Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-21
DIGGS IS CONVICTED
in White SLAVE
PROSECUTION
FORMER STATE ARCHITECT OF
CALIFORNIA FOUND GUILTY ON
FOUR OF SIX COUNTS; cAMlN-
ETH TRIAL DEFERRED.
INDICTMENTS ABOUT SAME
CHARGES AGAINST co-DEFEND-
ANT MAKES HIM AccoMPLIcE
IN BUYING OF TICKETS WITH
DRAFTS AS PRINCIPAL.

DRAF , As PhINCIFAEs
San Francisco, Aug. 2l.-When the
case of F. Drew Caminetti, code
fendant with Maury l. Diggs, found
guilty last night of violating the Mann
white slave traffic act, was called to-
day in the United States district
court Judge Van Fleet set it over for
trial until next Tuesday, August 26.
The strain of the first trial has been
severe on everybody connected with
it and the court willingly granted the
request of counsel FOR the govern
ment for continuance
The Indictment against Caminetti
contains the same six counts as did
that against Diggs, and is counched in
the same phraseology, except as to
the third and fourth counts, which
make Caminelti an accomplice in the
purchase of the tickets to Reno from
Sacramento, Diggs being the princi-
pal. Each count carries with it a
maximum penalty Of five years in a
federal penitentiary and $4,000 fine,
either or both,
! The two counts on which no ver-
dict was reached last night charged
Diggs with persuading, inducing and
enticing Marsha Warrington and Lola
Norris to accompany him to Reno.
Caminetti was admittedly the passive
partner Of the other man and in view
of the failure to convict Diggs on
these counts counsel for the govern
ment had not decided today whether
to press them against Caminetti.
Judge Van Fleet probably will try the
case. His rulings and Instructions in
the Diggs case are the base on which
the counsel for Diggs seek to perfect
an appeal.
In the order of business the Cami-
netti case would fall to Judge Maur-
ice Dooling, just appointed, but Judge
Dooling is reluctant to sit, because it
happens that he is an old friend Of
Commissioner of immigration Cami-
netti, the defendants father.
The other case that gained contem-
poraneous notoriety with the Diggs-
Caminetti cases-that of the govern
ment against the directors and Off
GERS of the Western Fuel company
normally would fan to Judge Van
Fleet, but here again it happens that
the judge is member Of the same
club with one of the company's off.
GERS. It is likely, therefore, that an
exchange Of the two cases would be
effected
In dismissing until next Tuesday
the veniremen called for the Cami
netti trial Judge Van Fleet gave their
an unusual warning to be careful not
to discuss the case.
'You gentlemen he said, will be
called on to sit in Judgment on the
defendants whose cases are on my
calendar, generally known az The
Diggs-Caminetti eases. Because Of IN.
anxiety that these cases be promptly
and properly tried it is my duty t
admonish you not to converse about
or discuss this case, or to permit an!
person to communicate With yoI
about it.
"It is just as wrong TO approach
a talesman on a general panel as
sworn Juror in a particular case. An!
attempt Of that kind will be consid
cred serious contempt Of court an'
will be punished severely. Repor
any such man to me or the Unite'
States attorney preferably to me
And when say man / mean woma
also"
May Have Contempt Case
This order gained significance whe
taken in connection with the. repoI
made yesterday afternoon by Jurt
Bliss that Mrs. G. B. Lane, in who's
house here the Caminetti family hay
been guests during the Diggs tria
had attempted to talk to him abo'
the case, and had asked him if h
was right with the newspaper" "
Mrs. Lane left yesterday for sa
Diego after the alleged incident, an
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