who was rhyging? this man with a price on his head whose twisted mind made him an enemy of society. who was this five feet-three of ruthless killer who at the turn of last september blasted a blood-spattered path to newspaper headlines, with seven falling before his guns and three of the seven dead? vincent martin was his true name. in the puckish manner of his underworld comrades they named him rhyging. rhyging in their jargon means a man who is always on top. to them this snarling, boastful little gunman was top-notcher of the crime-filled west end.