Ruben PROCTOR
November 14, 1877, Ruben PROCTOR was hung from the crossbeam of
scales at Schonburg, 7 miles north and ½ mile west of Lacona while 600
to 700 spectators look on. He was hung by an angry mob of vigilantes
because PROCTOR, accompanied by another man, shot Miss Augusta CADING
while attempting to rob the family of money her father reportedly had in
the house after selling his farm. She died the day after the hanging but
lived long enough to identify PROCTOR. He was reportedly buried in Lacey
Cemetery 1 ½ mile northeast of milo in an unmarked grave. This is the
only hanging to ever occur in Warren County.(Source: Chronology of the
early settlers of White Breast Township and Lacona compiled by Edith HEEMSTRA and
John FORD sometime around 1980.)