South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-04
GIRL ADMITS HER
ST DRY WAS FALSE
Miss Norris Tells Court She Lied in
an Effort to Save Drew and
Caminetti.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Lola
Norris admitted Wednesday in the
trial of f. Drew Caminetti, for alleged
violation of the Mann white slave
act, that she had given false testimony
about her relations with Caminetti
Recalled to the stand to explain her
first efforts to shield Caminetti and
Maury 1. Diggs, Immediately after
their arrest at Reno, she owned
frankly that she had not told the
truth and to that extent her credibil-
ity as a witness and the value of her
story to the government was shaken
but her explanation was that she had
lied TO save the man she loved and
whom she then trusted.
Mrs. Caminetti followed her with
testimony throwing interesting side
lights on the eternal triangle" but
in the main a repetition of what she
had previously told for the benefit OF
Diggs at his trial.
She made a willing and even eager
witness for her husband.
Thursday Caminetu will begin his
personal defense with his own ac-
count Of how he happened "inciden-
tally and accidentally to leave his
wife in Sacramento with a baby three
weeks old, when he fled across the
California line with Lola Norris.
Caminetti does not deny his acts;
he seeks to qualify them by the mo-
tives from which they sprang. His
defense as stated Wednesday by his
counsel. is to all intents and pur-
poses the same as that put forward
by his companion, Diggs, convicted on
like charges.
Hears His own Words.
Although Caminetti had expected
to testify in person Wednesday, the
government forestalled him and IN
stead listened to his own words as
taken down by w +. Doan, a Sacra-
mento court reporter, in reply TO the
questions Of F. A. Atkinson. assistant
district attorney of Sacramento cOun-
". after the Reno arrests. 1t was TO
Atkinson that Lola Norris admitted
Wednesday she had lied
In the course of the interrogatOry
the accuracy Of which Caminetu does
not question as taken down by Doan.
he repeatedly admitted that he had
promised 10 marry Miss Norris after
he should have obtained a divorce
from his wife on the ground or
physical cruelty.
Replies by Miss Norris, in part 10
questions of Mr.. Atkinson and in part
to those he permitted Caminetti 10
ask, also were taken down by Doan
at the same time and were read by
him from his notes today.
With its production OF this testl-
mony the government rested abruptly.
Marshall woodwork, chief counsel
for the defense, in stating his case,
announced that the statement made
in the train by the defendant 10 Dist.
Atty. Atkinson was a frame up be
tween Diggs and Caminetti TO protect
the girls"
Mrs. Caminetti on the witness stand
testified 10 her husbands nervous
ness. sleeplessness and lack OF appe-
tites the week before ne left her and
OF her threats 10 carry their domestic
infehcities 10 the Juvenile court
I told him I had been 10 see Judge
Hughes" she swore. and he replied,
Ny God. girl. haven't I worries
enough2' 1 had been told he was GO
ing around with these girls. / told
him that Mrs. Diggs ana / had had
several conversations about IL and
had been advised 10 bring suit against
Mr. Warrington IL Miss Warrington