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Frank Carl Pinney

4 Jul 1880 – 4 Mar 1922

Birth	4 Jul 1880
Death	4 Mar 1922
Cemetery	Mount Hope Cemetery Valentine , Cherry County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	PJ's Gramma on 29 Jul 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113485627

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Lincoln Evening Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) June 9, 1922 Pinney Found Not Guilty Jury Exonerates Him of Charges of Murdering Own Father Valentine, Nebraska, June 9 - James Price Pinney, charged with the murder of his father Frank C Pinney, at his fathers home north of Crookstown, was found not guilty when the verdict of the jury was read this morning. ******************************************************* Crookson Man Murders Father During Altercation Over A Load Of Straw, Son Shoots Father Twice During a quarrel about a load of straw, James (Price) Pinney, age 24 shot and fatally wounded his father, Frank Pinney, four miles northwest of Crookston on Saturday morning. There had been ill feeling between the men for some time and the quarrel Saturday culminated in the tragedy. According to the father, who stated that he tried to prevent his son from taking a load of straw that had been mortgaged from the place, the boy jumped off the rack and when within four feet started shooting with a 38 caliber revolver. he fired four shots, two at which took effect. One went just below the heart and one though the thigh. The son then drove away and left the wounded man lying there. The father then dragged himself about a mile to the home of a neighbor. Dr. Compton and Deputy Sheriff Thompson went out to the scene of the crime and the stricken man was brought to the hospital here where he died at 6:30 Sunday morning. The son drove into the city and surrendered himself to the authorities. Since the shooting young Pinney has shown deep remorse and is greatly frightened. His preliminary hearing has been set for Wednesday, March 15th. ******************************************************* Bound Over To District Court James Pinney Bound Over to District Court, Under $3500 Bond The preliminary hearing of James Pinney who killed his father on March 4th was held Wednesday before Judge L.K. Travia with district court reporter Jerry Scott taking the testimony of the witnesses in shorthand. The young man did not take the witness stand and all the evidence that was introduced was by the state. Several witnesses were called and related incidents that preceded the shooting and incidents that occurred on the day of the shooting. The dying declaration of Frank Pinney was read and introduced in evidence and stated substantially as follows: Frank Pinney had heard on March 2nd that his son and Myrle Saurwein were hauling his feed from his place one mile north of the R.A. Overman place. He went to the Overman place and stayed all night on March 3rd and discovered that the people there were watching him. On the morning of March 4th he mounted his horse and pretended to go to Crookston but when near the Rock School house he looked back and saw a hay rack on his place which was about three miles away. He rode back and when about a quarter of a mile north of Overmans's and three quarters of a mile from his place those with the hay rack saw him and started to drive away. He cut across and headed them off. James Pinney the son saw his father approaching and handed the lines to Carl Sauerwein. Young Pinney then tried to get on the Sauerwein place on foot. Frank Pinney state that he saw that the hay rack was loaded with straw taken by his son and young Sauerwein from his place and he ordered them to return the straw to his place and put it where they had gotten it. Young Pinney did not answer this command so the father started toward him carrying his riding bridle over his left arm and he stated that he did not have any weapon in his personal possession not even a pocket knife. He had not approached toward his son closer that about two and a half rods when his son pulled a revolver from his hip pocket and fired at his father four times. The father kept advancing toward his son and had approached within ten or twelve feet when the son again fired. The bullet taking effect in the fathers stomaches. The old man fell from this wound and while he was lying on the ground his son fired at him again, the bullet passing through his right leg. After the shooting the son ran to his wagon and drove away and left his father, supposedly either dead or dying on the ground. The father staggered to his feet and being unable to bridle his horse, mounted the animal and road toward the Overman place. After riding about a mile he dismounted and started to walk. After walking about a half mile he met and was assisted by Lee Overman and Homer Kennedy. He f further stated that at no time had he ever made threats against his son. The defense of young Pinney will evidently be self-defense. No doubt many extenuating circumstances effecting the lives of the participants of the tragedy will be introduced in evidence at the trial. The elder Pinney is known to have been very erratic and of a violent disposition and this coupled wit h the fact that he was advancing toward his son with the bridle in his hands will not doubt be used to help prove the self defense plea. As no bondsmen were forthcoming Pinney will remain in Jail until his trial at the next regular term of district court.

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