Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-27
PROBE Of MARINES
TO FOLLOW INQUIRY
It Is limited From Washington
Several ourts-Martial Of Corps
VIII Come After Verdict In
Strange Death of Student.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. July 2l.-After
fun week OF the second Inquiry into
the mysterious death OF James y. SUIT
ton. a young lieutenant Of the Marine
corps. one fact stands ont.
ksven the excitement OF tho night or
fist fights ending In a deadly battle
does not explain the marvellous dis
crspSncies in the tales told upon the
witness stand OF the remarkable strug-
gle. or series OF struggles that ended
In Suttoag death.
BOARD WORKING HARD.
NO one can question the sincerity Of
the naval board who. under Commander
Hood. is conducting this second probe
into Sutton's death. Judge Advocate
Leonard. the one-armed major OF ma
rines. who is one OF the few Officers
held in the service after suffering such
a grievous injury at the front in Pc
Kin, seems TO overlook no point he
is not conducting the case as does the
usual prosecuting attorney. he seems
TO have as much interest In getting
70 the bottom OF points against the
marine corps as he does In those who
20 to show sutton a suicide.
From Washington comes the report
that several court martials VIII follow
the report OF the board OF Inquiry.
From the testimony OF the marine Of
scers a depIorable lack OF discipline ex-
listed at the school OF application. The
Annapolis station was then under COM
mand OF Colonel Doyen- Since Sutton's
death the school has been moved 70
South Carolina. although Colonel Doyen
still realms IN command OF the marine
barracks IN connection with the naval
academy.
Lieutenant willing. 9 relative OF Mrs.
John Jacob, one OF the Philadelphiz
W1lIinKs, who has Just been promoted
70 a full first nsutenancy, was officer
OF the day the night Sutton was killed.
He testified that he had advised Adams
continuing Furnishing the PROSTATE SUIT
ton and he thought q thorough beating
would DO sutton good. This, OF itself,
constitutes grounds for an inquiry.
HAZTNG Is GENERAL.
Colonel Doyen IS openly criticised
by disciplinarians OF the service for
letting Laeutenants Adams and oster-
man. who admitted having fought with
Sutton, 20 70 their tents when IL was
known sutton was killed
II IS not unlikely, whatever the YER
Dict Of the Sutton board OF inquiry.
there will be a thorough investigation
OF the schools Of instruction. It is
declared that making and fighting are
generally prevalent and that Sutton's
case is only an exception In that IL re-
suited fatally.
Mrs Sutton made q hurled trip 70
washington this afternoon on receipt Of
a letter which she said had an impor-
tanr bearing on the case. II was report
Sd that her apartment at the Burlng-
ton, No. 111o eVrmont avenue, Washing
hon. had been burgIarized and a trunk
containing important papers opened
At the Burlington this burglary story
vas denied absolutely.
II am satisfied there Is nothing in this
new yarn said Attorney Davis TT Is
on 4 parity with the fake that We in
tended to exhume SuttOn's body. All
the papers OF real importance are where
no one can reach than without authority
from me"
Hrs Rose Sutton Parker told today
fer the first time OF the existence or
two other rsvolvers not mentioned among
her brothers effects at the marine ofnces
IN camp. They were found, she declared,
locked In his suit case, inside his tent,
after his death.
REvoLvERs IN SERVICE
The navy department refused so she
says, TO turn these revolvers over 70
her, but offered to let her buy them at
about 81 apiece. She declined TO do
50, but not being at that time. as famil-
lar with the case as she became later.
They were turned over, so she under
stood. to the department and they were
put back into service. They are now
in the possession Of two student Off
GERS at one OF the marine corps schools.
Attorneys OF the Suttons intend to bring
I'D the matter OF the revoIvers in SUIT
ssa's suit case during the present in
9uiry.
The presence OF the revolvers among
Euttons effects tends. 50 they believe, to
sast doubt on the idea that Sutton ever
Ill . -Fn ~~nv,
he Is said TO have shot at Adams and
Rocker and 70 have killed himself.
There Is likelihood that Mrs. Parker
will testify that trouble existed between
Sutton and Adams for a week prior to
Eutton's death. Mrs. Parker has inti-
mated that she knew OF such trouble. II
arose from Adams having made a slur-
ring remark to Sutton concerning Mrs.
Parker herself. Attorney Davis has no
itsntion Of claiming that Sutton was
unarrned on the night OF his death. In
summing up before the board. or IL not
allowed an oral summing up In his brief,
he viii contend that Sutton was armed.
but did not have a chance to use q gun
even on himself. The Developments OF
the trial show that former Lieutenant
Rocker. who was dismissed from the ma
rine corps, and who has been strangely
missing Is not a vital witness. Neither che
government nor the Suttons are any
longer looking for Rocker.
MOTHER PROBES RECORD.
The mother and sister OF Lieut.. James
y. Sutton. OF the marine corps, ending
the resumption on Monday OF the inves-
tigation into the cause of the young
mans death before the naval inquiry
board. occupied today in examining the
voluminous records OF testimony so far