The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-20

tomobiss. Sutton did not appear 70 him
70 have been drinking.
that Sutton had threatened to shoot
him.
Pushed rses Ints Earth.
when Sutton was on the ground"
said Lieutenant Adams, II pushed his
face to the earth with all my strength
to keep him from seeing who II was
He struggled for twenty seconds and
then seemed to weaken"
did Mr.. Sutton smell Of iiquorf r.
asked the Judge Advocate.
II was too excited to notice that re-
piled the witness.
did anyone try to separate you du-
ring the fight with sutton?" asked Ma
jor Leonard.
mo. not that remember" the wit
ness replied.
did you hit Sutton at that timer"
Yes. I bit him when f1rst grappled
with him." said Adams.
Lieutenant Adams told OF q previous
quarrel with Sutton over the payment
of $3.50, which he tAdams) owed SUIT
ton.
did you pay him that money!
asked Major Leonard.
mo. sir. did not pay him." the wit
ness replied.
did you have any other unpleasant
experiences with Mr.. suttonT asked
Major Leonard.
mo. sir" Lieutenant. Adams an
swered.
Questioned by his own counsel. Ar
thur z. Bierney. Lieutenant Adams said
that Lieutenant Utley dismissed the
chauffeur and paid for the automobile
the night of the tragedy. At the for
mer hearing. the testimony was that
Sutton hired the automobile and paid
for II. Lieutenant Adams is q clean
cut looking oficer and gave his testi-
mony frankly but in a voice that
trembled at times with excitement. He
resorted frequently to a glass of wa
near him. He seemed anxious to go in
to details and tell all he knew about
the tragedy.
Major Leonard asked the witness II
he, Utley. and Osterman were In uni
form on the night of the shooting.
Lieutenant Adams said they were In
their dark blue mess Jacket uniforms.
MysteriousIy Concealed Gum.
is there any way, In your opinion,
a man could carry revolver while in
the mess uniform without 1t being in
evidence?" asker Major Leonard.
mo, sir, think not" Adams replied.
The witness said there were four
shots fred before Sutton fired the fatal
shot. Sutton had q service revolver
In one hand and a smaller one In the
other when he opened fire, the witness
said. The third shot was fred from the
large calibre service revolver, Adams
said He knew that because he was
on top Of Sutton and saw the flash at
his side.
IT was under the impression that
this shot with which Sutton killed him.
self was fired from the smaller revolv-
err" the witness said.
Lawyer Henry e. DAVIS, counsel for
Mrs. Sutton, cross examined the wit
ness.
Mr.. Davis wanted to know II the
witness relations with Sutton were
always agreeable. Lieutenant Adams
said he had little to do with Sutton.
On further cross examination. Adams
testified that Sutton threatened to
shoot him as they were going toward
camp after Lieutenant Utley. had or
dered them to postpone the fight and
go to camp. IT was then that Lieu
tenant Osterman stepped IN and tried
to quiet Sutton, and Sutton
and osterman had their fight.
Later. before Sutton left them
Sutton threatened to shoot them all
before sunrise, the witness said
Went to Secure Arms.
Lieutenant Adams said that after
he and lieutenant osterman left SUIT
ton, they went to the guard house be-
fore reporting at the barracks with the
intention of arming themselves as a
protection against Sutton. The only
reason they did not get weapons, he
said, was because they could not md
the officer at the guard house who could
give them the arms.
Asked by Mr.. Davis If, in his opinion.
Sutton shot himself, Lieutenant Adams
says he believed Sutton deliberately
shot himself after he heard some say
Lieutenant Roelock had been shot,
and not during the struggle.
Major Leonard objected to any opin-
ion on the matter by the witness say
ing 1t should be determined by the
facts.
When Mr.. Davis pressed the ques-
ton, the Judge advocate withdrew his
objection. A pertinent question Davis
asked the witness was:
$50 you got of Sutton because you
knew Their was assistance at hand
| and left him on the ground with both
revolvers in his hands although he had
three times tried to shoot you and
might have done so again. did your"
The witness said he did not remem.
| Der whether he got off Sutton himself.
or was pulled or him by some on. He
said, however. he made no attempt to
disarm Sutton. Sutton seemed to be-
come suddenly exhausted after the fifth
shot, the witness said
| Court adjourned at o'clock until 10
o'clock tomorrow, when Lieutenant
Adams will be under cross examina.
ton.