The Detroit times., 1909-07-20
PUTS LIEUT.. ADAMS
THROUGH RIGID CR0SS-FIRE
Continued from Page One,


inquiry resumed It's sessions this
morning.
But more than the searching ques-
tions OF Attorney Davis. he dreaded
the fixed gaze or Mrs. Rose Sutton
Parker, sister OF the dead officer. As
on yesterday, Mrs. Parker kept her
big black eyes trained directly upon
the witnesses face. Repeatedly he fal.
tered and hesitated In his answers,
while beads OF Precipitation stood out
on his forehead.
Adjournment came yesterday. just
as the lawyer for the Sutton family
started questioning ADAMS about the
last time he and Mira. Parker faced
each other Adams had suilenly ad'
mitted that he had no explanation.
other than failure Of memory, for the
numerous discrepancies between the
testimony he had Just given and the
story he related before the board OF
inquest the day after the shooting.
Adjournment saved him further dis
comfiture.
did you have an interview with
Mrs. Parker In her hotel. shortly after
the shooting? asked Davis.
Abkco ~ iSu GNSf yhhs'Bs
Eyes; she had asked me to come
TO her ROOM" said Adams In anger,
land she told me TO tell everything
not TO spare her feellngc."
Adams was TO be led again over
the four hours interview. Turing which
he stood most Of the time behind
chair. while Mrs. Parker fred at MIN
question after question. He was ex-
pected 10 repeat how he told the dead
mans sister thta he hated her broth.
or; that lie had ground .Sutton's face
Into the earth. and how Mrs. Parker
had exclaimed:
MY God, how I wish | were man"
The failure OF Lieut.. Adams to give
an adequate explanation tor the els
crepancies, between his two stories
each told under oath, Is considered by
the attorn eys for the Sutton family to
be the most vital thing the inquiry
will develop. In his former testimony
Adams said the trouble In the automo-
bile started as soon as they left Car
vel hall: that Sutton continually In
terrupted his conversation, telling Elm
10 go TO ---" until he said, Il could
stand II no longer" Yesterday Adams
said there was no trouble in the auto
mobile until they reached the o-idge
and that Sutton's calling him cowsrd
was the first offensive word from the
marine officer.
Flaws In HE Stories.
IN his former testimony Adams said
Lieut.. Utlsy stopped the automobile;
yesterday he said Sutton stopped 1t.
In his former testimony he said Sut.
ton attacked Lieut.. Osterman appar-
emily without provocation; yesterday
he said Sutton attacked Osterman be-
cause Ost erman interfered after SUIT
ton had threatened to kill Adams.
In his former testimony Adams sad
he had been ordered to report the case
TO the officer of the dav; yesterday he
said he did so on his own volition. At
the first inquest Adams said nothing
about search for guns; Yesterday lie
said he and Osterman went TO the
guardhouse to find guns with which 10
defend themselves. Before Adams said
he started back to the scene OF tie
trouble, because he thought I'll was
quiet; yesterday he said Utley order
ed him back for some clothes. In his
former testimony Adams said that
sutton ordered him to malt. and began
firing when he refused; yesterday he
said that Sutton swore at him, asked
him where he was going, and thren.-
ened to kill him when he answered
At the former inquiry Adams said he
had not noticed Rocker until he sow
him on the ground; this time he was
sure he saw Rocker standing up,
ready to interfere before he saw him
again on the ground.
In both stories Adams was very
hazy as to the part he took in the
row.