Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-13
Crowd In Courtroom Hears
GId Relate Incidents Lead
ne Up to EScapado and Az
rest IN Reno.
COURT RULINGS NOT
IN DEFENSE'S FAVOR
Judge Admits Testimony as to
Purchase Of Railroad Tick
cts and How They Were
Given to Train Conductor.

ur soasleo JOURNAL ssectAl teAsro WISE
san Francisco, Aug. IA court
room crowded from the raillngs To tho
doors sat IN hushod order today as
Marsha Warrington picked her way
slowly 10 the Witness stand. Il was
the climax OF the case which the gov
ernment is presenting against Naury
j. pisgs former state architect OF
california who is accused under the
Mann act Of transporting the girl for
immoral purposes To Reno New. from
sacramento. Calf. whore ho LEFT
wife and baby.
Court adjourned with the story at
the point where the party Of four.
consisting Of Diggs. J.. Drew CamI-
nctu. Marsha Warrington ana Lola
Norris. stepped of the train az Reno.
The girl swore that Dlggs bought the
tickets and paid for the sleeping car
drawing room they occupied. She
sworc that she saw the tickets deliv-
cred 10 the conductor.
Counsel for the defense objected to
the Introduction of tickets on the
ground that the witness could not
Identify them as the tickets that had
been given
THE objection is ovorruled." said
the court THE witness has said that
the defendant had bought the tickets
ana later gave them to the conductor
nf The train. That's as near as sou
can trace thom. No closer identlnoa-
tlon could be made unless some one
had been present 1t The. pirehase OF
the tickets for the purpose Of keeping
their numbers. Let this matter 20 10
the jury
Questions ana answers preliminary
to and following this point dealt with
the Introduction upon the scene of
Lola Norris ana Camlnctti. the latter
to be tried later on a similar charge.
both of whom were urcstcd with them
at a bungalow at REM. The witness
swore that she had left Sacramento
under threats of exposure. and only
on promise of marriage The narra-
tive of the early acquaintance was
treated in detail and the trip to Reno.
was described minutely. She and
Diggs had occupied the lower berth and
their companions the upper berth.
Other witnesses told af the arrest at
Reno and the condition of tho bunga-
low as found by chief llillhouse Of
the Reno police department.
Tomorrow Miss Warrington will
conclude her testimony and after she
has been cross-cXamlned. Lola Norris
viii follow her.
The only indication thus far Of The
tactics to be taken by the defense have
been attempts to Introduce testimony
which Judge Van Fleet has repeatedly
ruled out All evidence. he holds, tend
ing TO show hat the girls went 60 Reno
ana were under no duress
while there, is immuterIal and irrel-
nvant Whether their behavior showed
hem care free ana happy or detected
$ matter as To- which the court Is
Indifferent
Marsha Warrington Is strlkingly
'rclty blonde of 90.
As she walked slowly mp the aisle
# the court room today. It was nee
ssary for her almost to brush Diggs
houldcr lie did not raise his head
nd she did not Finch
During the hour ana twenty min
ties she was on the stand, Dlggs
eyer took his eyes from her face.
Got once did she allow her ga2e TO
leot his and she was soon quite mis-
rcss Of herself and tho situation
.cavng tho stand the girl walked
DOLLY into the care Of the United
tatcs marshals aud was soon sur
1uudod hy her relatives
Mrs Drow Camlhettl was not in
ourt Counsel for her husband has
aid she win appear before the case
over.
Miss Warrington said in beginning
er testimony that She was 20 years
"a ana lived with her fathcr and step
other Her mother had died when
le was years old
~ have known Maury /. Diggs
nee last september and we were
NY close frcrds, she continued.
'Wo weeks before We left for Reno.
lille Drew Caminottl Miss Norris
I'd ! were riding with Diggs in his
achine. he told me that there was
scandal ab1Gt to be published about
g -four Of us and we would have 10
ave town. | was surprised, but he
id we would have to 20.
Miss Norris was told and Caminettl
med Dggs in urging that we leave
mcdiatcly They told us that we
'uId be arrested ana subjected to
"a third degree"