Willfred Rorisen

In the late summer of 1922, a young lawman's life was tragically cut short in the rural outskirts of Clark County, Washington. Deputy Sheriff Wilfred E. Rorison, a 26-year-old White male, had only recently joined the sheriff's office when he became involved in a fatal confrontation on August 7th. Rorison had received a tip about an illegal still operation and had relayed this information to federal prohibition agents.

On that fateful Monday, Deputy Rorison accompanied two federal agents f ...