The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-13
Dead Officers Sister Says
Lieut.. Adams Told Her All.
GRAPHIC STORY OF THE FIGHT
According to Mrs. Parker, Adam:
Beat Sutton at the Back Of
the Head and 0sterman
Knocked Him Down.

Annapolis. Md. Aug. 11.-Nrs. RCsc
Sutton Parker, sister of Lieutenant
James n. Sutton, whose death here on
the night of Oct. II, 1907. is being ill.,
vestigated by a navy court of inquiry.
was called as witness before the
court. Mrs. Parker told how she haG
come on from Portland, Ore, on hear
ing the news of her brothers death
and hegun then to relate the interview
she had with Lieutenant Adams, one
Of the officers with her brother ut the
time he met his death wound.
Il noticed" said Mrs. Parker, "some-
thing queer about Adams at the time
of the funeral. He was right across
the coffin from me, and he looked at
me with very queer air. l did NOT
then have any idea that he might have
Seaten or killed my brother. But
made up my mind that he must know
more about the case than he had told"
Did Adams say that Sutton used
words TO him that he would not
stand"
Yes"
did Adams tell of calling your
brother Il coward and Ttley then COM
ing UP and saying. Now he must
fghtY"
Yes. Adams told then how my
brother struck OSterman and they
started to fight. and he - Adams. |
mean-ran up and grabbed my brother
by the neck and pounded him on the
back of the head. After that Ostcr-
man knocked my brother down."
'Then he said that your brother
made the threat to kill all before day.
light?'
That is correct
why did Adams say he acted as he
did toward your brother? Was il hr.
cause If he had lived he would have
gotten mc|"
"ThoSe were exactly his words"
"Did Adams tell you how he acted
when Sutton. us he said, came barh
with his rcvo!ver:"
Yes. he told Of throwing my brother
after my brother had shot ut him.
Did he then tell of beating y0ul
brother: Did he say he was 50 angr.
he beat him. not knowing what he
was doing:"
He did. and he said that he kept "r
beating my brother until another oil
Ger came and knocked him off, kicked
him in the ribs for hitting Il man
when he was down. He admitted
that"
did Adams explain his hatred fm
your hrother:'
He did. He said that my brothci
was considered cocky and that the OIL.
GERS told him if he was friends with
him iSuttom he could not he Friends
with the rest"
Did he name any man in particular
as your brothers enemy"
Yes. he spoke particularly of Mr.
Utley.
Mr. Adams said to me-" continued
Mrs. Parker Everybody in Annapo
lis thinks that l killed your brother :
Mrs. Parker gave her testimony with
her back to the accused officers and tC
all the spectators in the crowded court
room. The hundred or so women ol
the post and of the town who had
come to hear her story craned forward
to catch her words.
Though her tones were tremulouS at
times when she retold the details ui
Adams alleged remarks in his long in
terview with her, she never STOPPED ul
faltered. Her expressions did not
change throughout. Her face was bent
down toward her lap and showed hel
abundant dark hair and wide black
hat. She seemed indifferent to the
self convicting" faces, as her mother
had called them, of Adams and the
other accused officers almost ut hel
elbows.