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

SAN FRANCISCO, September 6.-Far-
ley Drew Caminetti, 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
~ the two recalcitrants agreed to COM
promise by finding a 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. Digs, jointly
indicted with Caminetti and convicted
on four counts. Exceptions to the charge
of Judge Van Fleet as a whole and in
part were taken by counsel. and petit
ton for an appeal will be filed, as was
announced in the case of Diggs
Takes Verdict Lightly.
Caminetti took the verdict lightly.
brother jocularly.
Naomi who was playing at his feet.
and placed her carefully in her mother $
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.
Cam;netti and Maury I. Diggs, former
state architect of California, were joint
~ indicted on six counts. and Diggs
was found guilty on four of them. the
jury being unable to agree on the other
two. Because of the special circumstances
surrounding Caminetti's individual part
in the fight from Sacramento to Reno
with Marsha Warrington and Lola Nor
ris. 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 maximum penalty of five years in
federal penitentary and 5000 fine,
Thus Diggs is liable to twenty years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine. and Can't
netti to five years and IS coo 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 Can't
netti more or less of a passive and plan,
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. 1t did not consider him respon
sible for Marsha Warrington's eiopemen,
with Diggs. and it refused to believe
that Miss Norris had been enticed into
going.
There remain over the heads of botf
Diggs and Caminetti indictments charg
ing conspiracy to violate the act, but II
view of the conviction on the stronger
charges Of actual violation the Weake.
indictments will not be pressed. Con
spiracy carries a maximum penalty o.
two years imprisonment.
Diggs. however. has still a third in
dichnent hanging over him. Will
Charles B. Harris of Sacramento, hi:
former attorney, he is accused Of sub
ornation of perjury. Nellie Barton
a friend of Marsha Warrington, testified
during the Diggs trial that Harris an(
Diggs had coached her in testimon,
which she in turn was to drill into
Marsha Warrington for use on behalf
of Diggs.
The perjury trial will be called before
Judge Van Fleet Wednesday, the day o.
the sentences.