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Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
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In Stevenson, Wash., deputy sheriff W. F. Rorison was killed and U.S. prohibition agent J. A. Morgan wounded in a shootout with moonshiner Paul Hickey, who died from his injuries; Hickey had been fined for selling whiskey the prior week.
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Stevenson, Wash., Aug. 8.--W. F. Rorison, 35, Clark county deputy sheriff, was shot and killed instantly in a battle with Paul Hickey, a moonshiner, in the hills three miles north of here Monday, and J. A. Morgan, United States prohibition agent of Tacoma, was severely wounded by Hickey.
Hickey was shot through the groin and died a few hours later.
Hickey was convicted of selling whiskey here last week and was fined $75 in Justice court.
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Stevenson, Wash., Hills Three Miles North
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Monday
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W. F. Rorison, Clark county deputy sheriff, was shot and killed instantly in a battle with moonshiner Paul Hickey in the hills three miles north of Stevenson; J. A. Morgan, United States prohibition agent, was severely wounded; Hickey was shot through the groin and died a few hours later; Hickey was convicted of selling whiskey the previous week and fined $75.