The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-09


81 think Lieutenant Utey engineered
the fight and that it was all planned in
advance" she charges in another para
graph
The stenographer became tired OF
reading the long letters after a while,
and Major Leonard, who has rather d
harsh voice when aroused over any
Thing. began to read them. His voice
penetrated every corner of the room.
and II seemed he laid especial emphasis
upon that portion of the letter. in which
Mrs Sutton declared that when she
heard Of her sons death he came TO
he as IN the spirit, told her that he
had not died a suicide but that LIeuten-
ant Adams had killed him, that lac was
beaten 10 death and shot TO hide the
crime.
As the letter reading was finished Mrs
Sutton was turned over 10 Attorney Bir-
ney for cross examination. and he inn
medlately began to demand proof Of the
mothers statements.
The record itself, she replied several
times, substantiated many of them.
On three previous occasions Mrs. Sut-
ton had nerved herself for tOday's or
deal. each being met with a Wrangle
between counsel, a sudden adjournment
of the court, or new developments ne
cessitating calling her off the stand.
The strain has begun to tell. It's get
ting little nerve-racking," she said,
early this morning. 1T seems peculiar.
time I prepare myself"
Flock 10 Court.
Confident that at last the mother OF
Lieutenant Sutton was TO be heard, and
anticipating that her statements upon
the witness stand would be sensational,
the navy widows officers of duty,
young women of the naval set, and a
fair representation from Annapolis at
large literally sWarmed into the audi
forum building this morning. Many
of them came to scoff. for il is we'll
known and has often been remarked
upon by Mrs sutton and Mrs. Parker
that their cause does not seem to find
sympathy with the naval circle mere
Indicating that he wanted the letters
given publicity, the judge advocate just
before the noon recess furnished the
press representatives with verbatim
copies Of the four letters that now seem
10 be the main issues in the case. The
charges contained therein are to be
construed as the present charges OF
the mother, and. over the protest or
her attorneys. she is 10 be required to
prove or renOunce them
A synopsis Of the letters written Il
Schwartz is as follows;
II want TO speak TO you III ConhdeI'C2.
but don't feel I can do so until I hear
from you, and # you were not Jimmie S
friend / viii admire you the more for
you 10 say so than not to be and make
believe that YOU were These brutes
that killed him are alive and seemingly
doing we'll while my boy is dead I'VE
months today. Tell me can trust you
and that you liked Jimmie, and I viii
write you
on April 9, nearly a month later. Mrs.
Sutton wrote in evident answer TO
Schwartz:
Condemns Officers.
After Jimmie was killed Captain Ma
RS and Lieutenant Utey took his keys
and went through his trunk and every
thing he owned. Can you tell me II
they had a right to touch any thing?
To make it more horrible, Utley was
with Adams and Osterman when Jimmie
was killed. believe he engineered that
fght that was all planned"
Mrs. Sutton then describes the meet
ing of the officers at the CaTvel Hall
emphasis on the fact that while her son
was talking TO Miss Stewart. or Pitts
burg, and Or. Coleman, OF The Academy,
Ostermsn and Adams Withdrew and mad
Vow at O'Clock Sunday morning
Jimmie was beaten to death. that shot
was fred to hide tie crime. Ills fore
head was crushed, nose broken. lip cut
open, teeth knocked out, big lump under
his jaw from a rlJw OF kick and an in
cision IN his head IL inches long.
How DO YOU suppose al that hap
pened2 His clothes showed no sign Of
trouble. Not a drop OF blood from the
wound Now the doctors and common
sense tell me he would have bled freely
II he had not been dead or nearly dead.
Just think what my poor boys suffer
ing must have been as ne was beaten to
death BY those wild beasts.
Describes Fight.
They stopped the car. Osterman
H.
hit him IN the head and three men
jumped on his back with his face in the
dirt and Adams hitting him in the back
of the head. Good God, Mr.. Swartz,
the work of wild men. And this on their
own sworn testimony, and still they are
walking the streets today while my
poor boy lies in the grave stamped as
Adams. Uuey. and Osterman rode in
the auto with Jimmie, and Adams and
Utley hated him. If Jimmie had been
himself he never would have asked
them 10 ride with him. Potts. Sumner.
and Shearer were in the other autOmo-
bile. On October / Jimmie borrowed
S2u from the bank. On October he
gave Shearer a check for S13O, and /
wrote Shearer and asked him what Il
was for"
HE said he just cashed # for Jim
ME. I don't believe him, and 1 don't
IKE EHEdEFt ana WIBAE anu NDlA tt4AAA
what 1 thought of six men who would
let q man in a helpless condition be
taken out and beaten 10 death.
I used to scOld Jimmie for being so
generous and his answer was: Mama,
my greatest happiness IS when I am
making others happy II was jimmie
WhO loaned him his linen and il was
Adams that sent him 10 his grave. Is
it not the most horrible thing you ever
heard-beaten 10 death by his own class
mates when helpless7 I want TO know
II Jimmie did not say one word before
they beat him TO death
~ don't Ike Shearer, I wrote him
several times, and hts answers were curt
] did not know al the time that he was
one Of the six men present that night,
and his manner since would not attract
any one 70 him"