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Reno Gang’s Reign Of Terror
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Reno supporters in Rockford threatened retaliation for the lynchings, and the triangular sign of the vigilantes was seen throughout Jackson County. But notices posted by the Southern Indiana Vigilance Committee, dated December 21, 1868, promising ‘a short shift and a hempen collar’ to those who would defy them, were taken to heart by outlaws. The blackest days in southern Indiana history finally came to an end. No vigilantes were ever identified. As for the bad Reno brothers — Frank, John, Simeon and William — they were later overshadowed by the James brothers and others, but they had left their mark on outlaw and railroad history.
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3 Comments to “Reno Gang’s Reign Of Terror”
THEY WERE MY ANCESTORS, THE RENO WAS CHANGED TO RENEAU
By BETTY RENEAU on Sep 1, 2008 at 8:03 am
The half sister of my grandfather married a Charles Love who moved with his parents and wife to Coffey Kansas and was murdered in 1870. There was a question whether he had fled because of involvment with the vigilante lynch group and was perhaps murdered in retribution. Does anyone have any comments on this? C Dannettel-Biederman
By Carol Dannettel-Biederman on Sep 11, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Im a life long resident of seymour, my grand father born in 1887 vernon twnship jackson county told me john moore stayed at the house of my grand father the night before the robbery, my grand mother was last name Love and I have more info on this if you want to have it. He said moore was a happy go lucky fellow.
By Wayne on Nov 15, 2008 at 4:05 am