Deputy Game Warden Gasper Ratto
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement
Illinois
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 11, 1902

Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 15, 1901
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Game Warden Gasper Ratto died of blood poisoning which he contracted two months earlier while conducting inspections at an Illinois Central Railroad station in Chicago. The blood poisoning was the result of a cut he suffered when cutting open boxes while inspecting packages for illegal fish and game.

Deputy Game Warden Ratto had served with the Illinois Department of Conservation for four years. He was survived by his wife and nine children.