The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-23
CHAUF { EUR
ON STAND
Testifies That Adams
Was Aggressor in Fight
With Sutton.

ued from yesterday, on the witness
stand. 1t was said today the Suttons
would call an eyewitness to the shoot
Ing who would throw an entirely diff
ferent version on the affair from any
thus far shown. * Is thought this wit.
ness may be Private Charles Kennedy,
of the marine corps. now stationed at
Norfolk Va. Mrs Rose Sutton Park
er. the sister, Is not expected TO testl
~ before next week. She will PROB
ably tell in detail the interview she
had with Lieut. Adams shortly after
her brothers death. which Adams
practically denied in his testimony
Surgeon George Pickerell was re-
called for p moment before Mr.. Davis
resumed the ss-eXamination Of
Sergeant DeHart. Major Leonard
wanted to know If the condition OF
Lieutenant Sutton's nose. when Sur
geon Pickerell examined the body.
would Indicate that # had been brok-
en- aad restored With naraGlne, as had
that no such condition existed.
What were the conditions that
night as TO light or darkness inQuir-
ed Mrs. Sutton's counsel.
1T was very dark" was the reply.
Sergeant DeHart was called and Mr..
Davis resumed his cross-eXamlnntion
Mr. Davis asked the witness when he
first saw Lieut. Bevan and Lieut. VI
lev on the night Of the shooting
Just after Sutton had accosted me.
saw Lieut. Beyan running down the
road after Sutton, shouting. You are
under arrest said DeHart "I don't
remember when Lieut.. Utley came on
the scene"
There are two contradictory things
in your testimony" continued Mr.
Davis. you say You accompanied
Lieut.. Sutton to the place where the
fight occurred for the purpose of get
ting his coat, while You show that
you had some kind OF reference to
some affair when YOU asked him TO use
his fists instead Of the revolver"
The witness said he went with Sut-
ton because the lieutenant ordered
him TO so. and did not remember or
having any other reason for accom-
panying Sutton. He could not remem-
Der of having any other reason for
accompanying Sutton. He could not
remember whether they found SUIT
tons coat OF not Sutton ran on
ahead of him. DeHart said. 1t was
soon after that that nc heard the
shots,
DeHart could not remember how
many shots were fired but he was
certain they had all been fired before
he reached the scene and saw Sut-
tons body. He could not remember
how many OF what officers were In
the group about Sutton when he came
up
You, as sergeant of marines, on
the ground near your barracks. came
on a group Of officers. one of whom
lay on the ground. shot, the one you
had shortly before accompanied and
YOU did not take sufficient notice to
tell how many and who the officers
present were,is that right" asked Mr..
Davis.
Yes. sir"
Mr.. Davis wanted TO know why the
sergeant took the revolver handed
him when he was out Of place witn
the officers there and had been prev
iously ordered away
II took the revolver as anyone
would take an object handed 10 him
suddenly I suppose | was nearest to
the man who had It, replied DeHart.
TT didn't occur to you to say to
the officer. Sir. | am not the one to
take that revolver
NO, sir"
But it did occur TO You TO throw
the revolver away. didn't it,
Yes. sir" answered the sergeant
M 10 H.
to Lieut. Utley that he had thrown
away the revolver. Utley told him 10
80 out and get It early next morning.
II was on the following day that he
asked Utley who 1T was that had given
him the revolver the night before. and
Utley said he did not know, the wit
ness testified. He did not find it next
morning. and Lieut. Utley afterwards
told him 1t had been found.
Did YOU go down there with an idea
of protecting Mr Sutton from himself
or protecting him from anyone else,
or trying TO keep him out of trouble?"
Major Leonard asked the witness.
well. sir. a man running about with
two revolvers certainly did not need
protection was De Harts reply.
He added that he went down be-
cause Sutton asked him to get his coat.
Did you take the revolver from
Mr. Sutton hand?" Commander Hood,
the presiding officer, asked Sergeant
DeHart
mo. SIR" the witness replied.
William !. Owens, the chauffeur who
drove Lieut.. Sutton and his brother
officers out TO the camp on the night
of the shooting was called. He told
of taking Sutton. Lieut.. Adams and
two other officers In his automobile
from Caryell Hall toward the camp.
Lieut.. Adams sat on the seat with
him and Sutton and the other two
officers, whose names he did not
know, on the rear seat. This was
about | o'clock sutton and his two
companions talked and seemed TO be
friendly on the way out Adams did
not have anything TO say. They went
through the naval academy grounds,
and nothing happened until they got
across the cemetery bridge on the
dump" when some one told him to
stop, Lieut., Adams jumped from his
seat and threw off his collar and coat
and made rush at Lieut.. Sutton as
the latter got out of the car. The wit
ness heard no argument which might
suggest trouble before that The 9th
er two officers grabbed Sutton and
the witness heard Sutton say GO
away, Adams. | don't want any trou-
ble'
Then someone told him to beat H."
He turned his car around and lin
gered.
Why didn't you go them" asked
Major Leonard.
Il wanted TO stay and see the aght,