The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-27
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SUTTON CASE
HAS SURPRISE
Private Marine Saw
Fatal Fight.
STAR WITNESS TEsTlFEsi
kennedy Takes Stand for Dead
HANS Family.
After sessag Fistie Eacouster Bstwssa
Y la.stsa a.a Adams. wit.ess
Went Awsy-Hesra Shots
Fired Later.

Annapolis, Nd, July 26.-Today's
gession Of the board of inquiry, at the
naval academy, which 10 investigating
the circumstances surrounding the
death Of Lieutenant James N. Sutton
OF the marine corps who was mysteri-
some surprise In the testimony given
BY Charles w. Kennedy now q private
In the marine corps 0t Norfolk. Va.
and sturgeon A. D. Mccormick. U. @.
Kennedy dropped into tne Situation
Ike bolt from a clear, sky. and told
frank. straight forward story o.
some OF the incidents priore to 1.-THE
shooting which had not been mention
ed BY any Of the young Officers who
have already testified. rsough an eye
witness to the earlier encounter pet-
ween Sutton and Lieutenant Adams on
the night OF former was shot Kennedy'B
| name has not been mentioned by the
witnesses concerned In the affair. HIS
testimony supported the contention OF
Sutton's mother and sister that Sutton
did not seek the fights with Adams and
the other oficials. In attacking his
credibi1ity Major Leonard, the judge adj
vocate showed he had been disciplined
on several occasions.
Kennedy said he had been reluctant
to monitor his part in the affair be-
cause Lieutenants Utley and Adams.
his superiors. had admonished MIN TO
keep quiet" On his way to relieve
q sentry he had come upon Sutton.
Adams and Osterman. and Utley, In an
argument. he said.
Heard sutten's Threat.
adams. II ysu want to fight, I'll
fight YOU he heard Sutton say, the
witness testified, The fought hard for
o few minutes and Sutton's face was
hlA@Aw <urft ne
fered. A second time he saw Adams
and Sutton come together as he was
going away to his post. Kennedy said.
Half IN hour later Kennedy heard the
shots from his post at the Naval Hospi-
tai. Soon after. Adams appeared ana
told Kennedy that Sutton had snor
himself. Utley also tord hin. that suit
ton had killed himself, the witness said.
Next morning they both cautioned him
not to say anything about the affair.
On the following morning the, witness
said he cav lieutenant Utfey go to
the edge OF the parade grounds and
pick up ss-oalibre COLT service re-
Rennedy's testimony was not shaken
by the cross examination Of Adams
counsel. Mr.. Birney. nor by that OF
Major Leonard.
DR.. Mccormick was present at the
autopsy held on Sutton's body and ex-
amined the bullet wound, be Testified.
He located the wound on the back Of.
and slightly above the the right ear,
while DR., Pickreil previously testified
It was near the top Of the head.
There are no othef;navy wisnessee on
hand, and 1t IL expectsd Mrs. Sutton
and her daughter will testify tomorrow.
To substantiate Kenneoy's testimony,
Lawyers Davis and Van Dyke. Mrs.
Sutton. Mrs. Parker ana several news
paper men went to the parade grounds
after the adjournment and took the
various positions from which the wit
ness said he saw and heard the shots.
Lawyer Davis said afterward that the
case would rest principally on the test
imony of KAnndey and Mrs. Parksn