Died in jail or a lockup
Francisco Rauchetto
Francisco Rauchetto was 27 and unmarried, and he had declared his intention to become an American citizen. He was wounded at the Bear Creek bridge while in the custody of officers being taken to the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg, Colorado. On the night of March 12 to 13, 1895, a mob killed him in Walsenburg. A coroner's jury in Huerfano County later found that he died at the hands of persons unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found the deaths were by persons unknown after a mob took him from custody and killed him.
Reported by: Coroner's jury, Huerfano County (medical examiner or coroner).