The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-14

form she exclaimed, OH my bro
therI my babyI my baby brotherl"
1t is understood that Reno and An
derson intended to apply before Judge
Bicknell for a writ of hdbeaS corpus,
saying that they could show that they
were not concerned In the Marshfeld
robbery. The so-called Yigilants
probe bly, got wind of this, and hence
the terrible tragedy Of this morning.
Mrs. Anderson stated to our re-
4 porter that Charles Anderson was in
bed with her, his wife, at their resi-
depce in Windsor, Canada, on the
night Of the Express robbery at
Marshfeld. She also states that
/ Frank Reno was boarding at her
house, and was there that night.
| Mrs. S. v. Reno. wife of Frank
Reno, asserts that VIM. Reno was at
the RAIDER House. in Seymour, on the
| night of the robbery, and that Simon
| was at Rockford
| The party were, no doubt, bad men,
and had committed crimes against the
law, but they were at least entitled to
/ a fair trial.
1t may be remembered that Charles
Anderson and Frank Reno had their
residence at Windsor. Canada. Soon
after the Marsbfeld Express robbery,
an application was made to the Cana
dian authorities for their surrender
under the extraGitiOn treaty, on a
charge Of being implicated In the
robbery. 4 lengthy examination en-
sued, and q great many witnesses
were examined One witness swore
that lie recognized the two men as
being concerned in the robbery. but
by others they proved that they were
at Windsor on the night Of the rob-
berry.
The counsel for the prisoners urged
that IN a case of so rlueh doubt il
would be little less than murder to
deliver them up, inasmuch as the mob
which had already hung six men,
Anderson, should they be deliv-
cred up. This seemed to have weight
with the magistrate, when the Adams
Express Company pledged them
selves, and we have heard gave bond,
partial trial. Upon a representation
of the facts to our Government at
Washington, Secretary Seward also
gave a solemn pledge that the men
should have Jair trial, and if found
innocent of this charge they should
be returned by the United States TO
their residence in Canada.
1t was under these circumstances
they were brought to Indiana The
crime was committed 10 Scott County,
but on account OF the insecu-
rity of the Jail at Lexing-
ton. they were brought to this city |
and committed iu our county jail, !
where Simeon and VIM. Reno, arrest |
ed en- the same charge, were already |
prisoners. We believe every right |
thinking man viii say that the bring
ing of them here was wrong. It was |
the duty of the United States that |
the pledge made by the Secretary of |
State was fulfilled, either by placing |
a guard of soldiers around our Jail, or |
confning the prisoners IN some Gov |
ernment fortress till the time for trial |
arrived
1t is but just to Sheriff FuIlenlove
to say thath did his dutyin this most |
trying crisis Of his life fully, manfully, |
molly. Though threatened with in
slant death. and actually shot in the |
arm, and stunned by blow over the |
| eye, he refused to deliver up to the |
The questions :a'ra askcts nov .-.------
body OF men got here at such an hour
how they procured railroad trans
-s----tatiQu. We can not answer the
7 queStIOn xs--sys~4-ssz- here IN q car
exclusively by themselves, ana, tu is
said, refused any one admission to It.
On gheir return they got off the train
at the prison, and seemed to scatter in
I different directions.
We need not sag that the great ma
| jOrify of our citizens deeply lament
this awful tragedy, which will put
upon our city undeseryed odium.
Neither the men executed, or their
( executioners, were residents of this
4 city or county, and 1t is unjust that
our Jail should be made the receptacle
of every man in the circuit charged
with crime, imposing upon our officers
and people additional burdens.
1t may not be generally known. but
it is the fact, that on the occasion of
one of the political rallies here last
Fall, q number Of men were here fer
the purpose of hanging Simeon and
William Reno. Sheriff Fulleulove
heard of this, and took his prisoners
to the penitentiary at JeffersOnyille
for safe keeping.
A gentleman who came down on
j the indianapolis train last night, in
forms US that the Vigilants came from
Jeffersonville In a car by themselves,
attached TO the regular train. None
of the passengers were allowed to
enter this car.
Frank is the only one of the Renos
married His wife is a daughter of
DR. John D. Ford, a well-known citi-
/ zen and former member of the Legis-
, lature from Jackson County. She is
represented as a most estimable lady.
| After the irquest the bodies OF the
, Reno brothers will be delivered to
their relatives. n9W IN the city, who
announce their intention to remove
j them to Jackson County for interment.
i The remains OF Anderson viii most
! probably be inferred here BY the au-
, thorities.
A report was being circulated about
, the city, this morning, to the effect
, that man was arrested for being
drunk, Yesterday, and that ho was one
of the Vigilants seEt In advance TO
) find out the position OF affairs Such
, is not the case. No person was ar
rested and placed IN Jail, yesterday, as
+ we learn from the jail record.
; The whole affair was conducted
| with the utmost qaietness, the hour
being that when nearly everybody is
! asleep. No alarm was given till all
/ was ovar