The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
CANINE TRIAL
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AS in the Diggs case. Judge William
C. Van Fleet proceeded to knock the
underpinning from the defense's
foundation in his last utterance Of
the day.
WOULD BAR TESTIMONY
Marshall Woodwork. cross exam
ining for the defense. had moved to
strike out the testimony Of the rail-
road men on the ground that It was
not pertinent to any of the four
counts Of the indictment against
Caminetti.
Woodworth was asking a final
question OF s. A. Dedrick Of Oakland
the negro Pullman porter of the car
Elgin, in which the four occupied
drawing room from Sacramento to
Reno. He wanted to know whether
any woman had made any outcry or
call for assistance during the night.
There is no intent to show that
the girls went other than volunta-
r1ly, Judge Van Fleet said THE
girls may have gone of their own
Tree will and made no objection dur
Ing the trip, but that does not inter-
fere with the fact that they may
have been persuaded, induced or en-
ticed to co.
And, referring to the pertinency of
the evidence, Judge Van Fleet said:
1t isn't necessary t. show that the
defendant handled the money or made
the purchases OF the railroad tickets
and the drawing room ticket to prove
that he aided in the transportation OF
the two girls
MAKES DEFENSE VINCE
The last statement OF Judge Van
Fleets made the defense vince.
Young Caminetti was pleased over
the fact that the record shows
Maury Dfggs bought the railroad
tickets and paid the Pullman fare.
The defense was going to make a
strong point of Diggs leadership in
the transaction.
Matt !. Sullivan and Theodore Roche,
government prosecutors, planned
against this argument by fixing their
wires to prove that Caminetti, before
they went to the depot. had given
Lola Norris $50 with which to buy
tickets for the two girls
The record In the Diggs case shows
Dfggs' appointed himself 'sboss' OF
the expedition and took the ticket
buying into his own hands.
OPENING STATEMENT
In his opening statement to the
fury, Matt !. Sullivan dwelt upon the
character OF the Norris girl
The prosecution seems to be more
certain of the attitude of a jury to-
ward Lola Norris.
I'VE will prove by the lips Of Lola
Norris herself that she was an abso-
lutely pure girl up to the time she
was ruined by Caminetti," Sullivan
said
The only new thing developed in
Sullivan's statement was the asser-
tion. that Caminetti assigned a de-
mand for $45 salary he had coming
and resigned his office as clerk to
the state board OF control, which paid
him $3.50 month, on the day Of the
Reno trip.
ACROssING THE RUBICON.
Caminettfs quitting his place for
good was taken by the prosecution
to mean that he knew he was cross
ing the Rubicon' when he headed for
Reno. 1t was held to be refuta-
ton of the presumption Of the de-
Tense that the party intended remain
ing in Reno for only few days.
1t Is barely possible Lola Norris
will testify late this afternoon. The
government has dozen persons from
Sacramento and Reno to examine be-
fore the girls are reached.
In any event. Friday will be de-
voted to the two young women prin-
cipals.
The cross examinations OF the de-
Tense were perfunctory.
NOT TO ATTACK GIRL
1t is already evident that Caminet-
It's attorneys will not take their wit
nesses over the ground covered by
the Reno trip. They Will not attack
Lola Norris.
1t Is even possible the defendant
will not be put on the stand.
The defense maintains its original
front to a degree. 1t will night to
show that the two men did fear ex-
posure and fed to escape 1t.
Marshall Woodwork gave out a
statement, In which he said the Mann
act is on trial rs much as Caminetti
He admitted Caminettps breach OF
the moral laws, but declared there
never was an intention that the Mann
act should be enforced against young
men wearing the shoes that are
pinching Caminetti now.
The four witnesses examined were
r. J. Simen OF Sacramento, M. L.
Jones OF Sacramento, c. H. Walbourn