Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-28
GIRLS IN SLAVE CASE
FLOODED WITH OFFERS
OF MARRIAGE TODAY
Old Men, Young Men, Farm
ers and Business Men Pro.
pose to Them by Mail.
CAMINETTI TRIAL QUIET
Testimony During Forenoon Session
Is Practically Same as in Maury
I. Diggs Case.
cAMINETTI TRIAL QUIET
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRE.1

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.1
San Francisco, Aug 2S.-While wait.
ing to be called to the witness stand in
the F. Drew Caminetti white slave
trial here, Marsha Warrington and Lo.
la Norris, involved with Caminetti and
Diggs in the Reno escapade, are being
flooded with prOffers of marriage
from all over the country.
Grey-haired old men and romantic
youths, farmer boys and urbane men
Of profession are offering heart and
hand to the girls whose court confes-
sions have been Of such character as to
require police to keep back the crowds
in the federal building corridors. The
ardent proposals in many cases are ac-
companied by photographs of the more
or less handsome senders.
A number of letters of this character
have even Feen sent to the girls in
care of c9urt officials, and several, It
is declared, have been delivered to
Judge Van Fleet Is chambers
Letter heads indicate that some of
the missives come from theatrical
agencies in the East. Without dist;nc-
tion they have found their way to the
waste basket.
One New Witness.
With the exception of Peter ], Te.
haney, secretary of the state board of
control, under whom Caminetti for
time was employed at Sacramento, the
witnesses today were the same as those
who laid the foundation for the prose.
cution in the Diggs case.
All efforts of the government to re-
veal Caminetti's domestic affairs
through Tehney were frustrated at this
time Theodore Roche had announced
that the prosecution intended to show,
through this witness, that Caminetti 8
resignation from the board of control
clerkship indicated his intention of
leaving Sacramento and his family per.
The defense had maintained
that the trip was only to have lasted a
short time.
Caminetti s resignation was admit.
ted in evidence. It directed the State
controller to turn over his salary war
rant, calling for $45 to the Sacramento
Valley Bank, to cover checks he had
issued the night of the flight of the
quartet to Reno. It was written on
the stationery Of Austin & O'Brien s
saloon. Tenancy also will be called as
a witness by the defense later.
More Women Present.
He had been preceded by p. w. Mil.
Ter, Reno grocery clerk, who again told
Of delivering produce to Diggs and
and the two girls, who rep.
resented themselves as husbands and
wives.
Perhaps more women than have ap-
,eared thus far at either trial were
when court opened today. Sew
,ral young girls with books under their
arms gave the impression that they !
we're "playing hockey" from school
they started up hastily when the l2
, clock whistle blew, and hurried ont.
Attorney Is Grilled.
Marshall h. Woodwork, Of counsel
or Caminctti, got one stiff dressing .
lown from Judge Van Fleet when court
,egan. Special Prosecutor Matt. ]. Sui
ivan. as soon as court opened, called
he attention of Judge Van Fleet to q
tatement printed by lo'al newspaper
yesterday in which Woodworth was
uoted as saying that the Mann act was
N trial in the Caminett case and that
/ was never intended TO cover such ac'
ions as his. Sullivan declared this
tatement by Woodwork was most i'm.
roper and was designed to affect the
ury
"T cannot imagine such a statement
oming from counsel, " said Judge Van
'leet. at is entirely improper and #
epeatcl viii be considered seho"s
ontempt of court. This case will be
ried in this court only not IN the
ewspapers. The jury is instructed %
htIcly disregard this statement an4
~ similar ones Of which they may be
At the conclusion Of Woodwork =
astigation the case was proceeded
nth, =. A. Lindner, clerk Of the River.
ide hotel at Reno, taking up the story