Show Farmer in Slaying Appeals Case CaseTo CaseTo CaseTo To Utah Tribunal Lee R R. Ritson Wilson itson farmer of Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish Fork canyon Utah county originally charged with first de gree de-gree murder and ultimately convicted convicted convicted con con- of involuntary manslaughter ter Thursday appealed his case caseto caseto caseto to the state supreme court Ray Phillips Phill ps railroad section hand was was the victim of a 22 cali ber bullet fired from a rifle rite by bythe bythe bythe the defendant to frighten the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road workers of off the Wilson farm according to records filed in the appellate court The shooting occurred July 25 1947 about five miles east of Thistle in Spanish Fork canyon Wilson was tried in Fourth district court and rand convicted Nov 18 1947 He Hc was sentenced to one year in Utah county jail with nine months suspended |