Deputy Sheriff Willfred E. Rorison

Willfred E. Rorison

Deputy Willfred Rorison was shot and killed while assisting federal prohibition agents raid a still in a rural part of the county three miles north of Stevenson.

When the officers arrived, they encountered one of the suspects making moonshine and attempted to arrest him. The man opened fire with a 30-30 rifle, fatally wounding Deputy Rorison. The other agents were able to return fire and kill the suspect. Another officer was wounded and recovered.

Another suspect was arrested and charged with conspiracy in Deputy Rorison's death. He was acquitted of the murder but sentenced to six months for manufacturing liquor.

Deputy Rorison was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and parents.