The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-24
HELD SUTTON
TO AID ADAMS
This the Impression Gained
By Chauffeur Who
SAW OPENING OF FIGHT
Says Adams Was Aggressor-De
mined to Assault the Victim Of An
napolis Tragedy, Witness
Says.
SAW OPENING OF FIGHT

AihtdptttHi AAusf Jul So AHo iitH
day Of the inquiry into the cause Of the
death Of Lieut.. James n. Sutton Of the
United States marine corps opened with
Sargent Of Marines James dc Hart whose
cross-examination was continued yester.
day, on the witness stand
The government so far has called six
Witnesses and 10 or - others remain
to be examined.
The substance Of the testimony Of all
the young officers Of marines. who were
with Sutton On the night ne met his
death in October, 1907, and who have
SO far testified, has been 70 the effect
that Sutton shot himself, following the
SIGHT on The parade ground near the
marine barracks
II is said that the suttons viii
eall an eye witness 10 the shooting
who would throw an entirely different
light on the AFFAIR. Counsel would not
disclose the name Of me witness, but
it was thought IL might Be Private
Charles Kennedy Of the marine corps,
now stationed at Norfolk, Va, Ken
needy has been snhpoenaed at the re-
quest OF the suttons MTs. Rose SUIT.
ton Parker, tho sister, is not expcced
to testify before next week. she prob
ably win ten in detail tie interview she
bad with Lieutenant Adams shortly
after her brothers death, which Adams
practically denied IN his testimony
William l. Owens. the ebapeuI, who
drove Lieutenant sutton and ais brother
officers out to the camp on the night
Of the shooting, was called to the Wit
ness stand
Owens told Of taking Sutton, fieuten.
ant Adams and two other officers in
his automobile from carvel hall toward
the camp
This was about one o'clock. sutton
and his two companions talked and
seemed to be friendly on the way out.
Adams did not have anything to say.
They went Through he Naval Academy
grounds and nothing happened until
they got across the cemetery bridge on
the dump when someone told him
to stop,
Lieutenant Adams jumped from bis
seat and threw OF his collar and coat
and made a rush at Lieutenant sutton
as the latter got cut Of the car The
The winess heard no argument which
might suggest trouble before that The
other two officers seized sutton and the
witness heard Sutton say; go away
Adams, don't want any trouble.
Thon some one told him 70 beat itn
He turned his car around and fingered.
why didn't you 60 them" asked Major
Leonard.
T wanted to stay and see the fight
If there was to be one, said the witness.
owens said be saw Adams make an
other rush at sutton and heard Sutton
say. II 10 wants fight, viii tight
him"
Then one Of the officers called, aor
derlye Owens was sure they didn't
say sentry q patrol and be started
back with his ear He told the sentry
on tho bridge about the trouble and
the sentry said IF they give sutton
d fair fight he viii whip them all He
did not hear Of the shooting until next
morning the witness said He did not
think any Of the officers had been drink
ing Or that BIS car made enough noise
to drown the lowest voice.
Questioned BY Mr. Biney, Lieutenant
Adams counsel, Owens said he did not
think the two officers were holding SUIT
ton to restrain him from attacking
Adams, bu il was his impression that
they were trying to make Il easier for
Adams.
On coTss-examination Owens told of
taking Lieutenant sutton, another young
man and young lady miss sewartl
from Carved hal to the Maryland hotel
at $50 that evening The yoang man
got out and Lieutenant Sutton and tile
young lady returned to Caryel hall in
his ear