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/ HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, 0A„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1913. GIRLS BARE SECRETS OF FLIGHT WITH DIGGS AND CAMINETTI +•+ 4-»4- +•+ 4-»4- +•4 +•+ +•+ 4-»4- +•+ +•+ +•+ 4-»4- +•4- +•4* 4-»4- 4* • v 4*«4* 4-»4* 4-»4- 4-«4 > M arsha warrington «n<i Maury t. di^str. whom she accuses on a white slavery charge, as they appeared in Blushing and With Downcast Eyes They Tell Jury Pitiful Slory of Their Downfall FEAR OF EXPOSURE Of THEIR RELATIONS WITH BOTH PROMISED MARRIAGE, GIRLS TESTIFY court. Below is Lola Norris, the other girl witness in noted I . . , , , , c i • • r J t-no TTo Diggs said he would get a divorce from his wile and marry me. ne also said Mr. Caminetti was going to get a divorce from his wife and marry Miss Norris.—From the testimony of Marsha Warrington. Marsha Warrington Declares Both She and Lola Norris Had Promises of Marriage When They Embarked on Trip—Firm Under Cross-Fire. SAN FRANCISCO, Auk. 1S._The case of Maury I. Diggs, formerly State Architect of California, charged be fore the United States Court under the Mann white slavery act because he look pretty, dainty Marsha War rington, of Sacramento, to Reno, Nev , leaving behind a beautiful wife and a little daughter, has passed the stage of revelation and disclosure and now has come to the technicalities of de fense. It will be recalled that on March 10 last the tea tables of the West were rattled by the tale that Diggs had run away with Miss Warrington, daughter of a general agent of the Santa Fe, and that F. Drew Caminet ti, son of the Commissioner General of Immigration of the United States, had fled from hts wife's children at the same time, taking with him Ml-s Lola Norris, the prettiest girl In the State Library, daughter of one of the oldest and most respected families In the Capital of the State. Caught in a bungalow at Reno, the United States authorities took over the prosecution. t Becomes National Incident. Then came the effort at Washing ton to postpone and suppress that prosecution, with the explosion and resignation of United State District Attorney John L. McNab. the forcing of Cabinet consideration and the ad- ministratlve fake of sustaining; Attor- ney General McReynolds In theory and rebuking him In fact and pro cedure. An escapade of love and champagne had been dignified Into an event of national importance. After a, struggle that exhausted the entire panel and required a special venire, a Jury was sworn, and on Tuesday of this week came the long expected sacrifice—the appearance of Miss Marsha Warrington before her ehea rers -JJ'* *S p r, ar , ed ' a Pretty, plump, frightened little thing. 20 years of age, who kept her eyes In her lap and Slowly and painfully told, detail on detail, of her meeting with Dlgg- Of the making up of a joy-hunting party of four with Miss Norris and Caminetti; of her yielding to her lover's importunities in his office; of trips that extended near and far Joy ruling to destruction. Then she told of how Diggs and Gaminettf had, playing upon their fears of arrest and exposure, induced and coerced her and Miss Norris to fly with them to Nevada. There was no relation, however intimate, no s»it_ uatlon, however delicate, that the pretty miss was not forced to disclose. Terrified Into Trips. Next came Miss Norris, tall, wil lowy and prepossessing, and she, too. clearly, distinctly, compellingly. told how she had loved not wisely and how she and Miss Warrington had been cajoled, persuaded and terrified Into accompanying Diggs and (’ami- netti to Reno, where her own down fall was completed. Th?re has been something of cor roboration of the love tale and the completion of a hard case under the letter of the Mann law, which pun ishes those who take women from one State to another for the pur pose of making them mistresses and concubines. And now the defense has stated Its case. It does not intend to deny the stories of the two girls, but will rest its hopes on the theory that there was “no persuasion" to leave Tali fornia. or “intent” to force the young women into concubinage in Nevada; but that all fled Sacrameto In the same fear of exposure of their liai son and arrest and disgrace follow ing the exposmre. Both Miss Warrington and Miss Norris had to submit to the most searching questions during their ap pearance on the witness stand. The two girls occupied the stand from Tuesday to Friday. The transcript ,.f their testimony virtually tells »ho complete st*rv of the escapade that led to the indictment of Diggs and Caminetti and made the flight to Reno eventually result in a crisis i i the Cabinet of President Wilson. On it the Government proposes to con vict the two defendants Love for Wife Forgotten. “How often during the two weeks prior to your departure to Reno did Mr. Diggs discus^ with you his reli- tL ns with his wife?” was one of th? first questions asked Miss Warring ton by Special Pros utor Roche. “Several times." replied Miss War rington. giving the answer In such low voice that Judge VanFleet had to tell her to sneak up louder. Q. Did he say anything concerning himself and yourself in the future?— A. Yes Q. How often did he refer to hi* regard for you?—A. He snoke of t very often and said that he cared more for me than he diti for his wife. Q Did you believe what he said?— A. I did. Q. Did D1* rr "- -’emonstrate his affec tion—I mean did he ever kls® vou?— A Yus. he did. Q. Did he discuss marriage with you?—A. He did. Q. What did .he say about mar riage?—A. He said he would divorce his wife and marry me. Q. How often did he discuss mar riage with you?—A. I don’t know. Q. More than once?—A. Yes. Best to Leave City. Q. Now, tell the Jury what the de- I fendapt safvl that resulted in your I deciding to 3 leave Sacramento.—A I .Well, lie »aid his father was coming I anu UUIlu auvu February, 1913?—A. Yes. Q. And did Mr. Caminetti and Miss Norris stop at the Grand Hotel, the same place, in San Francisco, upon that occasion?—A. Yes. Q And the same room was occu pied by you and Mr. Diggs upon that night, was it not?—A. Yes. Q. And Miss Norris and Mr. Cam inetti, to your knowledge occupied another room alone in that hotel, did they not?—A. Yes. Stopped at San Jose. Q. Upon the second day of Febru- Mr. Caminetti told me he was not living happily with his wife and he promised that he would get a divorce and marry me.—From the testimony of Lola Norris. up from Berkeley to prosecute us that there was talk about us all ov r town; that it was best for all of os to leave the city, und that it was th*- advice of his attorney. He said he had paid an attorney large sums for his advice on the situation. Talks of Reform School. Q. Now go on and state what you said and what the others said, start ing with the first discussion.—A. Well, Mr. Diggs said we would be sent to the reform school; that there was going to be something published In the papers; that we would be tried in the juvenile court and there was a warrant out for our arrest, and If we did not go we would ho put through the third degree. Q. By whom? -A. He, didn’t say. The policeman, I suppose. Q. What did Caminetti say? A. He didn't say much. He just agreed. Q. What did you and Lola Norris say?—A. We said we couldn’t go. Q. What part of the time of yoqr meetings was taken up with' these discussions?—A. Most all of the time. Q Did you agree to leave for Reno before Saturday, March 9?—A. No Q. Did Miss Norris?—A. No. Q Did you make any statement as | to the effect of your leaving on your father or mother?—A 1 said 1 couldn’t , go and leave my fa ther; it would simply kill him. He said it would all come out In the pa pers anyway, and I might as well go. Would Kill Her Mother. Q. What did Miss Norris say about her mother?—A. She said it would kill her if she left Q. Did the men say anything about that?—A. 'Diggs said her mother would get over it. Q. How soon did they say you should get away?—A. Right away. Q. Did they say that each time you discussed going?—A Yes; they said we had to go immediately every time Q. What time did you meet Diggs and Caminetti at the Saddle Rock res taurant the evening you left for Re no?—A. About 8; 30 o’clock Q. Did Diggs say anything about marrying you there?—A He said ne would get a divorce from his wife and marry me. Q. Did he say anything about any action his wife might take 0 —A. Re garding a divorce, do you mean? Ho didn't say she would get a divorce. Q. Did Diggs say what Caminetti would do?—A. He said Mr. Caminetti was going to get a divorce from his wife and marry Miss Norris. Q. Who did the talking?—A. Mr. Diggs He said w> might go to Salt Lake City. Reno or I^os Angeles. He finally decided Reno. Q. Was anything said about what would happen if you didn’t go?—A. He said we had to go; that we couldn't back out now Q. Did y<Ai protest?—A. We said we would stay there and take our chances, and he repeated it was too late to back out then. Q. What wart said about tickets?— A. First we talked about buying them ourselves. Mr. Caminetti said i f woul i be better to have the girls buy them. Finally Diggs said he would get them. «> Was anv more money giver, to anyl cdyMjy' one of the four?—A. Mr. Caminetti gave Miss Norris some money. Q- How much? A. I don’t know. Girl Kept Money. Q To buy tickets with? What did lie say when he gave her the money?—A. He told her to keep it. Q How long after Caminetti left did you stay in the restaurant?—A. About an hour. Q- TA hat did you talk about?—A. About Mr. Caminetti ami whether he would get the money, and our desti nation How were the berths occupied? A Miss Norris and Mr. Caminetti ha»l the upper and Mr. Diggs and my self had the lower berth. Q. What baggage did the party have?—A. Mr. Diggs had a suitcase and 1 had a grip. Q. Was the baggage checked?—A. No. Q Did you see the tickets?—A. 1 saw Mr. Diggs give them to the coi- ductor Q. Where did you go from the res taurant?—A. The depot. Q. Did you wait in the depot for Caminetti?—A. No; he was to return to the restaurant. There was some talk about going on an earlier train. We waited in a little street car wait ing room near the depot. Miss Nor ris stayed in there when the tra.n came in. 1 walked out with Mr. Diggs and told him to go and I would stay there. He said. "No,” that he thought too much of me to have me stay there. The train finally left. Caminetti Gets Money. Q. Then Mr. Diggs went to the waiting room and telephoned?—A. Yes, to Mr. Caminetti, I think. Q Then what did you do?—A. We returned to the Saddle Rock and waited half an hour for Mr. Cami netti, When he came, he said he haf the money and would go on the next train. Q Then you did what?—A. We went to the depot. Q What was said about tickets? — A. Mr. Diggs said to wait while he got the tickets Q. Whom aid you wait with?—A. With Lola Norris and Mr. Caminetti. Q. Then what?—A. When the train came, we got on. Q. What kind of a car did you get in?—A. A Pullman sleeper. Q. What part did you go into first? —A. We stood in the car white Mr. Digg9 got a drawing room. Q. Who paid for the drawing room? - A. Mr. Diggs. Q. Who ordered the porter to make up the berths?—A. Mr. Diggs. Q. Did the four of you enter the room together?—A. Yes. Q. How many beds were there in the drawing room?—A. Two berths and the little side bed. Q. Did you go to bed?—A. Yes. Q. Right away?—A. Yes. . Tried to Rent House. Q. Miss Warrington, you recall, do you. going to the Riverside Hotel on the 10th day of March. 1913?—A. 1 do. Q. Was that after or before the four of you had your lunch at the cafe?— A. After. Q. Upon leaving the cafe in Reno, ju-'t state to what place the two men went, that is, Mr. Caminetti and Mr. Diggs?—A. They said we could go to the hotel and wait for them and they would try to rent a house. Q. During the time that you were in Reno with Mr. Diggs and Mr. Caminetti and Miss Norris, were any further statements made by Mr. Diggs as to what he intended to do so far as you were concerned?—A. I don’t understand. Q. Well. 1 mean so far as marriage was concerned?—A. Yes. Q. What, if anything, did he say?— A. He said he would get a divorce from his wife and marry me. Q. And what, if anything, did Mr. Caminetti say in your presence to Miss Norris regarding that subject?— A. He said the same thing. Q What room in that bungalow was occupied by you?—A. The front room. Q. Who else occupied that room with you?—A. Mr. Diggs. Q. W ho occupied the rear room, that Is, the north bedroom?—A. Miss Norris and Mr. Caminetti. Miss Warrington was subjected to a gruelling cross-examination by Nat Coghlan, counsel fer Diggs and Caminetti. * Replying to his questions. Miss Warrington explained she was work ing for her father, general agent of the Santa Fe Railroad at Sacramento, as a stenographer at the time she went to Reno. “Under what circumstances did you meet Mr. Diggs?” she was asked. “He was introduced to me by a friend of mine. Mr. Monte Austin.” was the girl's reply. Q. Were you not introduced to Mr. Diggs as Miss Williamson?—A. 1 could not say? Q. Did Mr. Austin give you the name of Mr. Diggs?—A. Yes. Q. Did you at that time know who Mr. Diggs was?—A. I did not. Q. You did not know’ whether he was a married or a single man?—A. Mr Austin told me that he was not living with his wife at that time. Pair Met Frequently. Q. When was it that you met Mr. Diggs the next time?—A. The last of October. Q. Did you meet him frequently after the second time?—A. Yes. Q. Do you remember visiting Mr. Diggs and Mr. Caminetti in the city of San Francisco and going to the Grand Hotel during the A month of ary, 1913, I w’ill ask you if you, in company with Mr. Caminetti and Mr. Diggs and Miss Norris, did not go in an automobile from San Francisco to San Jose?—A. Yes. Q. You stopped, did you not, at the New’ Montgomery Hotel, at San Jose?—A. Yes. Q. Do you remember. Miss War rington. going to Stockton upon a cer tain Sunday in January, 1913, with Mr. Diggs?—A. Yes. Q. Didn’t you go to the Old Heidel berg there and hire a cottage for the afternoon?—A. I don’t remember. M. Coghlan—I will ask you if vou , do not remember going to Jackson I with Mr. Diggs and Miss Norris * i the auto of Mr. Diggs upon election night for the purpose of getting MY. Caminetti—that is to say, election night in November, 1912?—A. Yes. 1 remember. Q. Where did you stop at Jackson that night?—A. We didn’t stay there. We came right back. Q. During that trip did you and the other three members of that party drink any intoxicating liquors?—A. Yes, a little. Q. Is it not a matter of fact that you arrived home on that night about 3 o’clock—I mean the next morning, on the morning of November 4. I be lieve it was or, at any rate, the morning after election—and that you had been drinking considerably upon the trip?—A. I do not remember what time we returned home; I do not think it was so late as that. Wanted to Leave Town. Q. Is it not a matter of fact that you wanted to leave Sacramento by reason of the fact of your condition? —A. No. Q. And you were frightened at that time, were you?—A. Yes. Q. Afraid that you might be ar rested? Is that correct?—A. That is what Mr. Diggs said, that we were to be arrested the next day. Q. I am asking you now if you were afraid or were not afraid you would be arrested.—A. Certainly. Miss Lola Norris made an even better witness for the Government than Miss Warrington, although much of her testimony was simply in cor roboration of the testimony of her chum. “How old are you?” she was asked by Prosecutor Roche upon taking the stand. “I was 20 the 3d of last August,” she replied. Q. Do you know Maury I. Diggs?— A. Yes. Q. From when does your acquaint ance with him date?—A. Since about the latter part of October, 1912. Q. At that time where were you employed?—A. In the State Library, Sacramento. Q. You are acquainted with Drew Caminetti?—A. Yes. Q. How long have you been ac quainted with him?—A. A little over a year. Knew He Was Married. Q. Did you know he was a married man?—A. I did. Q. And did you know Mr. Diggs was a married man?—A. Yes. Q. Now, Miss Norris, you remem ber the trip you took to Reno with Mr. Caminetti and Miss Warrington and Mr. Diggs. How many tim^ wrere you in the habit of meeting to gether before that time?—A. Three or four times each week. Q. Did Diggs say anything about his relations with his wife during these meetings?—A. Yes; he said he w r as not happy w’ith his wife. Q. How often did he say this?—A. A number of times. Q. And did Mr. Caminetti say any thing about his relations with ms wife?—A. Yes. Q. What did he say?—A. He told me he was not living happily with her. Q. Did Diggs ever tell you that his relations with ills wife were aboqt to be served? What, if anything, did he say upon this s-mbject?—A. T\ ell I remember on one occasion that I received a telephone message saying that he and Mrs. Diggs had agreed to separate and that she was to apply for a divorce in a few days. Promised to Marry Her. Q. Did Mr. Caminetti say anything about his wife and what his plans were respecting her after he w’ent away?—A He said that he would get a divorce from her and marry me. A. He said that he would get a di vorce from her and marry me. Mr. Roche: Q. Go on and state what occurred in the drawing room after you en tered it?—A. There were two berths on one side, an upper and a low’er, and a couch on the other side. I lay down on the couch for a while. Q. What became of Mr. Diggs and Miss Warrington?—A. They went into a low’er berth? Q What became of Mr. Caminetti? —a; He entered the upper berth. Q. You were still lying on the couch?—A. Yes. Q. How long did you remain there? —A. About half an hour. Q. Then what did you do?—A. I got into the upper berth. Q. At whose request?—A. Mr. Cam- inetti’s. Reached Reno in Morning. Q. Do you recall what time it was when you reached Reno?—A. It might have been 8 or 9 o’clock the next morning. Q. Now coming back to the trip to Reno, did you shed any tears on the train?—A. Yes, because I was very unhappy. Q. How were the rooms occupied at the bungalow’ you finally rented at Reno?—A. Mr. Diggs and Miss War rington occupied the front rooms and Mr. Caminetti and I the back room. Q. At this time had Mr. Caminetti made any declarations of his inten tion to marry you?—A. Yes; he prom ised that he would marry me. Q. When the officer finally arrived. with Mr. Martin Beasley, what did you and Miss Warrington do?—A. We cried, but he told us not to worry • that everything would be all right when we returned to our homes and parents. Q. Was any hilarity indulged in by either Miss Warrington or yourself on this occasion?—A. No. We couldn’t laugh, because we were both very unhappy. Q. Now, Miss Norris, prior to this trip to Reno, had you ever been inti mate with any man besides Mr. Cami netti?—A. I had not, and Mr. Cami netti knew it. —A. I had not, and Mr. Caminetti knew it. Q. And when you entered into these relations with Mr. Caminetti, you be lieved that he would marry you?—A. Yes, sir. Miss Norris w’as cross-examined by Attorney Robert Devlin, of the de fense. former United States District Attorney here. “Now, Miss Norris, on the trip you took to San F*rancisco and San Jose,” was one of Attorney Devlin’s ques tions, “did not Mr. Caminetti at first object to going, saying his wife was ill in the hospital, and didn’t Miss Warrington say, ‘You’re a piker. We girls have framed this up and you must go along’?” “I dbn’t remember any such thing,” Miss Norris answered. Q. Did you have anything to drink on this trip?—A. I think I had some lemonade. Q. Don’t you remember that there was considerable drinking done in the party, and that you girls took part in some auto racing with another ma chine containing theatrical people, members of David Warfield’s compa ny?—A. No, sir. Q. Do you remember that when you finally returned to the Grand Ho tel it was very late—about 4 o’clock in the morning?—A. No, sir. I had no idea what time it was. Q. You said you rapped on Miss Warrington’s door after you had reached the hotel and that you tried to enter her room. Did she hear you knocking ? Objection interposed by Mr. Roche. Q. Did you stay in the room all night with Mr. Caminetti after you left the Grand Hotel and went to San Jose—at the hotel in San Jose?—A. Yes, sir. Q. At that time did you rap on Miss Warrington’s door?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, after the trip to Jackson did you make another trip to Stock- ton—you four?—A. Yes, sir. Registered as His Wife. Q. Do you remember on thi9 oc casion that Mr. Diggs and Miss War rington retired to a room and were gone for two hours, and that you and Mr. Caminetti retired to another room?—A. I don’t remember. Q. Upon your arrival in Reno, Mr. Caminetti registered at the Riverside Hotel as Mr. Ross and you as Mrs. Ross?—A. Yes, sir. Q. And Mr. Diggs as Mr. Enright and Miss Warrington as Mrs. En right?—A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, after leaving the hotel and going to the cottage that you occu pied, do you remember Mr. Diggs and Miss Warrington going downtown and buying you a night gown?—A. Yes; they returned with one. but I don’t know who bought it. Q. Do you remember after the Reno incident that Miss Warrington heard that Mr. Diggs and his wife \ftere reconciled, and that she remark ed: “If I can’t get him. he’ll go to the penitentiary?”—A. She never said that to me. Q. Do you remember on one occa sion entering the private office of Mr. Diggs in Sacramento when he was alone with Miss Warrington? Do you remember on this occasion Miss Warrington remarked, “What do you think this is—a private show, and why don’t you buy tickets?”—A. Nq sir. ENTERS RACE FOR COUNCIL FIFTH WARD JESSE B. LEE Well Known Business Man Who An nounces His Candidacy for Council. Atlanta, Ga„ Aug. 16, 1913. 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