Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-11

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hospital on the norgue table" he said.
AT first they id not know whether
mus: embalm it or not
But that evening DIR. Pickrell told me
he did not know when the mans fam
iy would turn up. and ] was to GO
ahead and embalm. So had the men
20 ahead and enfbalm him.
I'VE used very hard embalminS Huld
II made the BODY rigid.
Il noticed bruise or d'scoleration on
Lieut. Sutten's forehead, up her" with
an indication of the witness hand
while the body was awaiting the ar
rival Of the relatives. 1t was "A darkish
hioich as il he had been bruised.
II did not notice ii until Tuesday. IT
might have been from the cmbalming
when he first cared for.
Il noticed the bruise on his right cheek.
too
Did YOU look at the arms at ali"
we observed the arms in emba lmins.
bat did not touch them.
Were they bruised or broken
Il don't think would know a broken
arm unless ! was told. | did not see
any diseoIoration on the arms at all.
Todd Denies Interview.
Sergt Arthur Todd. who appeared to
give his testimony in regard to the death
OF Lieut. SItltH, dii hitoW irHS'
Of the interview attributed to him III Il
number of newspapers yesterday.
An unexpected witness appeared before
tho court in the person of Prof. Gilbert
r. Coleman, the English instructor at
the Naval Academy. who spent part OF
the evening preceding Sutton's death in
the company OF Sutton and others. Prof.
Coleman returned from trip abroad
yesterday.
IIo a.o- ~,,hnocn,ad IN tbe worry oven
ing Of his return. He is d dark com
pIexioned young man with black hair
and eyes and heavy marked face.
In answer to the judge advocates usual
question demand ng that he relate the
events of the night of October 12-15 con
uected with Lieut.. Sutton, Coleman be-
gan his story in Il clear. somewhat jerky
voice. 1t covered the whereabouts and
midnight. when Sutton left with Ostcr-
mann. and included an assurance that
sutton was sober up to midnight.
Wrote Mother of Tragedy.
IT related my knowledge of Lieut. SUIT
toms last hours in letter 10 Mrs. SUIT
ton began Mr. Coleman. written a
month after his death. What | say now
is subject to anything therein contained,
as the letter comprised my fresher recoi-
Iections
Mr.. Sutton and Miss Stewart and l dined
together. There was hop, but none of
MS wanted to go to the hop So We Went
10 Miss Stewards parlorS at the 'Robbs.
Miss Stewart was vocalist and had
i parlor there for singing. We spent
an hour ar so there. Miss Stewart play
ed and sang. Then We went to Carvel
Hall together and had some refreshments
in one Of the downstairs rooms.
We stayed there until about midnight.
when Lieut. OStermann came to the door
and invited Sutton to come with him.
We parted and in good spirits took
Miss Stewart home. Mr.. Sutton went
and joined ii number of officers.
Are there any other matters that you
remember regarding Mr.. Sutton on that
night
well l might say that lie was. to my
knowledge. up to midnight, perfectly
sober. also that he made an appointment
TO dine. with me the next day. Sunday.
MI Coleman. on further examination,
Was not positive whether it was not
Lieut. ADAMS that came I'm finally TO get
Sutton. He was not cei tain as to the
exact time Sutton left the party.
After Prof. Coieman's testimony had
been ended by his identifying d read
ing the letter that he wrote to Mrs. SUIT
tom after her sons DEATH the letter was
placed in er dence by Mr.. Davis in behalf
of the Suttons. II correspondent closely
with the testimony that witness had Just
given.
sumner S story OF Tragedy.
Lieut.. Allen L. Sumner. member of
the first automobile load that returned
from Carvel Hall to the marine camp on
the night of the shooting. followed Prof.
Coleman on the stand. His story ma tched
i'll nicely with those of his fel;ow-officers
up to the point where he told of seeing
Sutton armed.
Then. to the general s-.rise of every
body. he testified II having seen Sutton
leave camp. carrying only one gun. SUM
ner further admitted he seized his own
revolver and ran out with il at the time
of the shooting.
While We were in Carvei Hall that
evening" began Summer, "Ctley, Adams.
Osternfann. Potts and myself, Sutton came
into our room with bottle of whisky
and wanted US to drink with him. / re-
fused to do 50, because disl!ked the man.
considered him disagreeable charac-
ter. with whom it was better to have
nothing to do.
When we left Carvel Hall I wen.
with Potts, who had lame leg. in the
first automobile. The others followed
behind ] did not hear any disturba nee
until Potts and had reached camp
and was in my tent.
Then heard voices and some sort Of
uproar. Looking out of my tent. / saw
sutton starting away from camp with
revolver in his right hand.
He may have had second revolver"
said the witness in answer to ques-
ton at this point from the Judge advo-
cate, but / did not see it. Sutton had
his holster on his hip. though
Next ] heard shots down below ]
ran out with my revolver. l knew that
Adams and Osterman were unarmed.
II went down TO Il spot a little way
down from the camp and found Sutton
lying there shot. Rocker. Ctley and
Bevan were standing near by. but did
not see Adams.
."Roelker was very excited and
thought that he had been shot. | took
him to the officer of the day and we
coat at the left breast, l think. and lett
A blood blister over his heart. We found
the bullet inside his undershirt'
Duel Card Explained.
The card found in Lieut.. Su,ton's ef-
f.cts and offered In evidence by the SUI
tons yesterday was nsNt presented 10
Lieut.. Sumner. and he was asked to read
il aloud He did, as follows:
Mr.. sutton: ! am a damn fool; con
slider the gun play cut out.
"A. n. SUMNER"
Sumner was asked TO explain the note.
lie old of an incident when he and SUIT
ton had had quarrel in the Montrose
Hotel, in Washington, and that they had
then written each other. apologize ng
Simultaneously
We we're out in Washington together"
said Summer, and SUIT on was drunk and
I was trying 10 get h M home. In the
Montrose Hotel he jcstled me i'm way
that / did not like. and / spoke roughly
to him.
,ife, ,,.o .-.. H..