Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-13
Oiggs Bought
 The Tickets
TESTIMONY OF MISS WARNING
 TON IN CALIFORNIA COURT /
PROMISED MARRIAGE
Men Told Girls They Were to be Pros ecuted-Left Sacramento After Much Persuasion

San Francisco, Aug. 12-A court room crowded from the railings to the doors sat in hushed expectancy today While Marsha Warrington picked her way slowly to the witness stand. It was the climax of the case which the government is presenting against Maury l. Diggs, former state architect, who is accused under the Mann act of transporting the girl for immoral pur- poses to Reno, Nevada from Sacra- mento, Cal, where he left his wife and babies.
 Court adjourned with the story at the point where the party of four, con- sisting of Diggs, F. Drew Caminetti, Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris stepped off the train at Reno
 Defense's Objection OverruIed.
 Counsel for the defense objected to the introduction of the tickets as evil dense, on the gound that the witness could not identify them as the tickets that had been given.
 "The objection is overruled," the court said. "The witness has testified that the defendant bought the tickets and later gave them to the conductor of the train. That's as near as you can trace them. No closer identifica- ton could be made, unless some one had been present at the purchase of the tickets for the purpose of keeping their numbers. Let this matter go to the jury"
 Girls Not Under Duress in Reno.
 Tomorrow Miss Warrington will has been cross examined Lola Norris will follow her. All evidence tending to show that the girls went to Reno willingly and were under no duress while there, Judge Van Fleet holds, is immaterial and irrelevant. Whether their behavior showed them care-free and happy or dejected is a matter as to which the court is indifferent
 Marsha Warrington is a striking1y pretty blonde of 20. As she walked slowly up the aisle of the court room today it waA necessary for her almost to brush Diggs' shoulder; He did not raise his head and she did not finch. During the hour and twenty minutes she was on the stand, Diggs never took his gaze from her face. Not once did she allow her gaze to meet his and she was soon mistress of herself and the situation.
 Marsha Warrington's Testimony.
 Miss Warrington said in beginning her testimony that she was 20 years old and lived with her father and step mother Her mother had died when she was five years old.
 T have known Maury I. Diggs since last September, and we were very close friends" she continued. TWO weeks before We left for Reno while Drew Caminetti, Miss Norris and I were rid ing with Diggs in his machine, he told be published about the four of us and that we would have to leave town. I was surprised, but he said We would have to go.
 Diags Promised Marriage.
 Did you know that Diggs and Cam inetti were married at that time?'
 Yes, and Miss Norris knew it too. Diggs told me his relations with his wife were unpleasant; that he was unhappy and wanted to leave town. He said he would get 8 divorce and marry me.
 Said Prosecution Was Coming.
 "On Saturday. March 8. Diggs re- turned from San Francisco from 8 business trip. He called Lola, Cami- nettf and me to a cafe told us his father was coming up from Berkeley the following Monday to put Caminetti in jail and have us prosecuted He mess and that we would have to leave right away. We protested but after three or four hours consented to go
 ''The next day we met again and the men finally decided on Reno, after considering Salt Lake City and Los said we would just as soon stay and take chances on the scandal. They told us we couldn't back out.
 Missed One Train.
 "Caminetti didn't come with the money in time and we missed the first train. Later we met him at the cafe and at midnight went to the station again. When we got there Diggs told us to wait where we were and he went over and bought four tickets.
 ''We got into Pullman car and Diggs engaged a drawing room. He paid the Pullman conductor. I saw him give the railroad conductor the tickets for our trip to Reno.''