The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-20

"He knows that there are no charges
against him as far as the department
is concerned"
Mr.. Davis argued that. IL besides
obtaining counsel. Adams had made a
statement that he considered himself
accused of murder, 1t had a direct
bearing on his credibllity as wit.
ness
Commander Hood. presiding. ruled
that Adams did not have TO answer thu
question
Mr.. Davis questioned the witness
in regard TO his interview with Mrs
Parker. Suton's sister. soon after
Sutton's death
Did Mrs. Parker ask YOU at that
time TO make a statement Of the truth
of this whole AFFAIR."" asked Mr.. Davis,
The witness said he believed she
did
Did YOU make such statement?"
NO sir" replied Adams.
Assuming that you did make a
statement, did not Mrs Parker after
wards tell You that it was not the
TRUTH" asked Mr. Davis.
Adams said he did not remember
making such statement.
II have told you before" he said,
that | told Mrs. Parker TO look I'D
the records of the testimony OF the
first hearing II she wanted TO find out
anything, and Furthermore. Mrs Par
ker was willing to talk with the other
officers in twos or threes or bunchep.
but she wanted 10 see me alone
Mt Davis read from the assumed in
terview with Mrs Parker. and asked
the witness If he remembered max
Ing the statement Adams said he
could not remember
The statements Mr.. Davis credited
to the witness gave q somewhat diff
fereat version Of the tragedy than
that which Adams has given on tho
witness stand.
At this point, there was a brief con-
ference of all the lawyers. at the con-
clusiOn of which Mr.. Davis announced
he was through cross-examining Ad-
ans for the present Major Leonard
asked the witness a number Of aues-
tions. in regard to the Interview with
Mrs. Parker and other matters. The
witness caused a burst Of merriment
on the part of Mrs Parker, her moth
er and counsel when he declared that
Doyen, senior officer. had told him
Mrs. Parker was "a very shrewd-
looking woman"
Lieut. Adams was excused and
Lieut. Edward 4. Osterman called as
the next witness.
Starting with the hop at the acad
emy and the meeting with Sutton lat
err, at midnight at the CaTvel hall, the
witness told substantially the same
story Of the incidents on the night OK
October 12. as told By Lieut. Adams.
we were IN 2 room at Carvel hail
about l. o'clock, when Lieut. Sutton
appeared at the door with a bottle OF
whisky in his hand and asked US to
have a drink" began the witness. We
told him we were not drinking whiS-
XIV Then he went away. About twen'
tv minutes later, he came back, ana
said he had an automobile outside.
and asked If we did not want to ride
to camp. | don't think anyone made
answer. but we all went out aad Litu-
tenants Adams. Utley. Sutton and my.
self cot into the automobile aud start
ed for the camp"
From that point on. Lieutenant Os-
etrman told Of the fist fights with
sutton by ADAMS ana nlmSslt near
the marine camp end later running
down 60 where the shots were fired, he
found Lieutenants Adams and Bevan
standing near where Sutton and Lieu
tenant Rocker lay on the ground.
Someone said Sutton killed Rocker
and then killed himself. the witness
said. Ostorman said the reason he
and his friends refused to take
drink with Sutton at Carvel hall was
because Sutton was not wanted In the
party.
@He was unpopular with his class
mates" the witness said.
Osterman told of an incident about
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