Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-11
SISTER
SHOWS SHE HAS
BETTER MEMORY
RECALLS MORE OF INTERVIEW
THAN LIEUT.. ADAMS
WoMAN's TESTIMONY is OF
POSITIVE NATURE
Mrs. r. S. Parker Disappointed at Not
Being Pressed by Counsel Who Is
Protecting Interests of Her
Brothers Enemies
TBy Associated Press. ]

[By Associated Press.l
ANNAPOLIS Md, Aug. 10.-Mrs.
Rose sutton Parker whose testimony
has been looked forward to as of sur
passing interest in the investigation of
the death October 49, 1907, of her
brother, James N. Sutton, ir, was the
center of attraction at the court of in
quiry today. She demonstrated clearly
her memory of her interview with
Lieut.. Adams shortly after her broth
er's death was much better than was
Lieut. Adams recollection of their con-
versation.
In his testimony as to what was said
during this six hours interview the
words Il don't remember" frequently
REQUIRED.
Mrs. Parker was positive regarding
what was said and done 1t was no
table from her testimony that whether
or not Adams and Sutton were friends.
Adams and Mrs. Parker parted most
amiCably after a little dinner party
Mr.. Birney, counsel for Lieut.. Ad-
ans. did not press Mrs. Parker to any
extent on cross examination. This fea-
ture was a distinct disappointment and
Mrs. Parker expressed herself after
wards as having been most keenly dis
appointed. She said she had expected
to be able to say a great many things
to Mr.. Birney that her own counsel
could not bring out ON direct cross
examination.
Col. Doyen, commandant of marines;
Lieut. Willing and Lieut.. Adams again
took the stand.
Adams Is GriIled
Adams was merciessly grilled by
Mr.. Davis, counsel for Mrs. sutton.
He was made to lie on the big table
about which the court sits and panto-
mime the firing of the fatal shot
In his demonstration he used an un-
loaded service revolver, and as he IL
lustrated it the bullet must have en-
tered SuttOn's head at Il different point
and from a different direction than was
indicated by Surgeons Cook and Pick
rell AS Adams pointed the weapon
the bail would i'm all probability have
come out of Sutton's forehead from the
back Of his head Surgeon Cook tes-
titled that the course of the bullet was
downward and backward.
Adams was plainly iTritated by Mr.
Davis questioning.
Sergeant Major Hubert testified that
Private Kennedy, who testified at the
present inquiry contradicting some of
the marine officers involved in the
case, had a good record. He did not
know Kennedys reputation for truth
fulness, but he would believe any
statement he might make under oath.
To Mr.. Birney the witness said he
understood that men generally thought
Kennedy bugs, more or less"
To Determine Revolver
Lieutenant Willing was recalled and
said the cartridges taken from Lieu
tenant Sutton's revolver were taken
apart by order of the board of inquest
in order to decide from which revorver
the service weapon or his oWn-the
bullet that killed Lieutenant sutton
was fired.
When the court of inquiry investi-
eating the death of Lieutenant sutton
opened its session this morning there
We're fewer persons present than on
any previous day, notwithstanding il
was understood Mrs Rose sutton Par
ker, sister of Lieutenant sutton. would
be placed on the witness stand, and
that great interest Centcrs i'm what she
may say. especially touching on inter
views between herself and Lieutenant
Adams.
The interviews we're held shortly az
ter the death of Lieutenant sutton.
Questions put to Lieutenant Adams
while he was on the stand indicate
that Mrs. Parker has been very care
full to remember what was said during
each interview and also that Lieuten-
ant Adams had little recollection of
What passed at that time.
Mrs sutton, recalled to the stand at
the request of her counsel, Mr.. Davis.
identified two letters written by Lieu
tenant sutton. one to her and one to
her brother, They were chatty. inti-
mate and hopeful That to Mrs. Sut-
t1, ha IL. laf
tenant sutton was shot, and contained
no hint that he meditated suicide.
Bill of Lading Identified
Mrs. Sutton also identified q bill of
lading as having been written by her
SON Mr. Davis offered IT as evidence
showing that Lieutenant Sutton had
no thought of suicide. but looked for
ward with pleasure to going around
the world on the great cruise of the
United states battleship fleet in 1907.
1t was admitted by the court
Charles II. Russell, laundry man
of this city, was called as Il witness,
and said that October /, 1907, he re-
Ceivcd from Lieutenant Adams u shirt
collar and cuffs bloodstained one cuff
having been saturated and the right
side of the shirt bosom having great
deal of blood upon it. Russell was not
cross examined.
Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker. sister of
Lieutenant Sutton, testified that she
started for Annapolis on the day fol-
lowing her brothers death. She was
advised by Colonel DOyen, commandant
of marines, not to look at the body on
account Of the condition of the head.
which she said Colonel Doyen told her
showed a number of wounds of vari-
Gus sorts.
She told of receivin~ at the barracks
clothing and other effects of her broth
er, and of sending them home to Port
land,
Mrs. Parker told Of interviews i'm her
room at Carvel han with several lieu
tenants. She, asked that Lieutenant
Adams see her alone lie CONSIGNED.
Tho interview lasted six hours.
Told of Fight
Mrs. Parker declared Adams had told
her of the incidents of the fight that
followed the automobile trip to THE
Dump" She said Adams told her her
brother went for weapons having de-
clarcd ne would kill Adams, Utley and
OSterman. and that he described the
final encounter.
Mrs. Parker said Adams told her he
would not swear her brother commit
ted suicide: that he knew that If Sut-
ton had lived his own life would have
been i'm danger that Sutton would
get me-
Adams. she said, stated Lieutenant
Utley hated sutton and had declared
some one ought to take it ont of him. -
After the intervieW, Adams she said
accepted hey invitation to dine. Adams
had told her that everyone i'm An