Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 2 | Serious Charge is Made Against Diggs

SERIOUS CHARGE IS MADE AGAINST SAN FRA FRANCISCO Jan 31 I 31 L 1 authorities au IlU- awaited momentarily today tho the surrender of Maury I I. I Diggs former fonner state slate architect for whom a warrant was sworn out last night charging charging- an a attack on a ayoung ayoung young girl girt Although Diggs left leCt his fathers father's home In Berkeley early in the night and had hadnot hadnot hadnot not reported to the police early today no anxiety was as felt as to his because ho Is under bond pending a a. hoar hoar- Ing InS on a bill of exceptions before tho the United States circuit court of or appeals This Is In connection with his recent conviction conviction con con- un under tho the Mann act a a. case e which received attention on the country over be because be- be causo cause It was charged that Anthony Anthon Cam Cam- commissioner general of Immigration Immigration tion whoso whose son also was tried and convicted convicted con con- with DIg Diggs s. s had attempted to de delay dela delay de- de la lay the t courso course of Justice The local fedral federal federal fed fed- eral ral district attorney after making the char charge e resigned The present warrant arrant against Diggs was as sworn to by Mrs Elizabeth PurrIng a doctors doctor's wife on behalf of her daughter Ida 17 Ii years ears old and New Years Year's eve is the time named not been from homo home My 1 son flon has away in the tho even evening Ins Ins- for tor months said DI Diggs' Diggs s' s father when told of the now trouble The Tho charge Is simply impossible