El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-21
DI6GS CONVICTED
Of WHITE SLAVERY
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to petition for writ of error in the
United States circuit court of appeals
Digg's Wife Hears Verdict.
Maury DiggS was pale and his wife
showed the tension she was under by
! the twitching of her lips. the tension
about her eyes and the lessened bloom
of her rich color, as they waited for
( the jury 10 return the verdict They
were accompanied by Digs father,
mother, three aunts, Mrs. Drew Can't
netti and Mrs. Anthony Caminetti-
The case was brought into national
prominence when United States attor-
ney John 1. AIcNab resigned, charging
that the trial had been delayed by
political influence because Anthony
Caminetti, commissioner Of immigra-
ton, is the father of Drew Caminetti,
co defendant with Diggs.
Nine Ballots by Jury.
Nine ballots were taken by the jury
and from the first the jurors were
unanimous for conviction on the first
four counts, but on the fifth, charg-
ing the defendant with persuadig, ad-
vising and inducing Marsha Warning
ton TO go from Sacramento to Reno for
immoral purposes, and on the sixth,
charging the same offence with respect
TO Lola Norris they were as Obstin-
ately disagreed
With reference to Marsha Warning
ton, the vote stood seven for acquittal
and five for conviction for the nine
consecutive ballots With reference to
Lola Norris, the vote stood ten for con-
yiction and two for acquittal, likewise
for the nine consecutive ballots.
The difference in attitude toward the
two girls is explained by the fact that
the jury considered Marsha Warning
ton the more forward of the two.
Plea for Diggs Brings Tears.
4 plea that Diggs be allowed to re-
turn to his wife and to restore himself
in the esteem Of his friends and busi-
ness associates was so effectively made
by Nathan COghlan that it drew tears
from Mrs Anthony Caminetti, the
mother of the cO-defendant, and had
many of the other women in the court
dabbing at their eyes. The two in
jured wives. who had testified for the
defendant after hearing the most dam
aging admissions from his own lips,
sat immObile.
Courts Charge on a Felony.
In view Of the contention of the de-
fence that no criminally immoral pur-
pose had been proved, the interpreta-
ton of the statute by the judge was
awaited with interest. On this point
he said in part:
THE act as so far herein involved,
provides in substance that any person
who shall knowingly transport . =
in interstate commerce any woman or
girl for the purpose of prostitution or
debauchery or for any other immoral
purpose shall be deemed guilty
Of a felony and punished as therein
provided.
The term interstate commerce, so
far as here involved, means transpOrta-
ton from one state to another.
To debauch is to lead away from
morals, to pollute. to seduee from the
paths of virtue. A man debauches a !
woman, when by insidious approach !
he breaks down her sense OF !
delicacy and prevents her moral nat /
ure, arOuses her animal passions and /
thus seduces her into lewd actions
Character of Girls ImmateriaI. n
'AS / have heretofore lnt1mated TO !
you, it is immaterial what the character I
of the two involved in these charges !
was at the time of the acts charged !
The act denOunces the carrying in in /
terstate commerce for the immoral pur-
poses specified, of any woman or girl, /
regardless of whether the girl
or woman who is the subject of the /
act be leWd or chaste or whether or /
not the man has himself previously had /
intercourse with her.
IF it appears that the defendant has
to or attempted to induce
any witness in this case to give evil
dence as to the facts in controversy
in anv respect not in accordance with
the truth, you may and should
take such attempts into consideration
in determining the guilt of the de-
PENDANT"
Aimed at Girls Evidence.
This positive instruction went direct
" to the testimony of Nellie Barton.
friend of Marsha Warrington who tes-
titled that Diggs and his attorney,
Charles 5. Harris, of Sacramento, in
iuced her to coach Miss Warrington In
the testimony she should give, prOmis-
ing her marriage if she did as he
wished.
Relative to Digs own testimony, the
Judge said:
after testifying to the relations be-
tween himself and Caminetti and the
rjrIs down to the Sunday night on
which the evidence of the government
ends to show the trip to Reno was
aiken. he stops short and has given
nome OF the incidents of that trip, con-
.enting himself with merely referring |
% it as having been taken This was !
he defendants privilege but in passing !
mon the evidence you have a right to |
axe this commission of the defendant !
INTO consideration since it is a !
legitimate inference that, could he have |
the discriminating evidence !
gainst him he would have done so. ]
Question of the Intent. Ii
IF you find these girls were taken | ,