New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
THE RBzING OF SUTTON
,cS1fATE TO TESTIFY
CONCERNING FIGHTS
,,.,,, Witnesses Called Before
r.,,ol Board of Inquiry Into
Lieutenant's Death.
,gv Telegraph to The Tribune-J

~ "a WoIlett Webb OF this city,
= -soeived summons 10 appear a Aliiia poiiS W
nsS -sek as = witness before the board OF IN
nea- hitch will investigate the oeath OF Lieu
ell-s e,,++on. Of the marine corps
oe'lsn' -, - --as classmate OF Sutton's at the
Nj s.-,x and has been actively engaged re-
Ns' =. an attempt 10 clear the name or his
-. 80 .Isss7nate Of the op2roorlun OF SUICIDE
70 s.,s~ss to-day that many OF Sutton class
he - he Naval Academy, holding that the
mates 4 +,e ANNAPOLIS Dump probably had
taeeNs =, N those days when Sutton was hazed
fts t..t-e5 nv his classmates at the Naval
eno ,-s-e expected 10 appear and testify at
TIE inquiry -,.- ,,-,,.-, he WAS at the
= ACADEMY" said Mr.. Webb to-day In ms
- wear he IS alleged 70 have reported sew
nIS :. his classmates 10 the authorities because
eI@l - ,5o1s-ed uninlportant regulations This
ines h,-, n be looked down upon, and he was
..-a5,, hazed and forced into fights Nhen the
-, ,1ass ostracised him the upper class men
-, -+si- cue from it. and Sutton's lie was mace
- miserable In his second year sutton hao
- so 7,rpopular that II was commonly report
= .ts- he was .aunked' by the naval authorizes,
-5 he then went into the marine corps some ol
- - =, Nth whom Sutton had later disagreements
= -. same who assisted in hazing him and fore
d. frbts upon him in the Naval Academy days
,,.. 7,,lv tom" Lee, watohman in
Nzz-ef 4
-.,-+sns-t James y. Sutton's death. on OCTOBER
:. or vii be . witness Monday before the court
- - -,,--- that IS 10 investigate the charge that
Sutton was murdered
rea K noE E letter carrier de declared to-osS
.s.+ h. was On duty in the academy GROUNDS ana
...-d FIVE shots fred in the fight on the pump
-. sutton was killed. He said he knew posi-
- 80 he lieutenant had not committed sui
x5s hut he would not reveal the extent Of his
knowledge
Les was not witness Al the inquest and he
refused 10 express any view as 20 why ne had
not been called
y 1ss understood here to-day that ex-Lieutenant
rP Rocker. one Of the four officers who were
-tb Sutton before his death. will come forward as
z4-ress and this report has caused much uneasi-
,sss among those who hoped the inquiry would re
slt IN confirmation Of the suicide verdict without
o,ning Up 70 the world the details Of the teud that
eliminated IN Suttons death
There --as much manifest uneasiness in academy
s-elss to-day not so much over the possible reve-
ls-ion Of the manner Of Suttons death as over the
r-obsbitv Of Incidental disclosures involving mem
hs-s q z certain set
--ssrtnr-or. July 1--Au Is in readiness for
the inquiry 70 be conducted by a naval board 'nto
-hs cause OF the death Of Lieutenant James y
s-tton. Of the marine corps. which occurred at
ANNAPOLIS almost two years ago. This inquiry
v-rich viii begin at Annapolis on Monday, viii be
ne second one and II Is to be made as thorough as
possible for the purpose OF removing all possible
so-h- Sc 70 the cause of Surtons death, regarding
which there has been more OF less ulystery-
II wiz be two or three weeks before any report
from the board car reach the Navy Department.
IS Two officers of the cruiser North Carolina have
been summoned .ss Witnesses and that vessel Will
not reach the United states from Mediterranean
waters for a. least weeks i Il expected that
the examination Of other witnesses viii be over in
week or ten davs. IN which case the court will
take recess until the officers on the North Caro-
ins arrive al Annapolis
ST. Paul J,lv 17-Iieutenant Hugh A Parker.
rnose wife. Mr. Mary Sutton Parker. left here for
Annsuolis last night testify At the inquiry into
the cause Of the death Of her brother, Lieutenant
lanes y. Sutton. said to-day that his wife had
neTer found letter among the dead lieutenants
Effects challenging him 10 fight