| Show TELLS Of HER ELOPEMENT TO RENO Climax in Diggs White Slave stave Case Reached With Testimony Testimony mony of Marsha Warrington One of Two Girls in Escapade SAYS SHE OBJECTED OBJECTED- TO LEAVING HOME Consented Under Threats of Exposure and Arrest at Sacramento and Then Only on Promise of Marriage SAY SAX FRANCISCO Au Aug 12 A A courtroom crowded from bar railingS railing'S railings rail rail- ings ing'S to doo doors sat in iu ill hushed expectation tion Lion today while Marsha picked her way vay slowly to the witness stan stand l 1 It was ns the climax of the case which the thc government is against Maury Manry J. J Diggs Digs former state state- architect of California accused acc under un tin- un-I un der dr the Mann of ortin the tue act tran transporting I I Irl girl rl for immoral purposes to i iNc Nov Net from Sacramento Cal whore ho loft left a wife and md babies 0 Court n adjourned lj ur i d with the h t ry at th tb the point who where the party of ot four consisting of Diggs F. F Drew Cunin- Cunin etti Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris stepped off the train at Reno The girl sore that Diggs Dig bought the railway tickets and paid for the sleeping sleeping sleeping sleep sleep- ing car ear drawing room they occupied She swore she saw the tickets delivered ered erecT to the conductor Coun Counsel cl for tor the d defense objected to the Introduction o of the tickets as evidence evi l dence deuce on the ground around that the witness could not Identify them as the tickets that had been given ghen The objection Is o overruled said the tho court The witness has testified that the defendant bought tho tue tickets and later gave them to the conductor of ot the tho train That's as far as ns you youcan youcan OU can cnn tr trace ce thorn them No closer identification tion could be mado made unless s some ono one had been present at the purchase of oC the tickets for Cor the purpose of ot keeping their numbers Let this matter go so to the Jury jur t Promised Questions and answers preliminary to and following this point dealt with the introduction upon the scene of Loin Norris r and the thc the latter to bo be tried later on a similar charge charge both both of or whom wore were arrested with thorn thom at itt a n bungalow in Reno Tho rho witness swore that she had left tt d on un Pa lage l'age l' l S S. S Col ol 1 I I I GIRL TELLS OF I II Climax Reached in Diggs White Slave Case in Story of Marsha Warrington y Continued from 1 Sacramento under threats of or exposure and only on promise of ot marriage I The narrative of tho the carl early acquaintance acquaint acquaint- ance was vas traced In detail and tho the trip I to Reno fleno was described ly Tomorrow Miss Warrington will conclude conclude con con- clude dude her testimony and after arter she sho has been examined cross Lola ol Norris will follow her The Tho only Indication thus far of the tho tactics to be be taken b by the defense have havo been attempts to introduce testimony which Judge Van Fleet has repeatedly ruled out All evidence ho he holds tend- tend lag InS ng to show that the tho girls went to Reno willingly and were under no duress while there Is immaterial and ant Whether their behavior showed them carefree and happy or dejected Is Isa isa a matter as to which tho the court Is In In- In different Marsha Warrington is a n. strikingly pretty prett blonde blondo of or 20 As sho walked slowly up the tho aisle of or the courtroom toda today it was waa necessary for her almost to brush Diggs's shoulder II He lIe did not raise his head and she did not flinch Durin During the hour and twenty minutes sho she was t on the stand Diggs Digga never took his eyes ees from her he- face tace Not once did die sho she allow her gaze gazo to meet him and she sho was soon quite quito mistress of ot herself herselt and the situation Leaving the stand the tho girl walked Into the tA tare care of or tho the United States marshals and was soon surrounded by her relatives I Mrs Drew Caminetti was not In court Counsel for her husband has said she will appear before the case Is over Miss Usa Warrington said In III beginning her testimony that she was 20 years cars old and lived with her father and stepmother step step- mother Her mother had died when whon she sho was 5 G years ears old Wn Woe I have known Maury I. I Diggs Digga since last ast September and we wo were very close friends friends sho she continued Two weeks before We wo loft left for tor Reno while Drew Caminetti Miss NorrIs and I wore were rid rid- log InS ng with Diggs In his machine ho told me no that there was a scandal about to be published about tho the four of us and that hat We wo would have havo to leave leavo to town n I Isas Ivas Iwas was vas surprised but he lie said wo we would ha have 13 to go 0 Miss 1 Norris was told and Mr rr Cam- Cam Joined Diggs in urging that we leave cave Immediately They told us that We vc would b be arrested and subjected to the ho third degree Did you ou know that Diggs Digga and Carni- Carni netti wore married at that time Yes and Miss Norris knew It ft too Diggs told mo me his relations with his wife were unpleasant that ho he was Unhappy unhappy un un- happy happ and wanted to leave leavo town Ho He said aid ho had an affection for me cared me-cared cared for or me more moro than he did for his wife I believed him He Ho m manifested affection for tor me he kissed me discussed marriage with me ne mend and nd said he would get a divorce and marry narry me told Lola the sam ame thin I T Threat r at Held Over Her I for him Did you OU have an affection affection for tor I Yes I had a II strong hIm Im We Wc discussed leaving town to together together to- to gether several t times flieS when the four tour ot of f us were were on automobile trips and in DIggs's Digges office The men told us Diggs Diggs's s father ather and Caminetti's father were going oln to prosecute us two and that Diggs son senior or was giving an attorney I named amed Harris large lar-e sums of money to keep th the story out of the time papers They Thoy saId aid there thero would be warrants for us usand and that we would be given the tho third degree We said we couldn't go I said I go o awa away from from father father that It would kill him Diggs said it would all 11 co como conio out in the papers anyway and that hat my py father would d know sooner or ater latet and that wo had better bettor go It would kill killer Miss Norri told them her er mother anc and Caminetti and anel Diggs told old u us that our parents would soon oon get et over It The They kept urging us to togo togo togo go Immediately On Saturday March 8 5 8 DI Diggs s returned re rc- turned from San Francisco from a Lola Caminotti Cami- Cami busIness trip Ho called an J me mo to a cafe care told us his father ather was coming up P from Berkeley the he Monday to put In n Jail jall and have havo us prosecuted He Ho said Bald that hat he had bad cleaned up his business and ond nd that w wo would h ve to leave right aWa away Wo We protested but after three or tOur Our hours consented to ROThe goThe goThe go RO The next day dav dawe wo we mot met a again aln and anel themen themo the themen I mo men finally d decided on Reno Rena after Considering Salt Lake and Los Tos Angeles Wo Wc tried to back out We said we ye would Just Jus as soon stay and nd take tako chances on the tho scandal They told us I we couldn't back out That night we wo met mot in a cafe Caminetti Cami- Cami I netti nett went out to ret got some somo money We Vc went to the railroad station and while there a train tr for tor Reno Rena was pulling I out I told Diggs I would stay In fn Sacramento He Ho said ho cared too much for me and I would have to go o. o Caminetti didn't come corne with tho money and we missed that train Later we wo met Caminotti at tho tim cafe and at midnight went to tho the station again When we got rot there ther DIg Diggs s told us to wait walt where we were and he went over and bought the four tickets We e got ot Into a Pullman car and DI Diggs Ss S's en engaged aged a 0 drawing room He lie paid the Pullman conductor I saw hIm give tho railroad conductor the i tickets for our trip to Reno Miss Norris and Caminetti took the upper berth and DI Diggs gs gs and I 1 had the lower We e arrive arrived a at Reno the next dathe day day day- the at at about noon noomi and wont went to toa toa a care cafe for something to eat cat cat At this point tho the court took an adjournment ad ad- until tomorrow At tho the morning session J J. J D. D Hillhouse Hill- Hill house chief of police at Reno testified to the thc arrest of oC Diggs DI gs and tho two girls at nt tho the street bungalow on tho the morning of March arch 14 H. The Tho chi chief chlof of and his posse tried the I front door dOOl and got ot no answer After tho the back door bell was run rung run for some sometime sometime sometime time Diggs Digga answered It in his is undershirt undershirt under under- shirt trousers and slippers Youre Mr Ir Diggs arent aren't you Z the tho chief asked No Im I'm Mr EnrIght was 18 the tho answer I think youre you're Diggs and youre you're wanted in Sacramento for elopement All ll right theres there's no uso use In m my attempting attempting at at- tempting to to- deny It it ft Im I'm DI Diggs s. s During this conversation tho the chief testified Marsha Warrington was In Inthe Inthe I Ithe the south bedroom and Caminetti and Lola Norris were In the tho north bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room was in about the same stage stae of undress as Diggs The two girls then Joined each cach other In the bathroom and later came Into the com company pan of the men and the of officers officers of- of leers In the kitchen Their hair was down the witness said and their dresses were ere not wholly buttoned From tho the bun bungalow alow the part party was taken to the chiefs chief's office and from there to the tho Jail As the tho men were wele led d away to thol their cells witness p con con- saia sata to warring warring- ton Its up to you OU girls whether wo we go goto goto goto to the penitentiary or not Yen Well stay with you Jou tho girls an an- swe red The Tho chief then entered upon a t de detailed detailed de de- tailed description of the two bedrooms bedrooms bed bed- rooms with a a. view to showing that the two girls had not slept together In one room and ami the two men In the theother 0 other th c r. r On examination cross Chief Hillhouse lull JIm house testified that Marsha Warrington Warring Warring- ton had telephoned to her father in Sacramento from his office before the themen themen themen men were taken to Jail jan What Wha t did sho she say She said The boys are not to blame Dont Don't do anything with them Drop the case Again the chief testified Miss rss Warrington War War- rington In discussing their plight had said Bald If It it comes to a. a tl Light fight ht between the boys bos and our parents we wo will wUl stick to tho the boys Attorney Devlin wished to Introduce a photograph of Caminetti dressed In the uniform of ot a a. Reno policeman which hi ho h had assumed while In the chiefs chief's office After looking hooking at the picture ProseCutor Prosecutor Prose Prose- Roche said Wo We 0 have no imo objection to the Introduction Introduction Intro Intro- of ot this picture It makes no difference whether hether you havo or not ruled the court with some asperity This picture will not be This case caso is not to be a travesty of the tho law even if It the people concerned seem to have Ignored the conditions under which they were In Reno fleno on that occasion I nfl On V krillA j l. l A. A l s L t-t t 4 V Y v. v T. T lon u. nui- nui house testified that with him when tho arrest was made was Martin Beasley of or Sacramento Marsha U uncle n How dId dd She behave when sh she saw him She shod tears and sobbed for some somo moments And Miss Norris Norris' She Sho She cried too f John L L. McNab whose resignation from Tr m the the case caso and and from the office of ot States attorney became a nanal national national na- na nal Incident took the stand for tor a lie he few moments to identify exhibits which whA had presented to tho grand rand Jury when Baking for tor Indictments |
