The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25
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F0m, the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. IA.
Lynch Lao In indiana.

PARTICULARS OF THE HANGING OF THE AL
LEGGED EXPRESS ROBBERS AT NEW AL
BANY.
The robbery, as we have already said, &C.
cured on the night of Friday, May %, at
place called Marshfield, on the line of
tho Jacksonville Railroad The train left
Jeffersonville at P. M. 1t consisted OF
the Engine, tender, baggage and Express
at Marshfeld on time. This seems to be de-
serted village, and the only reason for stop
ping at it is to obtain water. On the left
hand side of the track is the water-tank,
and on the other side few yards in advance
stand two or three log houses and an old
worn saw mill. The tram stopped, and
the fireman got off on the left hand side
to let down the water-spout. The engineer
got off on the right hand side with torch
in his hand, and commenced oiling the
engine, He oiled the right hand side, and
was passing around to the left, when his
torch was kicked out Of his hand and he
was asked what he was doing. In the
meantime, the conductor of the train, WHO
was in the last car, told the train boy to go
out and see if any one was getting on. The
boy soon returned and said that three or
four mon were getting into the express car.
This alarmed the conductor, and he ran
forward, and was just in time to see the
express car uncoupled from the passenger
coaches, the bell rope cut, and the engine
move ON. The thieves after getting the
train, or at least that portion of it which
they had under their own control going,
turned their attention to the express mes
senger, Thos. G. Harkins. They beat hin,
in a terrible manner, and left him for dead.
The thieves broke open the safe and Sc
cured bonds and money to the amount Of
100000. They ran the train to within a
mile of Seymour, and there deserted it.
The man who ran the engine was evidently
an engineer, as she was all right when found
AS soon as the passengers Of the train lear
ned the nature of the outrage perpetrated
and having no other resource, they walked
to the nearest Telegraph station distance
of about six miles, and telegraphed to sey-
mour for a locomotive and car, to hasten
them to the latter place.
For weeks no clue to the perpetrators Of
the bold deed could be obtained, but final,
| ly despatch was received by the agent Of
the company, in this city, stating that
some of the bonds had been offered fol
sale in Syracuse, New York, and that the
individual offering them had been arrested
This person gave. his name as George Cam,
eron, and stated to the officers who made
the arrest that he had purchased them from
Frank Reno and Charles Anderson. Steps
were at once taken to arrest these men
and they were finally arrested at Sandwich
Canada, and lodged in jail. Simeon Reno
was shortly afterward arrested, and was
identified by Harkins, as were also the 9th
er two. Bill Reno, anotherbrother, was ar
rested in Indiana, and lodged in the New
Albany Jail, where he remained until yes
terday. L. G, Weir, Esq, agent of the COM
pany, went to Canada to attend to the case,
and after months of delay succeeded in get
ting warrant of extradition issued by
Chief-J ustice Draper, at Toronto. This
order was issued on October %, and on the
following day Mr.. Weir, who had been Do
putized to bring the prisoners to the Uni
ted States, started in tug from Detroit,
bound for cleveland. When few miles
below Detroit, the tug was run into by the
propeller Phil. Sheridan, and sunk. The
two prisoners were, after great exertions,
finally saved and taken to Cleveland, from
whence they were brought to this CITY,
They were kept here for a few days, and
were then taken to New Albany, where
Simeon and Bill were already in custody.
A number of the bonds, $1,000 each,
were recovered by the United States detec-
tives in Toronto. While endeavoring to
clear up the robbery of May %, the author
tiles apparently lost sight of the balance Of
the Reno gang. This party of OUTLAWS, af-
ter keeping quiet for q short time, deter
xa1 10 .,rIs nb
! did on the night of July 10. Fortunately
the attempt proved failure. The par
follows A train on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Road, bound eastward, was selected