Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-06
SUIT 7 ON
COMMITTED
SUICIDE
UTLEY CONFIRMS STORY T
Of BROTHER OFFICERS

Resumed With Marine Lieu
teaots as Defendants AcCuS-
ed Of Killing Oregon Youth,
my Morning JouIpai Special Ieased wirst
Annapolis, Md, Aug For live
hours today. Lieutenant Harold uf-
ley of the marine corps was subjected
to an cNactins examination and cross
examination in regard to his connec-
tion with the death Of Lieutenant
james y sutton of Oregon, which is
the subject of investigation before the
naval board of inquiry at the naval
academy
The hearings were resumed after
an adjournment the early part of last
Week, pending the arrival oi Lieuten-
ant t'tleN ana Surgeon Frank c. Cook.
The noW alignment in the proceedings
whereby five of Sutton's brother Of
fcers who have aheady testified. aud
Lieutenant utcN appeared in court as
defendants accused by Mrs sutton.
the dead boys bother and her daueh-
ter. Mrs. Parker of causing Lieuten-
aut Sutton's death, had no effect IN
curbmg the evidences of Lieutenant
t'tlcy He answered an questions put
to hu His story cnrrohoratcd the
testimony OF other officers present at
the fight between Lieutenant Adams
and Lieutenant sutton. October i3.
1907, when sutton was shot
While Cuey said he was under the
Impression at the time of the shoot
ing that sutton in the heat of the
struggle with him and other officers
who were attempting to disarm SUIT
ton directed the shot against himself.
he was not nearly as positive about
the suicide theory US the preceding
witness. Under examination he
admitted that he was reach,ng for
Suttons hand To disdrm him when the
latter freed his arm from beneath his
chest ana the rcvolver flashed
rtley was senior officer in the
marty that was with sutton on the
night in question Mr.. Davis ire
uucnth logged the witness memory
for the testimony he gave at the IN
quest. but Etley pleaded a lapse of
memory over the intrim of two years
MIR. Davis got Utley to admit that he
ala not know sutton In the naval
academy before they Joined the ma-
zine corps and then wanted To know
+ Iruey meant he had taken dis
IKE to sutton merely on rumor, when
40 testified that hc had dislIked Su,-
ON "as far back az academy days.
The witness said he had heard
hings about sutton at that time
which made himtfeel that he did not
are TO know hlm
Mr. Davis asked II Utley had ever
,azcd sutton The witness said ne
night have hazcd him and not known
MS ne had hazed mahy ''plebes
whom he did not know
The witness described the alterca"
ion and first fight between Adams
nd sutton ON the dump near tn"
ANN As senior officer of the party.
,c witness said he ordered the oth'
rs tn stop fighting and they did so
that time Then sutton and oslef-
nam began fighting and ttlcy inter-
,ncd and "uutWistcd' ostermah
.om sutton. tho witness said. Sut-
IN rot up ana was shocked down
vice b, ostcrman and then lay on
,o ground refusing TO fight or say
. had enough.
"'rhc FIGHT was all one-sided. os-
rman having the best az II. tr'm
art to finish said ttley.
sutton laN on the ground refusing
get up aud threatening To go I"
mn and get his suns and shoot
clr heads off before sunrise. tha
Imess said.
rtley said ne told sutton to con-
Icr himself under arrest and leA
m and went to camp.
Later ON his rounds in camp ne
,, Lieutenant RoellScr standing IN
ant of Sutton's tent and sutton Just
sid, poluting a revolver az Rocker.
sutton and Rocker ran out OF
mp ana Lieutenant rtlcy followed
.m down toward the parade
aunds. sutton began shooting and
,autrr pitched forward on his face
Il lay still. the witness said
Then he saw Adams loom mp In
mt of sutton and call out that ne
damsl was shot. rh" shooting
,s-d aud Adams closed tn on Sot-
D and threw him face downward
r witness came up at this time. he
a. and knclt ON Sutton's shoulder
help hold him down.
sutton had one hand irc" ana
income either took or knocked the
oliver ont of il. the witness said.
-utton's other hand was under MS
.st someone called ont that Red
4" was killed. meaning Lieutenant
elkcr aud Just then sutton freed
other arm. raised his hand toward
head and shot
90 was my opinion that he COM
tied suicide. said Lieutenant IT.
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