William Rigney

Two newspaper accounts printed on April 12, 1928, the Ronan Pioneer and the Poplar Standard, both report that a mob took William Rigney from a jail and hanged him. The Ronan Pioneer's account is a recollection printed in that paper. Neither account says whether the jailers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A recollection printed in the Ronan Pioneer and a Poplar Standard reminiscence both say a mob took William Rigney from a jail and hanged him.

Reported by: Ronan Pioneer recollection (reporters); Poplar Standard reminiscence (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Ronan Pioneer, April 12, 1928, page 2 The Ronan Pioneer, April 12, 1928
• The Poplar Standard, April 12, 1928, page 8 The Poplar Standard, April 12, 1928