The San Francisco call., 1913-08-13
LOLA NORRIS TO
TAKE STAND TODAY
Every Claim of Government
in It's Opening Argument
Is Substantiated by Young
Woman, Who Gave First
Story of the Elopement-
Constant Prodding by the
Judge and the Prosecutor
Required to Get Her to
Tell Her Story Distinctly

Dry eyed and emotionless. Marsha
Warrington took the witness stand In
the United States district court yester-
day afternoon and told the story of her
relations with Maury I. Diggs. former
state architect, and the affair OF Lola
Norris with r. Drew Caminetti. which
eliminated in several indictments
violations of the Mann white slave act.
Every claim of the government in It's
opening argument was substantiated by
Miss Warrington as far as she went.
In an hour and 20 minutes she related
her entire friendship with Diggs.
The pretty girl was telling of the ar
rival of the four at Reno when Judge
at 4:3o o'clock.
TO TAKE STAND AGAIN TODAY
Miss Warrington will resume her d.
rect testimony this morning. Lola Nor
ris will follow her on the stand.
The testimony of Martin Besley OF
Sacramento. the business partner of the
Warrington girls father and sacra-
the case of the prosecution.
Shamed at the smut on her morality
by the questions she faced Miss War
rington's voice seldom was above
whisper Her answers were directed to
the floor.
1t required constant prodding by
Judge Van Fleet, Theodore Roche, spe-
cial prosecutor, and the attorneys for
the defense to get her to speak dis
tinctly enough to be heard by the Of
ficial court reporter.
EARS STRAINED IN VAIN
The seven women in the eager audi
ence leaned forward in their seats and
cupped their ears to no advantage. The
girls words were not audible 20 feet
away
In brief, the story the girl told IL
that for two weeks prior to the de-
parture for Reno Diggs and Camineti
had tried constantly to coerce and In
timidate the two girls into leaving Sao-
ramento; that each man promised to
divorce his wife and marry his favor
ite If the two girls would agree to leav-
ing the state.
He said we would be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law. said
Miss Warrington, referring to Digs.
He said warrants would be out for
us the next day If we did not leave
He said we would be sent to the reform
school He said that the Sacramento
Bee would publish a scandal story
about us on Monday. He said that he
had paid his lawyer to suppress the
publication, but could not stop 1t any
longer.
SAYS DIGGs BOUGHT TICKETS
Mr.. Diggs bought the tickets and
paid for the drawing room in the Pull
man sleeper Miss Norris and Mr..
Caminetti occupied the upper berth
and Mr.. Diggs and I occupied the lower
BERTH
THE evidence of Miss Warrington Is
sufficient to convict Diggs in the case
at bar, said Matt Sullivan. special
prosecutor. under the provisions OF the
Mann white slave act Her story shows
coercion and intimidation and that the
two men accompanied the two girls to
Reno, New, paid for their tickets and
their beds on the train"
Where Diges led. caminetti followed.
Miss Warrington's testimony fixed con-
clusively From her statements 1t ap-
peared young Caminetti did not ad-
vance a single suggestion that led to
any Of the stories told the girls or
their subsequent doings
--AfteR the moan asecssa Thsn MrA