The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
STATE RESTS CASE
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in them. particularly in the wives ~
they sat by their husbands.
Miss Norris who finished her direct
| testimony yesterday. was the FIRST wit
ness called this morning. In spite OF
| the severe CONTAMINATION OF At
torney Devlin for the defense her
testimony was mistaken.
Devlin repeatedly tried to establish
through the witness that Diggs want
ed the party to go to Los Angeles in
stead of Reno. without success The
witness admitted she had concealed
from her parents that she was going
out with married men and that her
parents knew Of Dtggs and Caminetti
under assumed names,
Devlin again went over the visits Of
the two couples to various hotels. Miss
Norris again admitted her indiscre-
tfons during these visits. but insisted
she retained her virtue until the night
before the Reno arrest.
sti11 Loves Caminettf.
Just before she left the witness
stand the girl admitted she still loved
Caminetti after the quartet returned
in custody to Sacramento.
Miss Neil Barton, intimate friend Of
Marsha Warrington. followed She
told of receiving an invitation on
March 22nd from Attorney Harris. OF
Sacramento, to meet Diggs at his Of
Ace. She then said:
"They Immediately began to talk
of the trouble my friend. Miss War
rington. vas involved in as result
Of the Reno escapade. l said l was
sorry for Marsha, and 1 thought she
was foolish to do as she did. Mr..
Harris said; 1t wasn't foolish to do
tit was foolish to get caught They
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lowing ont their plan. Marsha was
willing to do anything i could for
her.
They brought forth a diagram of
the Reno bungalow, pointed out diff
ferent rooms there, and told me to
go to Marsha and drill her into to
telling story to the federal grand
jury to the effect that at no time since
the four left Sacramento and return
ed had there been improper relations
between her and Diggs.
They convinced me IL fell In with
their plan Marsha would be saved. l
began To follow out my instructions
when Marsha told me she would not
listen to fny such a scheme. and she
thought too much of Ler parents to
lie further about her predicament"
Alfred Putnam. newspaper man Of
Sacramento. testified he was called on
the telephone by Marsha Warrington,
and asked If the Sacramento Bee had
any article In type in regard to her
and Diggs. and he replied that he
knew OF no such article. This ma
terially hurt Marsha Warrington's tes-
timony that fear of the publication
of such scandalous story drove her
to leave home.
This testimony about threatened
action by the Juvenile court lis knock
ed in the head by despatch re-
ceived today from Judge Hughes, Of
the Superior court of Sacramento,
sent TO the assistant district attorney
Of Sacramento.
There was never any complaint
made to me concerning the Norris or
Warrington girl prior to- their going
to Reno"
The court, after Diges' testimony.
adjourned until next Tuesday.
AS Digs was escorting his mother
from the courtroom late this after
noon, Walter Matthews, camera
man, tried 10 snap the couple. al
though Digs warned him not. En-
ragged at his act. Digs jumped upon
him. wrested the camera from him,
and hit Mathews over the head with
IL smashing the instrument. The
crowd cheered Diggs. but Mathews
got out warrant and had Diggs jail
ed on the charge of assault with .
deadly weapon