The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
SUTTON'S SISTER
IN HARD FIGHT
Continued from Page One.

to the ground sutton's friends declare
that the other two men jumped him.
This is the first point at which the two
stories diverge.
Then Uuey said: -sinee a blow has
been passed. you might as well fight"
and both men took OF their coats and
went at II. Ostermann knocked Sutton
down with a singing blow on the nose.
which twisted Il out Of shape. II had
been butt up with parahin. Sutton lay
on the ground and refused 10 get up, ac-
cording TO the statements Of the officers
The other two walked away and then Sut-
ton got up and attacked Adams from be-
hind. they say. Sutton's friends again
take issue here and say other officers
were the aggress0Ts. Adams Knocked
him down Sutton's sister SAYS she can
prove that her brother was attacked in
both these alterations, from admissions
made 10 her al her private inquest.
The officers story is 20 the effect that
Sutton arose infuriated when he was
knocked down second time and ran for
his tent. exclaiming: "Tn XIII every one
Of you before morning
Ordered 10 HIS Tent.
At that. Lieut.. Ciiey ordered Sutton 10
his tent under arrest. and sent Adams
and Ostermann 20 the barracks 70 report
the affair TO Lieut.. +. s. Willing. officer
OF the day, and to remain there until
Sutton had been Quieted-
Lieut. f. p Rocker heard him swear
Ing 70 kin every one IN the camp. and
rumaging his tent. according TO this story.
and intercepted him as he was coming
out Of the tent door bandishing a re-
vOlver in each hand. one his own. a
Smith & Wesson. and the other
service Colts. He brushed Rocker aside
and ran down the road De Hart met
him and tried 10 calm him. and he ran
on into the darkness. swearing.
Meanwhile, Adams and Ostermann, re-
turning from the barracks. with Lieut.
Willing and Lieut.. W. F. Bevan. officer
OF the guard. encountered Sutton. He
called out with an oath 70 learn II
Adams was IN the party. and when
Adams replied that he was. then. said
the officers. Sutton started shooting. A
Few shots went Wild and Rocker fell.
with a shot IN HIS breast
Adams shot in Finger.
The next shot hit Adams in the Anger.
and ne and Sutton closed. Then all the
officers present closed in and tried 70
hold Sutton down. He was rolled over
on his face and they jumped on him.
His Smith & Wesson revolver had been
taken away from him at that time No
one knows who took IT away. While ne
was living with his face IN the dirt some
enc shouted Look OUT He has another
revolver" And some one else said He
has killed Rocker already"
Then. say the officers. he pulled out
his hand with the Colt revolver in Il
and shot The shot passed through his
head.
Suicide Theory.
The board OF inquest held that Sutton.
fearing that he was murderer when re
heard the remark about Rocker. delIber-
ately killed himself.
Some OF the navy officials say that SUIT
ton was trying 20 KIN the men holding
him down and shot himself by accident.
Mrs. Parker replies 70 this that she
wants 10 know who took the Smith &
Wesson pistol away from her brother,
and when and whore he gave Il 20 De
Hart De Hart says ne does not know
v no gave Il 70 him or when. II Il con
tained any cartridges when 10 was taken
away from Sutton and was given to De
Hart until after the shot that killed SUI
tor had been fired. there IS a possibility.
they say. that some one might have fred
a. the PROSTATE man as he lay on rs
face