Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-20

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II there is one point upon which Adams
has been positive 1t Is on the manner In
which that last shot WIS fired. He has
said that he vas excited during his Sfrug-
gle with Sutton. and has confessed uncer-
tairty as to how many men there were
present when the various quarrels and
fights Of the night came to an abrupt end
with Sutton's death.
Upon the manner OF Sutton.s death he
has been absolutely clear. even to lying
en the floor oe tire courtroom. with his
head almost touching the feet OF Attorney
Davis and Mrs. Parker. and showing with
his own body exactly how Sutton lay i'm
n4ediateiy before he fired the last shot
and the position CT his arm when he
pulled the trigger
Would Impeach Adams Story.
If other witnesses declare that two men
were holding Sutton when he suddenly
ierked away his arm and fired Adams
will have trouble in explaining why he
failed to see these two men, he having
testified that he stood but few feet
from Sutton when he died.
But like other really important bits Of
evidence tending to show that the yer.
sion of the affair accepted by the original
court was incorrect, this is yet to come.
Rrculises Of such evidence have been
made, but they have not yet been ful-
filed.
Much, it is thought. depends upon the
statement OF Mrs. Parker. II Is hardly
probable that she will take the stand
until several other witnesses have been
heard.
When Lieut. Adams was excused Lieut..
oatSrrflan. who rode from Carvel Hall TO
the barracks in the automobile with SUIT
ton, Adams and Utley on the night OF
the tragedy: and who according TO
after they reached the grounds. took the
stand. His story Of the ride to the bar
racks and the beginning OF the row over
the question of whether the noisy auto
mobile should be taken into the grounds
and of his own fight with Sutton was
substantially the same as told by Adams
In regard tn SI.ton's reputation. Oster-
man said that Sutton was unpopular. He
had heard that Sutton had threatened
TO ''shoot up the camp. He had never
heard Sutton make any such threat
Tho direct examination OF Lieut. Oster-
man was completed at the close OF the
morning session without the development
Of anything of additional value to the
inquiry.
Adams Again on Rack.
When the court met this morning Lieut.
Adams was again called TO the witness
stand
Lieut. Adams was further eross-ques-
TONED 10y Counsel Davis. He was cainer
and more self-possessed than the day be-
fore.
At the outset mis- position was changed
to another place at the long inquiry Ia
Bile at the request OF the judge advocate.
His new seat was exactly across from
those of Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Parker
and their eyes were fastened on him
even more noticeably than yesterday.
Counsel started today's cross-auestion-
ing By bringing UP apparent discrepancies
between Adams account OF the death OF
Sutton as given yesterday and his ver-
sion at the previous inquiry. Counsel
pointed out that Adams told Yesterday Of
the parade ground. when Sutton threat
ened TO shoot him, while formerly Adams
said that De Hart, Osterman and others
were on hand at that moment.
Mr.. Davis attempted further to show
that Adams had formerly said that by
stAnders had disar1led Sutton of the
revolver in his left hand after ADJ ms
had thrown him to the ground. fester-
day Adams testified that some one |
jumped on Sutton's left hand. but he
did not know If Sutton had been dis
armed OF the revolver in that hand or |
not.
Tells Story as He Remembers.
On these points, Mr.. Adams, your
recollection now is as YOU testified yester- |
day.
1t is absolutely
ire previous inquiry was wrong?''
II testified as you say. that was as l
the matter then: now I
remember II as I told you yesterday"
Dent you think that your first account, |
given only short while after the event, |
Mas the more likely to be exact?" 1
IAN / can say is / now remember the |
events just as I have been telling them"
Counsefs intention was evidently to
give the impression that Adams was now |
trying TO color his narrative so as to
suppress the former impression that |
Adams and Sutton had left the automo- |
bile on the night OF Suttons death to |
night prearransed duel.
Did you, asked Mr.. Davis, while at
SeAbr.ght make a statement to news
paper correspondent, as later published in
New York newspaper, In which you
said: don't know much about Chris
tianity. but doa't understand the Chris
tan spirit OF pee Die who try 10 gain a
hallowed grave for man by trumplng up
A charge OF murder against two innocent
men?''
The Judge advocate: II object I don't
see the purpose OF this kind of question:
ing at all
Counsel for Adams also raised otjec-
ton to . line OF questioning tending TO
show that Adams considered himself ac-
cused OF murder. He said:
Mr.. Adams il here to answer all aues-
tlons, and to make his part In the unfor.
tunate affair perfectly clear. I hesitate
to make objection even to this question.
It seems 20 rae, however, that at this
time the question Is not one that should
be asked Of my client"
Tho court ruled the question improper.
Interview With Mrs.. Parker.
Taking UP the interview with Mrs.
Passer Just after Sufton's death, counsel
asked Adams if Mrs. Parker had not CALI
ed him into her room at Carvel Hall and
asked him to give her true statement
Of s,uttons death.
Mrs. Parker started to insinuate that
had not told the truth AT the inquest
replied the witness II told her that II
she wanted the truth she could find 1t In
my statements on record, and that she
had no right to question my word
If she insisted on doubling it, told
Ter, ] should DC Obliged to take my de-
parsuse
Did you at that interview say that
Sutton had used abusive language to YOU
ard that you would not stand for it,"
don't rernemeer saying so
Did YOU tell her that when Sutton
aud other men we're struggling, Sutton
stuck his fingers In OSterman's eyes?''
II only referred her TO the records"
Did you tell her that when utley told
sutton to get up, he would not. and that
he said he would shoot yeu all before
morning."
II don't remember"
from the letters OF Adams and himself
that Sutton had but ono revolver, that II
had been taken away from him, that he
could not have shot himself, and that
Adams. at the time OF the shooting, was
hesides himself with rage Adams met