Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
GOVERNMENT ENDS
. PRESENTATION IN
WHITE SLAVE
TRIAL
Girl Friend Of Marsha War;
ington Testifies 70 Attempt
BY Diggs to Use Her as Tool
in Escaping Penalty.


AANN A@'NNt'N WIZ ~ hAHNtsNlI W"HN4l4alH I
San Francisco. Aug. as.--rho gov
eminent closed lts case this morning !
against Maury L. digs. former stare
architect Of California. with tho ten.l- /
mcny of Nellie Barton. friend of
Marsha Warrington, whom the gov
ernmcnt CHARGES DiEgs transported
from Sacramento to houo for pnr-
poses which the Mann act defines as
felony,
Mlas Barton icss.ara kat on March
~. while In her fn.acrB bakery, she
Nas asked over the iticphont % visit
iht Office of Charles =. lIntfia. an ai-
torney She complied
Diggs, whom she know, introduced
her 70 Harris This was after the re-
turn Of Dlsgs Caminetti, Marsha
Warrington and Lola Norris from
Reno, ana their disgrace was common
taih.
"Mr Dirgs asked me what i
thought Of the talk" Mrs. Barton tea-
tined
n told him Thought the girls had
been very foolish % 60"
'Not fools 10 go. said Harris, but
fools 90 get caught at IT,
"rhey told me warrants we're 10 be
sworn out. that Mira Dlgaa had i9ft
her husband, that there were 90 BE-
prosecutions and that everything that
7 MI AfIAkN AMM NMfNNN'ANA OA NNMNHfNH
would be convicted Of, that they
would suffer alike
They told me that II Marsha would
only remember about the bungalow
at Reno and what Mr. Digs had told
her. they could both bo saved. Di4gs
drew diagram % the bungalow,
showing tiie position " the TWO n&u-
roons 'Be sure 90 tell her 20 say, ne
told me. that she and Lola had tho
front bedroom tOgcsher and Camin-
ettl and ! had the rear room.
Then he asked Harris what about
/ the herths and ticketH. MIR. Harrla
told him the only thing he could aay
J that sine didn't know who had PAID
I tor them. ! sgreed y 80 because i...y tn.ey
Marsha would ~ convicted and sent
~ iall liked htf dom ssalit 1s
see her suficr and I didn't think u
wrong then 10 try 20 help heF"
Miss Barton told of the delivery OF
/ her message.
she said u was too late. that she
thought more Of her parents than any
body else. and that she wouldn't
do a."
other questions brought out that
digs has subsequently tried 20 COM
municate with her but that she wae
! angry when she realised the use 20
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refused to see him or have word with
him.
Martin Besley Of sacramento, bus
lnoss associate Of Marsha Warning
/ toms father. told of accompanying
Chief iiillhouse OF Reno 70 the bun
galow when the arrests were made.
The girls were hysterical, he testified,
crying and laughing and eager 20
know what their parents wound do
with them. u they would take them
hack
n telegram from y. n. Atkinson, as
Eistsnt district attorney OF Sacra-
mento county was read repeating a
message from Judge Hughes Of Sac
ramento. whose testimony was de-
sired. but Who b 10 ia Eureka. Judge
Hughes sent word that no complaint
had ever been made 20 him. AS pre-
siding officer Of the juvenile court
about either Marsha Warrington or
Lola Norris.
Both girls have testified that DiggH
aud Camlnetti told them thst COM
plants had hecn made and that ar
rests were imminent. Fear of scan
dul. they swore repeatedly. was the
determining motive that Induced them
90 consent % the trip 10 Reno, AZ
torneys for the defense we're surprised
al the sudden resting of the severn
ments case and would not discuss
Nkfaf UtHWNs
At the opening Of t0day's session.
Lola Norris took the stand for cross
examination.
Back and forth. seross and eriss-
cross the witness Was led over the
testimony she aud Marsha Warrington
have already spread on the record
Of the governments case asainh
Maury /. digs, former state nrchltoel
of California, under the Wann white
slave traffic act.
Judge Van Fleet repeatedly warned
; Attorney Deylin of the defense thu'
his pursuit OF 'inhnitcsimHl matters
not relative 90 the material issues ol
the case" wus consuming time which
later he might nnd valuable.
There was "a glimpse into the psy
, chulOgy of the story when the Well
Z hammered girl, nf apparent refine
mcnt told how she had permitted her
. self To be 80 much la the company oi
: "A married man. Drew caminoiti wa
I known Go her parents. shc testiicu
3 AS Mr.. Whitman and Diegs as Mr.
! Fisher.
: why ala sou deceive your par
, ents =" asked DeNlln.
4 We'll I knew Mr, CaWiuotli nnt
, Mr. Digs were married" she ans
Nered "and I knew that my parent
would have forbidden uH to SO viii
them u they had known who ihel
D Nerc.
! - knew il was WRONG for me 90 81
4 with either one ~ them. but diun'