New-York tribune., 1909-07-20

Sutton and Osternan had their hght. Later
before sutton left them. Sutton threatened ["
shoot them ali before sunrise. the witness Sd''
Lieutenant Adams said that after ne anu
1jautenant Osterman left sutton they went t"
the guardhouse before reporting at the hr-
racks. with the intention of arming themselves
as = protection against Sutton. The only reason
they did not get weapons, he said. was because
they could nor find the officer AT the guaroh"uSo
who could give them the arms.
Asked bv Mr.. Davis II in his opinion Sutton
shot himself Lieutenant Adams said he beleNed
Sutton deliberately shot himself after ne h'a'u
some one say Lieutenant Rocker had been sh'',
and that Sutton's death was not the result of
accident in the struggle.
Major Leonard objected 10 the expression "t
any opinion on the subject by the witness, say
ing the point should be determined on the fa'tS
az they were brought out in evidence
When Nr Davis pressed the question the
iudse advocate withdrew his objection \ per
tinent question Mr Davis asked the witness
was: so you got of Sutton because you knew
there was assistance al hand and left him on
the ground with both revolvers I'm his hands.
s1tboue, he had three times tried to shoot you
and might have done again did you"
The witness said he did not remember whether
he got Of Sutton himself was pulled of him
He SAID, however H. maui ii'
attempt to dsarm sutton. Sutton seemed 70
become suddenly exhausted after the nth shot.
the witness said
THE WITNESSES sUBPENAED.
Major 1eonerd gave out the following list of
witnesses 90 far subpunaed by the government:
Surgeon George Pickrell. L. 8. n. Of the navy
ward, Charleston. 8 C. Surgeon F c. Cook. l.
s n. United States Steamship North Carolina
First Lieutenant Harold H. Uuey. I. s.
NJ G United States Steamship North Carolina;
Second Lieutenant Edward 5. Willing. |. s
NJ c. Marine Barracks. navy yard. Phiadel-
phIa: Second Lieutenant. Robert f. Adams,
L. s NJ c. headquarters United States Marine
Corps washington; Second Lieutenant Temp
lin n. Potts jr, L. s. NJ. c.. Marine Barracks,
Naval Academy, Annapolis Colonel Charles. A.
Doyen l. s. NJ. c.. Marine Barracks, Naval
Academy, Annapolis First Lieutenant William
F. Bevan, L. S. NJ. c.. United states Steamship
New Jersey. Rockland, Me; Sergeant James
Dehart u. ). NJ. G., Marine Barracks, Naval
Academy, Annapolis; Second Lieutenant Ed
ward 4. Osterman. L. S. Nj. G.. United States
naval prison. navy yard Portsmouth. y. H;
Professor Gilbert p. Coleman, United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis: Edward P. Rocker,
No 1854 q street. n. W. Washington; William
1. Owens. chauffeur, Carvel Hall Hotel. Annapo-
lis; Edward Griffith. chauffeur, CarveI Hall Ho-
tel Annapolis, and Frank Fogg. Garrick club.
Washington
The fifteen witnesses subpenaed by Judge
Advocate Leonard were all on hand when court
opened. Mrs. James y Sutton. mother Of the
dead lieutenant and her daughter, Mrs. Hugh
A. Parker accompanied by their counsel were
present at the organization of the board. Major
Leonard read the various official communica-
tions from Secretary of the Navy Meyer gov
erning the proceedings. and then administered
the oath Of Office TO the members of the board.
Major Neville administered the oath Of service
to Major Leonard Counsel for Mrs Sutton and
Lieutenants Adams and Osterman asked the
privilege of cross xamining all Witnesses which
was granted.
PICKS FLAWS IN ADAMS'S STORY
Commenting to- night the discrepancies in
Lieutenant Adamss testimony Henry r. Davis
who crcss-examined him. made the following
three points
First, on the former inquiry. Adams said that
the uitncultv between himself ana Sutton stare,
through Sutton's abusive Interruptions every time
adams would answer question OF Utleys Sutton
every time telling Adams 10 go to h or calling
him vile name, so that Adams couldn't stabd
To-day Adams said the difficulty started after
the automobile. because was after hours ia
which Osterman and Adams assented, whereupon
and this started the difficulty II is commentei
upon as remarkable that Adams should now for
the first time mention so specific cause for the
had within but few hours Sutton's death
Adans's statement as to his remarks vas so ger
Secondly. the former inquiry Adams said that
after going after the officer Of the day and not
finding him, he and osterman started toward