Morning Oregonian., August 06, 1909, Page 3, Image 3

THE MOTiXrG OREGOMAX, FRIDAY, ATGUST 6, 1909.
UTLEY TESTIFIES
IN SUTTON CASE
Naval Inquiry Resumes Ses
sions With Officers Appear
ing as Defendants.
BUT LITTLE NEW EVIDENCE
Latent 'Witness Is Not as Sure as
Others of Suicide Theory and
Says He Struggled to Get
Sutton's Gun.
ANN APOLI 3. Md.. Aug. 6For five
hours today Lieutenant Harold Utley. of
the Marine Corps, was subjected to an
exacting; examination and cross-examination
In regard to his connection with the
death of Lieutenant James N. Sutton, or
Oregon- . . . .
The hearing before the naval board of
inquiry was resumed, after an adjourn
ment the early part of last week, pending
the arrival of Lieutenant Utley and Sura-eon
Frank C. Cook.
The new alignment in the proceedings,
whereby five of Sutton- brother officers,
who have already testified, and Lieuten
ant Utley appeared in court as defend
ants, aroused by Mrs. Sutton, the dead
hoy's mother, and her daughter. Mrs.
Parker, of causing Lieutenant Sutton s
death, had no effect In curbing the testi
mony of Lieutenant Utley. He answered
ail questions put to him. His story cor
roborated the testimony of the other of
ficers present at the fight between Lieu
tenants Adams and Sutton, when Sutton
was shot.
Not Sure of Suicide.
While Utley said he was under the Im
pression et the time of the shooting that
Sutton. In the heat of the struggle with
the other officers who were attempting
to disarm Mm, directed the shot against
himself, he was not nearly as positive
about the suicide theory as the preceding
wltneesee. Under cross-examination he
admitted that he was reaching for Sut
ton's hand to disarm him when the lat
ter freed his arm from beneath his chest
and the revolver flashed.
Utley was senior officer In the party
that was with Sutton on the nigrht In
question.
Mr. Davis frequently Jogged the wit
ness memory from the testimony be
gave at the inquest, but Utley pleaded
lapse of memory over the Interim of two
years.
TJUey Disliked Sutton.
Mr. Davta fot Utley to admit that he
did not know Sutton in me Naval Acad
emy before they Joined the Marine Corps,
and then wanted to know If Utley meant
he had taken a dislike to Sutton merely
on rumor, when he testified that he had
disliked Sutton "as far back as academy
days."
The witness said he had heard things
about Sutton at that time that made him
feel that he did not care to know him.
. . - t . .-4 DaVc i T'tlev hiui ever hazed
Button. The witness said he might have
hased him and not known It, as he bad
hased many "plebs" whom he did not
know.
rtley Tells Story.
Following the line of questions to pre
vious witnesses. Major Leonard led the
young officer over the Incidents of the
ntcht of October 12-13. 1!T7. Utley had been
to a "hop" at the Naval Academy, and
afterward went over to Carvel Hall Ho
tel with Lieutenants Adams and Oster
man. where they met Lieutenant Sutton
and later started with him in an automo
bile which Sutton had hired for the ma
rine camp, which Sutton never reached,
alive The witness described the alterca
tion and fist fight between Adams and
Sutton on the "dump" near the camp,
where Utley ordered the automobile to
stop. As senior officer of the party, the
witness said he ordered the others to stop
fizhtlng and they did so at that time.
Then Sutton and Osterman began fight
ing and Utley Intervened and "untwisted"
Osterman from Sutton, the witness said.
S-.itton got up and was knocked down
twice by Osterman, and then lay on the
ground "refusing to fight or say he had
enough.
The ficht was all one-sided, Osterman
had the better of it from start to finish."
t-aid Utley. "Sutton lay on the ground re
fusing to get up and threatening to go to
camp and get his guns and 'shoot their
huHi off before sunrise.' " the witness
said. Utley said he told Sutton to consid
er himself under arrest and then left him
and went to camp.
Sntton Was Armed.
Later on his rounds In camp he saw
Lieutenant Roelker standing In front of
Sutton's tent and Sutton Just Inside point
ing a revolver at Roelker. Sutton and
Roelker ran out of camp and Lieutenant
Utley followed them down towards the
parade grounds. "Sutton began shooting;
and Roelker pitched forward on his face
and lay still." the witness said. Then he
saw Adams loom up in front of 8utton
and call out that he (Adams) was shot.
The shooting ceased and Adams closed
In on Sutton and threw him face down
ward. The witness came up at this
time, he said, and knelt on Sutton's
shoulders to help hold him down. Sut
ton had one hand free, and some one
either took or knocked the revolver out
of It, the witness said. Sutton's other
hand was under his chest. Someone called
out that "Reddle" was killed, mean
ing Lieutenant Roelker. Just then Sutton
freed his other arm, raised his hand
toward his head and shot.
"It was my opinion that he committed
suicide." said Utley.
"How do you define suicide?" asked
Major Leonard.
"When a man kills himself." was" the
response.
"If he was trying to shoot someone
else and shot himself would you call that
suicide?" asked Major Leonard.
"Yes. sir."
Utley testified Sutton had "shot up
camp" at one time, and that he had heard
him threaten to commit suicide. The
witness said he had as little fo do with
Sutton as possible, for he did not like
him. Asked why he did not like Sutton.
Utley said Sutton had an exaggerated
opinion of himself, was overbearing and
had tried to stah a man when he (Sut
ton) was a midshipman.
WHITE'S LIFE IS LAID BARE
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he said, "affected me very seriously at
the time."
He described In detail the alleged ex
perience of a girl, who, he said. White
tried to wrong when she was hut IS. He
said that after winning her confidence
White lured the girl to his place on
Twenty-fourth street. New York. The
girl escaped through a lucky chance, he
said, and later obtained a large sum of
money from White under threat of a
suit. After that, he continued. White
had the girl boycotted so that for several
years she could not play an engagement
at any theater in New York.
Now Foremost Actress.
"This woman now," continued Thaw, "Is
one of the foremost actresses on the
American stage."
Thaw gave the location of four places
which he said White maintained for im
moral purposes.
The aged Mrs. Thaw's appearance on
the stand In her son's behalf was pathetic.
Her feelings overcame her. but despite
this she insisted on going on.
Other witnesses included two former
teachers and a school friend of Thaw's
who declared that he seemed perfectly
normal when they knew him.
White's Letter to Girl.
David N. Carvalho, the handwriting
expert, who sat by Thaw during the
first trial, pronounced genuine 68 let
ters purporting to come from Stan
ford White. A letter alleged to have
been written by White to a girl called
"May" was admitted In evidence. It
was dated April 11. and read as fol
lows: "I am the most awfulest fraud when
It comes to letter writing. It Is no
use. I have what Peter Dooling calls
writephobo,' and a bad case at that.
I am glad you are having such a good
time. A dose of hope after all Is the
best medicine any of us can take.
Whatever you do, however, do not come
back prettier or more alluring than
you were, for under those circum
stances I could not be responsible fsr
my actions, and then there would be
real trouble.'
"By the way, when Is that Fall boat
going to sail? The social whirl has
opened, and Is really quite good- Seri
ously, when are you coming back? Lov
ingly." Instead of a name, - the letter -was
signed with what the witness declared
was a hand opened, with what looked
like porcupine quills extending from
it. Mr. Jerome explained that this was
Stanford White's regular signature in
letters to his friends.
One of White's Victims.
Mr. Carvalho then took up the "Sue
Parker"- episode. He said a woman of
this name made a sworn statement con
cerning alleged events between her and
White. She produced a bundle of letters
which she said White had written her and
offered them for sale to Thaw's attor
neys for 15000. The letters were finally
bought, the witness said, for $500, with
the understanding that the owner was
to receive $500 more If they could be used
at the first trial. The woman's affidavit,
Mr. Carvalho said, described In detail
how White had first met her when she
was 17 years of age, and later taken her
to a place known as "The Eagle's Nest,"
given her wine and either ruined her or
attempted to do so. Asked why she was
willing to tell this story regarding a man,
who. after all. had been kind to her, Mr.
Carvalho testified that the girl said:
"He has taken from me more than I
ever got from him, and now that he is
dead and I am destitute, I feel Justified
in selling the letters for what I can get."
Nothing Obscene in Letters.
Thaw took the stand long enough to
Identify the letters as having been given
to him. When Mr. Carvalho resumed, he
testified that he had told Thaw he be
lieved these letters were White's. Cross
examined by Mr. Jerome, Mr. Carvalho
admitted there was nothing obscene In
the Parker letters, nothing to prove ab
solutely the manner of her downfall. He
said Thaw told him White treated the
woman named very courteously until he
learned she was a woman of loose char
acter, then he wanted to ruin her. Mr.
Carvalho received no compensation for
betne a witness for Thaw.
Edward Robinson, who had charge of
the Poughkeepsie Jail during Thaw's con
finement there, testified that the prisoner
and his wife had seemed to be friendly.
Mr. Morschauser than began the read
ing of old testimony to show Thaw's con
duct and condition while In England and
during his confinement in the Tombs.
Apparently forgetting that he was
not a free man. Thaw suddenly left
the courtroom with a sheet of paper
in his hand. Two court officials over
took him in the corridor. "I must see
Roger O'Mara at once." Thaw told
them. O'Mara, who has acted as de
tective for the Thaw family, said the
paper contained instructions.
Delmas' Fee Doubled.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, mother of
the prisoner, took the stand and told
why her son dismissed Mr. Delmas, his
chief counsel in the first trial. Mr.
Delmas was engaged mainly for the
summing up. she said, and with that
his work was done. Mrs. Thaw said
Mr. Delmas was to have received 25,
000. but got J50.000.
"Why?" asked Mr. Jerome.
"Because Mr. Gleason came to my
son and told him Mr. Delmas would
drop the case if he were not paid
more."
Mrs. Thaw said she understood there
was considerable quarreling among
her son's counsel. but that Harry
probably deemed it unwise to change
lawvers In the midst of a trial.
Mrs. Thaw told for the second time
. i ha H.nth of her baby 14
months before Harry's birth, a fact
that was brought out at the second
trial as having prenatal effect.
"There is one thing I want to correct,
she continued. "I said that Harry as
a boy had St. Vitus dance, and I be
lieved it until I talked with Dr. Adolph
Meyer, who told me that disease was
far" more severe than the twltchlngs
affecting Harry."
The witness then related Harry s
early history, which she Illustrated by
two baby photographs. This part of
Mrs. Thaw's testimony minimized for
mer allegations regarding Thaw's
childhood. The motner wmi '
Thaw was more nervous than most
children of his age.
Mother Almost Breaks Down.
Twice during her testimony Mrs.
Thaw seemed about to break down.
The second time. Thaw mounted the
stand, put his arm ahout her. patted
her cheek and whispered in her ear:
"You had better wait until tomor
row." ,
"No." said Mrs. Thaw, quickly recov
ering herself. "I can go on."
Mrs. Thaw said Harry accepted con
ditions at Matteawan as something that
could not be remedied, except having
to go to bed at 8 P. M.
Mrs. Thaw gave a graphic descrip
tion of her visit to the second room
her son occupied at Matteawan. Dur
ing the recital she had to stop twice,
covering her face and weeping. This
time her other son. Josiah, mounted
the stand and soothed her. Again Mr.
Morschauser suggested that she con
tinue the story tomorrow and again
Mrs. Thaw refused. "I want to fin
ish now." she declared. Mrs. Thaw
said she asked to have Harry given a
better room and was told all the in
mates must be treated alike.
Mr. Jerome did not cross-examine
Mrs. Thaw and this fact seemed to
surprise her.
EARL GREY GOES TO NORTH
Canada's Governor-General Makes
Trip to Yukon.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 5. Earl
Grev, Governor-General of Canada, ac
companied by Lady Sylbll Grey, his
daughter, arrived in Vancouver today
from Ottowa and sailed for Skagway on
the federal government steamer Quadra,
en route to the Yukon.
On his return. Earl Grey will be the
guest of British Columbia in the Wlnde
mere Valley. East Kootenay. where he
will camp for several weeks, being joined
there by Countess Grey.
Children's $275 Pique Coats at 49c
Children's $1.75 Wash Dresses 49c
Ladies' $1.50 Muslin Gowns $1.10
Ladies' 65c Cambric Drawers 37c
Ladies' $1.75 Cambric Drawers 79c
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$5.00 ANT) $6.00 SILK WAISTS, FRIDAY $2.98
Chiffon, Taffeta and Messaline Silk Waists are today the most popular, in fact,
the only fashionable Silk waists worn. They will also be pre-eminently the most
favored waist for Fall. One of the very best manufacturers with whom we do busi
ness has sold to us, at a great reduction, the balance of an order he had from one
of the large New York City houses. They are identical with the samples shown for
Fall and illustrations and descriptions se n in this month's numbers of the fashion
books for Fall. As we always sell as we buy it gives us an opportunity to offer the
best bargains in waists. These waists are exactly like the above cuts and give you
an idea of the style. They are made of the best quality Chiffon Taffeta and Mes
saline, in plain colors, changeable silks, stripes, plaids and check, in navy, violet,
leather, rose, mullberry, Copenhagen, wistaria, serpent, heliotrope, mode and gray.
These waists always sell from $5.00 to $6.00 each. On Friday we offer them at Jess
than the cost of the material.. Special, $2.98. No phone orders, no "C. O. D." or
any approbation orders filled.
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- WfcMJ 0l ' Values to $2.00 Each' fy ? .$3 11 V
PiV FRIDAY $1.15 U, . :
r'tt . - Immense Value t-V i
WOO MEN'S SHIRTS in tropical weights, in soft Madras and percale, plain and
plaited bosoms; in a great variety of choice patterns, in both light and dark shades.
These shirts are the finest examples of the best shirtmakers and sell regularly at $2.
each. For this Friday Bargain Day, all day long, we offer them special $1.15 each
FRIDAY SPECIAL 35c EA.; THREE FOR $1
5000 ELEGANT SCARFS, four-in-hands, tecks, flowing end and French fold
four-in-hands, band hows, all the newest and latest designs in stylish Neckwear, in
stripes and figures. An immense purchase made from one of the fashionable neck
wear houses in New York- Values of these ties run as high as $1.00. We sell
them on Friday Bargain Day at 35c Each, three for $1.00
GOVERNOR AND COLONELS TO
SEE NORTHWEST.
Detailed Itinerary Announced for
Trip, Having Seattle Exposition
for Its Main Objective Point.
OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 5. (Special.)
Booted, spurred, clothed In new uni
forms, all resplendent with gold braid
and with military trappings clanking
on August 11. Governor Shallenberger
and the colonels of his staff, probably
20 of them, will start for a tour of the
Pacific Northwest. They do not go to
conquer, but on a mission of peace.
They will be absent from Nebraska 14
days, and everything for the trip, even
to the most minor details, has been
worked out. The itinerary follows:
Leave Lincoln. August 11, 1:46 A. M.:
arrive Billings, August 13, 6:30 A. M.;
leave Billings. August 12, 7 A. M.; ar
rive at Spokane, August 13, :15 A. M.;
leave Spokane, August 15, 9:30 A. M.;
arrive Seattle. August 15. 8:15 P. M.;
leave Seattle. August 20. 1:15 P. M-;
arrive Tacoma, August 20, 8:06 P. M.;
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leave Tacoma, August 21, 12:15 A. M.;
arrive Portland, August 21, 7 A. M.;
leave Portland, August 22. 9:15 A. M.;
arrive Spokane, August 22, 10 P. M.;
leave Spokane, August 23, 12:56 A. M.;
arrive Billings, August .24, 12:50
A. M.; leave Billings. August 24, 9:15
A. M.; arrive Lincoln, August 25, 7:40
P. M.
The wives of the members of the
party will accompany them. There
will be no special trains. Pullmans
will be used, starting from Lincoln. At
all points where long stpps are made
the cars will be parked and the people
will use the hotels of the cities visited.
At Seattle a stop of five days will be
made. During this time the party will
visit the Exposition and probably make
a Sound trip to Victoria. At Portland
a shorter stay will be made.
The Governor is in receipt of numer
ous letters from the people of the
country beyond the mountains, and all
assure him and his party a most
cordial welcome. They -do not care to
be wined and dined, but already they
have invitations to attend a number of
banquets to be given In their honor.
Barber Leaves Trail of Debts.
RAINIER, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) I.
Iake, a local barber who has been In
business here for about six months,
took his departure today, leaving a
trail of creditors. The principal cred
itor Is R. Furer, manager of the Palace
Hotel.
MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY
N STRIKE OFF
JAPANESE LABORERS GIVE CP
STRUGGLE IX ISLANDS.
Collapse of Strike Due to Energetic
Measures Adopted by Author
ities and Planters.
HONOLULU, Aug. 5. The : strike of
more than 6000 Japanese plantation la
borers, which has been in progress for
two months and has caused much loss to
the planters in the islands, was declared
oft today by the Higher Wage Associa
tion, the organization of the strikers.
The attitude of the planters In firmly
refusing to make any concessions, and In
rejecting all overtures for a compromise
settlement, and the energetic action of
the territorial authorities In prosecuting
the leaders upon charges of conspiracy for
alleged threats of violence and acts of in
timidation, brought about a complete col
lapse of the strike.
Finding that they were rapidly losing
control of their discouraged followers, the
strike leaders called a meeting of the
Higher Wage Association today, and by
a formal vote doclared-the trika off. F.
$1.75 Chamois Gloves at
$1.50 Chamois Gloves at
$1.75 New Kimonos at .
7Ti New Kimonos at .
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AN UNPRECEDENTED SALE OF
WOMEN'S HOSIERY
The standard 40c,
50c, 60c, 75c and
85c grades of Im
ported Hosiery.
.... r .hn,...Ti nairs
25c
and there isn't a fleck, flaw or dropped stitched in one of
them. The very same qualities, colors and kinds are on
sale in every store in the United States at prices from
40c to 85c a pair. If you paid those prices in this store
today you could get nothing better than we 11 give
you in this lot (while it lasts) at 25c. Take your choice.
Mercerized Lisle Stockings,
Gauze Lisle Stockings,
Gauze Cotton Stockings
The reason for this extraordinary
announcement is that the goods
came to us very cheap as the
"clean-up" of the broken lots
accumulated by one of the very
biggest of American importing
houses. Every pair full fashioned
and all have spliced heels, toes
and soles; nearly all have garter
tops.
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In DlMCti, Willie aim p. , . , 1
champagne, lavender, sky blue, purple, dark pearl, ftM..o e
menVfancy plaids, light tan, Paris tan, canary, navy blue, pink,
light pearl, peacock blue, apricot, fancy stripes.
SPECIAL FRIDAY SALE OF PERCALES
A varied assortment of light and dark Percale, white
ground, cadet blue, navy and white and gray. Every pat
tern is carefully selected making this offer more desir
able than the commonplace patterns generally seen
around town. Ideal for children's wear. Special 82c
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NEW DUTCH COLLARS
$35 to $50
An offering that plainly shows our
value-giving leadership on
women's garments
This sale points the way to a re
markable saving, as every model is
practically well adapted for present
and early Fall wear, being modeled
in the very latest fashion and in
materials that will be in greatest
demand. These Suits are made in
the finest qualities imported mate
rials in two and three-piece styles.
There are only 40 Suits in all, only
one or two being alike.
These Suits sold from $35.00 to
$50.00. For Friday we offer them
at $15.00 each.
No "C. O.' D.," no phone or ap
probation orders filled.
GREATEST TAILORED
SUIT BARGAIN OF
THIS SEASON
r.vinn Ann nf tliA leaders now on trial.
stated that the Japanese laborers would
try other methods to obtain a wage of $1
a day, for which they struck.
FINGERS GO INTO SAUSAGE
Newport Merchant Badly Crippled
While Grinding Meat.
NEWPORT, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.)
Charles B. Prewltt, partner and manager
of Porter & Prewitt's store here, for
merly traveling salesman for the Union
Meat Company. Portland, lost four fingers
of his right hand in a sausage machine
this morning. '
Mr., Prewitt displayed great nerve,
going to the drug store and coolly asking
for assistance. Mr. Brady, the druggist,
dressed the hand temporarily and admin
istered an opiate while awaiting the ar
rival of surgeons, at Mr. Prewitt's re
quest. Dr. Parker, of Klamath Falls,
took charge and assisted by Dr. WaUace,
of Albany, and Mr. Brady, ' dressed the
wounded member And Mr. Prewltt at
present is doing well, though quite ill
from the shock.
Trolley Company Incorporates.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.)
Articles of incorporation for the Baker
Interburban Railway Company were
filed in the office of the Secretary of
$1.15
..... 95c
... . 98c
. . $1.79
$1.00 Dressing Sacques at . . 59c
In all sizes, in black
and all colors. All
perfect good s J
Not "Seconds."
nf atockines in this sabe,
Medium-Weight Lisle
Stockings,
Medium-Weight Cotton
Stockings,
Embroidered Lisle Stock
ings. AVe have never had such a piece of
hosiery news before and can. hard
ly hope to have it again. It's a
piece of exceptional luck for ns
and for you. Don't miss 25c
getting your share, at
colors
Dark tan, nile green,
At 25
Dutch Collars in washable white
lawn, tastily trimmed with Cluny,
Venise and Val. laces and inser
tions. These Collars are well cut
and fit perfectly; made of materials
of extra quality. Values up or
to $1.00 each. Friday. ....
SUITS at $15
State today. The Incorporators are:
Thomas B. Neuhausen, Anthony Mohr
and A.. K. Bentley. The capital stock
is.50,000. The company proposes to
build electric railways In the vicinity
of Baker City.
LADS C0NFESST0 THEFTS
"Gee, bnt We Had Fun," Laughs
-- - Yonthful Tacoma Culprit.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 5. (Special.)
Two boys aged 13 years, said to be sons of
prominent business men of this city, but
whose names the police refuse to divulge,
were arrested tonight on the charge of
theft, their hobby being bicycles. Later
the youthful thieves confessed that In all
they had stolen 14 bicycles, among them
being two motorcycles. -
"Gee. but we had a lot of fun." laughed
one when he was telling the police of his
adventures. , But when they were led to
a cell the tune changed and both broke
down. The police believe that with the
arrest of the two youngsters that the
series of bicycle robberies, which has baf
fled them, will cease.
Harmon Opens Campaign.
KELSO, Wash.. Aug. 6. (Special.)
U. E. Harmon, of Chehalls. Republican
candidate from this part of the state
for United States Senator, addressed a
large body of citizens here last night.
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