Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-23
.SUTTEN TRAGEDY
MUCH M|XED|. MESS.
Dead Mans Sister Will Tell Of In
terview With Lieut.. Adams
Contradicting eTstimony.
CASE HAS AVERY QUEER LOOK
Chauffeur Related How Adams
Jumped from Seat, Pulled on Coat
And Rushed at Sutton.

And Rushed at Sutton.
Annapolis. Md. July 2a--The fifth
day Of the inquiry into the death of
Lieut.. James n. sutton opened with
Sergeant OF Marines James De Hart,
whose cross-eXamination was contln-
&ued from yesterday on the witness
stand 1t was said today the Sutsons
would call an$eye witness to the shoot
ing who would throw an entirely DIFF
ferent version on the affair from any
thus far shown. 1t is thought this wilt
ness may be Private Charles Kennedy
sof the marine corps. now stationed at
Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker
the sister is not expected to testify
before next week. She Will probably
tell in detail the interview she had
with Lieut.. Adams shortly after her
brothers death, which Adams prac-
tically5 denied in his testimony.
Surgeon George Plckerell was re-
called for a moment before Mr.. Davis
resumed the cross-examination of Ser
geant de Hart. Maj. Leonard wanted
to know If the condition of Lieut.. SUIT
tons nose when Surgeon Pickerell ex-s
amined the body would indicate that.
it had been broken and restored with
paratfln as had been reported. Sur
geon Pickerell said that no such con-
dition existed. IS
What were the conditions that night
as to light or darkness q inquired Mrs.
Sutton's counsel.
ut was very dark, was the reply.
sERGT. DE HART.
Sergt. DE Hart was called and Mr..
Davis resumed his cross examination.
Mr.. Davis asked the witness when he
first saw Lieuts. Beyan5 and Utley on
the night of the shooting.
Just after Sutton had accosted me
L saw Lieut.. Bevan running down the
road after Sutton, shouting You are
under arrest! said De Hart. II don't
remember when Lieut.. Utley came on
| the scene <.
There are two contradictory things
| in your testimony continued Mr.
Davis. You say you accompanied
Lieut.. Sutton to the place where the
| fight occurred for the purpose of get
ting his coat, while You show that you
had some knowledge of his relation to
4 some affair when you asked him to
use his fists instead of the Ireyolyer,,f t
l The witness said he went With Silt
ton because the lieutenant ordered hin,
to go and did not rememb Der OF having
i any other reason for accompanying
Sutton. He could not renen ber wlleth-
i 5er they found Sutton's coat. or mt
! Sutton ran on ahead of@him. DE Hart
said. It was soon after that that he
/ heard the shotst.
MEMORY POOR.
De Hart could not remember how
many, shots We're fired but he was GER
4 tain they had all been fired before he
4 Preached the scene and saw Sutton S
body. He could not remember low
i many or what officers were in ...le
i group about Sutton when he came up.
GU, as sergeant of marines, on the
ground near your barracks, came OIL
group of officers, one of whom lay on
the ground shot, the one you had
i shortly before accompanied. and you
i did not take sufficient notice to tell
how many and who the officers pr4s-
ent We're, is that right?" asked MIR,
4 Davis.
Yes, SIR
{ Mr.. Davis wanted to know why the
sergeant took the revolvers handed
l him when he was out of place with
i the officers there and had previous "
Il been ordered away
Il took the revolvers as any on.
4 would take an object handed to hin
suddenly. suppose was neartNt tt
4 the man, who had it." replied De Hart
ut didn't occur to you to say to the
4 officer. Sir. / am not the one to take
4 that revolver?'' =
No, sir
But it did occur to you to throw
the revolver away. didn't it?"f
es. sir answered the sergeant
Il De Hart said he reported that night
i to Lieut.. Utley that he had thrown
away the revolver. Utley told him L
Il go out and get 1t early next morning
4 1T was on the following day that hi
a asked Utley who it was that had giver
4 himathe revolver the night before anc
4 Utley said he did not know. the wit
morning and Lieut.. Utley afterwarc
told him it had been found.
a Ibid YOU go down there with an idef
Il of protecting Mr. Sutton from him
self or protecting him from any ont
else, or trying to keep him out q
a trouble?" Mai Leonard asked the wit
ness.
"Well. sir, man running abou
with two revolvers certainly did 3no
4 need protection" was De Harris reply
"A He added that he went down De
cause sutton asked him to get his coat
nDid you take the revolver from MI
suttons hand?" commander Hood. tnt
presiding officer, asked sergt pc Hart
NO, SIR" the witness replied.
WILLIAM /. OWEN.
William T. Owens, the first chauffeur
who drove Lieut. Sutton and his broth
- er officers out to the camp on th'
I night Of the shooting, was called. H'
| told of taking Sutton, Lieut.. Adams ant
two other officers in his automobile
from Carvel Hall toward the camp
s. Lieut.. Adams sat on the seat Will
him and Sutton and the other two off
+ GERS. whose names he did not know
on the rear seat. This was about
o'clock. Sutton and his two companion
!. talked and seemed to be friendly on tn
way out. Adams did not have anythin,
s to say They went through the napa
!, academy ground and nothing happene,
until they got across the cemeter.
+ bridge on the dump" when some on
told him to stop. Lieut.. Adams jumpe
7 from his seat and threw off his Goa
: and collar and made a rush at Lieut.
J, sutton as the latter got out of the cal
The witness heard no argument who
, might suggest trouble before that. TIL
!. i other two officers grabbed Sutton an
!, the witness heard Sutton say. g
: away, Adams, don't want any trou
Y ble.''
Then some one told him TO beat 1t.
i He turned his car around andlingeret
) why did not you go them aske
[ Mai Leonard.
: II wanted to stay and see the figf
t il there was to be one, said the wit
I ness
! ADAMS RUSHED AT SUTTON.