The San Francisco call., 1913-08-14


Diggs in Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Jose and elsewhere before you
went to Reno?
A-Yes (After a long pause).
Q.-Did Diggs make an open declara-
tion that persuaded you or Won you
over to going to Reno and living with
him?
A-No I don't think he said any
thing like that.
Q.-Now, about the reporter who
came up to you on your way 70 the
police station in Reno with Chief Hill
house and asked If you were going to
marry Mr.. Diggs? What did you say
to him?
Al said at is none of your bust
ness. was so excited that / lost
my temper. He was rude and insistent.
Odd you say at the cottage at
Reno that you had never been happier
in your life?
Q.-When did you make your first
statement about the affair after the
arrest of the young men at Reno?
A.-At Truckee to Mr.. Atkinson, as
sistant district attorney of Sacramento
county.
At this iuncture Judge Van Fleet
sustained an objection.
Mr.. Coghlan explained that her state
ment on the stand during this trial
and the statement taken down by the
court reporter at Truckee was radically
rngton be excused from the stand and
that Mr.. Atkinson he called. Judge
Van Fleet insisted that he go ahead
with Miss Warrington.
WOULD INTRODUCE STATEMENT
Mr.. Coughlin mentioned the fact that
the special prosecutor had the state
ment taken at Truckee, and asked that
it might be introduced.
IF you can get it,, said Judge Van
Fleet. you may examine her on it,
but 1t is not court property. The hour
of adjournment is at hand and / will
tomorrow
Young Diggs was not present when
court opened in the morning.
Judge Van Fleet took a recess, adj
vising Nate Coghlan that if the defend
ant was late again II shall have to put
him In the custody OF the United States
marshal"
John S. Chambers. managing editor
of the Sacramento Bee, testified that
his newspaper had not planned to pub
lish a scandal story concerning the re-
lations of Diggs and the Warrington
girl and Caminetti and Miss Norris. He
said he was always consulted relative
to the publication of articles reflect
ing upon the character of q woman.
SAYS REPORTER KNEW FACTS
Thomas Devlin, on cross examination,
developed the fact that a reporter
named Alfred Putnam had been in the
employ of the newspaper for two years.
L
knew the facts.
Michael j. Sullivan, probation officer
of Sacramento county, said he had no
knowledge of any prosecution planned
against the girls by the juvenile court.
He said he always knew when any such
action was planned, but he admitted
Judge Hughes. who sits in the juvenile
court, might be consulted regarding
girls without his knowledge.
Miss WarrfpQfon who had heap sit
ting inside the railing that divides the
audience since the opening of court
then resumed the stand.
Q.--After your arrival in Reno. do
you remember going to the Riverside
hotel after lunch?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Where did the young men go?
WENT TO REALTY FIRM
A.-They went to the Office OF real
estate firm. think.
Q.-Where did you separate?
a-About block % \, from 6 mt the e,o hotel
A.-They said they were going to
Did they say for how long they
intended renting a house?
Al think they said for one month
at least.
o.-How long did you wait alone at
Ave waited until they returned.
1t was about 1880 when we got there,
and o'clock when they came.
Q.--Where did you wait?
An the parlor.
Did you have anything to drink
there, and what?
Ave had lemonade. I had two
glasses and she had one.
Q.-Who paid for the drinks?
Al paid.
Did you meet any one there?
A.-A gentleman came in and started
to talk to US.
Q-Did he order any drinks?
A-He did not. we had them be-
o-What happened when the boys
came?
A-They registered.
Q.-Where did you go then2
A.-upstairs.
Q-How many rooms were there in
the suite?
A-Three rooms. Two bedrooms and
a sitting room between.
Q.-How long did you remain there?
REMAINED ONE NIGHT
A.-One night
Q.-What time in the morning of the
next day did you leave?
About 10 o'clock.
Q.-How were the rooms occupied?
A.-Mr. Caminetti and Miss Norris
occupied one room and Mr.. Diggs and
myself the other.
Q.-What time did you retire2
Al don't remember.
Q.-FOllowing the night at the hotel
was any attempt made by you girls to
communicate with your parents2
Al wrote letter to my father, and
but they were not mailed.
Q.-Why!
A-Becaose Mr.. Digs told Us not 80.