The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-10

month I have proved everything he
Cannot he separated.
Nothing could separate Jimmie
Utiey, Potts and osterman will never
know moments rest on earth. Why
should theyT'
Mr.. Birney demanded to know upon
what evidence Mrs. Sutton based the
foregoing account. She replied the
Testimony. to her mind, proved It. to-
gether with certain letters she had In
her possession.
She asked swartz to make conf
dant Of no one unless he was sure of
whom he spoke. saying she did not
want any one to suspect anything until
she was ready. She criticized the fact
that the Officers, following the tragedy.
had been dispatched to different posts.
II cannot understand why every one
cannot see they are trying to hide the
real crime and protect these men. II
we cannot get Justice through the
courts, every newspaper in the United
States shall have these facts as we
have them, and then see what the opin-
ion OF the world will be-"
The fourth letter was dated May l8.
In 1t Mrs. sutton told of having re.
ceived letter from young Owens. the
chauffeur. and said that she would en-
close a copy of that letter to Swartz.
You can see from that" she said,
that Adams sat on the front seat. ]
suppose he thought by stopping the
car II would start fight and when he
found 1t would not, he started at linn
mie' any way. firmly believe It was
Jimmie who called sentry when he
saw Owens leaving and realized what
those wild beasts were up to. and
suppose the blow in the forehead was
| what silenced him."
I'm speaking of the trouble in hazing
at the academy he used to say: You
are perfectly safe out on the grounds,
for IL any one jumps on you, all you
| is why believe IL was Jimmie who
called when he saw what they were
| UP to-"
She enclosed copy Of the letter
Owens wrote her, which was in line
with the testimony Owens gave on the
stand.
When the court reconvened for the
afternoon session, the cross examina-
| ton of Mrs. Sutton was resumed by Mr.
Birney after certain papers. called for
during the morning. had been read into
the record. These were a letter to
Mrs Sutton from Colonel Doyen, com
| mandant of marines, and an affidavit as
| to the events of the Inflated automo-
bile ride by Owens, the chauffeur. Mr..
Btrney's cross examination ended af-
ter two or three minor questions.
Mr.. Davis, her counsel, then ques-
toned Mrs. sutton as to her acquaint-
ance with Swartz and brought out the
statements that she had never given
him permission to part with the letters
put In evidence today and that on their
last meeting he had wished her all sue
cess in her efforts to bring to punish
ment those responsible for her sons
death.
Commander Hood. President of the
court, questioned Mrs. Sutton as to
newspaper interviews attributed to her
which she denied
1t was brought out in evidence that
Swartz Is an enlisted man in the ma
rine corps and might, under certain
circumstances be required by his supe-
rior officers to give up the letters sent
him by Mrs Sutton. Recess was here
taken to enable the Judge Advocate to
summon two more witnesses, one of
them from Boston and one a resident
of Annapolis.
At $3.50 p. m. the Judge Advocate not
having returned, the court adjourned
until tomorrow morning.