The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-22
DID NOT LIKE
LIFE OF NAVY
Witness Tells Of Sutton's
Statement.
SAYS DEAD BOY FIRED SHOT
Much VIZ u Figure h Hearing
Not Found.
Lies Ssv.. Declares .. Ceurt
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~ Rsvslver wAaeh Caused
HIS DEATH.
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SAYS DEAD BOY FIRED SH0T

n Annapolis. Nd. July 21.--Wnen the
naval board OF inquiry which 10 In
vestigating the death Of Lieutenant
James N. sutton. Of Portland. oregon
finished its third days session In the
naval academy auditorium today only
four witnesses out Of the fifteen SO
far subpoenaed By the government
had been examined @
II. w. vandyke. OF washington, Of
counsel for sutton's mother. said.
after Court that outside Of Mrs. Rose
| Sutton Parker. sister Of Lieutenant
Sutton. there would probably be no
Witnesses beyond those on the govern
ment list which includes number
OF witnesses subposnaed at the re-
quest OF the SutfonA
Both the direct and cross examine
tion Of the witnesses who were present
at the hight ana who have all testified
that Sutton shot himself has been
lengthy ana the hearing 10 likely to
drag along for several days yet
Henry u. Davis. chief counsel for
the Suttons. had not much more than
started his cross examination OF
Lieutenant Edwards willing. when the
lhearing was adjourned for the day In
| q few questions Mr.. Davis succeeded
In showing discrepancies in Lieutenant
vikings testimony at this and the
former inquiry. In essentials, IL diff
fered little from that OF his brother of
ficers.
wfIIfng Tells OF Blows
willing, who was officer Of the day
at the marine camp and was routed
out by Lieutenants Utley and Bevan
when Sutton was running wild In
camp with two revoivers preparatory
to the tragedy, as former witnesses
49, la 49, As-mm -
that he reanhed the scene OF the
tragedy In time 10 see Adams punch
ing sutton, Lieufenant Bevan testi-
ned that he saw no blows exchang-
cd.
As Lieutenant willing on oross ex-
animation described Sutton. either
tsfanding or on his knees with Adams
holding him by the back OF the neck
with one hand and punching with the
ether II was too much for Mrs, Parker
who sat directly opposite the witnsss.
| She smiled fncreduously at WfllinG
ana turning to mr.. van DYKE. one 81
lher counsel said Indignantly:
Imagine wild man. az they De-
scribe. my brother to have been, stand
ing up with q revolver in each hand
and taking . punching like that. It
Is wholly Incredible"
Judge Advocate Leonard asked will
ing tod&y IL he thought the punch-
ing Sutton got would have killed him
or II the witness had any way Of
knowing whether sutton was dead be-
fore the last shot was fred. II was
known that Mrs. Sutton impressed up
on Major Leonard her belief that her
son was beaten to death and aftsrward
shot.
Says suften Fired shes.
The witness answered the questions
In the negative and said there was
no doubt in his mind that Sutton
he was shot Willing testified that
he took the So calibre revolver from,
suttons right hand after the shooting,
but could not remember what became
OF 1t after that. It was supposed to
have got into the hands Of Sergeant
Dehart. who threw II away. He win
be q witness. willing. who stood
within two feet OF Sutton's head. saw
no other revolver at the time he
said:
Lieutenant Brean created a stir to-
day when he testified that sig minutes
prior to the shooting Sutton had told
him that life In the marine CORPS had
no attractions for him and that some
day he would shoot himself.
Lieutenant Willing win be called on
cross examination as the first witness
tomorrow.
There having been current report
that Lieutenant Sutton carried life
insurance to the amount Of $40. 900
which could be collected If the decis
sion OF the previous board is not up.
set, Mrs Sutton and her daughter
denied that the lieutenant was 80
heavily insured saying. that, in fact
IL he had as much as $4,000 o, his
life. the family knew nothing Of Il.
1t Is not thought likely that Miss
spent the evening with Lieutenant
Sutton before his death win be called
as q witness. Mr. Davis said TO-DAY
that he had not heard from MIss
Stewards father, who went to Canada
to see her and endeavon to persuade
her to return here and testify.