.
Gr!mwood. OF Palo Alto, and Henry
Nelson. veteran OF scventy-two years.
We're called 10 fill the box and easily
passed examination for bias
First Pcrcmptory Challenge.
The prosecution exercised the first
o.. its six pcYemp;ory challenges on
Frank Louis. an understood, unmarried
man OF Twenty-Five years, without sis
ters
O. W Becker declared his conscience
would not permit hin! 10 sit as a juror.