| Show V rignel SHOT BY OFFICER DIES MOAB MAN RECEIVES FATAL WOUND WHEN STILL IS RAIDED AT MOUNDS NEAR FRICE calve V rigney 33 formerly of moab died monday at the price hospital from a bullet wound in the neck inflicted by deputy sheriff rod swasey of emery county early sunday morning at a still 17 mues from price which mr rigney Is alleged to have been operating the bullet entered the neck and ranged downward striking rigney s spinal cord causing paralysis he died soon after being taken to the hospital the shooting climaxed an all night wait by sheriff jesse nelson of emery and sheriff S M bliss of carbon county about 7 clock they were joined by deputies swasey and jesse seeley shortly after the arrival of the latter two of the officers perceived a solitary figure coming toward the shed in which the still was housed moved back into some brush sheriffs reports showed rigney walked into the shed and discovered some articles left there by the officers turned around and drew up his rifle to his shoulder at the same time coining face to face with swasey who tired according to the deputies report rigney Is said to have been mixed up in liquor cases several times since going to price nearly three years ago sheriff bliss reported that the still where rigney was shot located near mounds in emery county appeared to have been in use for some time no liquor was found but approximately gallons of mash were taken by the officers rigney after being taken to the price hospital refused to disclose where ary of his relatives resided and in a statement to deputy sheriff A gibson of carbon county said he did not blame swasey for shooting the particulars of the shooting of mr rigney as given above were taken from press reports to the salt lake papers it was stated yesterday by carbon county parties who were in moab that rigney was shot from be hird the bullet entering the back of his neck rigney according to word from price refused to give the whereabouts of any of his relatives before his death he resided at moab about three year going from here to grand junction and then to carbon county he was a native of missouri being born and raised at or near hopun it is understood that his parents now reside in washington he operated a pool hall at moab during his residence here q |
