New-York tribune., 1868-12-18
THE NET-ALBANY LYNCHLYG and HANG
ING.
PERSONAL SKETCHES OF RENO AND ANDERSON
THE SCENE OF THEIR EXPLOITS.

Personal SKETCHES OF RENO AND ANDEEsON-
THE SCENE OF THEIR EXPLOITS.
The recent outrage in New-Albany is likely
to excite moro than ordinary interest from the fact that
it may lead complications with England The detas
Of their arrest in Canada and their delivery 10 the United
States authorities almost under protest arc SUI m
~ lct been arrasted nor iit reported that
any attempt has been made 10 apprehend them lhey
but that robbery alone would never have brought upon
them the terrible death which they suffered IL was Only
connected There was a regularly organized gang oi
thieves and robbers, with headquarters AT e Nge Vi
few years ago, thriving and beautiful place. liad u
not been for the lawessness OF ls inhabitants & ~
would have become an important business loMn;
1t Is now almost dndWdated; lhe poau'ilu1
blocks, buildings ana stores NHIch V"'VV " t,'o,'
its streets in ruins; the torch OF Inc lLceh,,
HiIianv n soon becaIue the Lldup-pIace Of villains; the
house Of the Reno family the rendezvous o scou'
drcs and the two saloons on oggeres leIt eiu'
Ing became their ordinary abiding race. The Reno fam
iiy consisted Of old man Reno wh9 has been all his life
despergdo; Old Mrs. Rene Who dIcd Last summer az
who supplied the brains or the crowd John Eci" no"
in the Missouri Feuitenary Frank Reno 'lihtnb h'Iu
Simeon Reno VIM Reno, Laura Reno, and one younger
SON. who Is known as Trick reno Inc on mn Z i''J
was OF Swiss origin, but lived for many years ID Ftnhy
vania where he aud his wife were married. seymour
is two miles south OF Rockford ana is al the CROSSING
OF the Jefersonvle Madison and Indianapolis hutoAd
and the Ohio aud Mississippi Railroad. II j. qai'e
large village, but. OWING 10 INC piI3Ah,t3 3,t3o an
the ken2s ana tIst kiNEs d y iaSIualiiiog Su resi-.
dsnfi @afo who 'o lived IS "'g S state OF coHaai fear
for their lives and property The progress 3i le laSe
For several years robbcres ana murders nave ure ~,
quent IN the ycnityiu fact 10 such an extent That he
people have long contemplated taking tic law ln tiet
own hands account Oi the defect IN thc STATE laNi
which prevented the conviction Of persons arrested ana
charged with crime Continuance after continuance OF
the trial Of prisoners has followed with q neral rpd(
mini il was oud that tho law could not bee enforced. In
addition to ordinary rObheiirs aud murders WhlcI
have taken place IN the vicinity Of Seymour, largo ana
c%traordinary fobbories frequently took place the
press companies were often rObbed--trIs have been
stopped I'm open daylight and the passengers llla6cu
In February last a raid was made upon all the County
Treasurer's sales OF Nor nm Iowa, taking the whole
counties through from g., Mississippi to tue Missouri
Am these rohhcTes cherpauued or executed ne
Renos their couderates For the robbery OF e MlIs
frank Reno Mike Rogers, Charles Anderson, william
DeernE, ana Albert Fcrkins Mtre aIr,s,tu 'tG Co' ]
iu tho Mills County jan. SHORTY utI,HlltI mo -,
aged to break Jail and made their escape IN tc dcau o
Winter crossing the Mississippi on the ice, ana NchE
2uO miles on foot they hnaly MADE thtli WY 10 Mlu.
hey remained IL Windsor until toward the latter part
bcv left for Indiana Upon the ODD Of May last the ears
of the Jeilrrsonvie. Madison and indianapolis Railroad
or rather wateriugpace forciby seized number
OF person who had arranged tie plot beforehand qWtly
uucouped the express and locomotive from ihr hal
ance the train, several OF them got INTO The tNr' car
while others mounted INTO the ca9 oI lhe u,'C,
| from the station The whole tiug was dohe 80 9on
were almost out of sight bcfor~ the railway people were
aware of the trick that had been play ed OF hrn lHc
alarm was at once given but % was then late 10 stop
Them. they had vanished with the locomotive ana eN
press car leaving tie passenger cars anu ,A.,1S 81 c
OF the baggage an expires mcssenrei VINO wa, n
Tie ear when the robbers took possession oi d. lie sup
posed to have defended himself ana the property ih s
Charge as well he was able. But no Was no match or
/ tho gang. They ovcrPowered him., ana throw nm
! from the car while they were hlIuE over u'
! road at the rate Of 20 miles an hour. On
the following day the poor fellow was found on the sde
the track, all but dead lItu the trct' OF tApo,ute
lie was carried to In Ioa-g near oy an aI" 9 ~ ey .
few hours aiicrWari never mN9g spoarA rom rom tne @
time he picked u. by the roadside. hitr throwing
miles further when they stopped. They then rfcd the
exrress car % g. contents, which were very valuable
They broke open the aie and took the money heItom
which thcy divided between thcu tied up iu packaecS
and then struck for the woods, leaving The locomotive
tEc hands of Allan Piuksrou q wc'lkuovu detective,
with a view TO tho deiecton of the criminals.
| the finding Of bills Of indictment against Frank
| Reno, Charles Anderson, william DecIiAf; sI"eoh
| son Frank Reno and Charles Anderson made their
escape to windsor the other parties icmancd 80 tno
nucd In Jail 90 NowAlbauy iu July list Jn the came
monh Dsss swe T9; Eti nrisr u sGs @ i AZ sonr
Dccriug managed TO make his escape Nelson WIS after
ward arrested. aud also taken 70 seymour aud heid TO
bail Frank Reno and Ghares Andsson Ters @5Isa
in Nndsof anu , M,tn is o m, t'y ,fii IN. srrreirr,
up Of the prsouel6 their escape from drowning
seneca and Phil sheridan their rescue aud safe transfer
10 Albany jail the public % alloldy familiar.
NAV ON thc night Of the 9th OF July there au at
/ tempted robbery Of the Adams Express Company al
the ONO and Mississippi Railroad. On This occasion The
car u tie Adams Express Company was hf"h utt"'Acu
car aAd locomotive were Tupi.g iuu -. ERprcss
COMPANY however. had guards Who were thcu 900 Tie
/ cyurr.s car Shortly after leaving BfOwrstHwn the
train came full stop the thieves entered the
Xprcsl car with "a Of robbiHg o. They then
promptly fired upon by the guards and the engineer who
wa, running the engine aud who proved % hc one Vol
Elhts was severely wounded and captured The robbers
made their escape. but Httcrward discovered 10 bo
Elite, Frank Sparks, john Muufc hAIi'a hoseheII{,
Warren Clinton, aud Henry Jeril They were all pupils
OF the EuuO school, having been their intimate associates
| and friends. 49,,
| All the aboycnamed robbers made their escape. with
the exception Of Es. reward was, however. offered
FOR them and they speedily captured ON the night
OF the goth OF July last, the train On which Clifton Rose
berry and Ehts being conveyed as prisoners 10
Brownstown stopped by an obstruction placed on
the track about miles from Seymour. The prison
er- were fOrchy taken from the ana hung upon
beech tree ~ the vicinity. on the Goth of Juiy sparks
Moore and Ierrll. who had been captured 10 Illinois,
while working the neigbOrhOOd OF Maoon while en-
route for BroWnstowu shared the same fate upon the
same beech tree IL j. sad that the Jackson Vigilance
Committee Will now dsbaud, as they have succeeded IN
destroying all who were suspected oi being engaged lu
tbc rubberies on that line OF railroad. Among these are
all the male members OF Tie Reno family, save one, VINO
mentioned above inmate Of the states Prison ia
1 Missouri.
THE SOUTHERN STATES