Arizona republican., 1913-08-08
The Prosecution Will Show Diggs and Caminetti Oc- cupicd Bungalow Three Days in Reno With Two Young Girls
MEN MARRIED
 WITH CHILDREN
Are Being Prosecuted Un- der the Mann Act and District Attorney Prom iscs Evidence of Most Sensational Character
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl


 SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7.-The jury was sworn. the government stated it's case and the taking of testimony was begun today in the first of the Diggs- Camanetti trials. that of NIaury < DiggS. former state architect. The ease was called on Tuesday morning in the United States district court on an in dictment charging violation of the Mann act. popularly known as the white slave law. Ten hours later the case was in the full swing of seriouS business.
 Just before the court adjourned, Judge Van Fleet gave a ruling that struck at the Vitals of the case. F. J. Peck. real estate dealer of Reno, Whither Diggs and Drew Camenett eloped with Marcia Warrington and Lola Norris. from their homes in Sac ramento was on the stand. In the cross- examination the defense sought to show a bungalow occupied during their stay in Reno was not on the outskirts of the city and had been rented with no view of sequestratiOn or conceaIment. Judge Van Fleet ruled that it made no diff ference where the bungalow was sit Uated. Peck identified Diggs and Ca manetti. The trial will not be con cInded at least until next Wednesday,.
 Theodore Roche, special counsel for the government set forth boldly and tersely in the closing hour of the after noon sitting what the prosecution would attempt to prove. It would re shown by documentary evidence and testimony and witnesses he told the jury:
 "1-Marcia Warrington and Lola Norris one 20 years old, the other 19, nad been Frightened by Maury F. Diggs and Drew Namanetti. married men with children. one 2S years ola. the the 2 years old, into leaving Sac ramento lest a scandal should explode and criminal prosecutions follow.
 2-That marriage had been promised after the two husbands had obtained divorces.
 3-That Camanetti raised money for the trip from Sacramento to Reno, Nevada and that Diggs bought trans portation and paid the Pullman fares
 4-That the four travelled as mar ried couples occupying the same state room on a night train.
 That on arriving at Reno on the morning of March II, 1913. they reg istered at a hotel as married and occu- pied adjoining rooms with a bath be- tween.
 6-That Diggs hired a four-room bungalow. paying the rent in advance for one month representing he was the agent for a party from Los Angeles and intended to spend six months at Reno.
 That all four lived in the bungH- low for three days before being arrest ed Diggs and Marcia Warrington oc- cupyinG the front bed room and Caman- etti and Lola Norris the rear bed room.
 S-That Diggs was in his night clothes when he opened the back door of the bungalow to the officers who arrested him and that the officers waited in the living room while the two girls dressed separately in the bed rooms they had shared with the men,
 9-That after his return to Sacra- mentO, Diggs had written to Marcia Warrington from Berkeley, adjuring her to keep up .her courage and that all would end well if she would re- member what he had told her particu- larly that she be firm in denying there had been improper relations between them.
 Little time was taken in hearing tes- tmony before adjournment came After the case was outlined Roche in troduced the Diggs marriage licenses and identified it by George D. Leslie statiscian.