Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-03
ON
train IS
READ
THE STATEMENT BY CAMINETTl
AND LOLA NORRIS ON TRAIN
BACK FROM RENO IS READ BY
THE PROSECUTION AT TRIAL Of
FORMER TO-DAY.
CAMiNETTI IS WILLING
TO MARRY MISS NORRIS

San Francisco, Calf, Sejt. with
the strongest testimony held in reserve
til the last, the government closed to-
day its prosecution of f. Drew Cami-
netti under the Mann white slave traf-
! tiC act, and the defense took up its
task. In rebutal of testimony given
! by W. E. Doan, a Sacramento court
reporter, who read from his notes the
statements made by Caminetti to AS
sistant District Attorney Atkinson on
the way back from Reno to Sacra-
mento. Caminetti was prepared this
afternoon to take the stand In his own
defense and swear that everything he
said on that trip, though correctly
reported, by Doan, was part of pre-
concerted plan to shield the girls, con-
cocted by Diggs and himself, imme-
diately after their arrest in Reno
San Francisco, Calf, Sept. Sin
closing its case under the Mann white
slave traffic act against F. Drew
Caminetti, the government played
trump card today. Testimony given
by Caminetti to assist District Alter
ney Atkinson, of Sacramento county,
on the way back from Reno, after the
arersts, were read as taken down by
W. E. Doan, a court reporter This
was an excerpt from the transcript in
the possession of the government which
the defense vainly sought to have in
troduced in the Diggs trial.
Doan read the questions and am
swers from his notes.
Did you tell Lola Norris that you'd
marry herr" Mr. Atkinson had asked.
q believe l did Caminetti an
swered.
ment Ia be .cuntradctad in later, but
believe l did,
did you make the promise in good
faith?"
Yes, did"
Did you intend to leave your wife
and children and marry herr"
Yes, did
Doan testified that a clipping from
q Sacramento newspaper in which
was printed an interview with CaIni-
netti telegraphed from Reno, was
shown to him on the train. In the In.
.erview he was quoted as having said
hat he intended to marry Miss Nor.
is.
Did you say that, or substantially
hat" the district attorney asked.
q believe / did" Caminetti an
wered although | didn't intend to
e quoted"
rossexamination only made Doan's
estimony fuller and mora positive.
Mr. Atkinson had turned to Lola
Iorris, Doan testified. do you think.
epeated Doan, reading the question
rom his notes, that he (CaminettD
yould marry you now?"
q know he would was the con-
dent answer.
Atkinson had turned to Caminetti.
Would you?" he asked.
Yes"
Caminetti had been allowed to ask
is own questions of Lola Norris,
oan said, and these were the an
Ners taken down.
Did you ever hear me mention
'uelty or getting a divorce on
rounds of cruelty?" Caminetti ask
r,;I In pir f1,oy, INV
S to Atkinson, added: Mr.. Cami-
It'll told me he'd be much happier if
nditions were different at his home
Id he said that physical cruelty
Ould be the ground for his di-
,rce'"
What did Mr.. Caminetti say about
Z family relationship-about his
der daughter?" Atkinson asked.
He said that was the only regret
had at leaving his family, that he
we'd her and grieved at leaving her.
, said if he got divorce he might
ing the child with him later
With this reply. cross-examination
,sed and the government announced
at it had no other witnesses to call,
g defense made ready to present its
Sc.
Except for few minutes of minor
,timony to be introduced, the gov
lmenJ completed yesterday its case
ainst F. Drew Caminetti, whom it
eks on four counts to prove guilty
violating the Mann white slave traf-
act by transporting Lola Norris for
moral purposes from her home in
cramento to Reno, New.
ola Norris repeated more fully
IN in the Diggs trial the story OF
r relations with Caminetti. Neces-
lily. the government bore more per-
lally and more particularly on the
It she and Caminetti played in the
and acts of the four
them, and the cross examination
elt more heavily on her share in
responsibility for her own down
Tho uifa aud mother of fha