New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

The a-5ic+ of the court will uphold that issued at
the last investigation The most important wit
uesses are believed 70 be Lieutenants r. + Adams
Harold Utely and Edward Osterman- Ihey al a.
tended the dance on the night before Lieutenant
Sutton died
lieutenant Rocker was dismissed from the ser
vice on December g, 1907. after conviction oy
court martial on charge of drunkenness. ana MS
present whereabouts are unknown
After briefly reviewing the case the statement u
Beekman Winthrop Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy. says:
In view Of the fact that the evidence before ne
first board OF inquest was not taken unGer oaLn ,
and that careful review OF the evldehce Sc b
certain missing conflicting features ana OF tiis M
accused of having fred the fatal shot, the depart
ment has ordered court Of inquiry 10 convene a. -
reinvestigaton al witnesses being under OATH FOR
the purpose of determining whether the responsl.
any one besides himself and If il does 70 bring the
guilty party trial; and If It does not TO Gear
tached his name by the false accusation
Open sessions OF the investigation have been de
caed on by the members OF the court of inquiry. IN
order that there may not be occasion for criticism
as to the thoroughness Of the inquiry. The court
desires 10 expedite the inquiry. and at the Office
OF the Judge advocate general the opinion was eH-
pressed that all the testimony both sides should
be heapd within three or four days
One Of the features Of the case Is the statement
given out ~ Baltimore by Colonel Charles 4 Doy-
en-. L 5 II c. who made the first inquiry on the
ground few minutes after the shooting occurred
Colonel Doyen's statement dsposes OF the apparent
mystery growing out Of the fact pointed out b
Suttons mother. that he was charged with shooting
ar Others and himself fatally with his pistol when
he was in evening dress and had therefore no
pocket in which he could have carried the weapon
Colonel Doyen says Sutton returned 10 his terE
and there procured his pistol before the shooting
occurred
The conclusion Of Colonel Doyens statement. in
which he intiates that in order 10 save the feelings
Of Suttons mother and other relatives certain facts
II not suppressed at least received no prominenc"
is also theroocasion Of comment where II is main
tained mat II would have been wiser make public
all the facts which would doubtless have prevented
the mystery which TO have attached 10 the
case
The attempt 70 bring woman into the csse as
sllred more concrete form when II vas announced
that Miss Mary Z. Stewart daughter of Charles
Stewart. 2 councilman OF Pittsburg vas wanted az
2 witness Miss Stewart and her brother had been
guests a. Carvel Hall She and her brother and
others are said TO have been in the company Of
Lieutenant Sutton stbe night he was shot When
she heard next morning the news OF the young Off
GERS death she tainted. and later became hysteri-
cal Her father denies. however that his daughter
had a-y special interest in Sutton. she is now Wis
irfng in Ontario Canada and her family arc seek
ing 70 avoid her being called home on the case
T. is believed however that letters written by her
20 Surtor's mother have important bearing on
the case.
The Sutton family will be represented al The com
ing INQUIRY bv three attorneys-Henry + Davis
and Edmund ". and Henry ". Van Dyke, all OF
washington Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker. sister Of
the late lieutenant Sutton has been at Fort Smell
ing Minnesota but will reach Annapolis tomorrow
in time to attend the trial II has been said that
Mrs Parker secured soma OF the sensational
evidence in connection with her brothers death