The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-10
Sergeant Todd Tells Star
tIing Story of Death of
Lieut.. Sutton.
Continued From Page onc)

Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker. sister of
Lieut.. Sutton, was called 10 the wit
ness stand. Mrs. Parker said she
started for Annapolis on the day fol-
lowing her brothers death, previous
ly making preliminary arrangements
for his burial at Arlington. because,
as a suicide, he could not be buried
In the cemetery lot of the family in
Portland, Ore. they being members of
the Roman Catholic church. She was
advised by Col. DOyen. commandant OF
marines. not TO look at her brothers
body, owing to the condition Of the
head. which she said Col Doyen told
her showed a number OF wounds OF
various sorts She told Of receiving
at the barracks clothing and other eff
fects of her brothers. and OF sending
them home to Portland
Mrs Parker told OF interviews at
her room in Carvel hall with several
of the Supng lleutenants. She asked
that Lieut.. Adams see her alone be-
cause the lieutenant seemed III at
ease when she met him and because
she believed he had Information which
he probably would not give her In the
presence of others. The interview be-
gan at and ended at 10 p IN. Relat-
ing what passed, she said she asked
Adams 10 tell her everything about her
brothers death and not spare her feel
ings. and that Adams told her of
Lieut.. Sutton's unpopulaTty with
brother officers. Reading from the
record of Lieut. Adams testimony
questions which the latter had declar-
ad bc cDuId NOT oncuar oe he dII NOT
remember. Mrs Parker declared Ad.
ans had told her of the Incidents of
the fight that followed the automobile
trip 10 the dump"
She said Adams told her that her
brother went for weapons, having de-
clared he would kill Adams, Utley and
OsteTman, and that he described the
llnal encounter, Mrs Parker said Ad-
ans told her he would not swear her
brother committed suicide: that he
knew If Sutton had lived his own
life would have been in danger. that
Sutton would get me- Adams, she
said. stated Llout Utley hated Sutton,
and had declared some one ought to
take 1t out of him" Adams told Mrs
Parker, she said, that If Captain
Mark claimed Sutton owed money,
not TO pay 1t as Sutton owed him moth.
ing, After the interviews. Adams, she
said, accepted her invitation to din.
ner which was taken VITA two other
men at a restaurant
Adams had told her that every one
In Annapolis believed he had killed
Sutton. She disclaimed TO him such
. belief. Mrs. Parker told Adams. she
said, that all she wanted was to prove
her brother was not suicide. as. were
he that. his mother would, by her
faith. be compelled to believe her
sons soul lost She told Adams IL she
could do this, the case would be drop
ped, Mr Davis here announced that
he had concluded Mrs. Parkers direct
examination
The unusual proceeding of legal
| counsel on both sides Of a case pre-
senting argument to the public through
the newspapers while the case IS be-
Ing heard In court occurred today
when Attorney Arthur a. Birney, rep
rescnting Lieut.. George f. Adams
and Attorney H. e Davis. counsel for
Mrs. James n sutton. both discussed
in statements to the press the case
now before a naval court at Annapolis
Attorney Birney for the defendant
| lieutenant, contended Mrs Sutton fall
ed to produce any evidence when
placed on tho stand TO substantiatc
her charges.
"The admissions OF Mrs. Sutton
while on the witness stand that she Is,
and always has been, without any evil