Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-19
INQUIRY COURT FINDS
SUTTON KILLED SELF
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ference a fight took place Immediately
afterward between Lieutenants Oster-
man and Sutton, in which Lieutenant
sutton was the aggressor, calling Os-
ttrman a vile name and striking Oster-
man blow from behind.
Sutton Ran Amuck
"No. 3-That Lieutenant Sutton was
then ordered under arrest by his senior
officer Lieutenant Utley; failed to obey
such an order, ran away to his tSut-
ton's) tent, threatening to shoot all
present, and armed himself with two
.3S caliber revolvers.
mo. 4-That Lieutenant Sutton, haV-
in : possessed himself of two reVolvers,
ran amuck, threatening all who came
in sight, after defying his senior officer,
Lieutenant Utley and the officer of the
guard. Lieutenant Bevan, who had
also ordered him under arrest.
mo. 5-That Lieutenant Utley and
Lieutenant Rocker and Sergeant de
Hart followed Lieutenant Sutton from
the camp after his breach of arrest.
and came on him in the road leading
from the barracks to the naval acad
emy grounds. near the scene of tho
previous fight, and Lieutenant Utley
and Sergeant de Hart tried to persuade
him (Sutton) to disarm.
mo. 6-That Lieutenant Sutton broke
away on hearing persons approaching
from the direction of the barracks and
ran in that direction. and, while being
chased by Lieutenants Utley and Roel-
ker, met Lieutenant Adams and opened
fire on him; in the general scrimmase
that followed he shot Rocker in the
breast and Adams in the hand, and
when finally oVerpowered and thrown
to the ground by Adams was killed by
revolver shot from the revolver held
I'm his own right hand and fired by him
self without the intervention of any
other hand"
Verdict Nc Surprise to Sister
THAT is rather rough. isn't it?" said
Mrs Rose Sutton Parker. the sister
of Lieutenant Sutton. speaking of the
verdict But l cannot say that I am
surprised"
Neither my mother nor I can say
anything about the matter at this
time" Mrs. Parker continued.
Arthur A. Birney, the attorney who
represented Lieutenant Robert Adams
expressed pleasure at the result. He
said .-e did not see how the court could
do otherwise
While they decline to discuss their
plans, ii is almost certain Mrs. Sutton
and Mrs. Parker will bend every effort
to have congress make an investiga-
tion of the case.
When shown the verdict Of the court
of inquiry Mr. Henry e. Davis, attor-
ne'' for Mrs Sutton, said.
"The judge advocates handling Of
the case is fittingly supplemented by
the courts action. which makes the
inquiry a mere curtain raiser to the
main performance"
Mr.. Davis asked to he excused from
making any statement as to the future
course that may be followed in this
case.
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keep ultimate control of all rates and
regulations so that the ministration OF
the trust could not be successfully per-
Verted.
Entertained at WooIhurst
There was no session of the congress
this afternoon owing to the general
acceptance of an invitation by Mr.
Walsh, president Of the congress. that
the delegates attend a reception at
Woolhurst, the home of Mr. Walsh.
Newell c. Larimore, of Larimore, N.
D.. second vice president of the Mis-
sissippi commercial congress, now in
session here, is critically i'll of pneu-
monia Mr.. Larimore contracted a cold
while at the Seattle exposition which
developed into pneumonia during the
trip from the coast to Denver. Mr..
Larimore Is known as the wheat king
of the Dakotas and is a close friend
of James ]. Hfll.
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