Lorenzo

Antonio Lorenzo, 24, was an Italian man held in the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg, Colorado. In the early morning of March 13, 1895, a mob broke into the jail and took him from it, and the sheriff of Huerfano County, in a telegram quoted by the governor, said the mob shot the men held there. The acting Italian consul, Joseph Cuneo, named Lorenzo as one of two Italian men lynched from the jail. A coroner's jury later found that the deaths were by persons unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Walsenburg jail and killed him, according to the sheriff's report and the Italian consul's letter, and a coroner's jury found he was killed by persons unknown.

Reported by: Sheriff of Huerfano County (the agency that held him); Coroner's jury, Huerfano County (medical examiner or coroner); J. Cuneo, acting Italian consul; Governor McIntyre.

Sources (5)

• The San Francisco Call, March 14, 1895, page 4 The San Francisco Call, March 14, 1895
• Evening Star, March 14, 1895, page 9 Evening Star, March 14, 1895
• The Wichita Daily Eagle, March 14, 1895, page 2 The Wichita Daily Eagle, March 14, 1895
• The Salt Lake Herald, March 14, 1895, page 2 The Salt Lake Herald, March 14, 1895
• The Lusk Herald, March 21, 1895, page 2 The Lusk Herald, March 21, 1895