The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23


most important feature of the case.
Your curiosity led you to go first
to the students camp at the beginning
Of the trouble, is that right?
Yes, sir
Your curiosity led you to run up
70 Sutton and walk with him.?
Yes, SIR
Your curiosity led you to stay and
see what happened after Utey had told
you il was none OF your AFFAIR."
yes, sir
And yet your curiosity never led
you TO the point where you wondered
who was in that group about the body
of a man whom you had just been
with and whom you thought was shot?'
81 Can't Remember"
mo. sir. it never did, can't remem-
ber-I don't know"
And your curiosity never impelled
you to find out who gave you that re-
volver?"
NO, sir"
You were out of place in that Off
GERS group, weren't your
Very much SO, sir.
And still it didn't occur TO you that
IL was strange for an officer TO hand
a revolver 10 you, a man out OF placer
mo, sir
you threw this revolver away on
your way TO the camp for the hospital
scene and didn't tell anybody about
throwing away this gun?
mo. I didn't tell them"
And after you returned TO the bar
racks on orders from your superior Of
icer you decided to go and tell an Of
| fcer. you say. about the gun?
Yes"
You told Utley?"
ANY reason for telling Utley?"
7 just meant 10 report the fact about
throwing the revolver away"
do you intend to say you just hap
pened to meet Utley and told him2'
Yes, I meant to tell some officer"
Asked No Questions.
yet you state that at that moment
you asked nothing about who gave you
the gun and did not ask that question
till next morning. ?''
No, didn't ask"
why didn't you ask Utley that night
when you reported that you had thrown
away the gun who it was that gave you
the gun. when you had had two twinges
/ OF conscience about it, and you were
talking to the only man in that group
you say you recOgnized?'
1T didn't occur to me"
AS he closed the crOss-examination,
Mr.. Davis leaned forward across the
! table and, while every one IN the court
room watched every move Of De Harris
| features, solemnly asked these ques-
| tons:
Sergeant. you are trying TO conceal
nothing in this investigation"
Nothing, sir" the witness replied.
! looking Davis half nervously in the
you are not trying to shield any
NO, sir
And in conclusion. now. you say on
| your oath and on your soul that at
/ no time did you ever sit upon the
| prone and PROSTATE form Of Lieutenant
: Sutton on the night he was killed?'
Il die not" said De Hart again.
Wonder In Courtroom.
And everybody in the courtroom, re-
calling that Lieutenants Willing and
Bevan had testified emphaticauy that
/ De Hart was astride Of Sutton at the
/ time. settled back in their seats plainly
| showing their wondernent President
| Hood asked the witness a few questions
| before he was excused.
Did Sutton hand you that gun or
did you take il from his handE'
De Hart replied negatively. He also
said that he had picked UP no revolver
near Sutton, but il had been handed
him. Then, with a relieved look, he left
| the stand.
William !. Owens, the chauffeur who
took the party Of officers from Cdrvel
& Hall, the Annapolis hotel, was next
/ called. After he was sworn. the court
/ asked him TO speak right ont IN giving
/ his testimony.
! owens said he was sitting, on the
| evening Of October 70 in the Carvel Hall
/ and saw Sutton and the other officers
/ come out of the barroom. They were
/ talking amicably Sutton asked the
others TO accompany him. Owens could
! not remember who they were, but Ad
/ ans and Sutton. Adams sat in front
/ Of the automobile. and Sutton in the
rear with the two others. There was
! no disturbance among them, he said
| until they reached the College Creek
| bridge. NO one spoke" he continued
ito Adams, and there was no talk.
When we had crossed the bridge
some one in the rear seat hallowed q
me TO stop the car. Adams jumped out
and pulled of his coat and hat. Sutton
paid me for the car and stepped bach
Of the machine.
Sutton Grabbed.
Both officers grabbed him and
Adams rushed at him. Sutton said
go away, Adams, don't want Il
have any trouble
"One Of the officers who had hold Of
Sutton ordered me away. I turned my
| machine around and saw Adams rush
| at Sutton again. Sutton said
A" IF he wants TO fight I'll fight him
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