Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-22 | Page 9 | Phil Kennamer Found Guilty

PHIL KENNAMER 1 FOUND GUILTY PA PAWNEE E Okla Feb 22 W Phil Ph Ip-Ph Phil l lt t Kennamer paced his cell In jail today today tor to- to r day outwardly calm after his con con- P on of first degree decree manslaughter r 4 V in the slaying of his friend John F. F r Gorrell Jr r 1 The 19 19 year year old son of Federal Judge Franklin E E. Ken Kennamer amer must wait until tomorrow afternoon to learn his sentence sentence-a a term that may range from four years to life me in the tate state penitentiary Defense attorneys however however- saida said would d be trial new a motion for a filed tired at that time The verdict was va returned returned last night seven se hours and 15 minutes after the Jury of ot farmers and smalltown small smalltown town business men had ad taken the i case case galore Before tore that jury Kennamer had hadl told fold of Gorrell's death last Thanks Thanks- it giving night at Tulsa He said he shot in in self self- to frustrate an alleged extortion plot against the family of ot the girl he loved cd K Kennamer accepted the verdict without a show of emotion emotions tt He lie leaned over over to pat the shoulder houlder of his father who sat slumped in the next chai chair Miss Virginia Wilcox 19 19 year year old oil heiress the girl Kennamer said he was trying to protect when he shot hot Gorrell was not in the courtroom court room although she had attended nearly all aU the sessions of the trial and nd had appeared as a defense wit wit- ness Gorrell 23 son of a Tulsa physician physician cian clan was found dead with two bullet holes boles in his head Two days later Kennamer surrendered saying he had shot in self defense to prevent Gorrell fr from m carrying out an alleged plot against the family of H H. H F. F Wilcox millionaire oilman Sons and daughter of socially prominent Tulsa families were called to testify testily both for and against Kenna mer