Valento

Valento was one of three men held in the Sonoma County jail in Santa Rosa. Early on December 10, 1920, a mob broke into the jail, overpowered the officers and took their keys, according to the report. The mob took Valento from the jail and hanged him from an oak tree in the cemetery. The officers were overpowered and did not hand him over, according to the report. Little else about Valento is recorded in the account I was given.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the officers at the Sonoma County jail, took the keys, and hanged Valento from an oak tree in the cemetery.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Evening World, December 10, 1920, page 1 The Evening World, December 10, 1920