Died in jail or a lockup
Antonio Zapetto
Antonio Zapetto, 24, had a wife and three children in Italy and had taken out first papers toward American citizenship. In the early morning of March 13, 1895, a mob broke into the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg, Colorado, and killed him while he was held there. The coroner's jury recorded the killing as by persons unknown. The summary he was given is based on the account of the San Francisco Call, published March 14, 1895.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury in Huerfano County found the deaths were by persons unknown after a mob took Antonio Zapetto from the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg and killed him.
Reported by: Coroner's jury, Huerfano County (medical examiner or coroner).