The Washington times., 1913-06-24
SOCIETY SHUNS GIRLS
IN CAM|NETT| CASE
Daughters Of Prominent Men
EIope to Foothills with
Scions of Frisco.

SACRAMENTO. June A.-Avoided by
society folk who once welcomed them.
Martha Warrington and Lola Norris.
the two nineteen-year-o high school
sorority girls, whose flight with two
wealthy young Californians resulted In
the resignation Of District Attorney
McNab. and promises still greater SEN
sations. today remained In seclusion in
their homes.
They declined to talk about the delay
in the trial Of their alleged seducers or
the development which followed the In
tice with the ordinary procedure In the
cases.
T can't see that II is any ones bust.
ness but our own" said Miss WaffinS.
to ton: At the the home 1d Of her father: tns
railroad. Cant they let us aloner'
Lola Norris, the daughter OF Edward
Norris. q real estate broker, was scan.
ming newspaper accounts OF the demand
for Federal Congressional invectiga..
Maury Diggs and Drew Caminetti. but
she. too, evinced no great interest In
the happenings at Washington: Her
parents shielded her from Interviewer.
Society Girls.
Before their elopement to Reno, New,
with Digss and Caminstt. scions OF
wealthy families. the two girls were
much sought for society functions.
Miss Warrington. a pretty. vivscious
blonde, not quite out Of her teens.
was q favorite in the younger So
ciety set" Miss Norris, q brunette, OF
more retiring disposition. was the War
rington girls chum.
Then came the Reno incident With
IL
brought back from the Nevada town
and hurried to their homes in closed
automobiles to avoid the eyes Of Q
crowd of curious gathered at the de-
pot.
wealthy architect. and Q child had been
born to his young bride only six weeks
before the elopement. The Diggs family
was reunited and went to live In .
beautiful little home At Berkeley, de-
signed by Digss himself.
Goes to Home.
Caminetti's wife and children are
not with him. Instead, they went to
live at his fathers home at Jackson.
In Amador county. The elder Caminet-
Il, q former state senator, vas appoint.
ed commissioner Of immigration by
President Wilson shortly after his sons
escapade-
The two girls went to their homes.
Since the day they were returned from
Reno they have been kept in convent
like seclusion. Few OF their former
friends have seen them. Scarcely any
panions in their high school days have
been visitors at their homes. 1t 10
understood that after the trial of the
two alleged white slavers at San Fran
cisco they will make their homes with
The eloDement was asersmsnto.. a>c.
sation for several weeks. Digs. Cami-
netd, and the two girls apparently
dropped out Of sight one night. Inti-
mates Of the two men had heard them
and the elopemsnt was suspected.
In Bungalow.
Three days later detectives found the
four in bungalow at Reno.
"One more day and you would not
have found u.s. remarked Caminetti.
with an air of bravado, I'VE were get
ting ready to go into the hills"
The girls broke down and cried. They
wanted to be released. wanted to ke
given a chance to run away-anythins
but return home.
The police feared possible violence and
smuggled Ddgss and Caminetti into the
their fears were well grounded, for a
mob was waiting at the station.
Uncle Sam took q hand and caused
the indictment OF the two men on white
slavery charges. A side issue was the
Indictment of Charles Harris. lawyer
and politician of Sacramento, on charges
OF attempting to coach Martha War
rington to tell a story that would
exonerate Diggs.
In County Courts.
At the same time charges were fled
against both men In the Sacramento
county courts. and It Is possible that
these will be pressed at once. II the
Federal trials are further delayed.
A felony charge was placed against
Digs, alleging the desertion Of his hve-
year-old daughter and another AGAINST
Caminetti. charging he deserted Naomi
Caminetti, and his son.
District Attorney wachhorst, Of
county. intended to nolle
PROSE- these charges after trial Of the
Federal cases. He went to San Fran
cisco today for a conference with former
District Attorney McNab.