New-York tribune., 1909-07-20
CALLS SUTTON SUICIDE
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Judge Advocate Leonard read into the record
the government order that the hearings sh0ulu
be open TO the public Major Leonard said that
as far as the judge advocate had been advlseo
no officers in the service had made any charges
against Lieutenant Adams. This was in answer
10 a question of Captain Thomas Brown OF
the marine CORPS one Of counsel for Lieutenant
Adams asking IL any charges under the navy
regulations had been made against Lieutenant
Adams Captain Brown said if charges hao
been made his client had the right 20 know the
name OF his aCCuser.
LIEUTENANT ADAMS CALLED.
Lieutenant Adams was the first witness called,
The Judge advocate asked him TO tell Of all ms
movements from p. 20 a m on the @ hlsii'
of October 1918. 1907, the night when Lieu
tenant Sutton shot.
The witness said he attended the dance al tne
academy on that night. and afterward went 20
Carvel Hall with Lieutenants Osternah anu
Irtlev. There they met Sutton later on anu
started in Owens's automobile from carver nan
with Sutton to the marine camp.
we went over the college creek bridge sald
the witness Going over the bridge the ma
chine was making considerable noise. ana as
we were out after hours - O'Clock oeing tIe
limit Lieutenant Utley suggested we STOP tiis
machine and walk not TO he caught
reached over and touched the chauffeur ana
told hin, n stop sutton called me damned
fool and said he would lick he'll out of me- l
unfastened my collar and jumped out. sutton
and the others got out. and we were prepar-
ing to fight the senior officer stepped in and
ordered us to stop and said we could nght II
out next morning We started for the barracks
and got under an electric light. when Sutton
and Osterman mixed It up and struck each
other several times before they could be sepa-
rated I stood from fifteen to twenty-five feet
away during that time.
From there we went BIZ the old road to the
barracks to report to the officer of the day.
leaving Sutton behind. He refused to go with
as l told Osterman on the way over that If l
had known. as l heard then that Sutton shot
up the camp two weeks before we would have
got a rife to protect ourselves On the way
over an officer held us up. II proved TO be
Utley and he ordered back to the scene or
the fight TO if could find any clothes
SAW SOMETHING WHITE
I started down the path and had gone thirty
or forty PAGES when / saw something white. II
seemed TO arise and voice said: That's that
damned Adams; I'm going to kill you He fred.
ran at him He fred again. We grappled- He
fired third time and hit me in the finger. AS
we wheeled around ] saw Rocker in position
70 assist me. threw Sutton around and got on
his back trying to keep him from shooting AT
that time some one jumped on Sutton's left
hand I don't know who it There was a
shot. and cried: My God, has he killed Roel-
kAr7 AS l stood up there was fash and
looked toward Sutton. to see him PROSTATE and
evidently dead
AZ this point Lieutenant Adams illustrated his
struggle with Sutton with orderly as his as
sistant The witness lay down on the floor and
went through the attitudes Of the struggle as
he had fought on the dump. Mrs Sutton eyed
the witness closely as he was testfying. She
shook her head occasionally.
In answer 10 Major Leonard's questions Adams
said he had never had any disagreement or
words with Sutton prior to that night He said
tbare was no argument in the automobile SUIT
ton did not appear to him to have been drinking.
Adams said. however. he had heard that Sutton
had threatened to shoot him.
PUSHED sI-TTON's FACE INTO GROUND
when Sutton was on the ground" said Lieu
tenant Adams. "I pushed his face into the earth
with all my strength 10 keep him fronS seeing
who Il was He struggled for twenty seconds
and then seemed to weaken
Did Mr. Sutton smell Of liquor" asked the
Judge advocate.
."I was too excited TO notice that" replied the
witness.
Did anv one try 10 separate YOU during the
fight with sutton?" asked Major Leonard.
NO. not that I remember the witness an
swered.
Did you hit Sutton at that time?
YES hit him when I first grappled with
him" Adams said.
Lieutenant Adams told Of previous quarrel
with Sutton over the payment Of ST 20 which
he Adams, owed Sutton
Did YOU pay him that money!" asked Major
Leonard.
NO. sir I did not pay him." the witness re
Piled.
did you have any other unpleasant expert
ences with Mr.. sutton?" asked Major Leonard
mo sir Lieutenant Adams answered.
Questioned by his own counsel. Arthur z
Birney. Lieutenant Adams said that Lieutenant
Utiey dismissed the chauffeur and paid for the
automobile the night of the tragedy.
At the former hearing the testimony TO
the effect that Sutton hired the automobile and
paid for il.
Lieutenant Adams is a clean cut looking Of
hcer. and gave his testimony frankly. but in
voice that trenbled at times with excitement
He resorted frequently to glass Of water that
an orderly had placed a table near him. He
seemed anxious 10 go into details and tell all
he knew about the tragedy.
Major Leonard asked the witness IL he. Ctey
and Osterman were in uniform the night Of
the shooting. Lieutenant Adams said they were
in their dark blue mess jacket uniforms.
rs there any way, in your opinion, man
could carry service revolver while in the mess
uniform without it being in evidence" asked
Major Leonard.
No sir / think not Adams replied
The witness said there were four shots fired
before Sutton fired the final shot. Sutton had
service revolver in hand and smaller one
in the other when he opened fire. the witness
said The third shot was fred from the large