The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-24
Hanging of the Seymour Robbers.


The following account Of the hang
ing of the Seymour robbers, was
crowded out Of the TRIBUNE, last
week, because Of the great length Of
the Presidents Message
New ALBANY, Ind, Dec, II.
Between 3 and 1 o'clock this MORN
ing, from sixty to seventy Seymour
regulators, masked, heavily armed, ar
rived here via the Jefersonvillo Rail- |
road, aud Immediately upon their ar.
rival they proceeded by a direct route
to the county Jail, placing guards at
evory street 70 guard against sur
prise. Arriving at tho Jail, one of
the guards stationed outside took !
alarm, but was quickly taken in
charge and placed under guard
They then entered the Office Of the
Jail, and after twelve or fifteen had
entered, Sheriff Fullenlovc, awaken
cd by the disturbance, came 10 the
door, and when they demanded che
keys attempted to get away by dodg-
ing down a cellar way and coming
out on the outside of the building,
but here he was commanded to sur
render, and by some means was shot
through the arm. They had now
complete possession Of the Jail, and
found tho keys in the Sheriffs bed
room, when they immo diately pros
ceedod to the cells aud forced one OF
the guards to unlock the cells.
They then took Frank Reno, ST.
mon Reno, Bill Reno, and Charles
Anderson, the express robbers, out
and hanged them to the iron railing
or posts supporting the walk around
the outside Of the cells. The vic
tins were placed in chairs, the ropes
adj usted, and the chairs kicked from
under them. Frank and Simon were
hanging to one post, Simon in front
and Frank behind him; the other
brother was hanging at a corner post,
and Anderson in the back way in the
rear of the Jail. After being satis-
fed that their victims were dead, the
bold murderers quietly locked the
Jail, taking the keys with them, and
taking one Of the county commission
ers to the depot, then after all being
ready they started away, giving the
commissioner the keys as soon as
possible. The alarm was sounded.
but too late. No one could be found
, and all that remained to show their
presence was the dead bodies Of the
express robbers.
/ The most intense excitement pre-
walls here, and is getting much high
er every moment. The news spread
3 like wild fire.
Mrs. Frank Reno and Mrs. Anter.
son arc in the city.
/ Frank Reno fought tho regulators
, and knocked three of them down, but
was overpowcrcd and Knocked sense
less, his head being badly bruised
and blood running down his face
The victims presented ghastly and
t horrible spectacle.
, LOUISVILLE, Dee. II.
, The Coroner's jury concluded its
investigation of the New Albany
/ hanging tragedy this morning, and
. rendered verdict substantially as
, follows: "The jury summoned by the
' Coroner of Floyd county to hold an
inquest on the bodies of Frank Reno
, Simeon Reno, VIM. Reno and Chas.
Anderson, found dead, hanging by
the neck, in the County Jail, in New
r Albany township, Floyd county, Sat-
= urday, December, II, finds that the
deceased came to their death by
hanging, at the hands of parties un-
known to the jury. The jury also
: finds that the persons who did the
hanging came to this city on the Fri
day night train, over tie Jefferson
! vile, Madison & indianapolis Rail-
/ road; that they came in a separate
a car, arriving here between the hours
of 3 and 4 o'clock on Saturday NOR
! /, ming, and, proceeding to the Jail, took
forcible possession of the same, DEFY
Q ing the authority Of tho Sheriff and
= Jail guards. who were overpowered,
: and the former, while in the exercise
Of his duty, was struck on the head
and shot in the arm. They also find
that after hanging the deceased they
| locked the Jail doors and those of the
Jail residence, and carried off the
keys, making the inmates prisoners
until the keys wero returned by NJ.
/ Porrette, aud whom they took pris-
ouer at the depot to prevent an alarm
being given. They took forcible pos
session Of the train on the Jefferson
vile Road, and left the city about 4
o'clock, going beyond the State Pris.
on near Jacksonville, when the train
was stopped and they fed in every
direction.