The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-20
Z s,..,tenant Adams Went on the Stand
\ 4 the sutton Case and Had
Hard Time q e While
TestIfylna
|nrEADED HER GAZE
|I1fsr 81 the Dead ofiicer Bored
through Him With Her Eyes
ana Made Him Nervous
and Excited.
fBy samuel 3. .Evans.l

GBy Samuel y. evans.
NJ ANNAPOLIS. Nd. July 20.The
sSurt inquiry investigating the death
II Lieut.. Jas. N. Sutton was resumed
iodsy with the cross examination Of
lieut. Adams. Adams repeatedly fall
ssred and hesitated In his answers
/ vhIle beads Of perspiration stood out
( 4 Ills forehead. He dreaded the fixed
NE Of Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker, sis
81 cf the dead oflicer. A great crowd
lIh present.
At the early part Of the session, Ad.
! ms rehearsed some OF the points OF
the midnight campus fight. He was
Z lsked BY Attorney Davis whether he
would say Sutton killed himself. He
& replied He was shot in the forehead.
j simply saw him move his head and
! body as he lay on the ground. l saw
the flash. could not see the bullet"
/ ne continued rather irritated II saw
& him 60 through the action OF shoot
Eiin. He said In as many words that
she killed himself. "
Roeiker May be Found.
WHEELING. w. Va. July 90. Har-
~ B. Thomas, OF Bridgeport, Ohio,
who 1T Annapolis at the time Of
4 the death 81 Sutton. last night gave
out an Interview declaring Edward r.
Rocker, wanted as o witness at the
hearing, worked until recently at
wheeling. under an assumed name.
E Thomas will testify.
Heatedly with a flushed face Lieut.
Adams today denied before the court
q inquiry that he made any admis-
sIons to Mrs. Parker involving him
self In the tragedy. Don't remem-
ber' or 1t is not true" Adams reiter-
ated repeatedly as he was questioned
regarding his interview with the
woman \ tell you. didn't tell Mrs,
Parker anything except to go to the
records, he said In evident anger.
He proiessed no remembrance OF the
statement tlat he would not have
stopped beating Sutton II Nomebery
nad not kicked him in the RIBS. After
more than five hours on the stand, he
vas allowed a temporary respite, and
Lieut. 0sterman began.
The question by Davis as to wheth-
g Adams had given the interview
printed IN a New York paper declar-
ling ne did not believe It right to
S trump up charges Of murder against
Two who were innocent precipitated
long argument between the attor.
ncys Davis said Il have right to
lna out whether witness considers
n'mself under the charge OF murder.
snesner the testimony Is given under
sae spur Of defense. or whether he is
ssssllying as the other witnesses. :
~ aae court ruled he need not answer.
Mnen asked the circumstances OF the
,n.eryiew he purported the interview
auams had was with Mrs. Parker.
ADAMS finished an d denied
most Of the statements at.
puted to him. Second Lieu
'snant Osterman was called. His
s'0ry Of the fight differed from Adams
So y several places. Osterman said tho
uncers were guests OF Sutton In the
~, ss.omobile. Adams stopped the ma
Mne and Sutton wanted to fight.
susms ss said Sutton was not willing to
ss,l'' After the shooting. when they
ss'u'ned TO the scene. Osterman said
EN- y saw Roalken lying on one side Of
,ts road and Sutton on the other.
eual''s ss.. and Bevan we're standing over
ys'on. Some one said Sutton had
Y. ,,ss, rocker and had shot himself.
s,'',s ~, 'ne examination by Major Cen
ss, ss,. lord, ostermnn said he had seen
a,,s On make the officers dance by
's,'s II MS revolver at their feet. sut-
A. ss vas unpopular with the officers
Adams. 80 ou''oh threaten