Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-17
Two Years for Diggs and IS
Months for Caminetti; Both
Required to Pay Substantial
Fines.
STAY OF EXECUTION Is
GRANTED RY COURT
Prisoners Released Under q
Heavy Bond Pending Appeal
to United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals.

tBy a4ensrd Wire ~ Evening HeraEdl
San Francisco. sept i5.--Maury /.
Digs former state architect of CALI
fornia. was sentenced today by Judge
Van Fleet In the United states dis
trlct court 10 serve two years In the
state penitcntiary al san Quentin and
TO pay fine Of $4,000 for vloatins
the Mann white slave traffic act
+. Drew Caminctti. aon OF Anthony
Camlnctti, United states commission
er general of immigration. was SEN
fenced TO eighteen months at san
Quentin and TO pay "a nne OF $500,
FOR similar offcnsc.
A tcn-day stay 81 execution was
granted. and for that period piggs
was admitted to bail In the sum of
$4,000 and Caminotti Ia the sum OF
$4,000.
The stay of execution WAS granted
In order 20 permit the defense 10 per-
feet an appeal 90 the United states
circuit court OF appeals for "a writ Oi
error
Notions FOR a new trial and for ar
rest Of judgment we're denied.
Before sentence was imposed Rob-
ert r. Dcvlin. for the defense, argued
al length that, should the sentence
exceed one year. IL las in the discre-
tlon of the court To designate state
or a. county JAIL rather than fed
eral penitentiary Judge Van Fleet
said he was In some doubt as to his
powers in that matter and would be
glad to listen.
Accordingly Il came as surprise
after san Quentin penitcntiary had
becn designated when Devlin request
ed the court to amend the sentence
10 specify the federal penitentiary on
McNeills Island. Washington.
Judge Van Fleet ruled that the sem
tence ar originally pronounced must
stand. but added that he was willing
application Tor a change should be
made to the department OF justice at
Washington.
Diggs WAS convicted of having vio-
| lated the Mann act on four counts
and Caminetu on three. Each count
| carried maximum penalty OF five
years imprisonment and $1,000 fine,
| making d possible sentence of twenty
years aud $4,000 fine for Diggs and
$4,000 fine for Caminett The Of
fcnsc charged was that the prisoners
transported Marsha Warrington and
Lola Norris from sacramento 10 Reno
for immoral purposes
Both girls testified TOR the prose
cution and both wives for their hus-
bands
Al no time did the defense attempt
to deny that the acts charged had
been committed lts effort was Ca
show that there had boen no criminal
intent. that the clopement 90 Reno
was an "escapadc" Ca which the men
and the girls alike were driven by
fright Of scandal and the threats OF
their families
The four fled 10 Reno early In tn,
morning of March 10. were arrested
in Reno March ~. brought back "a
Sacramento aud the men were locked
lup in the sacramento county luil uu
a felony charge on March o, and ="
leased three days later ON $4,000
bail
The ease then hung fire until April
Ii2. when Digs and Cuminetti were
indicted by q federal grand jury
Prosecution Jagged ana tho case
jumped suddenly into national NO
toriety when John l.. McNab, the
1 United states attorney in cnargc ul
the governments ease. resigned say
ing In AN open icttor to President
Wilson that political influence wa'
being brought Go bear on the Httornes
| general to prevent the ease from
coming 20 trial McNabs resignati if
was accepted hy the president in +
hricf note rcprimanding him fo
breach of discipline, special prose
cuiors were named and the case n
nally came 90 trial on August o.
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b the rs hole4 boo a. strokes throusi
marvellous putting On the sixth an,
twelfth holes Held Was trapped twice
but he made nne recoverles
John j. Ncpermott followed hal
an hour tnCr Reid but his play wn
Z poor and hc turned in "a score OF 81.
Tbon came Edward Ray followo'
p by crowd numbering over 1000. Ha
p, PLAYED orrauc golE going out. bu
: came ln with q string of fours ant