Arizona republican., 1913-08-13
Says That Diggs Bought Four Tickets for the Party and Afterwards Paid Conductor for Pull man Drawing Room.
WAS THREATENED
 WITH EXPOSURE
Strikingly Pretty Blonde Almost Brushes Arm of Man Now On Trial As She Pushes Way to Wit ness Stand.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHI

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 12--The courtroom was crowded from the raiIings to the doors and all sat in hushcd expectancy today while Mar ~ha Warrington picked her way slow k to the witness stand. It was the climax of the case the government IS presenting against Maury l. DigEs. former state architect, accused under IL, Mann act of transporting a girl fer immoral purposes to Reno from Sacramento. where he left a wife and babies.
 The court adjourned with the story ,t the point where the party of four. consisting of Diggs. F. Drew, Cam inctti and Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris, stepped off the train at Reno. The girl swore that Diggs bought tine railway tickets and paid for the sleeping car drawing room tle.- occupied The witness swore they left Sacramento under threats exposure only on promise of marriage. The narrative Of their early ac- quaintancc was traced in detail and the trip to Reno was described mi nutcIv She and Diggs occupied the lower berth and their companions the upper.
 Tomorrow Miss Warrington will conclude her testimony after which she will be cross examined, and Lola Norris will follow her. She will probably be on the stand all day and possibly part of the day after
 The only indication thus far of the tactics that will be taken by the de fensc was the attempts to introduce testimony which Judge Van Fleet re Teatedly ruled out All the evidence. se holds. tending to show the girls went to Reno willingly and were un- der no duress while there is imma- tcriaI and irreIavant. Whether their behavior showed them carefree and happy or dejected is matter to which the court is indifferent
 During the three-quarters of an Four the girl was on the stand Diggs never took his eyes from her face Not once did she allow her gaze to meet his, and soon she was quite the mistress of herself and the situ- ation.
 Marsha Warrington is a strildngly pretty blonde of 20. Her blue eyes are set well apart, her broWs are widely arched, her nose is small and straight and the contour of her countenance is oval and regular. Only the heavy droop of the mouth at the corners and the trick of barring her upper teeth when she speaks give her m expression in some aspects almost a grin She wore the same smaTty tailored suit of shepherds plaid that she wore when arrested. with black pumps and white gloves A white veil hid her complexion and masked the appeal in her lowered gaze Oc- Casionaily she raised her large eyes to gaze for a moment upon the judge from under the brim basket hat GOV cred with pink silk over straw and trimmed in black tulle.
 As she walked slowly up the aisle e. the courtroom. which was hushed, it was necessary for her almost to brush Diggs' shoulder. He did not laise his head and she did not finch. While she sat at the counsel table waiting to be called to the stand. she hid her face in her gloved hands and her opening testimony was all most inaudibIe.
 Speak up, Miss Warrington" ad- monished Judge Van Fleet. If you were crying for help you could make yourself heard better"
 Obediently she raised her voice, and as her embarras ssment diminished her delivery was clearer. There were mo- ments when she smiled and suppress cd her laughter.
 T am 20 years old" began Miss Warrington. and I live with my fla ther and stepmother. My mother died when 1 was five years old 1 have known Maury l. Diggs since last September, and we were very close friends. Two weeks before We left for Reno with Drew Caminett and Miss Norris. 1 was riding with Diggs in his machines, and he told me a scandal was about to be pub lished about the four of Us and We would have to leave town. l was but he said we would have to. Miss Norris was told and Cam inetti joined Diggs in urging us to leave immediately. They told us we would be arrested and subjected to the third degree.
 Did you know Diggs and Caminet- Ii were married at that time?'
 Yes, and Miss Norris knew it too Diggs told me his relations with his wife were unpleasant and he was
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