The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-03

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is expected to 60 to the jury Friday
evening.
Except for a few. minutes Of minor
testimony, introduced today, the gov
eminent yesterday completed it's case
against f. Drew Cami1etti. whom 1t
seeks on four counts to prove guilty
of violating the Mann white slave
traffic act by transporting Lola Norris
for immoral purposes from Sacra-
mento to Reno, New. The defense
promised to rest by Thursday and II
the precedent OF the Digs trial is
followed, the argument of counsel and
the instructions of the Judge will be.
compressed into one more judicial day
and late Friday the case will go to the
jury.
Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris
We're the chief figures yesterday. Miss
Warrington re-affirmed for the benefit
of the government the responsibility
Of Diggs for her downfall. Champagne
mad been served in Digs offices. 7
guess she said, her face lowered in
shame, II raj intoxicated"
She testified hat at no time had
wines or liquors been ordered by her
or Miss Norris, but always at the in
stance of the men. Miss Norris later
confirmed this testimony.
Lela Norris repeated more fully
than in the Diggs' trial the story Of
her relations with Caminetti.
Necessarily, the government bore
more personally and more particular
~ on the part she and Caminetti play
ed in. the determination and acts Of
the four Of them and the cross-exam-
~ination dwelt more heavily on her
share in the responsibility for her own
downfall. The wife and mother of
the defendant listened to her closely,
while Caminetti coached his awyers
In sharing questions. Diggs was IN
attendance. as has been his wont since
the trial Of his companion began.
So far as the wife's face went, the
was no play of emotion as she heard
the slip of, a girl who stole her hus-
band tell how he had pressed his love
on her, promising to smarry her when
he should have obtained a divorce.
Was there anything said about mar
riage before March 20 she was asked.
The ~elope1nent did not take place until
the early morning of March 10, and in
the. meantime there had been trips to
San francisco. Stockton. San Jose and
Jackson. .... 1,..,.,. 81" ~:
mo" was the answer.
Marriage came up for discussion on
Saturday, March 8. The day before
we left she testified" "Mr. Caminetti
said his wife would start action for
divorce at once and then we could be
married." *
The morality and propriety of their
relationship came up elsewhere in
cross-examination.
II introduced Mr. Caminetti to my
people," she testified, under a false
name, because I didn't want them to
know didn't think it the proper
thing to go out with a married man"
Then why did you continue to go
with, Caminetti?
We'll, I knew it was not proper.
and if they had been living properly it
might have made a difference. I did
not feel that I was doing her MRS.
Caminetti) SO much of an injustice.
as he told me they were going to be
separated ,@
Robert Devlin. for the defense. in
cross-examining the witness, dwelt
on the return trip from Reno. =,
Didn't you tell District Attorney
Atkinson that you and Miss Warning
ton had occupied the same berth on
the way to Reno?"
Yes" pcs
why did try to protect Drew
II would not believe what they told
me about Drew's decefving-not until
lhLStS . -.E...- 'a..r .#'f .~"
You were still in love with him
then?" 49, .
yes --. ...
What are your feelings toward him
now?" p. . $500
The girl hung her head and did not
answer. $685.. ~
DO you feel the same affection for
him?" . .'"' d.
There was another of 81
lence before the answer came, with
head averted. mo.
In this and other thorny passages of
the cross examination the essentials
of her story were not distorted or
even deeply called in. question. Its
fed her into leaving her home by
threats of scandal; that Diggs had
presented the arguments, and CANT
netti had followed them with personal
persuasions. -. r..