New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
D|CCS SAYS EL0PEMENT
WAS FORCED BY GIRLS
Marsha Warrington Called HIM
"Piker" for Not Wanting
to Go, He TeStIfleS.
FEARED FATHERS WRATH
Also Heard of Death Threat
Wife Aids Him, Despite
Confession of 1nfdelity
at Own Home.

san Francisco, aug. l9.-MFS. MduIy l.
Diggs, sitting in the courtroom where her
husband was on trial as white SLAYER
heard him testify to-day that he had
been guilty Of infidelity TO her in com
pany with Marsha Warrington in their
own apartments. Twenty minutes later
Mrs. Digs took the witness stand to tes-
tify in her husbands behalf.
With her evidence the defence and the
government rested. and the government
began its arguments to the jury. by
stipulation OF Judge Van Fleet, each SIDE
has two hours and twenty minutes III
which to sum up, and the case will be IN
the jury's hands late tomorrow
Three witnesses held the stand to-day.
Maury !. Diggs occupied the morning am
mart of the afternoon with his account
OF events that led to his flight TO Reno
with Miss Warrington. accompanied by
Drew Camnetti and Lola Norris. Can't
netti would be prosecuted. the govern
ment announced to-day. when the jury
had made up his mind about Digs. and
regardless of whether it found nm IN
nocent or guilty or disagreed.
Wives Aid Defence.
The other two witnesses were Mrs
Caminetti and Mrs. Digs. The substance
of their testimony was of the sleepiess-
ness. erratic. nervous behavior and wor-
rinent that characterized their husbands
for the week preceding their fight.
Diggs's lawyers did not attempt to have
him deny that ne bought the tickets Tor
Reno paid for the Pullman berths and
was intimate with Marsha Warrington in
Nevada All the stress was laid on what
he had intended TO do. No attempt was
made to assail the reputation OF the girls
before they met Diggs ind Caminett
Under the rulings of Judge Van Fleet
evidence Of that nature was immaterial.
Diggs testified TO the proceedings in his
home during the absence of his wife when
Lola Norris. Caminetu and Marsha War
rington visited there. His unfaithfulness
TO his wife at that time. he swore was at
the suggestion OF Miss Warrington, whom
he pictured as gloating over her triumph
over the absent wife.
Miss Warrington and Miss Norris have
sworn they left home against their de-
sire and only when marriage had been
promised them. Diggs, however. swore
Marsha Warrington was the one who had
insisted that they elope. AS early as
January 81, he testified. she said to him,
"You are a piker. We girls have framed
this and you fellows have got TO go along
with us"
"On March g." testified the defendant
81 remember talking about my affair
with Miss Warrington. I've got TO go
away from here told her Things are
getting too hot for me- She didn't want
me TO 60 told her that I had to-that
/ Rad a future, a family. a business to
protect and that was going 10 Los An
geles for a while and give public opinion
a chance to die down.
About a week before we went TO Reno
Diepenbrook. my landlord, told me that
the janitor OF the building and the police
man on the beat had complained TO him
about my taking girls To my Office.
Father at His Heels.
Il got my machine" continued Diggs.
land rode around In it all day. calling
at O'Brien's saloon from time to time.
That father OF yours is terror O'Brien
told me- He's running around here like
a maniac. It's places like this that ruin
young UeUt SdyS ne. "a nave YOU
closed II 1t takes the last cent I've got.
IL went into hiding. What O Brien told
me- on top of what Diepenbrook had said.
scared me. told OBrien I'd heard my
father was looking for me with a police
man, and he said that was true. Later
/ learned from my uncle that my father
was gone, and came out OF hiding. Miss
Warrington and Miss Norris had visited
at my hotel
"On March 1 met Caminetti and Mar
shall Digs. my uncle. with Miss Norris,
and we talked things over Miss Norris
suggested that I leave town. l explained
the difficulty of doing that. Business
men had placed several hundred thousand
dollars in contracts in my hands.
MY uncle said that should go home
TO my wife and quit running around, and
leave other women alone. Miss Norris
insisted that I'd best leave town. My
uncle told me my wife knew about my
affairs
ION the Wednesday night before we
started for Reno my uncle called upon
me to go home. AS I was entering the
house met Caminetti leaving. He
wouldn't speak to me.
Wisging for Carinett
81 had dinner and went downtown
again. Cam then told me what my wife
had said TO him; You've been a snake
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