Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-27 | Page 18 | Phinney Convicted after Brief Trial

PHINNEY CONVICTED AFTER BRIEF TRIAL Found Guilty of Murder ill Second Dcreo for Killing J. Henry Remington. I A verdict of murder in the second degree de-gree was returned last night by the jury in lite case of the state against William rhinney, tried for first degree murder for the hilling of .1. Henry Remington on the night of November J. li-lT, at Hlng-liaiu. Hlng-liaiu. The jury deliberated five hours. The evidence of the rase brought out (he probability that the shot that" proved f ; 1 1 a I to lie mini,-ton was. fired with no intention rf hitting him and without knowledge of his being in the way. rhinney p-oiost.d that ' he fired to intimidate in-timidate a Grcrk who had started toward Mini and had picked up a rock after the two laid lid a few words nf disagreement disagree-ment arising out of Thinner's taking ox-crptiun ox-crptiun to what be -supposed was an effort on the part of tlie other man to mimic his com; h tug. 11,- test if led 1 lint he Intended ihat the shot should uo into the hunk of the canyon and had not intended that it .should hit anvone