The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-11
SISTER DENIES
SUICIDE STORY
Tells Of Interviews With
Officers.
WOULD CLEAR SUTTON NAME
Has Distinct Memory Of Adams's
1 Conversation,
Mother Ide.tines Letters I.tred.osa
to Prove Son Had No Thssshs
Of saiciae--BiseAy Lin
en- Tells Tale.
WOULD CLEAR SUTTON NAME

Of Inquiry. now investigating the
death Of Lieutenant James M. sutton.
opened Its session this morning there
were fewer people present than on the
previous day. Notwithstanding 1t was
understood Mrs. Rose sutton Parker.
Lieutenant sutton's sister would be
placed on the witness stand
| Mrs. sutton. mother Of the dead ma
rine officer. was recalled TO the stand
at the request OF her counsel, Mr..
Davis. and identified visiting card Of
Lieutenant A NJ Sumner. bearing
some writing which, however was not
read. pending the appearance OF IAeu-
tenant Sumner. who has been summon
ed as witness. he being now In Nor
folk. Va.
Mr.. Davis presented two letters.
which were read by members of the
court and the counsel. Attorney Bir-
ney. representing Lieutenant Adams.
objected TO their Introduction. but the
judge advocate urged that they be adj
mftted and the court ruled IN HIS fav-
or. The letters were Identified by
Mrs. sutton as having been written by
Lieutenant Sutton, one to her and one
to his brother. They were chatty, In
innate and hopeful In character
That to Mrs. Sutton was mailed the
day before Lieutenant Sutton was shot
ana contained no hint that he medi-
for, the fut6ra
4 x,sS w.. p,.. ......n RH
Mrs sutfar ai.o SAart,sssS !. Nj, AZ
lading a. ba wing beer r,rttsan Nv hsr
son NJ ne n. osrersd a. sc avtaare..
showing that Lieutenant Sutton had
not thought Of suicide. but looked for.
the world or, ths vraat e~,,is. a. ths
unitaa States battieshin fleat IN sfso7.
II was Admitted nv the court arainnt
the oh,ectioc ~ NJ firnsv -
Charies n. Rnssei, : Is.nsrv,na, AZ
fhis rttv wa. raiies as ~ v,sfrasa.
Renlyinr 20 Mr.. r,avias o,,as,fons he
raid that ON October ia. 1907 he ra-
eeiyed fram II a,,fnnant 4 assnaI = .sftrt
collar ana c,,ffr that- v.rsre tIonss ,sfair !.
/ ~ 80 2 ana s,sss havsns haSr sst,,r.tnr
ana IRE rlrhf ada Or the shirt boaorn
hayinr 4 rrsai deal 81 l,soass s,s6ss N
Rt,ns2fi was NAT eroaa Ava r,aff,ey
Mrs parker was called ~ fhA VT
nees sfnnd M fha forenoon lnes<ion
Mr. Davis examined her she said she
started for Anna polls on the dav fol-
lowing her brothers death. after
making arranremenfs for his burial
a. Ariinrfon. n "a a Suicide Fha
could mot he buried IN the cerneterr
lot OF the family In Portland. ore.
thew being members Of the Roman
Catholic Church. s CHE was advised NV
Colonel Doyen. comma ndapt OF ma.
FINE. NOT 10 loo,x at her brothersa ho.lv
owing TO the condition Of the head.
which she said. Colonel Doyen told
her showed numher Of wounds Nof
var,oms sorts She fold of receiyine
M the barraclxs clothing ana other AZ
fecfs Of her brother's and OF aendtne
fhern home 10 Portland. sha etated
tbst her brother was NOT given hur-
iai aceordinr to tha customs Of his
faith -
T.Iis .f Ipterv,evs.
Mrs. Parker told of Interviews In
hs, ROM, % csrveI. Hail win sever
~ =, tha vo,,rg iieutenanta Sha aatr.
a, That rJeutsnant Adams ses her
alone because Adams seemed m at
ease when she met him ana because
80 haItaved he had irforrna tson
wh,.h Re nrohahIv would NOT rive her
IN the presence OF others. The inter-
view hogan At 4 and ended al 10 D.
m Relating what passed. she said
-. aslas ADAMS IN tell her avery-
ant .nare mar FEELINGS ana that
Ada toid her of fdeutenant sutton.s
.s.s.".rs.t.,, ,,,itn NE hrothar o6acar,
b. a,ns. from. ths @recora az Iaeu-
,snsn. Adams' testimony. ouestions
:, h;cn the latter had declared he
nn,,,S not answer as he ala not re-
,,ssnnhar Mrs Parker declared tina,
Tse,,.snert Adams had told her of the
inc,dsnts OF the fights that followed
~ sntoroh,la trim to .srhe Dumn..
uh 81 sotH Adams toid her her hrosb-
a., ~srt Tor weapons. having declared
he would kill Adams. Utley and Oster.
man ana that he described the final
encounter. Mrs. Parker said Adams
told her he would not swear her
brother committed suicides that he
Ixnevv that IL sutton had lived. his own
life would have been in danEer-that
sutton would get" him.
UtIex Hated sutton.
Adams, she said, stated that LAeu>
tenant Utley hated Sutton and had de.
cIared some one ought to take II out
Of him"
] Adams told Mrs. Parker. she said.
that IL Captain Mark claimed sutton
owed him money. not to pay II. as
Sutton owed him nothing. AFTER the
interview Adams. she said. accepted
her invitation TO oinner "nlcn was
taken with two otner men AT res
taurant MIS- ParkeI palo TOT the dfn-
ner. Adams nao toiu neg tnst every
one in Annapohs peneVeo ne nad XIII
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