The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-04
HEARING
AGAIN TOMORROW
Mother of Dead Lieutenant
Will Be the First
Witness.

With Mrs. James n. Sutton on the
witness stand and with Lieut.. Howard
Utley just off a European cruise. ar
raigned on the opposite side of the table
as a co-defendant with his brother Of
iieers, the naval inquiry board win re-
sumo at Annapolis tomorrow morning
its interrupted Investigation into the
causes Of the death. originally declared
10 be suicide, Of Lieut.. James n. SUIT
ton.
Mrs. Sutton. tire mother Of the dead
lieutenant. and AIRS. Rose Sutton
Parker. the sister. together with tbatr
attorneys, viii leave Washington late
thls afternoon for Annapolis. Lieu
tenant Utiey and Surgeon Cook. tn
await whose arrival the inquiry took
recess arrived at Provincetown yester-
DAY afternoon ard are also now en-
route to the Maryland town.
Men Engage Counsel.
Although the several young officers
who were with Sutton when he died
sald that they wouldn't engage counsel
When they were suddenly made defend
ant parties by the board of ten davs
ago II Is understood today that Cant
X. n. Gibson, of the Marine Corns is
70 be associated in the case with Cant.
arthur Brown. and A. a Birnev. who
nave been representing Lieutenant
ADAMS from the beginning of the hear
ing.
Captain Gibson was in consultation
with Lieutenant Adams attorneys last
night and probably all, Of the officers
involved. Lieutenants Adams. Oster-
man, Bevan, Willing, Utley, and Ser
geant De Hart win intrust their de-
tense, If one is deemed necessary. to
this trio Of attorneys.
The Navy Department has made -
plain. however, that the ruling of the
court OF inquiry that Mrs. Sutton r,,Ig+
now be regarded as an accusar. ana
the oIncefE 2S defendant parties fO me-
investigation, does not mean thar lie
oHttgi9 are Under any direct charge of
causing sutton. s death, but the lines
are merely drawn more taUt fo obfaf51
tull Investigation
The testimony Of Mrs Sutton. she
claims. viii be one of the most unusual
Dit9 OF evidence ever heard ia amy
courtroom. II Is a recital Of hoyv 80
collected evidence from those who were
win MN at that time that Mrs sutton
is 10 give upon the witness stand
Utley's Testimony Important.
Equally as import>nt. from the Off
GERS standpoint. msc be the TESTIMONY
Of Lieutenant Utley. The Iieutenanf
has number Of points to clear up for
his name has figured in the testimony
OF practically every witness. As officer
Of the day he was on duty and senior
in command while the campus fight
waged.
The one point above all others that the
court wants Utley to explain is the
statement made by Private Kennedy,
the dark-horse witness, who says he
Witnessed the fight from his sentry post
and who declares that Ctley told him
the next morning TO SAY nothing about
H. That he knew anything was dis
covered by accident, as he SAYS his
mouth would have remained shut uu-
der Dtiey's orders.
Mrs. sutton this afternoon said she
dld not care 20 discuss the rumor that
r. I'll. Hartman, the railway maenatc.
was supporting. both financially and
morally, their fight to clear Jimmie
Sutton name. James n Sutton ST..
is division superintendent of one of the
HarrIman roads at Portland and is a
personal and business friend of the
hnancier. The SuttOns, however, are
themselves people Of means
II is now believed that the inquiry
can be concluded in a week