Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-02
THE NEW ALBANY LYNCHING,
A Detective ImbroSIIO Leads 70 Some
Interesting Developments.

Interesting Developments.
A letter published in the Chicago
Post, dated Jan. 90, contains the
following:
As to Reno and Anderson l have
nothing to say in favor of their
characters and general reputation.
But this l say, that after Reno and
Anderson had been in custody some
two or three months l went to the
city of Cincinnati, and in company
with James l.. Ruftin, Esq, Chief OF
Police of that city, had an interview
with L. c. Were, agent of Adams
Express Company at that place,
when and where ! offered to i'm
mediately arrest and without delay
convict the parties who robbed the
company at Marshfeld, Indiana, in
Nav last: also to recover the money
stolen, and desired him to obtain
from his company authority for him
to proceed with me to the consum-
nation of my offer. l requested
nothing of the company until the
business was completed, except L
made Pinkerton's discharge from
the case a prerequisite, upon the
ground that | had been informed
that he was directly connected With
those whom the press has been
pleased to style vigilance com
mittee.
l remained in Cincinnati two days
to allow Mr.. Where time to cOmmu-
nicate with the head officers of the
company, who were in New York
city. At the expiration of that
time he informed me that he had
communicated with Mr.. Alfred
| Gaithor, and received word that,
whilst he desired to have the parties
arrested. he desired to retain Pinker-
| ton in the matter. As a matter OF
consequence, / declined TO arrest
parties to be turned over to a gang
of villains styling themselves de
tectiyes.
No one ever doubted Anderson s
! innocence. Mr.. Were informed
me in the presence of two gentle
men that they all knew that Ander-
son had nothing to do with the
robbery, and ought not to have been
| extradited. Where were this Pink
erton gang during the whole extra
dition trial of these prisoners
The fact is reasons voice was 81
fenced in this case by the sugges-
tons of a selfish policy. Con
science was inundated at the shrine
of a drunken brutality, and the
great representative and famous
detective" of the Consolidated
| Express Companies" Allan Pink
erton, declared that he would have
Reno and Anderson murdered.
Now, ] say that a culprlt may
evade Justice Tor a while, but slit
: will overtake him, or nature will turf
short on him.
Reno and Anderson were Away
, willing to go to Indiana and be trie'
; | without any delay upon the charg
! | preferred against them, provided
. they would not be murdered. The.
opposed extradition not becans
they were guilty or afraid to l.
c tried, but simply to prevent Pinker
/ toms threats from being carried int
n execution.
These men were not eXtradlted
as many suppose, for robbing tn
q Adams Express Company. Tbs
charge was abandoned in Canad
for want of evidence, and a charg
= of assault with intent TO Kill wa
trumped up against them, on wine
- they were extradited and taken I
/ New Albany, Ind, and, as yo'
5 many readers know, aiterward crue
IS " murdered in the jail at that plac
,e These prisoners could not legal
have been convicted upon tn
charge on which they were extr
"a dited, and a gang of interested mu
i'll derers relieved PinkertoG from Il
it | humiliating disgrace of an emit