Central Pueblo Marshal's Office, Colorado
End of Watch: Friday, July 25, 1884
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 1 week
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: July 25, 1884
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Marshal Casper Zweifel was stabbed to death while escorting a prisoner to the town jail.
The man had been arrested for passing counterfeit silver dollars in a local saloon. As they walked to jail the man pulled out a knife with a 4-inch blade and stabbed Marshal Zweifel twice in the groin, severing his femoral artery. He bled to death within several minutes.
The subject fled the scene and was never apprehended.
Marshal Zweifel was a U.S. Army veteran. He was survived by his wife.