The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
STORY Of CRUELTY
H0RRIFIES MOTHER
Lieutenant Willing Again
On Stand, and ReciteS
Tale of the Fight.
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held down by three men as has been
claimed for him TO have manipulated his
arms in this manner. bet could not be
drawn into saying it was impossible II
all depended. the physician said, upon
just how hard sutton's shoulders were
being pressed down at the time of the
claimed self-murder.
Forced to Listen.
After that came Captain Charles
Doyen. commanding officer Of the bar
racks at the time OF the midnight cam
pus brawl. who related the excited stO-
res told him by the survivors In The
fight; stories agreeing. in the main,
with what Adams, Bevan, Osterman,
and Willing have already testified to en-
the stand at this second inquiry.
Through it all the mother, Mrs Sutton
and the sister. Mrs. Parker, sat rather
pitiably trying 10 conceal their emo
lions. Both have said that they intend
ed TO be brave during this hearing, that
they did not want. to break down, no
matter how the stories Of Sutton's u1-
friendly companions might pull the
heartstrings of those who loved him.
And they were put TO the test. It
has been their contention that Jimmie
Sutton was practically beaten to death
before the fatal shot was fired.
Lieutenant Adams, who has engaged
counsel because it was he who is said TO
have had the principal alteration with
Sutton. did not come into the trial room
until nearly noon today. He is under
stood to have been going over the pre-
vious testimony. The same old faces and
q number of new ones were in the audi
ence.
Tie interest in the fight being waged
BIZ the mother and sister Of Sutton in
creases daily here and is reflected In
those who crane their neczs to catch
glimpse OF the principals and to bet
ter hear the sensations Of every hour.
Miss Stewards Letter.
Mrs. Sutton declares that the letter
written by Miss Elizabeth Stewart. Of
Pittsburg. who is now in Canada, is
proof that her son did not end his own
life.
Miss Stewart was at CarveI Hall, An
nspolis, with Lieutenant Sutton on the
night Of the tragedy, and has been men
toned often in the case. In a letter
which she has written TO the judge ad-
vocate, Major Henry Leonard, she de-
clares she had an appointment to meet
Sutton several hours after the time he
met his death. They we're to have gone
10 St. Mary's Catholic Church to attend
services Sunday.
Mrg Sutton declares the fact that he
made this engagement is proof that her
son was not despOndent, and that he
did not commit suicide.
Former Lieutenant Rocker. who was
engaged in the fight with sutton and
whose supposed death is said TO have
caused Sutton 10 end his own life. is
said 20 have been located in kittaning,
Pa, and Secret Service officers have
been sent there to find bim. The court
of inquiry, under a recent law. has the
right to force Rocker to appear as a
witness.
PickrelPs Testimony.
1t. Pickrel testified that he took from
Sutton's body after the fight a leather
pistol holster Of peculiar shape and
Hght weight It was empty, He ideuu-
fed it as being the one handed him by
the attorneys for the Suttons.
He found three plain bruises about
Sutton, he said, one on the head, an
other on the cheek. and one on the fore
head, all on the right side Of the face.
He agreed with Attorney Davis that a
pistol wound in the brain, If it struck
the proper spot, might cause a spas
modic movement o. the arm, taking it
for granted that Sutton shot himself
This indicates that much is to be
made Of the manner in which Sutton g
arm was lying whep some one reached
Tor his pulse
Captain Doyen went over in detail
his being aroused from his slumbers Oh
that night
When ] arrived Al Sutton's body"
lie said. II picked up his right wrist.
could detect the pulse beats, and
gave instructions for calling the hos
pitaI ambulance. asked tie where
abouts Of Adams and Rocker, and was
told they had gone 10 the barracks.
Going there, Adams showed me a slight
cut, or abrasure, on the second joint
OF the second finger. He said he had
been shot by sutton.
Talked With Rocker.
II talked but little with Roelker-he
seemed intoxicated. He said he had
been struck He showed a red bruise
On the breast. I asked him where the
bullet was. He SAID he did not know.
Then he felt in his shirt and found a
bullet 1t was a perfect bullet i'm no
way Scared OF showing that il had
core in contact with anything T
thought this remarkable al the time. All
Of the officers seemed excited and nerv-
GUS
Adams. according TO Captain Doyen.
told him a story that taIlies fairly well
with the one told Monday on the stand
reviewing the trouble I'm the automa-
bile and the somewhat general fist night
that followed. lie felt sure that Adams
was sober, but I'm a highly nervous
state
The admission o. the pistol is one
of the turning points of the case
Willing said that the pistol shown
today was .3S-caliber commercial
revolver bearing no evidence of be-
ing nickel plated Adams had tes-
titled that sutton, in their fight had
a .38-Caliber revolver whose nickled
CLEAN he saw ia the dim light and that
SlsttOn also had a service gun.
Il Is a mOote6 question still how the