Show I I I I I I SUTTONS DEAT TO TOBE TOB BE B INVESTIGATED Annapolis July cour court of In Inquiry which Is Investigating the death of James N Sutton U S il M C CoC Cof of oC Portland Ore at 10 toda today Suttons death on Octo Octo lien ber 12 1007 resulted front from a pistol shot wound In the head The bulet bullet found tho skull was apparently the same as used In the tho regular 38 calbre calibre service revolver Immediately following the fatalIty an investigation was mado by the na naval val academy authorities with the r re suit that Lieutenant Sulon Sutton was om daIly recorded as having committed Since then the tho mother and sister of oC the ded dead lieutenant ha have been ting In their efforts to have the casl case reopened This moring morning they were rewarded when the second investigation a aton ton tion began wih with the opening or of th tim cout court of inquiry composed of Com Coin manor mandor John Hood Flood U S N pres I Ider der dean Harry N J Ensign U S SN SN N and Majot C Wendl I U S SM M 1 C with Major len U S SL SM M L C judge advocate The Tho latter has ha declared that the present ton lion wi will be most thorough and when It Js Is concluded there thero wi will be no doubt In nn any Impartial mind as to lo whether at 01 not Sutton committed sul sui cde The court of inquiry organized In Inthe inthe the the administration building or of the Na Naval val academy and than thon adjourned uni until 1 p m The fifteen teon witnesses SU sub subpoenaed by Judge Advocate were al all on hand hund when court oe opened cd Mrs Irs James N Sulon Sutton mother of the tho thoI lieutenant and her daughter Mrs MrsHugh I Hugh A Parker accompanied b by their counsel wl will he be present nt at the mUon or of the board oard for Mr Mrs Sulon Sutton and Lieutenants Adams and Os terman asked the privilege of cross examining al all witnesses which wa was granted Major Lenoard announced that probably ably long dalr daily sessions would be hold held after toda today Houses Leading to investigation Annapolis Md Jul July the time approaches lot fOl the opening of the second inquiry at the tho naval academy tomorrow Into tho cause of oC the death In October of Second Lieutenant James N Sutton of Portland Ore an officer of the tho marino marine corps the facts that can bo be gleaned gleaned In advance tend to throw deeper mystery about the case caso Suttons frends friends contend that lie he hemet met death duing during a quarrel at the hands of ono of his brother In instead stead of having shot hImsel himself a as a aboard aboard board of inquiry decided imam r I Owens the who drove Sutton and his three com coin front from the Carvel Hal Hall hotel to toa toa a place near tue tho marine camp where half an hour later Sutton was found death dead with a bulet bullet wound in his hiE hlad head told a remarkable story toda today which promises to cear up many of the hap happenings happenings prior to lo the shooting I Sulon Sutton had hired me to take him out to lo tho the camp from Carel Hal that night said Owens an and when he came camo out of the E S Adams and two other officers were iere with him hini Sutton invited them to ride lit in his car Adams got goL on the tue front seat scat wih with nie me and the three other men sat In the rear seaL eL Sulon Sutton anti and his companions In the rear seat seemed to be very er friendly When we pot got within a short distance of the can cani l L I was told to stop Adams Adam jum down the front seat an and taking off ori his coat cont and hat threw theiu on the ground Ho Hc mado rush for and the other om cars got out of the car The Tho two grabbed Sutton b by the arms anti and I heard Sulon Sutton say Go away Adams I 1 dont want nm any trouble Then one no o othe at atthe the toi told 01 oto to Beat It As J I turned the tho car around r I saw starting fOr sutton and anI heard Sutton sa say Wel if Iho ho wants to tight I wi will fight him Then I the Ihl bridge and met Griffith another four coming coming back with hits his automo automobile lle bile Owens said lie he did not an any shots noemer hc shortly hort after the tragedy and whoso whose whereabouts Is and Lieutenant classmate of Sulon Sutton were ivere said to be the other two occupants of the Owens car Adams and are aro expected to bo be wIt wll nt at the tho hearing John JohnE E time the other chauffeur who tool took a party pan to lo the marine camp just ahead of the Owens party the same night Is expected to lo corroborate soro some of Owens testimony A E large lum er of lay have been heon s summoned to report tomor tomorrow tomorrow row to lo Captain John M 1 Bowler Dowler super simper of tue tho noal naval academy Ma Ia jor harry Harr Leonard of the tho marine corps jud judge e ad advocate wl will cor conduct lurt t the te investigation tom fOI the government Commando John ohn Wood Tood t 11 S 5 N is senior member of the board of inquiry and his are Lieutenant r ry Jensen 1 U ii S X N and Major W V O 0 Neville U S III J C Mrs lames N Sutton LIeutenant Suttons and liei hor daughter Mis s Hanker arrived here tonight 11 Sulon Sutton I that hat the tho evidence wi ihl show that hot son was Idled kIlled In a fight or 11 in a premeditated assault by br brono ono or mOre of the According to lo the tho findings of the for fornier Imer nier mer board of inquiry sutton shot hint him self 11 in a ft It of at remorse In n a quarrel time the after l Adams is s said to Lo have hae told Wm him t that at ho he Sulon Sutton had shot Lieutenant I |