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Pietro Glacabino

34 years old · died March 1895 · Huerfano County Jail, Huerfano County, Colorado

Pietro Glacabino, 34, had reportedly taken out first papers toward American citizenship. He was being held at the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg, Colorado, when, in the early morning of March 13, 1895, a mob broke into the jail and killed him inside. A coroner's jury recorded his death as a killing by persons unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he was killed by persons unknown after a mob broke into the Huerfano County jail in Walsenburg.

Reported by: Coroner's jury, Huerfano County (medical examiner or coroner).

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