The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-10
MRS. SUTTON'S
LETTERS READ.
SHOW MOTHER OF DEAD OFF.
GER FIRMLY BELivES HE
WAS MURDERED.
ACCUSES FOUR OFFICERS
And Declares She Has Proved All
Her Son Told Her-How He
Walked into Trap and Was ],
Beaten Then Killed.

Annapolis, Aug. 9.-The reading OF
the record OF last Saturdays secret
session OF the naval board OF inquiry
Investigating the death of Lieut.. Sut.
Mrs. Sutton, mother of the dead Off
Ger, occupied practically all of today's
hearing. Major Leonard judge adyo-
cate, demanded that the four letters
Mrs. Sutton read at the closed ses-
Ision be read In public along with the
record of the whole meeting
I'VE have been accused OF holding
a star chamber session. he declared
"and besides there are sundry other
mothers who are entitled TO know
why their sons are accused of crime"
WrangIe Ensued.
A wrangle ensued. Davis, couIsel
for Mrs Sutton. argued against the
necessity of making these letters
known. in as much as they had no ac
tual bearing on the evidence. He
contended that reading them will be
catering to prudent curiosity. Event
ually the court decided that the let
ters, which were written TO the ma
rine corps paymaster's clerk. be
read.
In the letters Mrs. Sutton dramatic.
ally declared that her SORTS com
panios consplred to beat the Young
Lieut.; that Lieut.. Utley was the
prime mover In the plans; that he.
Adams and Osterman attacked Sut-
ton. beat him until almost dead, aud
that her son was shot to cover the al
legged vicious attack upon him.
Believes Son Was Murdered.
The letters mig;lt be described as
the expressions OF mothers fixed
beliefs as TO the events incident to
her sons death, entirely aside from
the question of the adequacy OF the
ground therefor. They contained lit
tie really new, showed her bitterness
against a number of officers of the
marine corps and bristled with con-
demnations of Suttons brother Off.
GERS and the finding of the first In
quest relative to Sutton's death.
They showed. however, that Mrs. SUIT
ton Is very strorg in her convictions.
THE love between Jimmy and my.
self" said the mother in one OF the
letters, rs the greatest that could
exist between two persons. II Jimmy
met an accident | felt IL. The night
those beasts were laying plans for
Jimmy an awful fear came over me
and my daughters. Next day Mr..
Sutton told me that Jimmy was re-
ported TO have killed himself
How the Plot Worked.
20. God. Mr.. Swartz," the writer
exclaimed, 'if Jimmie had not spoken
to me would have died Then Jim.
mie came to me and said mother,
dear, never killed myself Adams
killed me; they beat me to death.
then Adams shot me to hide the
crime He told me how they laid a
trap for him, how he walked into it;
how Utley grabbed him to pull him
out of the automobile; how they
held him; his teeth were knocked
out and a lump came under his jaw.
ard how, when he was lying on the
ground. some one kicked him in the
side and smashed his watch. He beg.
ged me to live and clear his name.
Well after three weeks. proved
that some thirgs he told me were true
and after repeatedly demanding eyi-
denee after four months | got IL, and
within the last month I have proved
everything he told me.
Nothing could separate Jimmy
from me. not even death. ard Adams.
Utley. Potts and Osterman will never
know a moments rest OH earth Why
should they?"
Has Other Letters.
Mrs. Sutton, on cross examination.
was asked on what she based the
foregoing accusation. She replied
that the testimony TO her mind proceed
it, together with certain letters she
had in her possession.
Mrs Sutton said she had never
given Swartz permission to part with
these letters. II was brought out
that Swartz is an enlisted man and
might be required oy his officers 10
giveup the letters.