Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-07-22 | Page 1 | A Newy Story of Death of Lieut. Sutton.

A NE NEW STORY Of DEATH OF i SUTTON I BY J JA II- II Fr FRENCH DonnA CI Md hl July Jl Sensa Sensa Sensation A ANNAPOLIS tion followed sensa sensation tion all lla davat day dav at the ho naval Inquiry into tho the mysterious death of or Marino Marine Lieutenant J N. N Sutton of or Portland Port Port- ort ort- land Oregon Prom From the lips of or Secand Second Sec Sec- and ond 15 H. S. S Willing now now at the League ue Island navy yard tho the court heard an entirely now version of or death of at young Sutton under the trees trees' at the tho edge of ot tho the Annapolis parade parade pa pa- rade grounds of ot the marine marino corps Willing sy fiB was the officer of tho the day I at nt the tue marine marIno barracks that lint lay day and testified testified- that he Im had taken Sutton gun un from tram him Immediately after the tho fatal shot was watt fit fired story sloay Is the lie fourth version given to the court b by of officers s of oC the tho marine corps who i were fellow students with Sutton at nt the time of oC his death Willing made mado no attempt to conceal his dislike for Sutton He lie oven wont went so far as to ta say a that ho wanted Bevan to I lot let t Adams punch Sutton Buttons head hend off oct when they came caine upon the tlE fighters fighter Sutton was on his feet feel when I aw saw him first or perhaps on his knees knes Adams was punching IJ him Somebody threw sutton Hutton to the ground and tin tin- next thing I knew two or 01 three people peo peo- plc pIc were vere sitting on him I was standIng stand stand- lag InS within a couple of or feet of him Somebody behind me mc said that Sutton had hall kill killed eel I turned turne to look at As I turned th there re was a flush flash I dropped down beside Sutton an and took the tho gun un out of ot his hand Before Be lle- tore fore ore I let go his wrist I J knew new ho bo would never move 1110 Then we walked over ovet to who was lying on his face In tho the grass I 1 put in my m- hand into his breast and felt Celt around for a wound I t took my hand handout handout handout out and looked for blood There Thore was no blood nor did dill wo find a wound finally goL got ti up UI