Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
CAM|NETTl GUILTY;
RELEASED ON BAIL
Convicted on One Count charg-
ing Him Win Violation Of
Mann White Slave Act.

. SAN FRANCISCO, September Ear
ley Drew Caminett, son of the commits
sioner general of immigration. was found
guilty late yesterday afternoon on one
count of the indictment charging him
with violation of the Mann white slave
act
The jury was out three hours and took
eight ballots. From the first the vote
stood ten to two for conviction and final
ly the two recalcitrants agreed to COM
promise by finding verdict of guilty on
one of the four counts charged.
Bail in the sum of $4,000 was furnish
ed by Frank Freeman of Willows, Cal.
and G.. Bacigalupi of San Francisco. and
was ready to be filed with the United
States marshal when the verdict was an
nounced. Sentence will be pronounced
Wednesday,, September 10, the day set
for sentencing Maury I. Diggs, jointly
indicted with Caminetti. and convicted
on four counts. Exceptions to the charge
of Judge Van Fleet as whole and in
ton for an appeal will be filed, as was
announced in the case of Diggs.
Takes Verdict Lightly.
Caninetti took the verdict lightly,
smiling a forced smile and nudging his
brother jocularly.
First he lifted his little daughter
Naomi, who was playing at his feet,
and placed her carefully in her mother s
lap. Then he shook hands with his law
yers and with Diggs, who had been sit
ting nearby.
!, His mother and wife showed no emo
ton. They sat with lowered heads gaz-
ing into their laps.
Caminetti and Maury 1. Diggs, former
state architect of California, were joint
ly indicted on six counts, and Diggs
jury being unable to agree on the other
two. Because of the special circumstances
surrounding Caminettis individual part
in the flight from Sacramento to Reno
with Marsha Warrington and Lola Nor
ns, the government elected In the second
trial to press only four counts.
Liable to Five Years. Imprisonment.
The first two counts charged that he
transported, and aided in the progress.
the young women from Sacramento to
Reno in interstate commerce. One count
applied to each girl, and each count car
ried a maximum penalty of five years In
a federal penitentiary and 5000 fine,
Thus Diggs is liable to twenty years inn
prisonment and $4,000 fine. and Cami-
netti to five years and 5000 fine.
The verdicts correspond with the con-
tention Of the government. which was
that Diggs was the self-constituted boss
and major domo of the party and Cami-
netti more or less of a passive and plant
agent
The second two counts charged that
Caminetti persuaded and aided in per-
suading, inducing and enticing'' the two
girls to go. and here again one count
applied to each girl.
The finding of the jury was that Can't
netti was guilty on the single count of
transporting and aiding in transporting
Lola Norris to Reno for immoral pur-
poses It did not consider him respOn-
sible for Marsha Warrington's elopement
with Diggs, and it refused to believe
that Miss Norris had been enticed into
going.
There remain over the heads of both
Diggs and Caminetti indictments charg-
ing conspiracy to violate the act, but in
view of the conviction on the stronger
charges of actual violation the weaker
indictments will not be pressed. Con-
spiracy carries maximum penalty of
two years imprisonment.
Diggs, however, has still third in
dictment hanging over him. With
Charles B. Harris of Sacramento, his
former attorney. he is accused of SUBJ
ornation of perjury. Nellie Barton.
a friend of Marsha Warrington, testified
during the Diggs trial that Harris and
Diggs had coached her in testimony
Marsha Warrington for use on behalf
of Diggs.
The perjury trial will be called before
Judge Van Fleet Wednesday. the day of
the sentences.