The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-21


Second Lieut.. Edward Osterman,
tsstlfylns at the inquiry into the
4 death of Lieut.. Sutton, today, said
he heard some shots on the fatal
y night and ran towards the place
where sutton lay. q saw Sutton
" lying on one side of the road and
Lieut.. Rocker on the other" he
said "Lieuts. Adams and 6eVan
" were standing over sutton. Some
one said, Sutton shot Rocker and
then shot himself" Osterman
said he once saw Sutton trying 70
Y make some other officers dance
by firinq a revolver at their feet
s. ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July 20.-Lieut
Robert K. Adams today denied beiore
the court OF inquiry. investigating the
death OF Lieut.. James n. Sutton that
ae had ever made any admissions 20
Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker, the dead IL
+ hcers sister, involving himself in the
tragedy.
Il don't remember" or 1T Is not
rue.'' Adams reiterated time ana
again, as Attorney Davis, counsel Tor
lhe Sutton family, with Mrs. Parker ;
memorandum of the alleged interview
before him, sought TO get him To adn.
that he had described to her how uu-
nercifully Sutton had been beaten by
himself and other officers during The
light that had preceded the younS
mans death.
II tell you | did not tell Mrs. PARK
or anything except To quote from ne
records" said Adams finally. in evil
F. lent anger. whats the use OF ask
ng me all these little details, wnen |
nave told you | made no admissions at
snY
The memorandum which Davis held
declared that, among other things,
Adams had told Mrs. Parker that nc
hated Sutton, and had ground his head
n the dirt during the fight.
did Mrs. Parker ask you in the
putset. TO tell her the TRUTH cues
doned Attorney Davis.
Witness Gets impatient.
Eyes, | believe she did ANSWERED
Adams. -
"Then you referred her to the rec
prds?"
"Yes.7
"Then you went ahead and made
statement, did you not, and
y Adams. his face redder than IL had
been at any time during the hearing,
B lerked out. Il did not before DAVIS
could finish the question.
Ibid you say 10 her that Sutton
ased abusive language 10 you in the
automobile on that night he was
asked.
II don't remember" said the Wit
ness.
what 10 you mean by i doni Ie-
member? Do you deny?"
Il just mean, | don't remember.
hats all I'm saying"
you did rot tell that when Sutton
md Osterman were fighting. Lieut.. Tt
ey separated them
IL don't remember"
Don't yoa remember Mrs Park =
asking you IL you did not feet BADLY
about beating her brother after you
xnew he was dead?'
II don't remember
"You die not tell Mrs. Parker thot
Tou were 50 infuriated you did not
Know what you were doing. and did
lot care; that somebody had TO pull
you off mis- PROSTATE body; that you
we're beating him and had your haad
1nder his throat You did not tell her
hat?'
II don't remember" said Adams.
growing more and more impatient.
Crowd Listens BreathIessIy.
The small crowd. some three score
men and women listened breathlessly
Turing this recital. Occasionally there
we're low murmurs OF surprise ana
more than one admiring eye was upon
Mrs. Parker, who just sat with an
unused smile. as Adams attempted to
aullify her statements.
And you don't remember that yol
told Mrs. Parker that you would not
nave stopped beating Sutton. if some
body had not kicked you in the ribs,
and told you not TO kick man wno
was down." continued Davis. Adams
again protested To have no recollec-
don of such statement.
After more than Ave hours on the
ftand Adams was allowed temper
AIRY respite and Lieut. Osterman, also
IA participant IN the fight OF Oct. 10,
1907, was called shortly before the
poon recess and gave mis- version CT
The tragedy.
Lieut.. Robert L. Adams. one of tho
+ chief actors in the tragedy that ended
n tie death OF Lieut. James f. Suttoa,
,eariy two years ago, in the grounds
~ the naval academy, faced severe
.ross-examination when the court of
inquiry resumed its sessions this
morning.
BIT more than the searching ques.
\ lions OF Attorney Davis, he dreaded
he fixed gaze Of Mrs. Rose Sutton
Parker, sister OF the dead officer AS
n on yesterday, Mrs. Parker kept her
pig black eyes trained directly upon
he witnesses face. Repeatedly be fall
.ered and hesitated in his answers.
while beads OF perspiration stood GU.
pa his forehead.
a Adjournment came yesterday just
q As the lawyer for the Sutton family
started questioning ADAMS about the
last time he and Mrs. Parker faced
zach other. Adams had sullenly adj
mitted that he had no explanation.
other than failure of memory, for the
numerous discrepancies between the
testimon- he had just given and the
s story be related before the board OF
( inquest the day after the shooting.
Adjournment saved him further dis
oomfture.
did you have an interview with
4 Mrs. Parker In her hotel. shortly after
( .he shooting?" asked Davis.
N Asked To Tell Everything.
Yes; she had asked me to come
10 her ROOM" said Adams in anger
and she told me to tell everything
not TO spare her feelingc."
"a Adams was to be led again oyci
the four hours interview, during which
. he sfnnd rnnaf of the time hehinn :