The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-21
MAIN QUESTIONS ARE UNANSWERED
 IN SUTTON CASE
Especial from United Press.) (By Samuel M. Evans, Staff Cores pendent of the United, Press)


 (By Samuel M. Evans, Staff Cores
 pendent of the United Press.)
 Annapolis, Md, July H.-The main questions bearing upon the mystery surrounding the death of Lieutenant James N- Sutton on the night of Oc- tober 12-13, 1907, were still unanswered when the naval court of inquiry met for it's third session to-day These are the questions, to which three wit nesses examined so far, have failed to give satisfactory. replies: Who took the Smith and Wesson revolver from Lieutenant Sutton's hand and gave it to Sergeant DeHart. Was it given to DeHart before or after the fatal shot was fired? Was it a bullet from this weapon that killed the young officer ?' Attorney Davis, for the Sutton fam fly, tried to clear up these points in his examination of William Bevan who was on the stand when court ad- Journed yesterday. It is believed the testimony of DeHart and the surgeons who examined Sutton's body may throw some light on the questions It is also likely that Adams will be called again.
 It has been pretty we'll established that Sutton had his Colts revolver in his right hand and that it was taken from him after the last shot had been nred. The court wants to know where his Smith & Wesson was at the time That he was armed with two revolvers before the shooting began has been definitely established. There were 8 empty cartridges and three unexpIoded ones in the Colts revolver when as Lieutenant Bevan testified, Lieutenant Willing took it from Sutton. Adams testified that there were five shots fired. The Smith & Wesson was found next morning in the grass near the scene Of the tragedy where Sergeant DeHart had thrown it. DeHart testi- fled at the previous inquiry that he did not know who handed him this revolver.
 Mrs Parker moved her seat at the opening of the morning session so as to face Bevan directly and she sub jected him to the ordeal of her steady, unremitt1ng gaze the entire time he was was on the the stand The witness de engaged in the fight with Sutton might have worn a revolver without Bevan himself knowing it.
 Judge Advocate Leonard has asked this question of all the witnesses ton had a revolver. Another surprise came when Major Leonard asked about Sutton's actions when Bevan said he was pointing his gun at Roel- ker, in front of Sutton's tent Bevan said: Sutton's action was more de- fensive than aggressive. He was ap- parently defending himself
 Are you certain that Lieutenant 0 ''I am absolutely certain that the shot that ended Lieutenant Suttons life was fired from a revolvef in his own hands," was the reply.
 Did he fire the revolver?" "No one else was in contact with the revo1- yer but Lieutenant Sutton"
 Bevan testified that one night from two to six months prior to the shoot ing he drank cup of coffee in Sut- tons tent and had a. long talk with him. Sutton told me then,'' said the | witness, that life did not attract him 1 and that some day he would shoot | limself''
 Describing Sutton's position at the | lime of the shooting Bevan said: "He | was flat on the ground. I don't know | whether he knew Utley and myself | were there"
 ''Was he still or struggling before | he shot % was asked. He lay quiet | y, face downward
 State exactly what you heard Sut- .on say after Utley ordered him under arrest" ''He said, Damn the army ,orps. I am going to get my mess acket and leave this station for sver.'"