Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-15

UNITED Pnnss LEASED WrRn.1
san Francisco, Aug. l5.--''The gov
ernment rests"
The termination Of the prosecution 3
side of the Diggs white slave case came
with startling suddenness a few min.
utes before noon today.
Special Prosecutors Theodore Roche
and Matt l, Sullivan and ATTORNEY
Robert t. Devlin for the defense, had
carried Miss Lola Norris, Miss Nell
Barton and Martin Beasley, friend of
the Warrington and Norris families,
through the final chapters in the quad.
ruple intrigue which resulted in the in.
dictments against Diggs and Uaminetti.
Bares Every Secret.
Even more composed and volube than
yesterday, when she barred every secret
Of her Illicit ENHANCEMENT with Drew
oamineti Miss Norris today clothed
tho bare, sordid acts to which she ad-
mitted with the revealing relation of
motives She seemed even more girlish
than yesterday, frequently looking TO
her father who with kindly nod of
the head, encouraged her to spare no
detail in Kidding herself Of her shame
by public confession.
Martin Beasley, who has throughout !
the trial acted as sort Of mediator and
protector of the two girls involved. !
told very simply and plainly how pa.
eager they were to be assur.
ed that their parents would forgive and
receive them with open arms, when he
with Chief of Police Hillhouse diseov.
cred the quartet at the Reno bungalow.
Attempt to Frame-Up Failed.
The Illustration of the alleged at.
tempt of Maury I. Diggs and his attor.
ney, Charles B. Harris, Of Sacramento
ut the last moment to persuade Miss
Warrington to perjure her testimony in
order to shield Diggs and Caminetti af-
.er their arrest was related by Miss
Nell Barton, close friend Of Marsha
"lt is too late - were the words as.
ribbed to Miss Warrington by Miss
5arton, when she carried the pleading
Message of Diggs and his attorney. "It
too late. I think more Of my parents
han / do Of Maury."
Even in repeating the girls refusal
0 further intrigue herself, the witness
words rang through the courtroom To
who're Diggs and Caminetti cronehed
ow in their chairs.
Witness for Defense.
AT the resumption Of the trial this
ftenoon the first witness to be called
1as to be W. H. Diepenbrock, Of sacra. ,
iento, proprietor of local theatre /,
those testimony was to support the
ontention Of the defense that Dipps
ad actually been warned by certain
acramento policemen that prosecution
'as imminent because Of his relations
nth Miss Warrington.
Diggs himself, according to the de.
onse attorneys, will be placed on the
land, probably late today. II has also =,
cen stated that young Caminetti, his
Don companion In all the wild esca. =,
AIDES charged, will be q witness for
'iggs. y
No Particular object y,
" Was there any particular object in
Ding to Reno, rather than Los Angeles
r any other placei" began Attorney :,
evlin, opening the ross.examination n y,
Lola Norris whom court convened at "
O'Clock.
"Not that I know of" she replied. = =
"Did you know that Diggs and Miss = =
darlington were intimateS" :,
"Not then.O v
" We're not you in Diggs office whom " J,
.iss Warrington and he were engaged "
immoralitiesf"
rfNo.o NJ
"Did Miss Warrington say to you
hen you came up 70 tho room what
q you doing here' Do you want 70