2
TAKE STIGMA OFF
US MEMORY
Davis Agrees That Suicide
Verdict Was Hasty and
Against Facts.
TURNS ATTACK ON ADAMS
Blrney Makes Savajre Assault on Sut
ton as Whipped Coward and Con
trasts Sorrow of Mrs. Sut
ton and Others.
ANNAPOLIS. Auk. IS. The largest
crowd that has attended the session
thus far was present at the beginning
of the sessions of the Court of Inquiry
investigating the death, on October 13.
1907. of Lieutenant James N. Sutton.
Jr. The attraction was the' Bumming
up by Henry E. Davis, counsel for
Mrs. Sutton, and A. E. Blrney, counsel
for Lieutenant Adams.
Mr. Lavls' statements led the Judge
Advocate. Major Leonard, to speak,
though briefly, and what he said was
rot in the nature of argument touching;
the case.
Mrs. Sutton was not present at the 'aft
ernoon session. It was explained pri
vately that she had been so affected by
the touching reference of Mr. Davis to
her dead son that she did not feel able
to appear. Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker, her
daughter, was present throughout the pro
ceedings, however.
The court will sit tomorrow In private
to discuss the findings, which will, when
reached, be forwarded to the Navy De
partment at Washington, when the an
nouncement of the result of the Inquiry
will be made.
Mrs. Sutton said tonight that. If the
findings of the court declared, as did
thou of the former board, that her son
committed eulolde, she would carry the
case still further.
Mr. Davis went back to the coming of
Lieutenant Sutton to Annapolis, and al
luded to him as a "mother's offering to
tier country's service." He referred to
the Lieutenant's hopes and aspirations,
as shown by letters to his mother and
brother, and to the events of the day be
fore the tragedy, arguing that everything
trnded to negate the idea that Lieuten
ant' Sutton committed suicide.
He criticised the composition of the
original board of Inquiry, of which the
recorder was Lieutenant E. S. Willing,
but for whose dereliction, Davis said.
Lieutenant Sutton might still be alive.
The board of Inquiry, he said, acted with
Indecent haste, with no notice to Lieu
tenant Sutton's family, placing upon him
the brand of suicide, thus denying him
Christian burial according to the family
faith, and consigning htm to an unconse
crated grave; stripping his parents of
hope of a reunion with him hereafter,
and condemning him, aa they were com
pelled to believe, to eternal punishment.
No Course but Open InqulryT
Mr. Davis alluded to the Interviews
had by Sutton's sister, Mrs. Kose Sut
ton Parker, with her brother's fellow
officers. Lieutenant Utley's brutal as
sertion of hatred of Lieutenant Suttau,
and to her plea to have Lieutenant
Adams' help only to remove the stigma
of suicide from her brother's name.
He said the only recourse of the fam
ily was an inquiry such as the one just
closed, and he outlined the months of
effort on the part of Sutton's mother
and sister to bring; this about Mrs.
Sutton's suspicion, he said, grew with
the delay.
Mr. Davis said the tragedy did not fol
low a drunken brawl, that Sutton's al
leged former escapades shed no light upon
the case, and this and other matters
should not have been brought Into the
case. He sketched the events of the
evening and night as shown by what he
declared were "uncontroverted facts" and
ciitlalsed that part of the finding of the
first board of Inquiry.
Stories Io Not Harmonize.
Mr. Davis declared the fights Immedi
ately preceding Sutton's death "were not
fought by Sutton but by the others who
, have, on the witness-stand, acknowledged
; bitter enmity against Sutton. He polnt-
ed to the marked difference In the tea
1 tlmony .of Lieutenants Adams. Utley. Os
f terman and others, and declared Sutton,
after going to camp and arming himself
for self-protection, returned to the scene
', of the fight merely to recover his cloth
! lng. He ridiculed the Idea that Sutton
I killed himself because he thought he had
killed Roelker. saying the evidence shows
tliere was no appreciable Interval between
j the exclamation "He has killed Roelker"
and the fire of the fatal shot.
Mr. Davis declared that parts of Lieu
. tenant Adams' testimony were pure ln
: ventlons and pointed out conflicts In the
testimony of the other Lieutenants.
Adams, he Insisted, had to all Intents and
purposes admitted his guilty relation to
the death of Lieutenant Sutton.
Hand Stained With Blood.
Sergeant Dehart. he charged, committed
the most flagrant perjury. The mystery
as to the whereabouts and possession of
the weapon belonging to Lieutenant Sut
ton between the time of the fatal shoot
trg and Its coming into possession of
Colonel Doyen, proved Its close tnnec
tion with the crime and he declared the
hand that gave the revolver to Sergeant
Dehart was stained with blood. Accord
ing to Dehart's testimony, only Lieu
tentant Adams or Willing could have
handed him the revolver, the lawyer said.
There was, Mr. 'Davis declared, a mani
fest conspiracy of suppression and false
hood to help the living and blacken the
dead.
Suicide Xot Possible.
Taking up the dscrlptlon of the fatal
wound, given In the testimony of Sur
geons Plckerell and Cook, Mr. Davis con
tended that the infliction upon himself of
such a mound by Sutton was absolutely
Impossible. He maintained It was not his
place to point out the hand that killed
button, that fraction belonging to the
court, but simply to show ie did not kill
himself.
A- E. Bimey. for Lieutenant Adams,
compared the honor of an ofTicer to the
honor of a woman and declared the young
Lieutenants Involved would be relieved
of all responsibility for Sutton's death.
He said the charges were based entirely
on the "frantic ravings of a woman."
After Mr. Blrney concluded. Major
Leonard In a few words protested against
certain parts of Mr. Davis' "arguments."
The public proceedings In the case then
closed. The findings of the court will be
forwarded to Washington and announced
there. . t
Attacks Mrs. Sutton Savagely.
Mrs. Sutton. Mr. Blrney declared, had
earned the designation of an accuser.
He reviewed half a dozen published
statements aa to what caused Sutton's
. death and said these had been based
. on the contents of letters written by
(Mrs. Sutton. He denied the possibility
ft Lieutenant Sutton having been
beaten to death and then shot to con
Uceal the crime, which, ha said. Mr. Da
vis had charged, by imputation at least. 1
Mr. Blrney attacked Mrs. Sutton and
declared she had pursued his client and
his associates with malevolent hatred,
not with evidence of maternal sorrow
Inspiring her. '
Mr. Birney placed Lieutenant Sut
ton in the attitude of a whipped cow
ard. He declared Sutton had gone to
camp and armed himself with the de
liberate purpose of doing murder.
Mr. Blrney strongly praised Lieuten- :
ant-Adams for his bravery, when, as1
be testified. Lieutenant Sutton fired ;
upon him. He fully Justified the treat- ;
ment to which, according to his client
and his brother officers, Lieutenant ;
Sutton had been subjected.
Grief of Other Mothers.
Mr. Birney contrasted the grief of
the mothers of the other young lieu
tenants with that of Mrs. Sutton. He
then attacked Sutton as a breaker of
regulations and a man of objectionable
habits. The evidence of crime. In this
case, he said, rested entirely upon Mrs.
Sutton's "preternatural vision" and
upon the flimsy evidence of Dr.
Schaeffer. the expert on gunshot
wounds, which, he said, had been so
strongly contradicted aa to give it
weight only In the mind of an imbecile.
That Lieutenant Sutton shot himself
accidentally while drawing the pistol
from under him, he said, was quite
Impossible. Either he deliberately
committed suicide or shot himself while
attempting to shoot someone else who
was above him, perhaps upon him.
Censures" Sutton Women.
Major Leonard. ' the Judge-advocate,
said he rose to protest against two
points In Mr. Davis" argument. He him
self came here, he said, with every good
wish for and willingness to help Mrs.
Sutton and Mrs. Parker to bring every
evidence possible before the court.
They had not. as they should have done,
given him all the facts In their possession.
MAZAMAS SCALE MT. BAKER
(Continued From First Pg )
reached the top since the club pitched Its
tents is 45. .
The start was made at 6:45 o'clock
Wednesday morning. At no time had the
weafher been more perfect for a climb,
and the sun was Just peeping over the
left shoulder of the peak as the long line
of climbers trailed past the snow line.
The Mazamas, who had been divided
Into three parties, zigzagged up the
slopes lr. order to obtain good footing.
The day was perhaps the hottest of the
Summer, and the heat was successfully
defied only by grease paint, veils and gog
gles. The widest crevasse crossed was
about 18 Inches, and all of the dangerous
holes were easily avoided.
At noon the party reached the crater.
Heat From Crater Is Felt.
A thousand feet below the crater, fumes
from the heated Interior of the mountain
were noticeable. They became more pro
nounced as the crater was approached.
Streaks of sulphur-covered snow were
visible where the steam and smoke had
settled. On the south side of the saddle,
however, the sun had uncovered a small
area of sloping earth and rock, and this
was used as the lunch table for the Ma
zamas. Canteens containing water, warm
but delicious, were opened. The weaker
links of the chain of climbers sprawled
upon the rocks to rest.
At the endof half an hour the climb
was resumed. The party swung to the
left of the crag, and from there began
the ascent of the steepest part of the
route. The first bench was reached In
ahou three-quarters of an hour. The In
cline was found to be 34 per cent. The
second benrti. the "foot" of the summit,
was somewhat more difficult to reach.
The slope was found to be 86 per oeitf.
The top of the mountain Is shaped some
what like a flattrr. with the point on
the north, the highest on the mountain.
This can be seen about a quarter of a
mile away.
Party Photographed on"Summlt.
The Stars and Snipes, which had been
made by the' women In camp out of red
and blue bandana handkerchiefs and
white cloth, was planted In the snow, at
1:45 o'clock. The wind was blowing from
the north, but was not -ery cold. Soma
of the climbers did not get on the Inside
of their coats. The picture of the Ma
samaa on the summit was taken.
As the ascent was being, made the
view of the surrounding mountains was
magnificent. At about 11 o'clock In the
morning the party stopped to view the
scenery. The valleys below were filled
with clouds, but the chain of the Olym
pic's could be seen. Mount Rainier was
visible, but the smoke and haze al
most obstructed the view. Index Peak
and other mountains In the Cascade
range could be seen. The Twin Sis- ,
ters, although . nearly suuu ieei nign,
and red. loomed up below. They
seemed but a short distance away.
Glaciers and waterfalls and rivers could
be seen In the canyons. A part of
Puget Sound and the Islands were vis
ible. When the summit was reached, how
ever, the heaped-up clouds, which had
been noticed in the valleys, had risen
high enough to cut off a view of the
surrounding mountains. The cloud ef
fect, however, was beautiful. The
cumulus clouds, below and far away,
seemed suspended In the air. Above
the sky- was of an intense blue. The
atmosphere seemed almost visible. The
shade of blue had reached an Intensity
never seen near sea level. The white
snow, glistening under the rays of the
sun, was In direct contrast.
South Slope Best to Climb.
Aa no accident of any kind marred the
climb, and as 12 women sucuoeded in
reaching the summit of the mountain
from the south slope. It Is likely that
practically all ascents In the first climb
made bv way of the Deming-Mount Baker
trail. That this Is the easiest route that
can be followed Is readily recognized
by any one who stands on the crest of
the mountain. On the north and north
west are numerous serracs broken ice
and snow banks, which irke the peak
almost inaccessible from that side. The
ascent three years ago was made by fix
Mazamas over this route.
Although there are numerous crevasses
on the slopes of the mountain, they are
not dangerous when the days are clear
and they can be seen by the ascending
party. The south slope of the mountain
branches on Into three separate glaciers.
On the southwest Is the Demlng glacier
and on the south and southwest are two
which have not been explored or named.
The ascent of the mountain Is made
partly over the Demlng glacier and
thence over the measureless snowflelds
which feed the three Ice rivers.
All the Mazamas will not return Imme
diately, but will complete their side trips
and explorations. It is expected to break
camp next Monday, though a few of the
party will probably start homeward be
fore that time.
Aged Farmer Is Buried. ,
FOREST GROVE. Or., Aug. 14. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of the late Joshua H.
Powers, aged 83 years, who died Tuesday
at his home one -mile east of Forest
Grove, was held this morning and the
Interment took place in the Forest View
Cemetery. Mr. Powers was born In
Wayne County, Ind.. and came to Ore
gon 21 years ago from Missouri. Ha
leaves a widow and the following chil
dren: Louts Powers, living near Hills-
boro; Mrs. Mary Thrapp. of Warrens
burg. Mo.; Miss Sal lie Powers, on home
place, and W. R- Powers, of Da Loma,
Idaho-
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PACIFIC AT 215
HARRIMAX STOCK MAKES NEW
HIGH MARK OX ''CHANGE.
No Authoritative Information for
Cbdm of Advance, but New
Fiscal Plana Are Due.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Union Pacific
common stock touched H5 in the stock
market today and the preferred stock rose
to 118, advances over night of 6 points for
the common and 10 points for preferred.
To authoritative Information could be
had to account for the rise, but conjec
ture wm very busy with the form to be
taken, by the plan for the segregation of
the Investment holdings of the, company in
the stocks of other railroads. The formu
lation of this plan was put into the hands
of a committee two years ago, but a long
period elapsed without discussion of It,
and thia gave rise to an assumption that
It had been abandoned.
It waa rumored today that the pre
ferred stock would be retired on advan
tageous terms and leave the claims of
the common stock to share In the assets
free and clear.
The close was decidedly weak, except
Union Pacific, and prices were down 1
to 2 pointe all through the stock list.
AUTO CUTS DOWN SOLDIERS
One Man Dead, One Dying, and Only
SO of Column Not Hurt. .
LONDON. Aug. 13. Reports have
reached London of a peculiar motor acci
dent near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, where
military maneuvers are being held. A
motor .car belonging to a London news
paper ran into a column of territorial
troops, who were on the march, mowing
them down more readily than a volley
from a battery of artillery could have
done.
The accident had less serious results
than was at first reported, although with
fuller accounts ,lt seems wonderful that
the fatalities were not many.
The men were formed in a column of
fours. They had Just let one automobile
pass when the newspaper car. running
down ' hill, struck the rear column and
plowed Its way through the whole col
umn, leaving only about 30 men on their
feet.
Only one man was killed and but one
waa so badly injured that ha is not ex
pected to recover. Two were seriously
and six slightly injured. Many were cut
orbruised.
STRIKING PRINTER AMUCK
Shoots Three Men After Having
"Walked Out" From Job.
BISBEE. Ariz.. Aug. 13. TVllliam
Pfannkuche, a striking printer, shot and
killed Asa T. Hoy, former business man
ager of the Review, a morning paper of
this city, and William Bockholtz, of Cov
ington, Ky., early today. Union printers
on the Review struck several days ago.
and Hoy ami Bockholta were operating
the linotype machines In their places.
Pfannkuche is said to have killed a
man at Fort Riley, Kansas, and to have
been sentenced to 99 years Imprison
ment. He was pardoned by the Govern
or several years ago. After shooting
Hoy and Bockholtz, Pfannkuche, se
riously wounded Policeman Jay Wll
moth, who attempted to arrest him.
HacketU Still at Outs.
NEiW YORK, Aug. 13. James K. Hack
ett. whose attorney announced Tuesday
night that Mra. Hackett (May Manner
lug) had withdrawn her suit for divorce,
made this additional statement yesterday:
V.nm V,tfl nnmMmment MTMA OerSOnS
deduce the theory that there has been a
reconciliation. I do not wish my attor
ney's statement and I gave none whatso
ever myself at any time, for publication
to be misunderstood.. And I therefore wish
to state that up to date I regret this de
duction is incorrect." '
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