The Washington times., 1909-08-06
What Found, His Gun, Belt,
and Holster, or Gun Belt
and Holster?
UTLEYS MEMORY
AGAIN FAILS HIM
Mother Expected TO Declare Sons
Revolver Was Discovered in
His Suit Case.
By THEODORE H. TILLER.

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 6.-That the
mother of Lieut.. James n. sutton,
whose supposed suicide is now under
investigation here, proposes TO show
that her sons revolver, which he is
alleged to have had l5 the campus
fght Of October IS, 1907. was found
in his suitcase early the next morn
ing. was forecast today during the
cross-examination Of Lieutenant Ut
ley, one Of the defendants.
Attorney Davis suddenly introduced
an inventory report of Suttons effects,
Lieutenant Utlev was one Of the in
ventory board, and yesterday dropped
the remark that he knew Sutton's re-
volver, supposed 10 have been throw q
away by Sergeant De Hart on the
night Of the tragedy. had been found.
Because I was on the board Of in
ventory."
Knew No Reason.
He said today that he knew Of no
particular reason FOR volunteering the
statement, and it was then that Mr..
Davis endeavored 10 connect the two
by showing the report.
It was dated October 18, 1907, at 10
a. m. prior to the inquest. The all
important clause tending TO show how
complete was the first investigation OF
Sutton's supposed suicide was devoid Of
punctuation. It merely listed a suit
case containing, among other things,
one revolver belt and holster"
Utley wasn't positive whether this
meant revolver and belt and holster,
or whether the word revolver" was
used in the adjective sense. Finally,
ne said he believed the revolver must
have been there.
Davis Contention.
1fs Davis contenfioa Vsa that TT
ley's chance remark = know the re-
volver had been found. because I was
on the Inventory board, showed that
this was the case.
TIE missing revolver proposition, It
became clear today. IS 10 have a large
influence in the case.
After a day and a hetf upon the wit
ness stand, Lieutenant Ctley concluded
his story shortly after noon today. and
despite hours of crOss-exa animation. still
had failed 70 clear up several questions
upOn the solution Of which the Suttons
hope for reversal Of the original navy
board verdict
UtIey, however. had qualified materi-
ally in enc respect. On the crOss-ex-
animation he established the fact that
he was nearest Suftons head when the
latter, PROSTATE upon the ground with
several officers on top Of him. is said
70 have shot himself and. furthermore.
that he Utley, had hold Of Sutton s
arm IN an attempt TO disarm him at dle
time.
Acts Out Tragedy.
Using the bottom Of the witness table
as representing Sutton's prone body. the
witness gave a graphic illustration Of
the way he declares Sutton freed his
arm and shot himself He said he had
reported the act as suicide, but by that
he did not mean 20 say that il was in
tentional suicide. Utley declared he had
not said and did not say today that the
act was a deliberate ore. An act can be
suicide. he holds. without being an in
territorial self-murder.
Utley also brought the additional
point. in his illustration, that Sutton's
arm was being raised toward his head
before some one called. during the
course Of the fight, "Roelker is shot"
The lntimation always conveyed In ex-
planning SuttOns death was that ne
look his own life because he thought he
had shot Rocker.
Utlev was as vague today as on the
crOss-e examination yesterday as 10 who
gave Sergeant De Hart the pistol that
he afterward threw away oH the pa
rade grounds following the fight.
He also still refused 10 admit that he
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