Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

court was affirmed, and in October, 1868,
the men We're surrendered into the hands
Of Allan Pinkerton. who was delegated by
the United States government to receive
them.
Michael Rogers was also discovered to be
in Windsor at this time, and he was known
to have had hand in the Marshfield rob-
berry, but lie escaped arrest, and remained
securely in Windsor for a year or two
Later, though, he reached the penitentiary,
being brought to grief by burglary done
at Tolono. III. On coming ont, he Joined
the notorious Mccartney gang of counter
feiters, and had many narrow escapes
At last secure of Reno and Anderson, AL
Ian Pinkerton chartered a tug TO carry
them to Cleveland, and thus avoid the
friends who, he had reason TO know
We're waiting across the river in Detroit to
effect rescue. When the ting had gone
about twenty miles, IL was run down by
a large steamer and sunk, the passengers,
including the prisoners being saved from
drowning with the greatest difficulty. The
prisoners were carried on to Cleveland by
another boat and from there We're hurried
on by rail to New Albany, where they were
placed in Jail along with Sim" and VIII
liam Reno.
The final passage In the histoy of the
Reno gang occurred about month later,
in the latter part of November, 1868 when
one day a passenger car was dropped off
at Seymour Ind, some distance from the
station. There was nothing remarkable in
this, nor did the car attract any attention
That night train passing through Seymour
took up the ear and drew it away. \ few
people about the station when the car was
taken up remembered afterward that this
car was filed with strengthening men,
who wore Scotch caps and black cloth
masks, and seemed to be under the COM
mand of g. tail, dark-haired man addressed
by every one as NO. L. Although there
were at least fifty of these men, it is re-
markable fact, developed In subsequent
investigation, that the conductor of the
train could remember nothing about the in
cldent, declaring that he did not enter the
car. and knew nothing of it's being attached
to his train. 1t Is certain that the COM
pany of masked men did every thing IN their
power to avoid attention, scarcely speaking
TO another during the ride and making
all their movements as noiseless as pos
sfble
The train reached New Albany at 2
o. clock in the morning The car was de-
tached, and was presently emptied of It's
fifty men silently and mysteriously as
it had been filed. A few hurried COM
mands were given by mo. l." and then the
company marched in quiet order TO the jail
arrived there, they summoned the jaiIer to
open the doors, but were met with a firm
refusal and the shining barrel of revolver
There followed an exchange of shots, in
which the sheriff received ball in the
arm and two local police officers were cap
tured Without loss of time the Jail doors
were battered down. the company entered,
and taking the three Reno brothers and their
friend Charles Anderson, from their cells
placed nooses that they had ready around
the mems necks, and hung them to the raft
tiers in the corridors of the jail. Then, hav-
ing locked the doors of the jail. leaving the
prisoners secure, they made their way ST.
lently back to the New Albany station,
reaching there in time to catch the train
that drew out at $50 am. The same spe-
cial car in which they had come was
coupled to this train, and dropped off at
the switch when Seymour was reached.
This was just before daybreak on a dreary
November nr5rning.
yl,n tiftV never dis
covered, although, because of the fact that
Reno and Anderson had been extradited
from Great Britain. the general govern
ment made an investigation. 1t was ru-
,,lored however, and generally understood,
that the company Included some OF the most
prominent people in Seymour among others
a number OF railroad anu express employees.
It was found that al the time of the lynch
ing all fhh telegraph wires leading from
New Albany had been cut, so that 1t was
noon ftha following day before the coun- |
try learned OF IT.
The newspapers described the leader of |
the party as a man of unusual stature. who |
wore handsome diamond ring On the lit |
tie finger OF his right hand. Later some |
significance was attached to this fact that