Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-22
CAM|NETTI MAY
 NOW PLEAD GUILTY Conviction of Diggs' Will Likely Prompt Companion
 to Take This Action
CITATION ISSUED
Mrs. Lane Who is Accused of Trying to Influence Juror Denies
 the Charge.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-With the conviction of Maury I. Diggs interest in the prosecution of the white slave cases centered today on the prospec, that Caminetti may plead guilty. Re ports to this effect were denied by counsel for Caminetti, but it develop ed that one of the objects of his moth CT had in mind in meeting Mrs. Charles D. Lane on Wednesday,, was for the purpose of discussing the ad- visibility of this.
 The conversation that Mrs. Lane had with William s. Bliss a juror in the DiggS trial, on Wednesday, today led to citation being issued for her appearance before United States Dis trict Judge Van Fleet next Monday. The citation was issued on the appli- cation of Theodore Roche, special prosecutor for the government, fol- lowing the making of an affidavit by Bliss in relation to the incident.
 Mrs. Lane, who is the widow of the we'll known mining man by that name left for Los Angeles Wednesday fol- lowing the conversation she had with Bliss who reported it to the court.
 Today Gordon Hall, counsel for Mrs. Lane, got into communication with her in Los Angeles over the long distance telephone Mrs. Lane denied strenuously that she had tried to in fluence Bliss "This incident has been grossly exaggerated" said Attorney Hall, "and I am satisfied the court will come to the same opinion on Monday when he hears the story of Mrs. Lane, who is an aged, gentle woman, incapable of attempting any thing of the character that has been intimated"
 Although no mention was made of it in the affidavit by Bliss it was learned that the wife of Commission CT General of Immiration Caminetti discussed with Mrs. Lane the advis- ability of having her son plead guil- ty. They are old friends, and it is said the conversation they had on this subject arose because of this fact.
 Diggs today held long conference with his attorneys, but at the con- clusion neither he nor his attorneys would make any statement.
 Diggs was released at midnight on $2O,000 bail, furnished by his father, I. P. Diggs, and uncle, Marsha1l Diggs. He will be sentenced to the penitentiary on September 2. Five years for each of the four counts on which he was convicted is the maxi mum penalty.
 Although Diggs was regarded as the leader in the interstate jaunt the trial of Caminetti will cause excep- tional attention, owing to the fact that he is the son of Anthony Caminetti, a leader in state and national poli- tics and the present commissioner general of immigration.
 When United States District Attor- ney John L. McNabb (resigned) brought the ggs-Caminetti cases into national prominence by accusing the attorney generals office of having delayed the trial for political reasons Commissioner Caminetti figured in the explanation of the delay. His chief Secretary of Labor Wilson, stat ed he had requested postponement un. til Commissioner Caminetti, who was eager to return to San Francisco from Washington to aid his son, could familiarize himself with his duties. Friends of Caminetti were depress ed today over Diggs' conviction, ant by the attitude of the court toward that defendant. Judge Van Fleet who also will try Caminetti, said ir his, charge to the Diggs' jury: HIf you find that the defendan and his companion ,Caminetti, wer' actuated in their departure or flight from Sacramento by fear of expos ure of arrest but that nevertheless, ir taking these two girls along, there ex
 isted the intention to subject them tt the immoral purposes charged. ther the defendant is guilty"