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Show The Butcliory: . Coroner Taylor and a jury held an intpifiKt in the city hail, last evouinK. on tho body of William J. Joni-n, the man who wiw killed on Tuesday by David Phillip.. Tho witnesses who cava evidence wore El ward Junes, Frank Joihm, R. R. Williams, Thos. Evans, 8aiuul Walters, luaao Joues anil M, Gillespie, all of whom were in tho saloon when the killing occurred. oc-curred. The testimony showed tho facts to bo about as publisher! in yes ton! ay's tlKKil.D. However, ah of lh wittuuacs tea LifacxI (hat J.mos had a pistol, which he attempted to uso, but unsuccessfully. ("ho witnesses wit-nesses did uot agree as to the particulars particu-lars in regard to tho pintul. Simo said that J.mea oiaritk no efT irl t discharge dis-charge tho weapon, merely bti iking with ii; others that ho poiniei the pistol towards Phillips, and others that ho threw it at him. The weapon certainly fell oa tho tl-wr when Phillips did the fatal cutting. Jones was quite drunk when tho sllkir occurred, but his slayer was not under tho influence- of liquor. The jury returned the following verdict: An inquisition holdon in tlie lifih precinct pre-cinct of Sail Lki city, Dui-embcr Oih, A.n. 1ST6, at tho cilj hnV, uiion tliu body of William Joaoi, tUora lyiDR floa-i , bofore Goorge J. Taylor, eoronor of i-ounty, by the jurors wliose nams aro horeto Biib-cribed. Tho said j urors upon . thf ir ot lbs do any from tho evidence bo-lora bo-lora the tn, Hint be died on the aflorooon of tho lV'lli of Xccember, 18To, from tho ; p fleets of wounds inflicted by a knife in the hands of David Phillips whilo in a s a loon ou Cjiumsrcial street, Salt Lake city. In testimony wheroaf they have horoto set Lbeir hands tho day and yuar lir.t abov writtun. James Payne. Francis AuubTRoxa. S. Gensler. Gkorqk J. Taylok, Coroner. Jones, the deceased, was aged 31 years. He has a brother residing in Pennsylvania, but none ot his relatives rela-tives are here. He was a member of Utah lodge No. 1, I. O. 0. F., which organization will bury him to-day. The funeral will bo held at 2 o'clock, at the city sexton's. Phillips' preliminary examination before a justice will commence this morning at 10 o'clock. |