The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-25
Follows Conference Be-
tween Wilson and At
torney-General.
IMMEDIATE TRIAL
OF CASES ORDERED
Special Counsel Will Be Selected
to Prosecute Caninetti-Diggs
Cases From Men Who Oc-
cupy Highest Position of
Confidence in Legal Pro-
fession in California.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1


Washington. June I'll release
you without hesitation, and accept
your resignation, to take effect al once
This is the concluding sentence OF
the telegram which President Wilson,
tonight sent to John McNabb. United
states District Attorney. of san Fran
cisco, after conference with Attor-
ney-Generai McReynolds. The Presi-
dent also decided to direct the immedi-
ate trial at San Francisco OF the cases
OF Caminetti and Diggs. the Cali
fornians charged with violation of the
white slave act
The White House tonight gave out
copies Of the Attorney Generals full
report on the Caminetti-DiSgs cases.
and also the Western Fuel Company
cases
The President will select special at
torneys to prosecute these cases from
"A list of men who occupy the highest
positions of confidence in the legal pro-
fession in California. Francis j. He
ncy. progressive Republican. who prose-
cutcd Abe Reuf. and the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors graft cases will
be one Of special counsel. Mat j. Sui
livan. a Democrat who was associated
in the graft prosecutions. may be Sc
lected 10 assist him in these cases
Thomas Hayden. a leading trial law
yer OF San Francisco. is also under
consideration. 1t is probable that all
Of them will be retained by the gov
ernmcnt.
McNnbb Is Released.
The President tonight sent the fol-
lowing telegram to John l. McNabb, of
san Francisco:
II greatly regret that you should
ave acted SO hastily, and under so
complete a m'sapprehension OH the ac-
, tual circumstances, but, since you have
chosen such a course and have given
your resignation the form OF an mex
cusable intmatior of injustice md
wronSdoing on the part of your SUI
perior. release you without hesita-
tion and accept your res ignation to
take effect at once.
(SignedD "WOODROW WILSON"
McItcynolds Commended.
To Attorney General McReynolds the
President to-day wrote as follows:
MY Dear Mr.. Attorney General:
ALLOW me to acknowledge with sim
cere appreciation your letter OF to day.
giving me n full account OF the way in
which the Department of Justice has
dealt with the Diggs-C -Caminetti and
rhe Western Fuel Company cases. pend
ing in California. and transmitting
those documents connected with the
two cases necessary for the Presidents
elucidation. am entirely satisfied
that the course YOU took in both these
cases was prompted by sound and i'm
partial judgment and clear instinct
for what was fair aud right. approve
your course very heartily and WITHOUT
hesitation But ! agree with YOU that
what we may think of what has been
done does not relieve us of the obliga-
ton TO press these cases with the ut
most diligence and energy | approve
very heartily of your suggestion that
in the circumstances special counsel
be employed, the ablest we can OBJ
tain. | Will he very glad to confer
with YOU about the selection. l hope
that you VIII do this without delay. L
am very glad indeed that you are Civ
ing your personal attention to the i'm
mediate and diligent prosecution ST
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