Arizona republican., 1913-08-21
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 way about it, but that isn't white slavery"
 The defense took exception to the 1 judges charge in general and to the | specific instructions.
 The plea that Diggs be allowed to return to his wife and family and restore himself in the esteem of his friends and business associates was so effectively made by Nathan Cogh- Ian, that it drew tears from Mrs. Anthony Caminetti, mother of the Co-defendant, and had many other women in the court room dabbing at their eyes. The two injured wives, who testified for the defendant after hearing the most damaging admis- sions from his own lips, sat immo- bile
 In view of the contention of the defense rhat not any criminALly inn moral purpose has been proved, the interpretation of the statutes by the judge was awaited with much inter est On this point he said in part:
 The act as here involved provides in substance that any person who shall knowingly transport by inter state commerce any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or de- bauchery or for any other immoral purpose shall be deemed guilty of felony and punished as therein pro- Vided
 The term interstate commerce, so far as here involved, means the tran sporta ton from one state to another. The term debauchery, as used in the statute, may be best understood by first ascertaining the meaning of the verb to debauch,' which is to lead from purity. to corrupt the character or morals, pollute or seduce from the paths of virtue Man debauches woman then when by insidious approach he breaks down her sense of delicacy and perverts her moral nature and arouses her animal pas sions, and thus seduces her by leWd actions and such illicit sexual rela- tions or commerce.
 As | heretofore intimated t. you during the course of this trial it is immaterial what the character of the two girls involved in these charges was at the time of the acts charged. The act denOunCes the carrying on of interstate commerce for the i'm moral purposes specified with any woman or girl, regardless of whether the woman or girl who is subject to hIs act be leWd or chaste. or whether or not he, himself previously had intercourse with her,
 "Where the defendant takes the witness stand his evidence should be judged by the same rules which are applied to determining the credibility of any other witness. If il appears the defendant suggested to or at tempted to induce any witness in this case to give evidence as to facts in the controversy or in any respect not in accordance with truth. you may and should take such attempts into consideration in determining the guilt If the defendant
 This positive instruction went di- rectly To the testimony of Nellie Bar ton, friend Of Marsha Warrington, who testified that Diggs and his at torney, Chas. S Harris. of Sacra- ntento, induced her to coach Miss should give, promising her marriage if she did as they wished, or i'm 1 if otherwise The defense 1 did not contradict this testimony
 Remember gentlemen, that ninety | million people are watching you to- day to be informed whether justice | shall triumph or lust rule; watching | L. see whether the laws for the pro 1 lection of women and girls have been | enforced in the far west land"
 This was the closing appeal of | United States Attorney Theodore j. 1 Roche for a verdict of guilty under 1 tie white slave law.
 This defendant" said the prose | cutor, did not deny on the stand the | truth of the essential facts which we | have shown. A defendant in crim- | inal cases usually bases his defense | OF the presumption of innocence, but | this defendant relies on his own de- , pravity He comes into court. covered | with his own shame and hides behind i the skirts of his wife and children" |
 Roche was particularly severe re- l garding the misconduct of Diggs in | his own home to which he testified 1 yesterrlav
 "Diggs was not content" said the | attorney, with making an assigna- | ton house of his office, but must 1 similarly degrade the privacy of his | home
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