New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
SAYS D|CGS BEGGED
HER TO SHIELD HIM
ats Up to You to Keep Us Out
ofPrison," Marsha Warning
ton Asserts He Cried.
NOT PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP
Girl Admits Relations-Clalms
Party Went Out at Night
Only, and Then Never Far
from Reno Bungalow.

San Francisco. Aug l3.-Marsha war
rington continued to be the CHER witness
to-day I'm the trial OF the government
case against Maury I. Diggs, former state
Architect of California, charged under the
Mann act with having transported her
from Sacramento to Reno for immoral
purposes.
She picked I'D the unfinished story OF
her intimacy with the defendant ana Gar
ried II through To the end. lowering her
ewes al Tires and dropping her voice al
most TO a whisper, but never faltering IN
her answers. When she left the STAND
still subject to further examination TO-
morrow. her story remained unchanged
Digs. she said, had induced her 70 leaFe
home against her wishes and judgment
II was he who had bought her uanspor'a-
ton. and their trip to Reno had not peetl
merely an episode In a platonic friend
ship.
Judge Van Fleet was emphatic to-day
in his admonitions TO the jury not 70 ois-
cuss the case with any one, or even W
read the newspaper accounts OF u. O''o
Juror Is said TO have admitted ne hai
heard the case discussed, although ne nd"
not Joined I'm the talk.
lust before adjournment Nathan Cogh-
Ian for the defence. asked permission 10
place Theodore Roche, the government
prosecutor on the stand. On the return
trim from Reno. he said. while the party
was under arrest, Marsha warrington
had given TO Assistant District ATTORNEY
Atkinson. OF Sacramento a statement VI
the elopment. which was taken down "
an official court reporter and when was
entirely at variance, he was lnlorHie"'
with her testimony In court Inc oe-
fence wanted this statement I'm evidence
Judge Van Fleet held that he had no
power to compel the prosecution 10 SUI
render the statement, but he was "llhhe
II should be introduced by agreement
and II introduced that IT should be maue
tho basis OF cross-examination. Roche
resisted the motion.
The story Lola Norris will tell was
foreshadowed lightly when MISS al
rington testified that she and Digs mao
been companions OF Caminetu and MISS
Norris on various trips 10 San fran
cisco. Stockton and San Jose. where
they had registered under false names
as married couples.
A letter addressed to Dear Pickles
said 10 have been written after his ar
rest by Digs TO Marsha Warrington
was shown 10 the jury The letter con
tanned this sentence:
Don't worry now, everything viii
come out O. X. and you remember what
said TO you. the last words
Miss Warrington was asked what
were the last words Adjurations
she answered. not TO tell anything that
would incriminate the writer.
Continuing the story OF the trip tc
Reno she said.
Digs registered at the hotel in Reno
and we went 10 a suite OF rooms. we
had two bedrooms. a parlor and bath.
Mr. Digs and had one room and Cam
inetti and Lola the other.
The morning after. | wrote a letter
home 10 my family and so did Lola.
Digs said we must not mail them; that
they would betray our whereabouts.
told him thought We had better go back
to Sacramento He told US that II We did
we girls-the officers would learn where
they-the men--were.
Digs paid the bill AT the hotel and
We went out to look AZ a bungalow. Digs
introduced me 10 the real estate agent as
his wife We took the bungalow, and
while We were there We were never out
OF II except at night and never farther
away than around the block. Digs eau
toned us not to be seen.
When chief Hilhouse came 10 arrest
US we were still In bed. Digs said. There
are the police He understood that IL was
serious situation. for he told me. It's
up to you girls 10 keep us out II the pen.
DO everything you can 10 shield us lie
told us TO say that Lola and | had occu-
pied the front room and that he and Cam
inetti had slept in the rear ROOM
What did Caminett say asked an
attorney once when Miss Warrington was
explaining how the men had lsbored 70
persuade the girls TO leave home.
He didn't say much. she replied. He
just agreed.