The San Francisco call., 1913-08-15
LEAVES COURTROOM
WITH HEAD ERECT

If Lola Norris had been recounting
the pleasant "reminiscences of a picnic
to a party of friends from the witness
stand yesterday she could not have
spoken with more composure and gen.
tleness than sh detailed the facts of
her fall through F. Drew Caminetti.
In clear voice, as rapidly as an ex-
pert testifying on a technical subject.
the Sacramento girl revealed her part
in the amour which eliminated in the
elopement to Reno with Caminetti.
Marsha Warrington and Maury ].
Digs, former state architect
Diggs is now at bar on the first of
the indictments resulting from the re-
lations of the four accused of viola
tions of the Mann white slave act.
"Divinely tall and most divinely
fair" Miss Norris won the courtroom
by the inherent grace which brought
her through the trying day with her
head erect and step firm Where Miss
Warrington stumbled and replied in
monosyllables in an undertone, Miss
Norris spoke out boldly. facing her
questioner.
ONE QUESTION TOO MUCH FOR GIRL
Once, when the question put by Theo-
dore Roche, special prosecutor. seemed
to ask for a nauseaHng answer, she
bowed her head and nodded negatively.
Then she said, Il can't answer that
and Roche withdrew the question.
She was being questioned about her
fall in the bungalow in Reno. when for
the first time she submitted to Can't
netti's advances. That was when she
gulped and couldn't speak.
II took her an hour and half to tell
her story. She was in the hands of
Thomas Devlin. cross examining for the
defense. when court was adjourned
In the redirect examination of Miss
Warrington in the morning, the prose-
cution rebuilt and strengthened its
fence around Caminettf and Diggs.
The prosecution will rest its case
today. Adjournment tonight will be
taken until next Tuesday. The cases
will not go to the jury before Thurs
day.
Of the four where the proceedings con-
cerned herself did her statements differ
materially from the story of Miss War
rngton.
CAMINETTI LOOKS GRAVE
She told the particulars of the trip
to San Francisco, where she stayed in a
room all night with Caminetti without
removing a garment or sleeping
wink of the San Jose excursion and of
the other parties they took part In.
her account making Caminettfs face
grow more sober at every change of
base.
when Juror william S. Bliss a San
Francisco mine operator. stood up in
the box and asked Judge Van Fleet,
Are we to understand the prosecution
has some material evidence in this
case that has not been submitted?" the
first thought that the jury could fail
70 bring in a verdict. went through
the courtroom.
statements made by Miss Warrington
IN Truckee and in Sacramento on the
return from Reno in the presence of
court attaches. The prosecution has
these statements. The defense has
been anxious TO get hands on them.
but has failed to do so.
What has not been submitted here
does not concern you Judge Van
Fleet told Bliss.
The prosecution admits the state
ments referred to were made soon after
leaving Reno, when she was trying to
shield Diggs, as he had induced her TO
do. This was before she was con-
unced she should tell the truth OF her
relations with Diggs-
PHOTOGRAPHER IN CONTEMPT
Bliss made a mistake looking at the
clock during the noon recess and was
20 minutes late. Court waited on him.
and the Judge advised him to be more
careful of the passing time hereafter
The feature of the afternoon was the
fning of Mark Larkin, newspaper
photogrs pher, for contempt of court.
Judge Van Fleet handed the photogra-
pher a $50 fine, advising him he would
be Jailed this morning If he does not
pay It. and commenting that the fine
~fr-r fun roE
Larkin took snapshot of Miss Norris
during the late recess Judge Van
Fleet saw the plate destroyed.
On the first day of the trial Larkfn
had been advised not to attempt to get
q picture again IN the courtroom while
the court was in session.
When the recess came the moving
picture men, who had been on the trail
of the best features of the case all day,
hurried into the courtroom. Two ma
chimes had been clicking for five min
utes before the snapshot men outside
heard of II, and in they ran.
Miss Norris buried her face in a
newspaper. Matt Sullivan, special
prosecutor, and others tried to protect
her. Sullivan went tosJudge Van Fleets
chambers and told him about It. The
courtroom was In a turmoil when the
Judge entered Larkin was sworn. He
said he understood the court had ad-
tourned. He was not the only offender.
Unfortunately for him he had been
warned.
HOW MISS NORRIS LOOKED
Miss Norris followed Miss Warning
ton
The girls met at the counsel table.
They exchanged a smile of recognition.
Then Miss Norris hastened on to the
chair.
She is a slender, waspy girl of 20.
perhaps 5 feet inches tall Her bosom
is rather fat Her neck is long and
thin, but, wlthal.e well proportioned.
Her face tapers to a well sculptured
chin. She and the powder puff are
friends. Her nose is a perfect aqui-
line. Her eyes are small and wide set.
of brown not deep. The eyebrows
are delicate and arched. Her lips thin
and red. She pressed them at times
with a slender. white gloyed hand
whose frail wrist held plain gold
bracelet. The other hand toyed with
q silver vanity case
She wore somber black street shoes
Her suit was a one piece affair of blue,
sordered AND hung with loops Of black.