Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-19
Reno "Escapads" Merely an
Attempt to Get Ont of Lime
light for While Says Wit
ness in Own Behalf Today.
WARRINGTON GIRL
INSISTED, HE SAYS
TOO-COmpOsed Principal in
White Slave Case Tells
Story With appearance Of
straightforwardness.
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SAN Francisco, Aug. is.--Maury l.
Diggs. former state architect Of Cali
fornla. took tho witness stand In hia
own defense today and told his story
Of the motives impelling what he
called the Reno escapade." This was
the midnight flight across the Nevada
state line. from Sacramento 90 Reno.
with Marsha warrington. Lola Norris
and y. Drew Caminettl which result
ed ia the present trial under the Mann
white slave tralflc act.
what did YOU call it3" asked
Judge Van Fleet. interruDtlng the tes-
timony. AN escapade," repeated
Digs. looking the judge squarely ~
che eye. and speaking IN a clear, con-
iidant voice.
Proceed" directed the court with
out comment.
Al his testimony went 90 prove
that he was worried. harassed, hunt
ed, from every side by the conse-
quences of his own misconduct. and
that his only thought was 20 get out Of
town. give the scandal surrounding
him a chance 20 die down. and then
come back to his family and business.
In direct contradiction 40 tho testi-
mony Of Miss Warrington and Miss
Norris. who have sworn that they left
home against their judgment and de-
sire and only when marriage had
been promised them. Digs named
Marsha Warrington as the one who
had insisted that they go.
AZ early az January 81 she had said
to him! You're piker We girls
have framed this. and YOU fellows
have got 20 go along with as"
Digs was perfectly master OF him
self. He spoke with clear vice, In
an easy, free, but earnest manner,
looking for the most part directly AT
his counsel, but some times turning
his large eyes to the jury and some
times dropping them 10 his capefnliv
manicured finger nails.
ION March g." testified the efend
ant. u remember talking about ny
tx with Miss Warrington. I've got -
10 way from here. ] told her. 'Things
are getting too hot for me. We'd Oct
ter disc0nnect.
"a few days later she called me Up
and asked me why ! was still Ia town.
told her that ! had some buildings IN
construction and that there were de-
tails Ia connection with them ] hid
10 look a..
About week before we went 10
Reno. DiepenbrOck my landlord, told
me that the innitor ~ the building
and the policeman on the beat had
comphaued ia him about my taking
girls To my ONCE.
The same week took an auto
ride with Miss warrington IN the
Upper stockton road. We saw an
other machine behind us and told
her Il was my father with an officer
OF tho Juvenile court We travelled
hfty miles an hour for some time
and left them,
MY father was IN town then and
knew ne was looking COR me. ! be-
lieyed what told the girl. she said
'selieve me. you're not going away
and leave me here
lido just as YOU please / said. I'm
going and I'm going alone. I've got
too good family here; I've got TO
think Of them I've got lots before
me in this town and / want this TO
blow over
Marsha said no she'd got "a go
also. and Miss Norris with her. Miss
Norris never would have gone To
Reno II Miss Warrington had not In
sisted ON il from the FIRST.
- got the machine continued
digs, and rode around In u all day.
calling up O'BTien's saloon from time
90 time That father of yours is "a
terror, O'Brien told me. He's run
ming around here like "a maniac. "lts
places like this that ruin young men
SAYS he, III have YOU closed % %
takes the last cent I've got"
II went into hiding what o'Brien
told me on top of what DiepenbTock
had said scared mo- ! told o. Brlcn
ia heard my father was looking for
NE with policeman and he said
that was true.
Later learned from my uncle
that my father was zone and I came
out Of hiding Miss Warrington and
Miss Norris had visited me az my
hotel.
ION March 30 ! mot CRminetti ana
Marshall Digs. my uncle. with Miss
NOrfis and We talked things over.
Moss Norris suggested that leave
town explained the difficulty OF
doing that Business men had put
several hundred thousand dollars in
contracts Bee my hands
"My uncle snid that should go
home 10 my wife and Quit running
around and leave other women alone.
Miss Norris insisted chat ia best
leave town Ny uncle told me my
wife knew all about my affair The
next day Monday Caminetti came
to my hotel and said. THAT father
OF yours H terror Hc called me
on the phone 90 ask where YOU were
and when ! told MIN ( didn't know
he called me- liar and told me he'd
nave mo hred oul of my job that
wasn't 10 tn be- working for the state
board of control
Cam told me hir wife had been