New-York tribune., 1909-07-22
SIITTON HEARING DRAGs
-o,-p WITNESSES AGREE
As TO SUICIDE
IT,, Parker Smiles HcreduIO"sly as
officer of the Day Tells of Fist
Fight Near Camp:

,-,,. o. when the naval board Of
AnHaqo-4s' .trs+inC the death Of Lieutenant
inquiry C,,+on finished its third day 5 session III
Janes Academy auditorium 1o-od!' oiliH -
ne - - ont Of the fifteen so 1ar suoIei4"'U =
Vl'iies1e~ --ncnt had been examined Evidence ooi
the soNe'-'''.t- - assertion that Sutton committed
dcide was acduceu' -, s,sra advocate re-
DurIe - ~ the interested parties TO this
qIes'eO s,,br7it a list OF any other witnesses
lai""- -. want TO summon. II w an ~ nc
me. .5tnr5on. Of counsel for Sutton Elo'iel'
q 4+.r court that outside OF MIS- ft'se 80,
sail se,a- Of Lieutenant Sutton mere "oulu
ParheI, -, witnesses beyond those on the gov
pIo'' Is which includes number OF "l'I'esSeS
eI'lHi'-, a. The request Of the Suttons
SUI be direct and cross examination ol 'no
ing officers Of the marine corps VINO Neio
lV - m, fight when as iheN nave al IS
pres -, shot himself. have been long, ana
me LINZ is likely TO drag along for seNelaI
INC - Henry Z Davis, chief counsel Tor 'he
dSsS - not much more than started MS
eO''''--' eO''-s-a-ior Of Lieutenant Edward ;. VIII
cioS'-s-- attached TO the marine barracks al inc
lHe' - N Philadelphia, when the nearing Was
s;,rr-,ed for the day -
.cv- minor points, referring prlncipa"S 10
!" -;r,,on O. the immediate scene of the
me A. ra,-is succeeded in showing dscrep-
uaeS'' : so,,ran-nt vikings testimony at this
=. Corner inquiry In essential particulars
90 -, yyillins's story differed little from that
# his brother ohieeiS- -, ..,-,-,o
.,s, ,rI,e WAS officer OF the day at the marine
= ord was routed out by LieuteHahts Ouey
- rseyan when Sltton was running WIG III camp
1. - -s,ol,ers prior To the tragedy. as former
"4' ,z .ast5fed was the first man To say
~ y. reached the scene or the tragedy in time
- Adams nuucuiug Sutton Lieutenant beNan'
=. -en down 70 the place where they had al
ta.ra the frst shots. almost AT the same time as
..,.r+ Willing. testified that he saw no blows
exchanged
z,Rs PARKER INDIGNANT.
a,,,.ensr- Willing on cross-examinaton. de-
- c,,-,o7 either standing OF on his knee. with
,sar,s holding him by the back Of the neck with
.,s hand and punching him with the other Mrs
parker. who sax directly opposite the witness
s,,Hs5 incredulous1y n Willing, and. turning 10
a. ysn DYKE one Of her counsel said Indignantly;
.1magine wild nan. as they describe my brother
20 have been. standing up with revolver IN each
- end ,akinr punching like that. It IS wholly
Incredible
70 spbdus5 sneers and incredulous smiles would
have disconnected the witnesses they would have
bssn bopeIesslv souelched by those frequently di-
rected at them by Mrs. Parker and Mrs Sutton.
! long and earnest discussion Of the case be
tween Major Leonard and Mrs. Sutton and her
daughter al Carvel Hall last night bore fruit
todav during Lieutenant vikings testimony
vnen the Judge advocate asked the witness IL he
thought The punching Sutton got would have
killed him or Il the witness had any way of
knowing whether Sutton was dead before the last
shot vas fred. Il was known that Mrs. Sutton
Impressed upon Major Leonard her belief that
her son was beaten to death and afterward shot
Tie witness answered these questions in the
negative and said there no doubt in his mind
that Sutton pulled the trigger OF the revolver when
b was shot Willing testified that he took the
-a-cslibre service revolver from Sutton's right
hand after the shooting. but could not remember
vhat became Of It after that Il supposed
10 have got into the hands Of Sergeant De Hart
vino threw II away He viii he a witness. willing
who stood within two feet Of Sutton's head.
10 other revolver At the time. he said. Adams
and Bevan thought It might have been the smaller
Smith & Tesson revolver with which Sutton shot
himself
Lieutenant Bevan created a stir in court to-day
Ehen he testified that six weeks prior to the shoot
ing Sutton had told him that life in the marine
eorps had no attraction for him and that some day
he would shoot himself Lieutenant Willing viii
be recalled cross-examinatiol as the first wit
less tomorrow.
There having been current report that Lieu
tenant Sutton carried life insurance 10 the amount
CT sNeo which could not be collected Il the de
tison Of the previous investigating board. that he
committed suicide, WAS not upset, Mrs Sutton and
her daughter specifically denied to-day that the
lieutenant heavily insured. saying that IL
in fact, he had much as 5000 on his life the
family knows nothing Of Il.
Nothing has been heard here by the naval au-
ihortties Of Lieutenant Edward 2. Rocker. the
nnucn wanted witness. although IL was reported
yesterday he had been fourd- II is not thought
likely that Miss Margaret Stewart. Of Pittsburg
ih2 girl who spent the evening with Lieutenant
Sutton before his death, VIII be called witness
Ir Davis said to-day he had not heard from Miss
stegsrts father. who went TO Canada to see her
and endesyor persuade her TO return mere and
testify.
BEvAN HEARD no THREATS.
Lieutenant Bevau said the opening Of court
he did not recall ever hearing Lieutenant Sutton
Threaten 10 take the life Of any one in camp. He
related the occasion Of Sutton's shooting up camp
as told previously by Lieu,enants Adams and Oster-
man
referring 20 the incident in camp just previous
70 ihe shooting. when Bevan. as officer Of the
guard found Sutton confron ding Lieutenant Roel-
ker' with two revolvers pointed at Rockers feet
MAJOR Leonard asked the witness II Sutton was
taxing any action at that time to protect himself
from Rocker
Lieutenant Rocker evncsfuIatfng v-itl, ian