The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
Witness States
 Sutton Called Him
 "A Damned Coward"
Special from United Press,

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 It was found this morning that the courtroom in the Administration Building was too small to accommo- date the crowd after the court was until 1 o'clock, when it reconvened in the auditorium, where there is room for everyone. Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Sutton followed the mornings pro ceedings carefully. Mrs. Parker was seated directly across the table from Second Lieutenant Robert A. Adams, one of the figures in the tragedy and she gazed at him constantly. After the officers of the court had taken their oatias on the Bible, standing erect with clanlxing swords, Major Harry Leonard, judge advocate general, ant noul ced that the department had de- cided to permit Mrs. Sutton's attor- ney to cross-examine witnesses and that the same privilege would be ex- tended to the other side. Announce ment was made that Adams would probably be the first witness called.
 Annapolis, Md, July 19.-When called Sutton inquiry, Lieut.. Adams told of the meeting in Carvel Hall Hotel on the night of October 13, 1907, with Sutton. Osterman, Utley and Hiefer, he said wanted all to get into one automobile and there was a heated argument.
 Sutton called me damned coward. He repeated his statement. We jump ed out of the automobile and began to pull my coat off. Sutton said. What are you going to do?' said. He said, We'll fight this out in the morning before the revelle. Then we started for camp. Other officers were trying to quiet Sutton. Then Oster- man struck him, and Sutton struck back. Sutton said he would kill me The fight between Osterman and Sut- ton continued. .Osterman had him down and pulled Osterman off"
 After argument of counsel a remark by Adams that Sutton had once shot the record for the present. 'I sug- gested.'' continued Adams, 'that we get rifles and revolvers to defend our selves but we found they were locked up in camp. We then started for the officer of the day. We were stopped by Lieutenant Utley. He said: You go down where the fight was and see if you can find any clothes there
 Why did Utley give such an order as that?'' asked Major Leonard. CT don't know" said Adams. T started down the path and saw something white. It moved and then rose. It was Sutton. He said: You are that d-d Adams. Where are you going?' I told him to get the clothes. He said: Like Hell you are. I am going to kill you.' He then shot at me three times. I grappled with him and as we swung around saw Rocker. I threw Sutton on nlS Idce OH the ground f1S Tell with his right arm under him and the left arm up. I was trying to keep him from using his pistol. Somebody jumped on his left arm, I don't know who. I was trying to keep him from shooting. The next thing I remember ed I was standing back of him."
 Adams then stretched himself out on the floor of the courtroom to illus trate the position Sutton lay in tine night of the fight ''Then I looked around" he continued, "and saw Lieu tenant Rocker lying on the ground apparently dead. My God" I said, He's killed Rocker. As I said that, I saw Sutton still lying flat, arise his right arm and turn his head. There was a flash of a pistol, the flame jump ed or inches. No one was on Slut ton at the time he was shot. I became dazed then and hardly know what happened"
 He denied that he had been drinking heavily