Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-13
SHE Tells OF
HER TRIP TO
RENO
MISS WARRINGTON, ON THE STAND
IN The TRIAL OF MAURY DIGGS
FOR WHITE SLAVERY, GIVES HER
TESTIMONY ABOUT THE JOURNEY
TO RENO.
MISS NORRIS WILL
Be CALLED ON next

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 13.--Mar-
sha Warrington completed on the wit
ness stand today her story Of her re-
lations with Maury /. Diggs, and the
trip to Reno that resulted in the trial
of Diggs now in progress under the
Mann white slave act.
Having testified yesterday thai
Diggs bought the transportation, it
was necessary for her today to make
good the contention of the govern
ment that the trip was taken, in the
language of the statute for immoral
purposes.
With lowered eyes. but without fal-
tering, she confessed her misconduct.
Taking up her narrative where she
left it yesterday at the adjournment
of court, she continued
After arriving in Reno on March
TO- we had luncheon and then we went
to the Riverside hotel, while Diggs
and Caminetti went to real estate
office They said they were going to
rent bungalow and that they intend
ed to remain in Reno about six
months.
"While we We're waiting in the ho-
tel parlor man came in and we had
some lemonade. | paid for them.
When Diggs and Caminetti returned,
Diggs registered, and we went to a
suite of rooms. We had two bed
rooms, a parlor and bath. Mr..
Diggs and | had one room and Cami.
netti and Lola the other.
"The morning after, wrote letter
home to my family. and so did Lola.
Diggs said we must not mail them,
that they would betray our where.
abouts. / told him | thought We had
better 90 back to Sacramento. He
told us that If we did--we girls--the
men--were
''Diges paid the bill at the hotel and
we went out to look at bungalow.
Diggs introduced me to the real estate
agent as his wife.
I'VE took the bungalow, and while
we were there we were never out of it
except at night and never farther
away than around the block. Diggs
cautioned us not to be seen.
"Diggs and | had the front bed
room and Lola and Caminetti the rear
room for the three nights we slept
there.
when Chief Hillhouse came to ar
rest us on the morning of the four
teenth, we were still in bed Diggs
said: There are the police He un-
derstood that it was a serious situa-
ton, for he told me- It's up to you
girls to keep us out of the penitentiary.
Do everything you can to shield u.s.
He told us to say that Lola and | had
occupied the front room and that he
and Caminetti had slept i'll the rear
room.
when the officers came in, Lola
and went into the bathroom to dress.
When we came out | saw Mr. Beasley
with them and | cried Lola did too.
Mr. Beasley is an old friend of the
family. He put his arms around me
and comforted me. He was good to
Lola. too
A letter, addressed to Dear
Pickles said to have been written
after his arrest by Diggs to Miss War
rington, was shown to the jury. The
letter contained this sentence:
Don't worry now, everything will
come O. X. and you remember what
said to you, the last words
Miss Warrington was asked what
We're the last words"
Adjurations, she answered, not to
tell anything that would incriminate
the writer.
AS soon as her testimony was con-
cluded, cross examination began.
The government expected to pro-
duce Miss Norris, Immediately after
the defense had finished with Miss
Warrington.
Before concluding her testimony on
Greet examination, Miss Warrington
rade admissions concerning her rela-
tons with Diggs in Reno. She hid
her face with her hand and spoke in
tones barely audible.
On cross-examination, Miss War
rington said that she and Miss Nor
ris had accompanied Diggs and Cami-
netti on trips to various California
cities previous to the elopement to
Reno.
Court adjourned Yesterday after.
noon with the story at the point
where the party of four. consisting OF
Diggs, F. Drew Caminetti, Marsha
Warrington and Lola Norris, stepped
off the train at Reno. The girls swore
that Diggs bought the tickets and paid
for the sleeping car drawing room
they occupied. She swore that sh,
saw the tickets delivered to the con.
ductor.
Counsel for the defense objected to
the introduction OF tickets on the,
ground that the witness could not
identify them as the tickets that ha,i
been given.
THE objection is overruled," said
the c3l.,., THE witness has said that
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