New-York tribune., 1913-08-13
Marsha Warrington TeStifieS
Marriage Pledge and Threat
of Scandal Induced
Her to ElOpe.
FEARED THIRD DEGREE "
Defendant Asserted Father
Was About to Put Caminetti
in Jail and Prosecute
Young Women, Wit
ness Ayers.

san Francisco, Aug. IA throng
that crowded the courtroom from the
ratings to the doors sat hushed to-
day while Marsha Warrington testi-
fed she left Sacramento with Maury
!. Digs under threat of exposure and
only on promise of marriage. 1t was
the climax of the case which the gov
ernment is presenting against the
former state architect. a married man
and father of several children. who
is accused under the Mann act of
transporting the girl for immoral pur-
poses TO Reno, New
Court adjourned with the girls story
at the point where the party Of four,
consisting of Diggs, F. Drew Caminetti.
Lola Norris and the witness, stepped
of the train at Reno. Miss Warning
ton sWore that DiCgs bought the rail
way tickets and paid for the sleeping
car drawing room they occupied. She
swore she saw the tickets delivered TO
the conductor. she and Diggs had oc-
cupied the lower berth and their COM
panions the upper berth.
Other witnesses told Of the arrest at
Reno, and the condition of the bunga-
low was described by J. d. Hillhouse.
chief OF the Reno Police Department.
Tomorrow Miss Warrington Will close
her testimony and Lola Norris will be
the next witness.
McNab on Stand.
John L. McNab, whose resignation
from the case and from the Office of
United States Attorney became ma
tional incident, took the stand for a
few moments to-day. but his testimony
dealt entirely with the identification Of
exhibits which he had presented to
the grand jury when asking for in
dictments.
The only indication thus far Of the
tactics to be taken by the defence have
been at most to introduce testimony
which Judge Van Fleet has repeatedly
ruled out. All evidence tending TO
show that the girls went to Reno
willingly and were under no duress
while there the court holds is imma
terial and irrelevant.
Marsha Warrington is a striNngly
pretty blonde. AS she walked slowly
up the aisle Of the courtroom to-day
she almost brushed Diggs's shoulder.
He did not raise his head, but during
the hour and twenty minutes she was
on the stand he never took his eyes off
her. Not once. however did the wit
ness allow her gaze to meet his.
Lost Mother When Child.
Miss Warrington testified that she
was twenty years old and lived with
her father and stepmother. Her
mother had died when she was five
years old.
Il have known Maury I. Diggs since
last September. and we were very close
friends" she continued. Two weeks
before we left for Reno. while Drew
Caminetti. Miss Norris and l were
riding with Diggs in his machine, he
told me that there was a scandal about
10 be published about the four Of us
and that we would have TO leave town.
was surprised. but he said he would
have TO go.
Miss Norris was told, and Caminetti
Joined Diggs in urging that we leave
town Immediately. They told us that
We would be arrested and subjected to
the third degree"
Did you know that Diggs and Cami-
netti were married at that timer"
Yes. and Miss Norris knew II, too.
Diggs told me his relations with his
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