The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-25

Annapolis. Nd. July 24.-When Mrs.
Rose Sutton Parker takes the witness
stand next week before the naval court OF
inquiry, which is probing into the cir
cumstances Of the tragic shooting OF her.
brother Lieut.. Sutton. she VIII teu in
detail the interview she had with Lieut..
Adams. through which she declares thu
dead officers family obtained much Of,
the startling information that caused
them TO insist upon the reopening OF ths'
case.
Adams has, in his testimony before the.
court. repudiated this interview-or. at
least. alleges that he made no damagingl
admissions against himself or his brother
officers.
I dread the witness stand ordeal
said Mrs. Parker tonight, but I shall
not become awed before attorneys OF the
naval court. and I have a story-and q
true story-that viii make It uncomfort-
able for some people"
That some court outside OF a naval IN
qUiry board Will in all probability. YET
investigate the manner in which Lieut.
sutton died. is the prediction Mrs
Parker now makes.
Determined 90 Fight.
A short time ago" said Mrs. Parker.
"the family might have been satisfied
with a reversal OF the suicide verdict oc
the FORMER court After a week spent IN
I listening 10 contradictory evidence and
stories OF the terrible beating given jim
mie. the spirit Of further fight has been
| created IN our hearts.
/ When came 10 Annapolis 20 bury ny
brother. nearly two years ago. 7 told the
| officers here that II they would have a
/ fuller investigation that Il would dis
prove. even then. the suicide theory, and
I that Il might possibly be called an scci-
I dent. Then we might have been Eatis-
7 fed with such a finding and probably
would have dropped our probe.
a short time ago. even. We might
I have accepted. with resignation. an acci-
I dent verdict and considered that We had
won our victory.
To-day it IS different. The stories
told on the stand during the last week
by the officers who fought my brother.
and who claim he killed himself ars
/ such that mother especially, viii not rest
content with q mere reversal Of the first
verdict rendered after incomplete inves-l
/ tigation. I regard it as likely that some
court outside Of a military tribunal VIII
yet investigate my brothers death"
Plans Told by Attorney.
This statement is borne out by thu
/ chance remark Of Attorney Davis before
the inquiry board in noting an exception
20 ruling at one Of the sessions.
I want the record kept straight Ia
said. there IS no telling what other body
may pass on this matter"
Mrs. Parker declared tonight that she
would tell IN minute detail on the stand
next week OF her interview with Lieut.
Adams. which has figured so much in the,
proceedings before the court. and which
/ Lieut. Adams in his testimony, has de-
MED 10 be damaging 70 the suicide YER
dict as brought in by the former naval
board
! There is an air Of expectancy about the,
Naval Academy tonight over what next
week will bring forth. So far It Is con-
ceded that all the witnesses have dousl
their best 90 bolster Up the suicide the-
ory save the two chauffeurs. But now
the Suttons viii have their day in court.
and marine officers are anxious 20 know
what trump cards they have 10 play.
COurt-martisI Likely.
It IS generally believed here that. no
matter what the court OF inquiry de-
cides about the case. both Lieut.. Willing.
near kinsman Of Mrs. John Jacob As.
tor. ard Lieut. Bevan VIII be ordered up
for court-martial
! Ii was Bevans duty as officer Of the
guard TO have arrested Sutton when he
saw him with two revolvers on the night
/ Of the tragedy. Bevan sw0Te he made
no move TO place Sutton under arrest
! As officer Of the day II was Lieut. wills
ling's duty to stop the fsht between Sut-i
| ton and his brother officers, but on the
to admit that he told Lieut. Adams to
go in and punch Sutton's head OF"
It Is believed the court VIII also CEN.
/ sure the first court OF inquiry for its lax,
/ fly in conducting the first investigation.
/ and add censure to Col. Charles A. Doy-i
| en-. commanding officer Of the post, for
I
On the stand DOyen swore he made no
| investigation because the marine officers
| told him sutton killed himself and he
believed whatever was teld by marinsl
officer.
May Exhume Body.
/ Confident that the marks upon the re-
mains OF her son. Lieut.. James n. SUI
/ ton, viii show that the bullet wound in
! his head was not such a one as described
on the stand during the second investi-,
CATION here by DR.. PickereH. and that
II will show, further. that several OF his
ribs were broken during his encounters
with other officers on the night he died.
/ Mrs James n. sutton renewed to-day
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