New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
ANOTHER SUTTON STORY
Marine Sergeant Says He Vas
KILLED Auoiding Arrest.

Boston Aug lo-In interview attributed 20
Sergeant Arthur Todd. Of the United States
Marine Corps. and published In The Boston POST
to-day, IL is stated that II no should be called
IN the investigation Of the death Of Lieutenant
James Sutton his testimony woold be exactly on
posite to that given by sutton's fellow Officers
Sergeant Todd who has been range duty at
Wakefield left Boston carly to-day for Annapolis
In describing the shooting he says. Il vas cor
poral Of the guard on the night that Lieutenant
Sutton shot. and from the place where l vas
standing / saw figure about two hundred and
fifty feet away.
I saw Aeutenants Adams and Osterman. and
recognized them. They were nearer me The man
who vas in HIS shirt sleeves started 10 nun ana
heard a voice cry: stop running, You're under
arrest"
The ran on. and once more heard The
same voice cry out loudly: stop running or I'll
shoot"
The paid no attention and ran on, and
then the next moment a fash and heard a
revolver report There were three other shots and
the man who running dropped 7 do not know
at what shot.
Il ran over 10 him and bent over Il was Lieu
tenant Sutton. saw a hole I'm the mans fore
head, where there a ragged entrance and a
hole back Of the left ear. where the bullet came
out clean.
Lieutenant Rocker. who has been so often men
toned in the came into the guardroom where
/ then was short time before the shooting. He
was with private named Richardson. and they
had a drink together. At the time OF the shooting
he not anywhere in sight.
The next morning enlisted found a re-
volyer on the ball field which was not the regular
service revolver. but .s2-cahre affair"
Todd said a time in the conversation that
he had the bullet himself that killed Sutton. but
later stated that else had taken II. He
refused state finally whether he know whore the
bullet He continued:
Just after the shooting when 7 had returned to
| 1zTlyr
and greatly excited He said. Nv God Archie,
I think I've been shot.
II laughed al him AT first. but he earnest
about that felt in hs left hand outside pocket
Just over his heart. There a drill regulation
book there and bullet had become mushroomed
in the pages
Rocker vas very excited wher pulled out the
book and showed him the bullet and the yay in
which his life had been saved. lie stripped down
20 the skin and there peroeptible reddish
tinge Just over his heart. showing just where the
bullet would have gone had the book not inter
posed
Rocker and talked the matter and we
agreed that he must have run into the line NJ FIRE
| OF the bullets one Of which had killed Sutton.
There we're four shots that heard in all. and one
OF them / am convinced struck Rocker.
Il have wondered more thar once why / have
not been called go before the court 81 inquiry
| and tell what ! know"
| When pressed say who the who fired
| the shot Todd refused 10 do so.
7 would only be making serious trouble for my
self by doing so now he said, but the court
| will tell who II that heard. am sure Of my
man. | recognized his voice"
| Annapolis Aug in-Mr. Davis, counsel for Mrs.
| Sutton. when he the statement purporting 10
| have been MADE by Sergeant Todd In Boston, said
Il asked that Todd be summoned a witness.
with idea OF what he might say. I have no
comment make what he is reported have
said"
Major Leonard. after reading the statement.
| merely said: 1T. all me-"
| The testimony OF surgeons at the Annapolis
| hearing has been that the bullet that killed Lieu
tenant Sutton entered the forehead and ranged
| downward and backward There Is. therefore.
| seemingly fatal discrepancy I'm their testimony
| and the story by Sergeant Todd.