Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-09-06
Eight Ballots Are Taken,
Standing Ten to Two for
Conviction Until Last Vote
by IUy
CONVICTED MAN GIVES
BOND WITHOUT DELAY
Petition for Appeal It Is Said,
WII. Be Filed at Once Sen
tence viii Be Pronounced
Next Wednesday

fsy sossao Iuus..t ssvcut ts4etp wtsei
san Francisco. sept Farley
Drew Camlueiu son of the commls-
.ioner general Of immigration was
found guilty utr toduy on one count
of the indictment charging him with
Violation uf the Munu white slave
traffic act
The jury was out three hours ana
took eight ballots From the first. the
vote stood ten to two for convictions
and finally the two rocalcltrants
agreed 20 compromise by nndlng
verdict of guilty on one af tha four
counts charged
Rail In the sum OF $4,000 was FUR
nlshcd by Frank Freeman. of VIII
lows. Cal, and @ Bacigalupi. OF san
Francisco. and was ready to be- filod
with the United states marshal whom
the verdict was announced. Sentence
viii he pronounced Wednesday, Sep
temhor 10, the day set for sentencing
Moury l. Diggs. Jointly indicted with
Cuminett and convicted on four
counts Exceptions TO the charge Of
Judge Van Fleet as n whole and In
part were taken by counsel and a
petition for an appeal viii he flied.
as WINS announced IN the ease Of
Diges
cuminctti took the verdict lightly
smiling a forced smile and nudglng
his brother jocularly. First ne lifted
his little daughter Naomi, who was
playing at his feet ana placed hcr
carefully IN her molhors lap. Thcn
he shook hands with his lawyers ana
with Diggs who had hccn sitting near
hy Ills mother aud wife showed no
emotion They sat with lowered heads,
gazing into their laps.
cuminctu and Muuy [ Diges for.
mcr state architect Of California. were
Jointly indicted on six counts and
Digs was found guilty on four
Of them, the jury being unable to
agree on the other two. l}ccnuHe Of
the special circumstances surround
ing tamnetti's Individual part IN the
0ght from sacramento. cal. To- Reno,
Ncv. with Marsha Warrington and
Lola Norris, the government elected
in the second trial to press only four
counts
THE nrst two counts charged that
he transported ana aIdcd IN trans
porting the two young women from
sacramento to Reno, in Interstate
commerce, for the purpose OF de-
bauchery. one count applied 20 oach
plr ana each count carried maxi
mum upuultV of five wears I'm "A federal
prison and $4,000 Inc. thus Diggs
is liable to twenty years imprisonment
ana $50. 900 fine and Caminetu To but
ave ycars and $4,000 fine.
Roughlv speaking. the verdicts cor
respond with the contention OF the
government. which was that Diggr
Nas the sclf-constitutcd boss and ma
.or domn nf the party ana Camlnetti
more or lass of "a passive and plant
agent.
The second two counts charged that
Caminctu persuaded and aided in
inducing and cntlcng" the
Two girls Ia go. and here again one
count applied to ench girl.
The 0ndna of the fury was thnf
can,inptl was puiltv of the single
count of trapsportinp ana aiding In
TRANSPORTING Lola Norris To Reno for
immoral purposes II dld not consider
him responsible for Marsha Warning
toms clopement with Diggs ana IL re-
fused to bolioyo that Miss Norris had
Lcon enticad into going
nh, ,l,,,.,, ,,,,. tha h.ode of