The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20

member OF this party, but he was up
stairs in the hotel with some other
people About 1915. or maybe half
an hour later, he asked me TO ;ake
him to the barracks / told him there
were three other officers going up in
a few minutes and asked him TO walt.
He said, AN right; we'll go up to-
gether.' About l O'Clock three officers
came out and with Lieutenant Sutton
got into the machine.
II don't know the names OF two of
them. but Lieutenant Adams got in
the seat with me and the other In the
tonneau. The officers appeared 10 he
In good spirits and seemed friendly,
but Lieutenant Adams kept pretty
quiet
"EIe ordered me TO go through the
Naval academy grounds and on across
the bridge to what We call the dump.
when we got TO the dump. LIenten-
ant Adams jumped out and said 'Sut-
ton, you've got to fight Sutton and
the other two officers got out and SUI
ton said: I have nothing 10 fight
about He took out some money and
| paid me for the fares. Just then
Lieutenant Adams jerked off his coat
end hat and made rush for Sutton.
Sutton stepped TO one side and |
heard him say: oh, I'll fight. if IL
| is a fight YOU must have
! Lieutenant Adams then made an
| other rush and the other two officers
grabbed Sutton, one on each arm.
Then the ordered me TO beat 1t and
started up my machine and came
! away. heard no pistol shot nor did
hear any outcry-
New York, July Lieutenant r.
r. Adams OF the marine corps has
been brought back 10 the United
States from China. not alone TO face
another board of inquiry to investigate
the circumstances of the death of
Lieutenant James n Sutton, but 10
answer In the criminal courts to the
charge of murder The navy board
has been organized and notice has
been served on the young officer that
he VIII be called upon to stand trial.
Lieutenant f. A. Osterman was re-
called at the same time and stands aC-
cused with Adams
"On the night when Sutton was
killed" said Lieutenant Adams when
seen at his quarters, "a number of
us were at Caryel hall drinking y
young lady from Pittsburg was at the
hotel hop and Sutton was showing her
attention. We were all in a private
room when Sutton appeared, He broke
In on us carrying a bottle OF whisky.
"'Have drink he called out. but
we all refused. He appeared TO be in
bad condition and finally left
After IL O'Clock Lieutenant OSter-
man and | started back TO the bar
racks in the same automobile Sutton
had engaged We were out after
hours and a discussion arose as to
whether we would go In by the Off
GERS quarters and admit our derelic-
ton. | said / would not, and Sutton
used abusive language 10 me. He told
me I'd have to fight him and we
jumped out OF the machine. He came
at me with a whisky bottle, but VIC
were separated After that sutton and
Osterman engaged in a free fight and
Sutton was whipped TO exhaustion.
When he left he said that he was go
Ing to arm himself and kill Us both,
"Osterman and | went to the bar
racks. where We met Lieutenant Fl.
II Ouey. He ordered me bacl, for my
clothes that I had dropped when [
jumped out of the automobile to fight
Sutton.
1T was dark. | started alone down
the path when I saw Sutton I'm the
bushes, He jumped up with q revolver
In his hand. At the same time he
called me vile name. I ran straight
toward him and he fred. A bullet tore
my finger, while another wbirred by
my ear. Again he fred and Lieuten-
ant L p. Rocker, since dismissed. fell
wounded.
II knocked Sutton down and was on
! him He was easy TO handle When
/ rose | saw Rocker. You've killed
Reddy.' l cried.
Lying face downward on the
ground, Sutton drew his hand, I'm
which he still held the gun. from uu-
der him, and without rolling over shot
himself in the back of the head | be.
lleye he did It because he believed he
had killed Rocker, He had told a
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