The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-21
HIS SISTER AND MOTHER TO
TESTIFY AT THE NAVY IN.
CURRY.
NO MALICE TO ANYONE
The Investigation Of the cireumstan.
ees Leading to the Death Of the
Marine Corps officer Begins at An.
napolis Today.

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partner: 20 make iuqu ~ into the
case OF She death OF Lieut.. J. y. SUIT
Ton OF the marine corps, who. boar.
ot inquiry declared committed sui.
eide. is now opened a, Annapolis. It
is stated by counsel for the Suttons
that Miss Stewart will not be sum.
moned. but one OF her sisters letters
will be read, N which she declared
Lieutenant Sutton 10 have been sober
and happy when she left him on the
night before his death
Mrs. Sutton and her daughter, Mrs.
Rosa T. Parker. left here MS after
noon for Annapolis. Before leaving
Mrs Parker talked interestingly
about the forthcoming proceedings.
Il bear no malice to anyone" said
Mrs. Parker For my own part
am sorry that this has come up. but
you canno; say too strongly that
believing firmly that my brother did
not xiii himself knew him too well 20
believe this. We were chums and |
knew him better than anybody liv.
ing
II know the inques, will be dis.
agreeably in some of It's features.
know they will attempt 70 say hard
things Of Jim. but l,t them. II 'ncy
do .hey WILL have 20 say hard things
OF me. for jim and | were as like as
two peas in pod and II they say
Jim was devil. why, then. am one
too"
Mrs. Parker laughed as she said
this and certa MY with good reason.
for The sister OF the unfortunate lieu.
tenant Is an unusually pretty and in.
tollectual woman. with great person.
al charm sincere manner and win
ming personality.
You do not know how hard Il has
been for me 10 do all this, but IT'S
for Jim's sake" she went on. You
sec. came on 20 bury him, and IN
my dream a name came TO me. to-
gether with the tragic scene. had
never heard OF this officer, never
heard this name. and Immediately on
arriving az Annapolis asked was
there such a man. When under
stood there was. the shock was dread
ful. but | sent for him. At first he
refused 20 come, and | was standing
by the coffin OF my dead brother
when man came INTO the room.
looked at him over my brothers cof.
lin and he looked at me. In the
midst even Of my deep grief knew
who he was. and, turning. asked some
one IN the room II T. was So-and-So.
and the answer was that he was the
man whose name / had dreamed Of.
lie glared AZ me over the coffin, and
can tell you I glared al him.
The funeral over, sent for him
again and he came with other Off.
GERS delayed my dinner so could
tax w'h him alone in my room.
What 'ranspired is not TO be told
here, but step by step | reheashed
the tragedy to him as had seen
it in my dream and ne was greatly
agitated. Evidently, he thought I
meant 10 harm him, for he kept a
rocking chair between us" Really
Mrs. Parker" some one said. has
your side strong evidence in this
case"
Mrs. Parker would not answer this
question directly, but a satisfied little
smile lurkod about her mouth and she
said. We'll, I'm very busy woman,
have a house full OF guests n: tort
Suelling,b NJ Immediately hearing
that was needed packed mp and
rushed on here, and you know one
would not do ths merely for within.
| feel certai nof the outcome that
Jimmy will be vindicated in the eyes
OF the world and his reputation be
cleared Of the dreadful name of sui.
eide"
Mrs James y. sutton. the mother
Of the young lieutenant, hastily
echoed her belief In the satisfactory
result OF the inquiry, How can It
come out otherwise than favorable TO