Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21

to show THAT he was preparing for q
long session with Bevan.
Mrs. Parker had changed her chair to
a point where she could get more d.
rect view OF the witness. Her remark
ably steady gaze riveted itself on Bevan
as 1t had on adams.
1t was plain that the Suttons expected
developments from Mr.. Davis cross
question ng of the witness.
I'm your fort er testimony you said
that after you h ad been called out by the
corporal of the guard you met Lieut.
Utley in the camp and discussed the trou-
BILE with him leading to Sutton's arrest IN
the lavatOry. Did you remember that:
II do no remember now seeing Utley
at that time"
Counsel then took UP Bevan's idea OF
Sutton's movements up to the point where
he was shot. He dug out. question by
question. in brief answers, all that Bevan
would tell of Suttons departure from his
tent. saying. Damn the arrest: I'm going
to leave camp forever: OF the ETns that
passed till he saw Sutton again on the
ground with De Hart and Ctky on him:
of the direction that Sutton took in walk
ing away; of his gait, whe her he walked
or ran: and of the distance at which
Bevan followed behind him.
About two or three minutes elapsed.
said Bevan, "between his departure ana
the shots. just about the time for Sut- on
a brisk walk.
| Some Shots Not Accounted For.
How many shots did you hear when
the firing commenced before you reached
the point where you could see the
flashes?"
MY impression now is about four re-
ports"
Then how many flashes did you see
thereafter?'
| II should say two
! Then Won heard or saw nothing like
| six shots in all before reaching the
! scene?''
Mr.. Davis went right on questioning
without pairing to betray his satisfaction
at having affirmed the point that more
shots had been told of than could be ac-
counted for Adams had testified that
only five shots had been fired in all.
How much light was there
/ VERY little. 1t was q very dark night. =
/ Where did YOU see Lieut.. Rocker ly-
| ing when you arrived!
| Revan described III great detail tie po-
sition and locat on OF Rocker as he lay
on the parade ground few yards from
Sutton, his head toward the barracks.
| He could not say. however, how. he came
to know that the figure was Rockers.
He was not sure that he knew tnat TACT
until later on.
Was Rocker lying on his face?"
| "I am not certain whether he was on
his face or his back"
WAS he nearer the barracks than SUIT
| ton. or nearer the sidewaik?''
Nearer the sidewalk
And In when direction did sutton's
head lie?''
Toward the barracks.
Former Testimony Produced.
ut may have been the left hand,
though. I am not positive now whether
| the right or left" explained Lieut.. Bevan.
| This led up to production Of Bevan's
testimony at the former inquiry
! $50 the account at the former inquiry
was inaccurate. You say that sutton
had both arms under him when he fired
and that he had apparently shot himself
| In the forehead"
81 object. because the statement OF the
'ormer testimony made by the counsel is
misleading interposed the judge advo-
cate.
II beg pardon" said Mr. Davis, who
apparently had been leading on the Judge
advocate to force him to read the full
testimony at the first inquiry. He now
read 1t. bringing out with emphasis
Bevan's former words:
Both hands were under Sutton. I could
not see the revolver. The Hash was right
in front of his face. / thought he must
have shot himself in the forehead"
The Judge advocate got Bevan to tell
where he had passed the time from SUIT
toms departure from his tent to Bevan's
reaching the scene Of the shooting.
"It was q space Of three Or four min
utes" Bevan said. which Bevan had
spent with Willing, officer OF the day. in
discussing whether they had better rouse
the commanding officer. It might have
been considerably longer than four min
utes.
The Judge advocate asked Bevan to ex-
plain exactly what move Sutton made
when he shot himself. Gust to clear UP
this point"
Lieut. Bevan had grown vague in his
answers on this point since the pointing
out OF the discrepancies, and said only
that he felt Sutton's shoulder move and
saw flash lighting up his face.