South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-08
WITNESSES ARE
BEING HEARD IN
CAMINETTI CASE
Jury Completed and Statement
For the Government is Made
by Theodore Roche, Special
Counsel.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. S-A jury
was sworn. the government stated it's
case and the taking Of testimony was
begun Thursday in the first of the
Diggs-Caminetu trials. The case was
called Tuesday morning in the United
States district court on an indict-
ment charging violation OF the Mann
act-pOpularly known as the white
slave law.
Theodore Roche. OF special counsel
Tor the government, set forth boldly
and tersely in the closing hour OF the
afternoon, stating what the prosecu-
ton would attempt to prove 1t
would be shown by documentary ev-
tdence and the testimony Of witnesses,
he told the jury:
THAT Marsha Warrington and
the other girl had been frightened by
Maury /. Digs and r. Drew Camin-
ETH, married men with children. one
. and the other "a years old. into
leaving Sacramento. lest a scandal
explode and criminal prosecutions
follow.
THAT marriage had been prom
ised after the two husbands have di-
yOrced their wives.
3.-That Caminetti raised the
money for the trip from Sacramento,
10 Reno, New, and that Diggs bought
the transportation and paid the Pull
man fares.
THAT the four travelled as mar
ried couples occupying the same state
room on a night train.
Had Adjoining Rooms.
5.-That on arriving at Reno, on
the morning Of March Il, 1913, they
registered at a hotel as married and
occupied adjoining rooms. with a bath
between.
6.-That Diggs hired a four-room
bungalow, paying rent in advance for
a month anG representing to the
agent that the party We're from Los
Angeles and intended to spend six
months in Reno.
THAT all four lived in the
bungalow for the three days before
they were arrested. Diggs and Mar
sha Warrington occupying the front
room and Caminetti and Lola Norris
a rear room.
s.-That Diggs was in his night
clothes when he opened the back
door OF the bungalow TO the officers
who arrested him on the morning of
the 14th and that the officer waited
I'm the living room while the two
girls dressed.
9.-That after the return TO Sacra-
nento Diggs had written TO Marsha
Warrington from Berkeley, adjuring
her TO keep up her courage and that
all would end well if she would re-
member what he had told her, par
tlcularly If she was firm in denying
that there had been any improper
relations between them.
There was but scant time for TAX
ing testimony before adjournment.
The case had been outlined. Roche.
introduced Digs marriage license
and identified it by George ID. Leslie,
a statistician.
J. p. Stevens. vice president Of a
Sacramento bank. identified Digs
handwriting on checks and notes as
the same as that shown him in which
letter 20 Marsha Warrington was
penned. Cross examination did not
shake the witnesses and objections 10
the introduction Of their testimony
were overruled.
Business Men on Jury.
The jury is composed entirely Of
business men, active or retired. and
includes one retired liquor dealer and
one friends of a former partner of
Diggs. ST. This friend said he was
sure this partnership would not in
fiuence his verdict and his assurance
was satisfactory TO the court
Ten of the jurors are married and
eight Of them have children OF those
who are fathers, it is said have
daughters. Nothing in the usual eX-
animation 10 which the taleSmen were
subjected indicated the tactics Of the
defense
Just before court adjourned. r. J.
Peck. n real estate dealer. from Reno
was on the stand. In cross eXamin-
alton the defense sought 90 show that
the bungalow the two couples Occu-
pied during their stay in Reno was
not on the outskirts OF the city and
had been rented with no view 10 Sc
questration and Concealment.
Il don't see" interposed Judge Van
Fleet. ''how il can make any differ
ence TO this case if they went there
openly or secretly and Clandestinely
Unless the government can show that
they went there for the purposes pro
hibited by the Mann white slave
traffic act then the case OF the gov
eminent fails. Even If the women
were public prostitutes, If the defend
ant procured their transportation
and accompanied them there for i'm
moral purposes, the case OF the gov
eminent would stand"