Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-22

awav from the surgeon across the table.
Throughout his testimony their faces re-
mained impassive. Their expressions were
grave, but on their countenances was not
the slightest sign of any emotion.
Bruises Not Serious.
Sutton.s face. the surgeon said. bore
bruises. His lips, his cheek and forehead
were bruised The marks were not serious
His nose was scratched. apparently from
contact with the ground. There were olts
OF gravel in the scratches.
Here the story that Sutton's nose. which
was built up with paraffin, had peeh
smashed all out of shape, was eXploueu.
This is one of the many wild rumoIs
that have been flying around since !he
calling of the second inquiry, II nasns
been said that Osterman smashed ou'
toms nose in their fight earlier In the
night and that IL was this which drove
sutton into a frenzy and started him out
on the warpath.
When questioning the physician CON
sAcerning the effect of the bruises on Su.
from blows. Maj Leonard took occasion
to have little fun with the nied'cai u
flcer. 3. ~,
"You have had some experience in. the
examination of such bruises, nave sou
not?" Leonard asked. .,ox
YES. sir. I have" said Plckrell. Color
ing and trying to keep back smile.
Then I will ask you to tell the court
as medical expert not as an eApe.
pr,,iser if YOU think such wounds as SUI
ton bore on his face could have caused ms
death il there had been no subsequent
sunshot wound" said the judge advocate
They certainly could have produced nc
such effect" replied DR.. Pickreii.
Willing in a Box.
Lieut.. Willing has been put in a tight
hole by Attorney Davis and by Com
mander Hood, after being reprimanded
in open court for hardness. Willing adj
mitted today that he was on duty at
the time of the tragedy as officer Of the
day.
He did not appear to realize that such
testimony was damaging to himself. In
fact. he appeared not to care. Before
going on the stand he told his brother
officers that he was going to tell the
whole story as he remembered it after
so long time, whether he got hurt by
it or not
When Mr.. Davis had established that
Willing. as officer of the day. had taken
no steps to stop the fight between SUIT
ton and Adams. but had advised his SUI
perior officer. Bevan. to let them alone
he dropped the witness. Then 1t was
that Commander Hood took a shot at
him.
Until today Hood has had little or
nothing to do with the questioning of
witnesses. But when Davis relinquish-
ed Willing the president of the court
put on his eyeglasses and took In his
hands copy of the navy regulations.
Were you familiar, Lieut.. Willing.
on the night that Lieut.. Sutton died
with the provisions Of section 266 OF
the navy regulations" he asked
Willing Fears Court-Martial.
Il don't know. SIR" replied Willing.
The commander then read the section
he referred to. which provides that In
case of riot on a naval reservation the
naval officer on duty shall do all in his
power to put stop to the disturbance;
shall place all parties concerned under
arrest. even his superior officers, If any
are involved: and shall call upon all
present to assist him in suppressing the
disorder. Paragraph of this section
provides that If there is no naval officer
on duty the marine officer on duty shall
perform the duties described.
Willing repeated that he did not know
whether he knew of that regulation or
not.
Under questioning by Commander HOOD
he again admitted that he made no at
tempt to stop the row further than 20
jump for Sutton's hand When ne heafo
the revolver go off,
After this Willing was excused.
Are they going to court-martial me-:
he asked a friend when he got outside.
The friend told him that it looked thai
way.
Col. Doyen Testifies.
Col. Charles A. Doyen, senior officer OF
the Marine Corps at Annapolis at the
time OF the Sutton affair and who still
holds the post. described the incidents OF
the shooting as they had been reported to
him by the young officers concerned In
the fights. He said the officers had spe-
cial leave on that night on account OF the
hop. but were supposed to be in the camp
at 1 o'clock.