The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-10
new LIGHT IS
THROWN ON THE
SUTTON CASE
Officer of. the Guard Says he
Was Shot by the
Students
ANOTHER MAN HAD NARROW
ESCAPE IN SAME NELLIE
Struck Over the Heart With Stray Bull.
let Which Became Embedded in
Book Carried in His Coat Pocket at
the Time.

NAtAAPoAio, AMu., Aug. 1U.-Wno0 Cn0
naval court of inquiry, Investigating
the death of Lieut.. James N. Sutton
resumed proceedings today there
were fewer people present than on
any recent day, Notwithstanding II
was understood that Mrs. Rose Surs
ton Parker, Lieutenant Sutton's sis.
ter, would be placed on the witness
stand. that great interest would cen.
ter IN what she might say touchins
the interviews between herself and
Lieut.. Adams after the death Of her
Drother. The questions put to Lieut..
Adams while he was on the stand
showed that Mrs. Parker had been
very careful to remember what was
said during that interview and also
that Lieut.. Adams had little recol.
lection OF what passed at that time.
Saw the Murder.
Boston, Aug. 10.-In a statement
attributed to Sergeant Arthur Todd of
the United States marine corps, and
made public today. it is said that Il
he should be called to testify in the
investigation Of the death Of Lieut.,
James Sutton. the sergeant's testi.
mony would be exactly opposite to
that given by Sutton's fellow off,
GERS. Sergeant Todd, who has been
on range duty at Wakefield, left early
today for Annapolis. In describing
the shooting, he said: 81 was cor
poral OF the guard on the night that
Lieut.. Sutton was shot, and from the
place where l was standing l saw
figure about $50 feet away. saw
l-leits. Adams and Osterman and rec
ognized them. They were nearer me.
man. who was in his shirt sleeves.
started to run and ! heard a voice
cry: Stop running, you're under ar
rest. The man ran on and once
more L heard the same voice cry out
loudly: Stop running or I'll shoot
me man paid no attention and ran
on The next moment l saw flash
ana heard revolver report. There
were three other shots, and the man
who was running dropped.
Il ran over to him and bent over.
1t was Liuet. Sutton. l saw hole in
his forehead where there was a
ragged entrance, and hole back of
the left ear where the bullet came ont
again.
Lieut.. Roelker. who has been so
often mentioned in the case, came in
to the guard room where l then was
a short time before shooting. He was
With private named Richardson and
they had a drink together. At the
time of the shooting he was not any.
where in sight
The next morning an enlisted man
found revolver on the ball field
"hlch was not the regular service
revolver but a 80 calibre affair"
Iodd said at one time in CONVEX
sation that he had the bullet himself
that killed Sutton, but later stated
that some one else had taken it. He
refused to state finally whether he
Knew where the bullet was.
Just after the shooting, when I
mad returned to the guard room
Ruelker came in all out of breath and
greatly excited" continued Todd, He
SAID, My God. Archie, l think I've
been shot l laughed at him at first,
but he was so earnest about It that
L felt In his left hand outside pocket
Just over his heart. There was a
drill regulation book there and the
bullet had become mushroomed in the
pages. Ruelker was very excited
when l pulled out the book and show
ed him the bullet and the way in
which his life had been saved. He
stripped down to the skin and there
was perceptible reddish tinge inst
over his heart, showing Just where
the bullet would have gone had tho
book not intercepted.
Ruelker and talked the matter
over, and we agreed that he must
nave run into the fire of the bullets.
one OF which had killed Sutton. There
were four shots that l heard in all
and ono of them, l am convinced
struck Ruelker.
Il have wondered more than once
why l have not been called to go he.
fore the court of inquiry and tell