The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-14
MISS WARRINGTON
CONTINUES STORY
Again the Chief Witness
Against Diggs
STORY IS UNCHANGED
Charges That Diggs Induced Her to
Leave Home Against Her Wishes
and Judgment-Judge Ad-
monishes the Jury

San Francisco, August 13.-Marsha
Warrington continued to be the chief
witness today in the trial of the gov
ernment's case against Maury L Diggs,
former state architect of California,
charged under the Mann act with hav-
ing transported her from Sacramento
TO Reno for immoral purposes
She picked up the unfinished story
of her intimacy with the defendant
and carried it through to the end, low
ering her eyes at times and dropping
her voice almost to a whisper. but
never faltering in her answers When
she left the stand, subject to further
examination tomorrow, her story re-
mained unchanged. Diggs, she said, had
induced her to leave home against her
wishes and judgment. 1t was he who
had bought transportation and their
trip to Reno had not been merely an
episode in a platonic friendship.
During the cross-examnation Diggs
constantly prompted the questions of
his attorneys and steadily kept his
eyes on the girls yelled face. but she
constantly avoided his gaze.
Stronger Reaffirmation
When the essentials of her previous
testimony were called into doubt she
made her answers a stronger reaf-
frmation
The court room was somewhat
startled in the afternoon session by the
emphatic admonitions of the Judge to
the jury that the case must not be
discussed by the Jurors, particularly
with any friend of Diggs or F. Drew
Caminetti, the latter a co-defendant in
another case on similar Indictment
The judge said they must not even al
low the case to be mentioned within
their hearing or read about IL in the
newspapers.
These are the usual Instructions to jur-
ors but the emphasis with which they
were twice repeated by Judge Van Fleet
this afternoon gave rise to inquiries which
he would not satisfy. Theodore Roche
who thus far has conducted the govern
ment's case, merely said there was rea-
son for the courts order. One Juror sd-
mitted he had been in company where
the case was discussed though he had
not Joined In the talk
Just before adjournment Attorney
Nathan Coghlan, for the Defense asked
permission to place Roche on the stand
On the return trip from Reno. he said.
while Diggs, Caminetti, Lola Norris and
Miss Warrington We're under arrest. Miss
Warrington had given to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Atkinson of Sacramento
statement of the elopement which was
taken down by an official court reporter
and which he said he was informed was
entirely at variance with her testimony in
court. The defense wished this statement
In evidence.
Resists Motion
Judge Van Fleet held that he had no
power to compel the prosecution to sur
render the statement, but he was willing
1t should be introduced by agreement and
If introduced that it should be made rhe
basis of cross examination. Roche fe-
sisted the motion.
The story Lola Norris will tell was
foreshadowed lightly when Miss Warning
been companions of Caminetti and Miss
Norris on various trips to San Francisco,
Stockton and San Jose. where they had
registered under false names as married
couples
Two minor witnesses-the managing ed
itor of a Sacramento newspaper and the
probation officer of Sacramento county
denied today that there had been any
scandal connected with the names of the
four on the point of exploding into print
or that arrests were impending If they
remained in Sacramento. Miss Warning
ton had testified that Diggs had told her
such was the case and this fear had been
her prime motive for leaving home