The San Francisco call., 1913-08-16
LAWYERS OUTLINE
DEFENSE OF TWO
FOOLISH BOYS
Hope Frankly Based on the
Fact That Jury Is Com
posed of Twelve Nor
NAL Men
DEFENDANTS WIVES
BOTH TO TESTIFY
Mrs. Diggs and Mrs. Cami-
netti to Take Stand for
Husbands

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DAMAGING TESTIMONY
Five witnesses were examined by the
defense, but save for the testimony of
7. P piggs their testimony seemed
moro damaging than helpful to the ac-
cused boys.
As was expected. Theodore Roche,
special prosecutor, completed the gov
ernment's case without attempting to
show the two young men ever held the
Idea they would profit financially by
taking the two girls to Reno.
ft was plain to read in the words of
the opening statement of Devlin to the
jury that the case of the defense is
that the two young men are not white
slavers" in liberal meaning of the
Mann act
The defense. bases its hope for a
hung" jury on the fact that the jury
is composed of II normal men, who will
not send these two foolish boys to the
penitentiary for trip they took to
shield these two girls from public
shame, without ever any intention or
idea of laying themselves liable to
prosecution by taking the girls out OF
the state, when the act. If committed in
That Is the way one of the defending
attorneys put it.
TWO WIVES TO TESTIFY
= The announcement that Mrs Diggs
and Mrs. Caminetti were to testify in
behalf OF their husbands created in
terest. The two young matrons were
not called yesterday
With her little golden haired daugh-
ter Evelyn in her lap, Mrs. Diggs spent
eIe a. - l.,
band at the counsel table, flanked on
the other side by the defendants
father, l. P Diggs.
UnaWed and unfrightened by the aus
tere court, the little girl took nap.
She was playful when she awakened
Once she drew the heads of father and
mother and granfather together in a
laugh. They all appeared good pals
Mrs. Diggs is much the type Of Miss
Warrington, but more wholesome look
ing and reserved. She is small and
plump. She wore a black and white
matched the tint of her cheeks She
wore black picture hat, ornamented
with two black plumes.
The camaraderie shown between the
Diggs did not exist between the Cam
inettis. Mrs. Caminetti watched her
husband at times, but they never ex-
changed glances. She was seated ten
feet away from him. There was a
chair between her and the modest, re-
fined looking mother of Carlinetti. The
only time young Mrs. Caminetti bright
ened was when the baby Evelyn ran
over to her, crawled into her lap and
kissed her.
Young Mrs. Caminetti is plain. Her
blue suit was not striking. Her black
hat, flaming with two huge cerise
plumes, lacked harmony.
Mrs. Diggs' mother first was mis-
taken for the younger Mrs. Diggs.
She looks like woman of 80 years.
Her clothes were smartly tailored and
well chosen. 1t hardly seemed the
little girl she fondled could be her
granddaughter.
FINE RENTED
The fine of $50 which Judge william
c. Van Fleet gave a photographer on
Thursday for contempt of court in
taking a snapshot of Lola Norris in
the courtroom was remitted.
Court adjourned until Tuesday.
Diggs and Caminetti will be early
witnesses Tuesday The defense hopes
to complete its evidence Tuesday aft
ernoon.
"1t now becomes my duty to out
line what the defense will attempt to
prove to you by It's testimony" said
Robert Devlin, addressing the jury.
THE prosecution in its opening state
ment outlined it's case under the white
slave traffic act. We will show that
the purpose in going to Reno was not
that stated in the indictments-for the
purpose of-e each of the two girls be-
coming a. ccnoubine or mistress. We
contend that they are at this bar be-
cause the acts happened between two
states. -
eve viii show that three months
before the father OF Maury 7. Diggs
had received information his son was
he went to Sacramento in response to
letter from Mrs. Diggs complaining
of her husbands actions; that he told
young Caminetti he was up there to
arrest his son and to prosecute the
girls.
I'VE will admit that many of the
statements made by the young men to
the girls were untrue, but they were
made in good faith; that on Saturday.
the day before they left for Reno,
Diggs was told from a reliable source
he and the girls were about to be ar
rested. We win show that Mr.. Diggs
decided to 60 to Los Angeles first, and
Miss Warrington said. If you go, I am
going with you; you can't leave me
here We will show you there were
threats made by relatives of Miss War
rington to shoot Diggs Our testimony
will prove Mrs. Caminetti told her hus-
band she had been to see Judge Hughes
affair; that she had not In fact, but
that Caninetti, believed she had.
FEARED KOTORIETY
You will be shown their purpose
was not to go from Sacramento to
Reno in sparticular. but to get away
from Sacramento to avoid the notori-
ETY. they feared from the facts have
just mentioned.
Our testimony will prove that Miss
Warrington had a very grave desire to
stay with Diggs and to leave Sacra-
mento.
You will be shown their first pur-
pose was to go to no city in particular;
that they first planned to go to Los
Angeles by automobile and later TO go
to Los Angeles by train. When they
did 90 to Reno they only expected to
be away from Sacramento a short time
I'VE will try to satisfy the jury that
whatever the boys did, previous to
taking the train for Reno. they did
because they thought 1t was for the
best interests OF the girls.
NJ III. Diepenbrock OF Sacramento
for whom Diggs planned the Diepen-
brock theater, was the first witness for
the defense.
Mr.. Diepenbrock was called to tell OF
a conversation he had with Diggs ir
q saloon in which he told Diggs Of
threats thar had been made against
him.
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