Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-13
PROVES STRONG WITNESS FOR
PROSECUTION IN NATIONALLY
PROMINENT WHITE SLAVE CASE
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
INTRODUCED HER AS WIFE
DETAILS OF ILLICIT LIFE AT
RENO LAID BARE BY YOUNG Wo-
MAN ALMOST OVERCOME BY
EMOTION ON WITNESS STAND.

San Francisco, Aug. 13.-Marshs
: Warrington completed on the witness
J stand today her relations with Maury
|. Diggs and the trip to Reno that re
suited in the trial of Diggs, now IL
progress, under the Mann white slave
act.
Having testified yesterday that Diggs
bought the transportation, 1t was nee
essary for her today to make good the
contention of the government that the
trip was taken, in the language of the
statute, for immoral purposes" With
lowered eyes, but without faltering,
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
10, we had luncheon and then we went
to the Riverside hotel, while Diggs
and Caminetti went to a 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 were waiting in the ho-
tie 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
roms, parlor and a bath Mr.. Diggs
and l had one room and Caminetti
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
fabouts. / told him thought we had
better go back to Sacramento. He
told us that if we did-we girls-the
officers would learn where they the
men were.
"Diggs 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. We took the bun
gallo, and while we were there we
were never out of it except at night
and never father away than around
the block Diggs cautioned US not to-
be seen.
"Diggs and had the front bedroom
and Loya 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 understood that it was serious
situation for he told me: It's up toI
you girls to keep us out Of the peni-
tentiary. Do everything you can to
shield u.s. He told us to say that Lola
and l had occupied the front room and
that he and Caminetti had slept in
the rear room,
When the officers came in, Lola
and / went into the bath room to
dress. When we came out saw Mr.
Besley with them. cried. Lola
cried too Mr.. Besley is an old friend
of the family. He put his arms around
me and comforted me. He was good
to Lola, too
Before concluding ner testimony on
direct examination Miss Warrington
in making admissions concerning her
relations with Diggs in Reno hid her
face with her hand and spoke in tones
barely audible.
On cross-examinatfon Miss Warning
ton said that she and Miss Norris had
accompanied Diggs and Caminetti on
trips to various California cities pre-
vious to the elopement to Reno.
Miss Warrington was asked what
were the '1ast 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 produce Miss
Norris Immediately after the defense
had finished with Miss Warrington.