The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-11
SISTER
TELLS HER STORY
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fght. and he-Adams. I mean-ran up
and grabbed my brother By the neck and
pounded him on the back OF the head
After that Osterman knocked my brother
down. but my brother pulled him down,
too. and scratched him in the eye
Then that your brother made the
threat TO kin all before daylight
Mr.. Davis was referring tn Mrs Par
kers typewriter record OF her interview
made al the time.
THAT is correct"
why DID Adams say he acted as ne
did toward your brother? Was il be-
cause If he had lived he would have got
ten me2'"
Those were exactly his words"
did Adams tell you how he acted
when sutton. as be said. came back with
his revolver"
Yes: he told Of throwing my brother
after my brother had shot at him"
Did he then tell Of beating your
brother? Did he say he was so angry he
beat him. not knowing what he was do
ing?"
He did. and he said that he kept on
beating my brother until another officer
came and knocked him off. kicked him IN
the ribs for hitting a man when he was
down. He admitted that"
Told of Hatred.
Did Adams explain his hatred for your
brother"
He did. He said that my brother was
considered coclSy. and that the officers
told him II he was friends with him (Sut-
tom he could not be friends with the
rest"
Did he name any man in particular
as your brothers enemy?"
Yes. he spoke particularly OF Mr.. Ut
lev"
The interview. Mrs. Parker said, lasted
from 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon until
after O'Clock Mrs Parker after il was
over told Adams she did not believe that
ne had killed her brother. and asked him
10 atone by helping the family TO estab-
lish accidental death and have the suicide
verdict set aside.
Then Mr. Adams said TO me-" contin-
ued Mrs Parker. everybody in Annapo-
lis thinks that I killed your brother
Mrs. Parker then. she said. asked
Adams as he had missed his dinner, 10
come out with her and Prof. Cecil and
have something TO eat. lie did so
Il did not eat. myself. until he was
gone. said Mrs. Parker.
Mrs. Parker gave her testimony with
her back TO the accused officers and TO
all the spectators in the crowded court
room. The hundred or so women OF the
post and Of the town who had come 10
hear her story craned forward in vain
70 catch her words. She spoke in a small
voice that was meant for the court only,
and not for the curiosity seekers.
Re-enncts the Tragedy.
1t was al the afternoon session that
Lieut.. Adams was made TO enact again
the scenes OF the last encounter with Sui
ton. At the request Of Mr.. Davis. Adams
threw of his white du ckblouse and stood
forth IN a china crepe undershirt. which
all the marine and naval officers wear
under their duck blouses in summer time
He lay across the table. a service re-
volver was placed in his hands. and he
was asked TO show how Sutton died
Lying fat on his breast, with his right
arm under him, Adams turned his face
to the left so that his right cheek lay
along the table. placed the muzzle OF the
empty revolver at a point on his head
corresponding with that at which the
bullet that ended Suttons life Is described
as having entered. and easily pulled the
trigger of the revolver several times.
Prior to this exhibition he had told Mr.
Davis that he did not give Sergt. De Hart
the revolver picked UP after Sutton died,
nor did he know who did.
Hubert, the sergeant major, was called
to testify as TO who did guard duty the
night Sutton died. He showed by his ros-
ter that Private Kennedy, the man who
said he passed by and saw Adams and
Sutton fighting. and Higgins. the man
Kennedy said he relieved. were both on
hospital guard that day. but al what
hours Hubert could not tell.
Ii IS expected that tomorrow will see
the conclusion of the testimony and that
the court viii adjourn finally on Thurs
day afternoon after counsel have summed
up.
The first witness tomorrow will be Cor
Doral Todd. who is on the way from the
Boston Navy Yard. Todd was corporal
OF the guard the night sutton died and Is
the man TO whom Osterman and Adams
applied for revolvers after Sutton had
threatened To shoot them