Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21

.n his reports on their conducts in order
10 keep himself in good standing WITH
the authorities Of the academy.
after he came to the marine school
here he soon fell into .troubte with tne
other officers, and the statements that ne
was universally unpopular are absolutely
true
Solution to Prove Difficult.
With three stories before the court II
begins to grow evident how troublesome
the solution of the mystery Is likely to
become by the time alp of the eighteen or
twenty witnesses in the case have been
heard.
II was plain at the continuation of the
investigation this morning tina, Henry r.
Davis. counsel for the SuttonS, was max
ing ready IN his cross-eXamination OF
Lieut. Bevan to involve the accounts OF
the case still further.
The sutton counse, entered the inquiry
ROOM the big academy auditorium. TINS
morning. plainly strong with nope tha'
they would be able to dfscredf the sui
eide version before the investigation was
done. Their means for dong SO ICES ~,
con inuing TO bring to light more and
more points of difference In the varying
stories of the witnesses.
Thus far probing each witness words
for flaws, point by point, and minute Dy
have succeeded in making Adams con-
tradict his former testimony, in making
Osterman contradict both Osterman
former testimony and the recent testl-
Inouy of Adams. and IN making Bevans
and Adams contradict each other.
Moreover" said one OF the sutton
counsel this morning before the opening
Of the session. I'VE expect to snow up
story of yesterday and his former testi-
u1ony than In the cases OF either OF the
other men,.
ReyoIvers to Play Part.
The revolvers which Sutton is sup
posed to have used are TO play an i'm
portant part In the case of the Suttons. 1t
was learned of their counsel today. One
OF these reviewers, the Smith & Wesson,
was taken away by De Hart and thrown
in the bushes.
De Hart, on the following day. took the
officers of the post to the point where he
lad thrown the revolver away. and 1t
was found lying where he left II, or said
he left II, at the hour Of the shooting
The other revolver. the Colt service arm,
was removed from Sutton's right hand
by Lieut.. Wiling, after his death. 1t
was with the Colt that he was supposed
to have shot himself.
In view OF this fact, the Suttons regard
as important the feature which they ex-
pecr To prore-that only three sho were
tired from the Colt. Adams believed, so
he testified. that Sutton had fired at him
will therefore raise the point that all the
shots fired from the Colt had already
been fired before the firing OF the final
bullet that killed he lieutenant.
They regard as important on this ac-
count the effort OF De Hart to hide the
Smith & Wesson revolver. They expect
to question him closely, when the ime
comes, on how the revolver came into
his hands. and why he thought 1t neces-
sary to hide II away Immediately after
Sutton's death.
A striking fact about the testimony OF
Adams and Bevans is that while they con-
tradct each other in the most emphatic
way in regard to the most evident detaIS,
they agreed absolu ely on the chief point
of their testimony. that Sutton pulled a
revolver out from under him with his
right hand, Immediately af er Adams
cried out: 'My God: he's killed Roe'ker!'
Rockers Wound Unexplained.
Then 1t was established that Rocker
could not have been dropped by any Of
Sutton's alleged sho-s In the spot, ac-
cording to Bevan, where Rocker lay.
The Shots as Adams had testified. were
all fired in the direction Of the barracks
at Adams as he approached or as SUIT
ton lay on the ground, his head away
from Rocker.
tioning." suddenly spoke up the judge
advocate. apparently smitten with sud-
den sympathy for the witness. TT
serves no good purpose-no purpose at
all as far as / can see.
Lieut. Bevzn has already given all
his testimony on these points with great
patience over and over again. I feel
that have given the counsel great lati-
tude already"
'-Of course. II the Judge advocate thinks
that We have gone far enough" began
Mr.. Davis. rather warmly. Then he was
allowed to proceed.
rs it not true. Mr.. Bevan. that with
two men already sitting on Sutton and
holding him down, and Adams at his head
assaulting him, you. too, fell on Sutton
as he lay?"
That is true / ordered Adams to de-
sist I might explain that sutton still
had hts revolvers and might hre again,
as there was no one to hold down his arms
and shoulders. / could illustrate by a
gesture the movement that Sutton made
when he heard the cry, Hes killed
Rocker"
Here Bevan raised his right arm
vigorously above his head. with the fling.
ers clutched about an imaginary pistol
handle.