Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-14
J DOMESTIC NEWS.

g 3is5,s DOMESTIC NEWS.
Lynch Law In Iadiana-The Reno
| Brouhers hung by the IeeeuI..-
rors-FranIk Reno Resists nd is
f. Knocked Terrible Ex-
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dc. 12.
The Seymour Vigilance Committee visi !
ted the New Albany jail this morI ing,
about three o'clock, and hung the REM
brothers and Charles Anderson, inside the
| jail andnlef5 town before any alarm was
given.
tGHETEg YlFCINclNNATL o., Dec. u.
The following particulars of the nging
of the Renos at New Albany has been re-
eeiyed by the Cincinnati Times: 3F9ii In. a.
|, bTs fs-.f,a; NEw ALBANY. IND... Dec, H. !
Between 8 and 4 O'Clock this morning.
| from sixty to severity seymour Rec uiators,
| masked and heavily armed. arrived here
via the Jefersonvine Railroad. Immedi-
ately upon their arrival they proceeded, by
direct route, to the county Jail, placed
! guards at every street, to-guard against
surprise. On arriving at the Jail, one of the
lguards stationed outside thereof took alarm
fand attempted TO raise an alarm, but was
quickly taken charge of and placed under
guard. They then entered the office of the
| Jail.
The Sheriff, aroused by the disturbance,
came to the door, and when they demand
ed the keys he attempted to get away by
descending into cellar way and coming
out on the outside of the building; here he
was compelled to surrender, and oy some
means was shot through the arm. They
had now complete possession-of the Jail,
and found the keys in-Sthe Sheriff's bed
room, when they Immediately proceeded to
the cells and forced one of the guards to
unlock the cells. They then took Frank
Reno, Simeon Reno, Bill Reno and Charles
Anderson, the express robbers, out and
hung them to an iron railing or post sup
porting thswalk around the outside of the
cells. The victims were placed in chairs,
ropes adjusted. and the chairs kicked from
under them. Frank and Simeon, hanging
to one post Simeon in front and Frank be-
hint. him; the other brother hanging at
corner post, and Anderson backwards in
the rear of the Jail. After being satisfied
their victims were dead, the bold murder
ers, quietly locking up the jail and all It's
occupants, taking the keys with them, aud
taking one OF the County Commissioners
to the depot. when,s alter all being ready.
thev started away, giving the Commission
er the keys. lEl 70 1y1l- Ds1sb
As soon rs possible the ALARM was sound
ed, but too late. No one cCuld be found,
and all that remained to show their pres
ence was the dead bodies OF the express
robbers. The most Intense excitement pre-
walls here, and it is getting much higher
every moment, the news spreading like
wildfire. Mrs. Frank Reno and Mrs. Au-
derson are in the city. Frank Reno fuug hit
the Regulators, knocking three OF LiIem
down, but was Overpowered and knr cked
senseIess, his head being badly bruised and
blood running down his lace. The victims
presented most CHASTITY and horrible spec
tacle. --1-.
Another Account.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. II.
A Vigilance Committee, said to hail from
Seymour, Iud., arrived at New Albany at
III O'Clock last night. At three this morn
ing they proceeded to the Floy d county
iaii and demanded admission, which was
refused by the jailor. He was, however,
soon overpowered and tied the watchman
was then compelled to open the c. lis OF the
notorious express 1obbrrs, John, Frank and
Simeon Reno, and Charles Anderson, who
were Immediately seized upon and all Iour
hung. Frank Reno fought desperately tur
his 'lifei The committee returned non' the
seven O'Clock tram this morning Two OF
he robbers, Frank Reno aud Charles An
derson, had but recently arrived from Can
ada, where they were tried under the ex
tradition laws. =. - ~
i,- INDIANAPoLIs, Dec. Il.
All the telegraph wires on the line of che
Jeffersonvil railroad were found con-
meeting together, and then thrown to the
ground about one-half mile north of Sey-
mour this morning, supposed to have been
done by the Seymour Regulators before go
ing to New, Albany. ga s-,s-g9
Murderer Arrested.
70 ber.r.H CHICAGO, Dec. H.
VIM. Marshall, charged with the mur-
der of his mother and brothers, in Platte
county, Mo-, some time ago, Tor whose ar
rest a reward OF $500 wac offered, was
secured last Sunday in Barry, Mo-, and
lodged in the Platte county jail. The in-
ducement TO the crime was 10 secure the
property which would revert to him at
their death. ,,,.-t ~ 90. ~ g ~.
dSuit for False imprisonment.
A special from Lawrence, Kansas, says
that Capt. Christian, Attorney of the
Keokuk. Mequahquah, Suffaquah, Man
atonah and Wameommo, chiefs OF the Sac
AID Fox tribes. is about to. bring suit
against Hon. Charles E. Mix, acting Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, Colonel
Cuarles Murphy, Superintendent of the
Central Superintendency, Major Wiley,
Agent of the Sacs aud Foxes, and Tnos.
Darwin, Deputy United States Marshal,
for the false imprisonment OF Keokuk ana
Ills frienas, laying the damages at $4,000.
The Indians were arrested by the ln0ian
Agent, while in this city en- route to WASH
iugton, on orders from the Indian Bureau
not to allow delegations OF Indians to visit
Washington, except by permission of the
Department, and were imprisoned, but
were released upon witt OF ha6eas corpus.
important DecisiOn-FrobabI BILE kt.
lease of IJO COnvicis.
sta RICHMOND, Dec. II.
In the United States Circuit Court this
morning, Judge Underwood presiding, the
case of Sally Anderson, sentenced to death
by the county court for arson, was brought
up on a writ of hdbeaS corpus. on the ground
that one of the magistrates comprising the
court which tried the prisoner, had held
office during the war, and being thereby
disqualified under the Fourteenth Amend
ment, The whole court was illegal and its
proceedings vitiated. Judge Underwood
Sustained the prisoners plea and discharg-
Ell her from custody. In delivering his
opinion, he said: "If even a clerk of the
court that tried the case was disqualified, it
vitiated the proceedings" There are one
hundred and fifty convicls in e. the
State prison, sentenced since the adoption
OF the Amendment, who may now be re-